The World Amateur Chess Championships will be held in Porto Carras, Halkidiki, Greece on the northern coast of the Aegean Sea. The dates are 13 April (arrivals, technical meeting) to 22 April 2015 (departures).
In the first group of registered players there are applications from 29 countries. The registration deadline is 13th March.
The games will take place in the conference center of the 5-star Porto Carras Grand Resort, on the Sithonia peninsula of Halkidiki, 100 km south of Thessaloniki airport. Porto Carras is an excellent holiday destination, surrounded by pure natural beauty and sandy beaches on the crystal-clear waters of the Aegean Sea.
The prize fund in the amount of 8.000 € will be awarded as:
Open Section: 1.000 €/ 800 €/ 600 €/ 500 €/ 400 €/ 300 €/ 200 €/ 200 €
Women Section: 700 €/ 500 €/ 400 €/ 300 €/ 300 €/ 200 €
Special prizes: U1800: 250 €/ 150 €; U1600: 250 €/ 150 €; U1400: 250 €/ 150 €; U1200: 250 €/ 150 €
Regulations and registration procedure (pdf)
Chief Arbiter is IA Sotiris Logothetis.
Tournament Director is FIDE IO Nikos Kalesis:
Tel. (+30) 6938326161
Fax (+30) 2641500112
Email: fidewacc2015@gmail.com