The 18th edition of the Vienna Chess Open will take place on 17th – 25th August 2013 at the Vienna Town Hall – Stiege 1, Lichtenfelsgasse 2 – in the Austrian Capital.
The event will be divided in four groups:
Group A: Open to all / 9 rounds CH-system
Group B: rating Elo U2000 / 9 rounds CH-system
Group C: rating Elo U1600 / 9 rounds CH-system
Group D: rating Elo U1600 / 5 rounds CH-system
All tournaments will be evaluated according to FIDE-rules. The time control in the Groups A and B will be 40 moves/ 90 min. Rest 30 min. + 30 sec./move.
The prizes in the main group will be distributed as follows: € 2.000 / € 1.500 / € 1.200 / € 1.000 / € 800, etc.
There will also be prizes for category groups, age groups, ladies, seniors and local players.
The last edition took place on 2011 and was won by GM Marijan Petrov.
Beautiful city.