21st World Senior Chess Championship

21st World Senior Chess Championship

1. ORGANIZERS

Chess club “Rijeka”, Blaza Polica 2, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia in agreement with Croatian Chess Federation, Trg Kresimira Cosica 11, 10000 Zagreb, under the auspices of the Mountain-litoral County, the City of Rijeka and the City of Opatija.

2. VENUE AND DATE

The Championship will be held in Opatija, Croatia, from November 14, 2011 (arrival of the participants) until November 27, 2011 (day of departure). Opening and closing ceremony and matches will take place in the conference centre Tamaris in Opatija.

3. PARTICIPATION

The 21st World senior chess championship for men and women is open to all players representing the FIDE Chess Federations, regardless of their title or rating, providing that the male tournament participants were born in 1951 or before, and that the female tournament participants were born in 1961 or before. There is no limit to the number of participants per federation.

4. SYSTEM AND RATE OF PLAY

The championship will be based on Swiss system in accordance with the FIDE Tournament Rules and FIDE Rules of Chess.

The playing time will be 90 minutes for 40 moves plus 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an increment of 30 seconds per move, starting from move one. The Article 6.6. of the Rules of Chess will be applied – each player being late at the beginning of his match will loose the game.

5. RANKING AND TIE-BREAK SYSTEM

Winner and Senior World Champion will be the person who, at the end of the tournament, has scored the highest number of points. If two or more players are tied the following tiebreaks will be used:

1. Result of direct encounters between the tied players (applies only if all tied players have played each other)
2.The sum of progressive scores. The highest total wins. If the tie persists, the first round score will be deducted and, if necessary, the second round score will be deducted, and so on.
3. If still tied, the number of games played with black by each player in the tie (the higest number wins)
4. If still tied, the average rating of the 7 top rated opponents of each player. (the highest number wins).
The title of „Grandmaster“ will be conferred to the winner of the 21st FIDE World Senior Chess Championship 2011 who will receive the Gold medal. The second place will receive the Silver medal, while the third place will be awarded Bronze medal.
The same rules for the medal awards are applied to the participating women players, who play separately within their own tournament.

6. WOMENS’ TOURNAMENT

The women play their own tournament to determine the Women World Senior Champion 2011.
Regarding the application, registration, entry fee and announcement with time table, the same conditions are valid as mentioned for men.

Because of the possible small number of participants, the following conditions have to be made:
The minimal number of participants has to be 12 women out of 4 zones, in this case a closed “Round Robin” tournament will be played.
– Between 13 and 30 women, 9 rounds are played according to the „Swiss System“
– Over 30 players there will be 11 rounds.
The prize fund will be fixed, according to the number of participants, but will be at least 3.000 euro.

7. ARBITERS AND APPEALS COMMITTEE

The chief arbiter of the championship will be Vladimir Sakotic, IA, (MNE).
The appeals committee members will be announced at the technical conference.

More info here.