Miguel Naidorf International Chess Festival, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of Miguel Najdorf, is scheduled to take place on 17-25th July at the Sports and Recreation Centre in Warsaw, Poland.

Tournaments

A – Open for players with Elo>=2000

B – Open for players with Elo<2000

C – Tournament of chess prodigies (born 2000 and later)

General Information

1. Organizer:

Warsaw Chess Foundation

2. Co-organizers:

Municipality of the Warsaw Central District, Warsaw Sports and Recreation Centre, "Polonia Warsaw” Chess Club,

3. Sponsors:

Marshal's Office of the Mazovian Voivodeship, Municipality of the Warsaw Central District, Polkomtel S.A.

4. Technological partner: ATM S.A.

5. Festival Director:

Maria Macieja, e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , mobile: +48-603-391-318

Deputy Festival Director: Jarosław Kowalewski, mobile: +48-694-146-194

6. Chief Arbiter: International Arbiter Paweł Suwarski

7. On-line transmission service: dr Michał Rudolf

8. Website: www.poloniachess.pl

9. Date and venue:

The tournaments will take place in the Warsaw Sports and Recreation Centre at ul.Polna 7a in Warsaw (city centre) http://www.osir-polna.pl/

Schedule (A and B tournaments):

Friday 16.07.2010 Arrival

Saturday 17.07.2010 5.00 pm Opening ceremony and 1st round

Sunday 18.07.2010 5.00 pm 2nd round

Monday 19.07.2010 5.00 pm 3rd round

Tuesday 20.07.2010 5.00 pm 4th round

Wednesday 21.07.2010 5.00 pm 5th round

Thursday 22.07.2010 5.00 pm 6th round

Friday 23.07.2010 5.00 pm 7th round

Saturday 24.07.2010 5.00 pm 8th round

Sunday 25.07.2010 10.00 am 9th round (A and B tournaments)

4.00 pm Closing ceremony

Schedule (C tournament of chess prodigies):

V, IV, III and II category norms available;

Scoring the games is obligatory

Saturday 24.07.2010 1.00 pm. 1^st round

Saturday 24.07.2010 3.00 pm. 2^nd round

Saturday 24.07.2010 5.00 pm. 3^rd round

Saturday 24.07.2010 7.00 pm. 4^th round

Sunday 25.07.2010 10.00 am. 5^th round

Sunday 25.07.2010 12.00 pm. 6^th round

Sunday 25.07.2010 2.00 pm. 7^th round

4.00 pm. Closing ceremony

10. Tournament groups and entry fees:

Tournament A is open for players rated 2000 (Elo) and higher, with GM and IM norms available.

Entry fee: 130 PLN

Tournament B is open for players rated below 2000.

Entry fee: 100 PLN

A and B tournaments will be Elo rated.

Tournament C (chess prodigies) is open for players born 2000 and later.

Entry fee: 50 PLN

11. System of play and time control:

Tournaments A and B: Swiss system, 9 rounds. Time rate: 90 min. for 40 moves + 30 min. for the rest of the game, with an increment of 30 seconds per move starting from move 1.

Tournament C: Swiss system, 7 rounds. Time rate: 60 min. for the game (no increment).

12. Prizes:

Total prize fund is 40550 PLN (gross)

Tournament A: total prize fund 34500 PLN (gross)

Tournament B: total prize fund 6050 PLN (gross)

Tournament C: item prizes

Item prizes in the Festival: 50 items of total value 6000 PLN

Tournament A: money prizes 34500 PLN

1st place 8000 PLN

2nd place 5000 PLN

3rd place 4000 PLN

4th place 2500 PLN

5th place 2000 PLN

6th place 1500 PLN

7th place 1000 PLN

8th place 900 PLN

9th place 750 PLN

10th place 700 PLN

11th place 650 PLN

12th place 600 PLN

13th place 550 PLN

14th place 500 PLN

15th place 450 PLN

16th place 400 PLN

Special prizes

the best woman 1000 PLN

second woman 400 PLN

the best player born 1950 or earlier 400 PLN

the best player born 1992 or later 400 PLN

second player born 1992 or later 200 PLN

the best girl born 1992 or later 400 PLN

second girl born 1992 or later 200 PLN

the best player born 1994 or later 400 PLN

the best girl born 1994 or later 400 PLN

the best player with rating <= 2200 400 PLN

the best player with rating <= 2300 400 PLN

the best player with rating <= 2400 400 PLN

Tournament B: money prizes 6050 PLN + 20 item prizes:

1st place 650 PLN

2nd place 600 PLN

3rd place 550 PLN

4th place 500 PLN

5th place 450 PLN

6th place 400 PLN

7th place 350 PLN

8th place 300 PLN

9th place 250 PLN

10th place 200 PLN

Special prizes:

the best woman 200 PLN

the best player born 1950 or earlier 200 PLN

the best player born 1996 or later 200 PLN

the best girl born 1996 or later 200 PLN

the best player born 1998 or later 200 PLN

the best girl born 1998 or later 200 PLN

the best player with rating <= 1600 200 PLN

the best player with rating <= 1400 200 PLN

the best player with rating <= 1200 200 PLN

Item prizes (20 prizes founded by the Warsaw Central District)

Tournament C: item prizes for all children.

Remarks:

Prizes are not shared.

Not more than 2 prizes can be given to a player. If he wins more prizes, he receives the 2 highest. If the value of the prizes is equal, the player receives (if applicable) prizes in the following order:

for the final place

for the best girl (in the youngest category applicable)

for the best boy (in the youngest category applicable)

for the best player born 1950 or earlier

for the best woman

for the best place in rating groups (in as low rating group as possible)

All prizes are shown before taxes, the income tax of 10% will be deducted. According to the Polish law all prizes below 760 PLN are free of taxation.