Arctic Chess Challenge 2010

Tournament organizer:

Jan Sigmund Berglund (email: simsim64[at]gmail.com)

System:

FIDE Swiss, 9 rounds.

Registration:

30/7: 18:00-

31/7: 11:00-13:00

Time schedule:

Round 1 31/7: 16:00
Round 2 1/8: 14:00
Round 3 2/8: 14:00
Round 4 3/8: 14:00
Round 5 4/8: 14:00
Round 6 5/8: 14:00
Round 7 6/8: 14:00
Round 8 7/8: 14:00
Round 9 8/8: 10:00

Rate of play:

2 hours on 40 moves, 1 hour for the rest of the game

Main prizes (15):

2500, 1600, 1000, 750, 650, 550, 450, 350, 250, 150, 150, 150, 150, 150, 150 (Euros)

Rating prizes (15):

Players with less than 2300 in ELO are put into three equal rating groups.
Five prizes in each group: 450, 300, 200, 150, 100 (Euros)

Ekstra prizes (5):

Three best females: 500, 200, 100
Best Junior: 250 Juniors are born in 1990 or later.
Best senior: 200

One player can only win one prize.

The prize fund is now totally 13 850 Euros
(35 prizes)

Starting fees:

GM, IM, WGM and WIM free
FM and juniors: 60 EUR /500 NOK
All the rest: 120 EUR / 1000 NOK

Payment:

Time limit for payment is 20/07/2010

After this time 20 Euro (160 NOK) extra

Bank: 4750 18 70397

Payment outside Norway:
Arctic Chess, Tøbakken 17, N-9020 Tromsdalen, Norway
Account no.: 4750 18 70397
IBAN: NO6147501870397
SWIFT CODE: SNOW NO 22
Bank: SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge, Storg. 65 N-9298 Tromsø, Norway