The splendid city of Lviv, situated in western Ukraine, will be hosting numerous chess events, part of the “Lviv Tradition 2015″ series.

The first stage took place from 27th January to 1st February, 2015. Replay the games here

Six new round-robin chess tournaments “Lviv tradition”, valid for IM, WGM and WIM norms will be organized in Hotel Nton (Shevchenka str. 154 B, Lviv, Ukraine) with tempo of play 90′ + 30″.

Tournament Director is GM Nazar Firman (UKR), while Chief Organizer is FA, IO Olexandr Prohorov (UKR).

Tournament schedule:
24th March – 29th March 2015
21st April – 26th April 2015
26th May – 31st May 2015
28th July – 2nd August 2015
29th September – 4th October 2015
24th November – 29th November 2015

Official website

System of play:
Grandmaster Tournament (GM-group) – GM,IM,WGM,WIM norms possible
10-12 players – round robin 9-11 rounds, or 6-7 players – double robin 10-12 rounds
International Master Tournament (IM-group) – IM,WGM,WIM norms possible
10-12 players – round robin 9-11 rounds, or 6-7 players – double robin 10-12 rounds
Rating Tournament ELO (FM-group)
10-12 players – round robin 9-11 rounds, or 6-7 players – double robin 10-12 rounds

Entry fee (include full board accommodation in double room + 3 meals):
GM-Group: Players above 2501: 200 €, 2401-2500: 300 €, 2301-2400: 350 €, Below 2300: 400 €
IM-Group: Players above 2351: 160 €, 2251-2350: 200 €, 2151-2250: 240 €, Below 2150: 280 €
FM-Group: Players above 2250: 130 €, 2249-2150: 140 €, 2149-2000: 150 €, Below 1999: 160 €

For more information please contact the organizer FA Olexandr Prohorov:
Email: prohorov@chessclub.lviv.ua
Tel: +38-097-496-82-58 (Kyivstar, UKR)
Skype: Prohorov Olexandr
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OlexandrProhorov
VK: http://vk.com/prohorovaleksandr
Youtube Channel

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