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AFEK’S BRAINTEASERS Tournament regulations Chess Festival Groningen 2014

IM Yochanan Afek, traditionally one of our guests in Groningen and participant 1. COMPETITION RULES 4. RATE OF PLAY
in the Open A, provided us with a set of ten chess problems, in various degrees
of difficulty, of both Dutch and Russian origin. In all positions white can give The tournament is played according to the The rate of play in all groups is:
mate on his second move.
During the tournament you can mail us your solution via the website. FIDE LAWS of CHESS, version July 2014. 90 minutes for the first 40 moves; followed
Note: nr.10 will be published on the website only.
[1] [4] [7] A copy is available at the playing venue. by 30 minutes for the rest of the game;

[2] [5] [8] The default time as mentioned in Article 6.7a with an increment of 30 seconds per move

[3] [6] [9] will be 30 minutes. from the start.

2. TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE 5. PAIRINGS

The tournament consists of : a) After a round has ended, the same

Open Group A (>2000) 21-30 December; evening at 20:30 hours the new pairings
Open Group B (>1700 & <2100) 21–30/12; will have been determined and published.
Open Group C (<1800) 21–30 December; b) Once the pairings have been published,
Compact groups (~ 40 players per group) they cannot be changed anymore.
26–30 December. c) All pairings will be according to the
The organization can decide to add group rules. Under no condition will there be
fixed pairings to make IM or GM norms
C to group B, or to give some players a
possible.
wildcard.
d) When a player checks out from a round
In the Open Groups A, B and C nine (9) because of special circumstances, he must
rounds will be played, in the Compact
inform the organization before 19:00 hours
Groups five (5) rounds will be played.
at the evening before the round.
The pairing in the Open A -group is
e) When a player checks out later than
according to ‘Swiss on rating’.
19:00 hours at the evening before the
In the Open groups B and C and the
round - for instance because of illness –
Compact groups the 1st and 2nd round will the organization may consult a physician.
be paired according to 'Swiss on rating’,

the following rounds according to ‘Swiss 6. THE RECORDING OF THE MOVES
on Buchholz’.
Each player is required to record his own

3. BYE moves and those of his opponent, move

after move on the score sheet prescribed
The players in the Open B and C can take for the competition.
a bye in one of the first five rounds.
At the conclusion of the game both
The players in the Compact groups can players shall sign both score sheets or the
take a bye on December 26 (1st round).
result form, indicating the result of the
All byes (with round number) must be
game.
reported preferably on the entry form, or
The (originals of the) score sheet or the
during registration, or by separate e-mail result form must be handed over to the
or by telephone, but always before the end arbiters simultaneously.
of the registration.

A bye will be rewarded with ½ point.

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