2nd YEREVAN OPEN INTERNATIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT

September 18th - 27th, 2017

Organizer: Yerevan Chess Federation

Venue: Chess Academy of Armenia, Yerevan, RA.

Participants: The tournament is open to all FIDE rated players. Limited number of unrated players will also be permitted to participate.

System: The tournament is a 9 round Swiss system tournament. The pairing program used in the tournament is Swiss - Manager based on ratings.

Time control: 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, plus 30 minutes till the end of the game with 30 seconds increment starting from move one.

Prizes: Total prize fund – 18 000 USD.
All prizes are in US dollars.

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