Information for the participants of FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships 2018 Print
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Information for the participants of FIDE World Rapid Championships & FIDE World Blitz Championships

December 25th - 31st 2018


Dear chess friends,

Please note that all the details about the upcoming World Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships will be updated via FIDE and RCF websites on the regular basis.

There is no need to send your applications to FIDE Secretariat or RCF Secretariat.



REGISTRATION & FEES

The online REGISTRATION system will be available on December 7, 2018 on FIDE website as well as on RCF website.

Information on VISA SUPPORT will be shared with you on December 10, 2018 after finalizing all the details with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia in order to make the visa obtaining process easy and secure.

Each participant shall pay an ENTRY FEE to the Organizer. 

FIDE extends the deadline for early registrations for participation in the World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2018 till December 15. The entry fee for these registrations will be 100 USD. The late registrations will be accepted till December 22, and will cost 200 USD.

In case if a participant doesn't get his/her visa on time, entry fee will be returned.
 
 
Bank details for entry fee

*The banking details can be downloaded in the system for your convenience

ALL-RUSSIAN PUBLIC ORGANIZATION «RUSSIAN CHESS FEDERATION»
Общероссийская общественная организация «Российская шахматная федерация»
119019, Moscow, Russia, Gogolevskiy boulevard, 14, build.1
119019, г. Москва, Гоголевский бульвар, д.14, стр.1
Payment reference: Tournament (registration) fee for participation in FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2018, not subject to VAT.
Назначение платежа: Оплата турнирного (регистрационного) взноса за участие в чемпионатах мира ФИДЕ по рапиду и блицу 2018, не облагается НДС.
 
 
Please state your name in the bank transfer to identify a payer.
 
 
USD Account
Beneficiary customer: RUSSIAN CHESS FEDERATION
Bank: SBERBANK, MOSCOW, RUSSIA
SWIFT code: SABRRUMM
Dollar Account: 40703840638260200813
Bank correspondent: The Bank of New York Mellon New York, NY
SWIFT code: IRVTUS3N

RUR account:
Наименование организации: ООО «Российская шахматная федерация»
ИНН 7704016433 КПП 770401001
Банк: ПАО СБЕРБАНК, г. Москва
Расчетный счет 40703810438260100813
Кор. счет 30101810400000000225
БИК 044525225




VENUE & OFFICIAL HOTELS

The venue and the official hotels will be announced after December 10th, 2018.



SCHEDULE


Date Event Rounds Time
25 Dec 2018 Arrival,    
25 Dec 2018 Opening Ceremony   19:30
25 Dec 2018 Technical Meeting   20:30
26 Dec 2018 Rapid - day 1 1-5 15:00
27 Dec 2018 Rapid - day 2 6-10 15:00
28 Dec 2018 Rapid - day 3 11-15 15:00
29 Dec 2018 Blitz - day 1 1-12 15:00
30 Dec 2018 Blitz - day 2 13-21 14:00
30 Dec 2018 Closing Ceremony   18:00*
31 Dec 2018 Departure    

*Approximate time. It can start later if the tie-break for the first place is played or there is any delay during the last playing session.



ORGANIZING COMMITTEE AND CONTACT INFORMATION

TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR
Mark Glukhovsky, IO

RCF contact person
Artem Pugachev
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PRESS OFFICER
Eteri Kublashvili
Tel.: +7 905 791 76 51
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ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
All the contact information will be announced later.
 
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