3rd Karen Asrian Memorial

The Armenian Chess Federation is organizing the 3rd Annual Karen Asrian Memorial Chess Tournament which will take place during October 4-14, 2010, in the prominent resort town of Jermuk. All interested chess players can participate in the 9 round Swiss tournament.

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Prizes

The total prize fund is equal to the dram equivalent of 15,000 US dollars.

1^st place	3 000
2^nd place	2 000
3^rd place	1 500
4^th place	1 200
5^th place	1 000
6-10^th places	500
11-15^th places	200

Special Prizes for Women

1^st place	800
2^nd place	500
3^rd place	200

Special Prizes for Participants under-16

1^st place	500
2^nd place	300
3^rd place	200

Special Prize for Players Older than 60

1^st place

300

In case of a tie, the monetary prizes are distributed equally.

Each prizewinner can win only one prize. If any prizewinner qualifies to receive two equal-valued prizes /main and special/, then he/she will receive only the main prize.

Time Control

90 minutes for the first 40 moves + 30 minutes for the remainder of the game (with 30 seconds increment starting from the first move).

Tournament Schedule

October 4	Opening Ceremony at 18:00
October 5	1st round 15:00
October 6	2nd round 15:00
October 7	3rd round 15:00
October 8	4th round 15:00
October 9	5th round 15:00
October 10	6th round 15:00
October 11	7th round 15:00
October 12	8th round 15:00
October 13	9th round 11:00
October 13	Closing Ceremony at 18:00
October 14	Departure

Registration fee

2451-2550	12 000 AMD
2401-2450	16 000 AMD
2301-2400	24 000 AMD
Less than 2300	32 000 AMD
Unrated	40 000 AMD

The registration fee is waived for International Grandmasters.

Hotel and food

Participants will be offered hotel accommodation at Jermuk Ashkhar sanatorium. The price for a shared lodging in a double room is 7000 AMD per person, and the price for the same room occupied by only one person is 10000 AMD (on the 2-4 floors). Correspondingly, the price for a room on the renovated 5^th floor is 10000 AMD (in case of sharing a double bedroom) and 15000 AMD (in case of use by a single person).

Men, whose rating is 2600 and above, as well as women, whose rating is 2450 and above, will be provided with free of charge single rooms.

Male and female grandmasters with a rating 2550 and higher will be provided with free of charge lodging in shared double rooms.

All above-mentioned options include 3 meals a day.

Transportation

The cost of transportation is the following:

Taxi: “Zvartnots” Airport - Jermuk about 20 000 AMD / one way

Bus: Yerevan – Jermuk – about 6000 AMD per person

Having preliminary requests, the organizers of the tournament will assist with departure from Yerevan to Jermuk.

Payment

Payments can be submitted upon arrival in Armenia or in advance to the following bank account.

EUR

:56A: CORRESPONDENT BANK

BAYERISCHE HYPO_UND VEREINSBANK AG,

MUNICH, GERMANY

SWIFT:HYVEDEMM

:57A: BENEFICIARY’S BANK

ARARATBANK OJSC,

ADDR: 19 PUSHKIN STR. YEREVAN. ARMENIA

SWIFT: ARMCAM22

ACCOUNT NO. 69109888 EUR

:59A: BENEFICIARY CUSTOMER

NAME: ARMENIAN CHESS FEDERATION

ACCOUNT NUMBER: 1510002020290149

USD

:56A: CORRESPONDENT BANK

STANDARD CHARTERED BANK

NEW YORK, USA

ADDR: One Madison Avenue, New York,

N. Y. 10010-3603

SWIFT: SCBLUS 33

Routing No 026002561

:57A: BENEFICIARY’S BANK

ARARATBANK OJSC,

ADDR: 19 PUSHKIN STR. YEREVAN. ARMENIA

SWIFT: ARMCAM22

ACCOUNT NO. 3582023571001

:59A: BENEFICIARY CUSTOMER

NAME: ARMENIAN CHESS FEDERATION

ACCOUNT NUMBER: 1510002020290101

For your information: 1 US dollar is worth approx. 400 AMD.

We request that claims for participation in the tournament be submitted by September 20, 2010. After September 20, the registration fee will be increased by 30%.

Director of the tournament - Vrej Ordian

Tel: + 374 10 55 36 30, + 374 91 52 02 47

Fax: + 374 10 55 17 40

Secretary - Angelina Mkrtchyan

Tel: + 374 10 44 84 73, + 374 91 19 25 14

Fax: + 374 10 44 84 73

E-mail: asrianmemorial@gmail.com