:: Acropolis 2005

ACROPOLIS GM INTERNATIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT
Athens, 6-14 March 2005
Part of the ACP Tour 2004-2005

Organizer: Greek Chess Federation (GCF)
Venue: Hotel President (****) - 43 Kifissias Ave., Athens

Schedule:
Sunday March 6th (17:00) Round 1
Monday March 7th (17:00) Round 2
Tuesday March 8th (17:00) Round 3
Wednesday March 9th (17:00) Round 4
Thursday March 10th (17:00) Round 5
Friday March 11th (17:00) Round 6
Saturday March 12th (17:00) Round 7
Sunday March 13th (17:00) Round 8
Monday March 14th (15:00) Round 9
Monday March 14th (21:00) Closing Ceremony

Regulations: Swiss System 9 rounds, invitational FIDE rated tournament, 60 players, minimum required FIDE rating 2200, GM & IM title norms possible, FIDE time-control (90 minutes for 40 moves followed by 15 minutes until the end of the game plus an incremental time of 30 seconds per move from move 1). Tie-break criteria: If only two (2) players tie, the result of their game. Otherwise, the following order of tiebreak
criteria apply: a. average rating of opponents, b. sum of progressive scores, c. Buchholz, d. Sonnenborg-Berger. In all cases, FIDE rules apply.

Prizes (in EUR): 1st: 3.000, 2nd: 2.000, 3rd: 1.500, 4th: 1.000, 5th: 800, 6th: 600, 7th: 500, 8th: 400, 9th-15th: 300 each, 16th-20th: 200 each, 21st-25th: 150 each.
Juniors U20 (born 1/1/1985 and later): 1st: 200, 2nd: 150, 3rd: 100.
Veterans (born 31/12/1945 and earlier): 1st: 200, 2nd: 150, 3rd: 100.
Greek players: 1st: 300, 2nd: 250, 3rd: 200, 4th-5th:150 each, 6th-8th: 100 each.

In case of a tie, cash prizes are divided equally.
If a player is entitled to more than one cash prizes, he receives all of them.

Registration: Deadline for registrations: 11 February 2005. Every participation must be confirmed by the GCF. The Organizing Committee therefore reserves the right to decline applications at any stage, even before the deadline expires.

Entry Fee: 40 EUR (30 EUR for players born 1/1/1985 and later). No entry fee for GMs & IMs.

Contact info:
Greek Chess Federation (GCF), fax: +30 2109221620, e-mail: info@chessfed.gr

George Mastrokoukos (GCF Executive Board Member)
Tel.: +30 6944342225, e-mail: mastrok@athensinvest.com

Sotiris Logothetis (International Arbiter & Tournament co-ordinator)
Tel.: +30 6947324933, e-mail: turnpike@ath.forthnet.gr

The President of the Greek Chess Federation
Georgios Makropoulos
 

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