European Chess Union is glad to invite you to Antalya Kemer-Beldibi from 14 to 31 May 2004 for 5th European Individual Chess Championship.
The tournament will be played in the Nautilus Hotel Beldibi Kemer.

Official page for information:http://www.eurochess.org/eurochamp2004

European Chess Union is glad to invite you to Antalya Kemer-Beldibi from 14 to 31 May 2004 for 5th European Individual Chess Championship.
The tournament will be played in the Nautilus Hotel Beldibi Kemer.

The Turkish Chess Federation, under the auspices of the European Chess Union and with the support of the General Directorate of Youth and Sport of the Turkish Republic, has announced the venue, dates and schedule of the 5th European Individual Chess Championship 2004. The Championship will be held from May 14 (day of arrival) until May 31 (day of departure) 2004 in Antalya, Kemer-Beldibi.

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The European Individual Championship is open to all players representing ECU Chess Federation (zones 1.1 - 1.9) regardless of their title or rating. Applications have to be sent by national federations.

The European Individual Championship 2004 is a preliminary qualification event for the 2005/2006 World Chess Championship. According to the decision passed by the ECU Board twelve players will qualify for the WCC.

The championship is a 13 round Swiss. The rate of play is 1.30 hours for the whole game with an increment of 30 seconds per move from move 1.

The prize money is a‚¬8.000 for first place, a‚¬5.000 for second, a‚¬4000 for third, etc. with numbers 18-20 getting a‚¬600 each. The total prize fund is a‚¬45,000. All prizes are tax-free.

The tournament official hotel will be declared on 15 April. The organizers will offer 5-star accommodation all inclusive in the hotel that is hosting the event. The announcement states that "According to the ECU Tournament Rules 2003 all the participants have to accommodate at the hotel offered by the organizers." The rate per person per night in a single room is a‚¬79, in a double room a‚¬59. These prices include accommodation, VAT, insurance and service tax. The cost for transportation from and to the airport is a‚¬60.

The entry fee for the European Individual Championship is a‚¬65 per player. Every national federation has to pay this fee to ECU before start of the tournament.

All payments for accommodation have to be done by bank transfer to the bank account or in cash upon arrival. A player may be excluded from the players list without paying for accommodation.

Contacts:
Turkish Chess Federation
Telephones: +90 312 309 75 94, +90 533 641 78 67
www.tsf.org.tr
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Please check information and send the necessary application files to Organisers as soon as possible.
Official page for information:http://www.eurochess.org/eurochamp2004