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FIDE announces Qualifiers to World Cities Team Championship 2012 |
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Thursday, 04 October 2012 12:00 |
FIDE announces the qualifiers to the coming World Cities Team Championship for the Sheikh Zayed Cup scheduled 21-29 December 2012 in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. Olympiad champion Armenia will lead 32 city teams in the $150,000 knock-out format championship. Host United Arab Emirates joins qualifiers from the World Team Championship, Continental teams and 25 top zonal teams from the Istanbul Olympiad.
The tournament is organized by the Al Ain Chess Club, headed by Asian Chess Federation president Sheikh Sultan bin Khalifah Al Nahyan, on behalf of FIDE, Asian Chess Federation and UAE Chess Federation.
Attached are the regulations and flyer outlining the pairing system. Teams will be grouped by rating into 8 groups of 4 teams each who will play a single round robin. The top two qualify into the knockout Round of 16 followed by exciting Quarterfinal and Semifinal matches, and the climactic Final showdown.
Qualified federations should accomplish and return the attached Entry Form with passport copies and ID photos for visa application. Deadline for registration is 31st October. Otherwise reserves from other countries shall be invited. Deadline for submission of names of players is 15th November. Visas shall be issued by email.
The qualified federations are:
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Olympiad Champion
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Armenia
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2
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World Team Champion
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Hungary - 5th (after Armenia, China, Ukraine, Russia)
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3
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European Champion
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Germany
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4
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American Champion
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Brazil
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5
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Asian Cities Champion
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Kazakhstan - 2nd (after China)
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6
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African Champion
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Egypt
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Host Country
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UAE
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8
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Zone 1.1
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Netherlands - 6th
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9
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Zone 1.2
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Slovenia - 25th
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10
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Zone 1.3
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Sweden - 16th
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11
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Zone 1.4
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Romania - 8th
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12
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Zone 1.5
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Serbia - 14th
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13
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Zone 1.6
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Russia
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14
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Zone 1.7
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Latvia - 28th
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15
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Zone 1.8
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Azerbaijan - 10th
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16
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Zone 1.9
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Ukraine
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17
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Zone 2.1
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United States Of America
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18
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Zone 2.2
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Canada
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19
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Zone 2.3
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Cuba - 11th
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20
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Zone 2.4
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Peru - 55th
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21
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Zone 2.5
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Argentina - 22nd
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22
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Zone 3.1
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Iran - 61st
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23
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Zone 3.2
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Bangladesh - 33rd
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24
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Zone 3.3
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Vietnam - 7th
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25
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Zone 3.4
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Uzbekistan - 24th
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26
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Zone 3.5
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China
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27
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Zone 3.6
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Australia - 32nd
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28
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Zone 3.7
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India
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29
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Zone 4.1
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Tunisia - 75th
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30
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Zone 4.2
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Uganda - 90th (after Egypt)
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31
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Zone 4.3
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South Africa - 62nd
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32
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New Zone 4.4
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Nigeria - 96th
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Regulations (pdf)
Entry Form (doc)
World Cities Flyer (pdf)
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