20th Heart of Finland Open chess tournament

20th Heart of Finland Open chess tournament

Chessclub Jyväs-Shakki organizes the 19th Heart of Finland Open chess tournament in Jyväskylä, Finland during July 5-11 2009.

The tournament will be played in 9 rounds according to Swiss system. Tournament is ELO rated and there are possibilities to reach FIDE title norms.

Venue (changed!) is Dynamo Building of Jyväskylä University of Applied Scienses, Street address Piippukatu 2, Jyväskylä.

Schedule

July 5 11-13 Confirmation of participation
14:30 Opening ceremony
15:00 Round 1
July 6 10:00 Round 2, 16:00 Round 3
July 7 10:00 Round 4
July 8 10:00 Round 5, 16:00 Round 6
July 9 10:00 Round 7
July 10 16:00 Round 8
July 11 10:00 Round 9

Prize giving ceremony after final round.

Player can rest round 1 and gets 1/2 point from it.

Time rate is 1h 30 min + 30 s/move, add 30 min after 40th move.

GMs and IMs no entry fee (registration required before June 20), U20 60 EUR, FM 80 EUR, others 90 EUR if payment no later than May 31 and 100 EUR after that. Payments should be transferred to Jyväs-Shakki’s bank account (for international transfers): IBAN: FI 3110453007200545, SWIFT/BIC: NDEAFIHH.

The first price will be 1000 euros. Also women’s prize, ELO group prizes and young player prizes.

Accomodation in Summer hotel Amis, http://www.hotelliamis.com/info_eng.htm The location is very near to the playing venue.

We have arranged for the partcipants of the tournament evening cruise on the lake Päijänne by m/s Rhea 9.7.2010 19-22 o`clock Cruise starts harbour in Jyväskylä. You can register for the cruise in the beginning of tournament. Ticket for cruise 15 Euro / person.

Further information
email: hof2010@gmail.com