Moscow Open Chess Forum Regulations
I. GENERAL REGULATIONS.
The XVIII International Chess Forum "Moscow Open-2022" (hereinafter a Tournament) is held in accordance with the unified calendar plan (UCP) for interregional, all-Russian and international physical culture events, and sports events for 2022, approved by order of the Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation of December 21, 2021. No. 1016 (part II UCP cf. No.10169, cf. No.10170, cf. No.10171, cf. No.10172), the calendar plan of the All-Russian public organization "Chess Federation of Russia". Type of tournament - individual.
The competition is held according to the current Rules of the sport "chess", approved by order of the Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation No. 988 of December 29, 2020 and not contrary to the FIDE Laws of the Game. The competition is held in accordance with:
- regulations on tournament for the Russian Cup 2022 in chess among men;
- regulations on tournament for the Russian Cup 2022 in chess among women;
- regulations on tournament for the Russian Cup in 2022 in chess among boys and girls up to 9,11,13 years old, and adolescents (boys, girls) up to 15 years old.
The behavior of participants during the Tournament is regulated by the Regulations “On sports sanctions in the sport of Chess”, approved by the decision of the Supervisory Board of the All-Russian Public Organization “Chess Federation of Russia”, protocol No. 6-12.2019, dated 07.12.2019.
Organizers and participants are prohibited from illegally influencing the results of sports tournament. It is prohibited to participate in gambling, betting shops and sweepstakes by betting on official sports tournament, in accordance with the requirements established by paragraph 3 of part 4 of article 26.2. Federal Law of December 4, 2007 No. 329-FZ "On Physical Culture and Sports in the Russian Federation".
Organizers provide:
• organizing the tournament and taking into account compliance with permit criteria implemented as part of the fight against the new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in Moscow, as well as the methodological recommendations of Rospotrebnadzor
• cheating control in compliance with the requirements of the Anti-Cheating Rules approved by FIDE
• posting information about the course of the tournament in local mass media and on the Internet
• decoration of the playing area with advertising and symbols of the sponsors of the Chess Federation of Russia (RCF), local sponsors; production of banners and posters with the logos of the RCF and sponsors.
Goals and objectives.
• development and popularization of chess in Moscow and in Russia
• determination of candidates for participation in the finals of the tournament for the Russian Cup in 2022
• identifying the strongest chess players in the subjects of the Russian Federation
• improving the skills of chess players
II. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE ORGANIZERS OF THE SPORTING tournament.
The overall management of the tournament is carried out by the Ministry of Sports of Russia and the All-Russian public organization "Chess Federation of Russia" (RCF). The organizers of the tournament are:
● Department of sports of the city of Moscow
● Regional sports public organization "Chess Federation" in Moscow (MCF)
● "Moscow Sport" autonomous non-profit organization.
● "Irina Viner-Usmanova Gymnastics Palace" sport complex.
The direct conduct of the Competition and the primary calculation of cup points is the responsibility of the MCF and the main panel of judges, agreed with the RCF.
Director of the Competition - international organizer, Akhmetov Artiom Zamfirovich
The Chief Referee of the Competition is an international referee, sports referee of the All-Russian category Yanushevsky Stanislav Borisovich (Samara region).
Official website of the Competition – http://open.moscowchess.org
III. ENSURING THE SECURITY OF PARTICIPANTS, MEDICAL SUPPORT, ANTI-DOPING SUPPORT FOR SPORTS COMPETITION.
A sports competition is held at sports facilities included in the All-Russian Register of Sports Facilities, as well as at the territories (venues), specially prepared for holding an official sports competition in accordance with the Federal Law of December 04, 2007 No 329-FЗ "On Physical Culture and Sports in the Russian Federation".
The competition is held at sports facilities that meet the requirements of the relevant legal acts in force on the territory of the Russian Federation on issues of ensuring public order and the safety of participants, as well as a subject to the availability of acts of readiness of a physical culture or sports facility for holding events approved in the prescribed manner.
The responsibility for ensuring the safety of participants during the Competition rests with the Tournament Director and the Chief Referee, and is carried out in accordance with the requirements of the legislation of the Russian Federation, the current Regulations on interregional and all-Russian sports competitions in chess for 2022.
In order to minimize the risks of the spread of COVID-19, all non-resident participants are recommended to stay in the official hotel (s) declared by the organizers.
Participation in a sports competition is permitted only if each participant has a policy of life and health insurance against accidents that has been submitted to the commission for the admission of participants. In compliance with Russian Federation legislation and the component units of the Russian Federation, life and health insurance against accidents for participants in sports competitions is provided using both budgetary and extra-budgetary money.
The organizers provide participants with medical personnel for:
• providing first aid to the participants of the Competition directly on the spot
• monitoring the fulfillment of sanitary and hygienic requirements during the Competition
• control over the participants' health and examine the accuracy of the registration of participants' entrance to the Competition (for health reasons)
The provision of emergency medical care is carried out in accordance with the order of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation of October 23, 2020 Nо 1144n “On approval of the Procedure for organizing the provision of medical care to people involved in physical culture and sports (including in the preparation and holding of physical culture and sports events), including the procedure for a medical examination of persons wishing to undergo sports training, engage in physical culture and sports in organizations and (or) fulfill the test standards (tests) of the All-Russian Physical Culture and Sports Complex "Ready for Labor and Defense" (RLD) and forms of medical conclusions on admission participation in physical culture and sports activities.
The main referee is responsible for ensuring the safety of participants in the playing area. Responsible for ensuring the safety of participants outside the playing area are the participants themselves, heads of delegations and accompanying persons are responsible for minors.
Anti-doping support for sporting events in the Russian Federation is carried out in accordance with the order of the Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation dated June 24, 2021 No. 464 "On Approval of the All-Russian Anti-Doping Rules".
IV. GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT SPORT COMPETITION.
Venue and dates.
The competition is held in Moscow from July 13 (arrival day) to July 21 (departure day), 2022. Venue - Irina Viner-Usmanova Gymnastics Palace, Moscow, st. Luzhniki, 24, p. 24 metro station "Sportivnaya".
Competition Program
The competition is held as 4 separate tournaments:
- Tournament A – Russian Cup stage among men
- Tournament B - Russian Women's Cup stage
- Tournament C - All-Russian competition - stage of the 2022 Russian Cup in chess among boys and girls under 9, 11, 13 years old, boys and girls up to 15 years old "Smart Children - Strong Russia" (held under a separate Regulation)
- Tournament D - Tournament of stars (with the participation of personally invited athletes). It is carried out according to a separate regulation.
The total number of seats is limited.
July 12 - the day of arrival of participants of tournaments A, B, C;
July 17 - the day of arrival of the participants of the Tournament of Stars.
July 21 - the day of departure of the participants of tournaments A, B, C
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Schedule of tournaments |
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Registration of Participants |
Prior to July 8 |
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Arrival of foreign participants |
July 13 (A, B, C) |
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Compulsory accreditation of participants |
July 13, from 12.00 till 19.00 - A, B, C |
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Technical meeting |
July 13, from 19.00 till 20.00 |
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Board of arbiters meeting |
July 13, from 20.00 till 21.00 |
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The opening ceremony |
July 14, 15.30 |
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1st Round |
July 14, 16.00 |
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2nd Round |
July 15, 10.30 |
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3rd Round |
July 15, 16.00 |
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4th Round |
July 16, 16.00 |
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5th Round |
July 17, 16.00 |
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6th Round |
July 18, 10.30 |
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7th Round |
July 18, 16.00 |
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8th Round |
July 19, 16.00 |
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9th Round |
July 20, 12.00 |
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Stars Tournament (D) |
July 17 – 1 and 2 Rounds from 16.00 July 18 – 3 and 4 Rounds from 16.00 July 19 – 5 and 6 Rounds July 20 – Finals at 15.00 |
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Closing Ceremony |
July 20, 18.00 |
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Additional program |
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Master Сlasses |
July 14-19, 13.00 - 15.00 |
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Arbiter’s Seminar |
July 16-17, 19, 10.30 – 14.30 |
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Round table discussion"Integration of chess culture and sports in the education system of the Russian Federation" |
July 18, 10.30 – 15.30 |
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Tournament games online commentary |
Daily from 16.00 |
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Departure of participants |
July 21 |
The competition is held according to the Swiss system in 9 rounds using a computer draw - Swissmanager. The competition is submitted for calculation of the FIDE rating and the Russian rating.
Time control: 90 minutes plus of 30 seconds for each move, starting from the first, for each participant.
Negotiations about a draw are prohibited until the 40th move inclusive.
In case of cancellation of a sports competition, the reasons for which were force majeure circumstances, when 3 or more rounds were not actually played, the sports competitions are recognized as not having taken place.
In case of cancellation of sports competitions, the reasons for which were force majeure circumstances, before the actual start of the last or penultimate rounds, the results of sports competitions will be summed up according to the results of the actually played rounds.
The Appeal Committee (AP) consist of 5 members (3 main members and 2 alternates) is elected at the technical meeting. Each protest (appeal) must be referred to the Chairman of the Appeals Committee within one hour after the end of the tour. Each participant filing a protest must pay the AP Chairman a deposit of 3000 (three thousand) rubles in tournaments A and B, and 2000 (two thousand) rubles in tournament C. If the appeal is satisfied, the deposit is returned to the applicant, otherwise it goes to the organizing committee to cover the cost of running the Competition, unless AP decides otherwise. The AP's decision is final.
For the delay of more than 60 minutes for the tour, the defeat is put, the opponent is put a “+”, the late “-”If a player is adjudged to a defeat in the game due to being late or not appearing, he will be excluded from the tournament, unless the chief judge decides otherwise.
The player can store any electronic devices in the bag, provided that the device is completely switched off. The location of this bag must be agreed with the chief referee. Players are not allowed to use this bag without the referee's permission.
If a player is found to have an electronic device with him, the player is fined 5,000 rubles. Payment of the fine is made to the MCF account.
V. REQUIREMENTS TO PARTICIPANTS OF A SPORTING COMPETITION AND THE CONDITIONS OF THEIR ADMISSION.
Athletes who meet the requirements of the Regulations on Interregional and All-Russian Official Sports Competitions in Chess for 2022 are allowed to participate in a sports competition, in exceptional cases by decision of the MCF.
Tournament "A" Eligible athletes: participants with an RCF rating of 1800 points and above on the date of registration,
Tournament "B" participants with an RCF rating of 1700 points or higher on the date of registration.
Tournament "C" competitions are held in age groups:
− boys and girls "up to 9 years old" (born 2014–2017),
− boys and girls “up to 11 years old” (born in 2012–2013),
− boys and girls “up to 13 years old” (born in 2010–2011),
− adolescents "up to 15" (born 2008–2009).
If the regulatory documents of the city of Moscow on the dates of the Competition establish other criteria for admission to sports competitions, then they have priority.
Athletes must have with them a document confirming the absence of medical contraindications for participation, a compulsory medical insurance policy (CHI policy) and a contract for life and health insurance against accidents for the Competition.
In pursuance of the requirements of the legislation of the Russian Federation in the field of physical culture and sports, including the Order of the Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation dated April 29, 2015 No. 464 “On approval of the Procedure for maintaining a system for recording data on athletes involved in a sport developed by the relevant all-Russian sports federation, and issuing documents, certifying belonging to a sports or other organization and sports qualification of athletes”, the Charter and other governing documents of FIDE, the organizer of the Competition (MCF) collects and processes the personal data of its participants. The procedure and conditions for the processing of personal data are defined in the RCF Policy regarding the processing of personal data, approved by the decision of the RCF Supervisory Board, Protocole No. 01-01.2022 dated January 26, 2022 The current version of the Policy is permanently available on the official website at: https://ruchess.ru/federation/documents/
The chief judge must remove the participant from the tour (Competition) for health reasons if the chief physician of the Competition recommends doing so.
The competition has a dress code. Participants in the wardrobe of which there are slates, slippers, shorts are not allowed to the playing area. Such participants are not allowed to the party.
Participants will be admitted and the application money will be paid according to the following rating list:
• according to the current RCF ranking list on the day of preliminary registration for Russian competitors;
• for foreign athletes according to the FIDE rating list as of July 1, 2022
Application fees
Tournament A - Russian Men’s Chess Cup stage
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The amount of the contribution depends on the RCF rating on the day of payment |
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Elo rating |
Contribution in rubles |
Elo rating |
Contribution in rubles |
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Over 2550 and Grandmasters (GM) |
No contributary |
2200-2299 |
3500 |
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2500-2549 |
1000 |
2100-2199 |
4500 |
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2400-2499 |
2000 |
2000-2099 |
6000 |
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2300-2399 |
2500 |
1800-1999 |
8000 |
Tournament B - Russian Women’s Chess Cup stage
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The amount of the contribution depends on the RCF rating on the day of payment |
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Elo rating |
Contribution in rubles |
Elo rating |
Contribution in rubles |
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Over 2350 and Grandmasters (WGM) |
No contributary |
2000-2099 |
2500 |
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2300-2349 |
1000 |
1900-1999 |
3500 |
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2200-2299 |
1500 |
1800-1899 |
4000 |
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2100-2199 |
2000 |
1700-1799 |
5000 |
Tournament C - entry fee 3000 rubles.
Tournaments A, B 50% have discount for men and women (1962 and older).
Large families can get a 50% discount on participation if they confirm that they fall into this group.
VI. SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS FOR PARTICIPATION.
To register your participation in the Competition, you must: Fill out the registration form on the Competition website open.moscowchess.org
By July 8, 2022, one must pay the application cost by bank transfer. The deadline for pre-registration of attendees is July 8, 2022. Participants who are admitted as an exception by the Organizing Committee after July 8, 2022, must pay an additional application cost of 2000 rubles.
• The payments will not be refunded if you refuse to participate in the Competition.
• Registration is considered completed upon receipt of the application contribution in the established amount to the MCF settlement account.
• Fees are accepted according to the current Russian rating on the day of preliminary registration.
• Foreign participants pay in cash upon registration the application contribution in rubles on July 13, 2022 in the MCF according to the FIDE rating (Elo) on July 1, 2022.
By decision of the Organizing Committee and the chief arbiter from the second round, late participants who have not registered within the time period established by the regulations are included in the competition (in the first round, such a participant is given a minus).
The application contribution (in rubles) is paid to the settlement account of RSPO "MCF".
Account details: Company name: Regional sports public organization "Chess Federation" in Moscow.
Account number: 40703810101730000037
TIN: 7704117022 ОГРН: 1037700123955
Beneficiary's bank Alfa-Bank JSC, Moscow
Bank identification code (BIC): 044525593
Correspondent account 30101810200000000593
Name of payment: Application fee for statutory activities (MO-2022 indicating the full name of the participant and the letters - A, B, C, depending on the tournament).
The application contribution must be paid by July 8, 2022 (inclusively).
You must have a payment receipt or a photo from an electronic device with you on the day of registration on July 13.
All funds raised will be used to cover the organizational costs of the Competition.
Documents presented by the participants to the organizers of the Competition to the admission commission (chairman - Daria Vadimovna Nosova):
• passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation or birth certificate (for participants under 14 years old), international passport for foreigners;
• medical certificate with admission to the Competition;
• athlete's qualification book (if any) or a copy of the order on awarding a sports category;
• compulsory medical insurance policy;
• agreement on life and health insurance against accidents;
• completed application form - Application №1;
• a copy of a document issued by the All-Russian public organization "Chess Federation of Russia" confirming an athlete's transfer from one sports club or other physical culture and sports organization to another (if the athlete competed for another subject of the Russian Federation in the current year);
Representatives, coaches and participants are personally responsible for the authenticity of the documents submitted to the admission committee.
VII. REQUIREMENTS FOR SUMMING UP
In case of equality of points for two or more participants, places are determined by additional indicators (in descending order of importance):
a) Buchholz coefficient ;
b) the coefficient of truncated Buchholz (excluding the poorest result);
c) the highest number of wins;
d) direct encounter;
e) Performance (according to the maximum RCF / FIDE rating of opponents)
In tournament C additional indicators:
● according to the Swiss system: a) Buchholz coefficient; b); the coefficient of truncated Buchholz (excluding the poorest result);c) the highest number of wins;; d) personal meeting; e) the number of games played by black pieces (unplayed games are considered as "played" by white pieces); f) average Russian rating of opponents; g) performance (according to the maximum RCF/FIDE rating of the opponents).
● according to the Round-robin system: a) personal meeting; b) Sonneborn-Berger; c) Koya system; d) the highest number of wins; e) performance (according to the maximum RCF/FIDE rating of the opponents)
The distribution of scoring points among the participants of the Competition is carried out in accordance with the Regulations on holding the “Russian Cup in chess among men, among women and the Russian Cup in 2022 in chess among boys and girls under 9, 11, 13 years old, adolescents (boys,girls) up to 15 years old.
Scoring points are awarded only to participants who have the citizenship of the Russian Federation. Participation in the stages of the Russian Cup of foreign athletes does not affect the distribution of credit points. All claims regarding the points accrual and status determination of the status of the tournament-stage are accepted in writing to agafonova@ruchess.ru within 10 calendar days from the date of publication of the results of the tournament-stage on the RCF website.
Within 10 calendar days after the end of the Competition, the organizers are obliged to send the following documents to the RCF by e-mail: filippov@ruchess.ru, certified by the seal and signature of the chief judge: referee's report, tournament tables (of the established form), as well as tables with the data of participants, receiving cup points, to provide RCF with a photo report about the tournament (if possible, at least 15 photos for each tournament).
VIII. WINNERS’ REWARD CEREMONY
Tournament winners (1st-3rd place) A, B, C are awarded with Cups, medals and diplomas of the corresponding degrees. In addition, the Competition provides cash prizes.
Tournament A - Russian Men’s Cup Round
Prize fund of the tournament: 3,000,000 rubles.
Main prizes.
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Place |
Prize amount (in rubles) |
Place |
Prize amount (in rubles) |
Place |
Prize amount (in rubles) |
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1 |
600 000 |
6 |
130 000 |
11 |
55 000 |
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2 |
400 000 |
7 |
110 000 |
12 |
45 000 |
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3 |
300 000 |
8 |
90 000 |
13-14 |
40 000 |
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4 |
220 000 |
9 |
70 000 |
15-17 |
35 000 |
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5 |
160 000 |
10 |
60 000 |
18-20 |
25 000 |
Additional prizes in categories:
The best results in the age category 50+ (1957 - 1971 years of birth);
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Place |
Prize amount (in rubles) |
Place |
Prize amount (in rubles) |
Place |
Prize amount (in rubles) |
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1 |
50 000 |
2 |
30 000 |
3 |
20 000 |
The best results in the age category 65+ (1956 and older);
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Place |
Prize amount (in rubles) |
Place |
Prize amount (in rubles) |
Place |
Prize amount (in rubles) |
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1 |
50 000 |
2 |
30 000 |
3 |
20 000 |
The best results in each of the categories according to the FIDE rating:
- 2201- 2350;
- 1901- 2000;
- 1900 and below
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Place |
Prize amount (in rubles) |
Place |
Prize amount (in rubles) |
Place |
Prize amount (in rubles) |
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1 |
50000 |
2 |
30000 |
3 |
20000 |
Tournament B - Russian Women's Cup Round.
Prize fund of the tournament: 1,100,000 rubles.
Main prizes.
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Place |
Prize amount (in rubles) |
Place |
Prize amount (in rubles) |
Place |
Prize amount (in rubles) |
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1 |
250 000 |
5 |
70 000 |
9 |
25 000 |
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2 |
180 000 |
6 |
55 000 |
10 |
20 000 |
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3 |
130 000 |
7 |
45 000 |
11 |
16 000 |
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4 |
80 000 |
8 |
35 000 |
12 |
14 000 |
Additional prizes in categories:
The best results in the age category 55+ (1967 and older)
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Place |
Prize amount (in rubles) |
Place |
Prize amount (in rubles) |
Place |
Prize amount (in rubles) |
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1 |
30 000 |
2 |
18 000 |
3 |
12 000 |
The best results in each of the categories according to the FIDE rating:
- 1801 - 2050;
- 1800 and below;
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Place |
Prize amount (in rubles) |
Place |
Prize amount (in rubles) |
Place |
Prize amount (in rubles) |
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1 |
30 000 |
2 |
18 000 |
3 |
12 000 |
Tournament C - stage of the Russian Chess Cup 2022
among boys and girls up to 9, 11, 13 years old, boys and girls up to 15 years old
"Smart children - strong Russia"
Guaranteed prize fund: 500,000 rubles.
Prizes are not shared. A participant can receive only one prize. At the Competition's closing ceremony, participants are presented with awards.
Prizes in various categories of tournaments "A" and "B" are established with the participation of at least 5 players.
All participants who want to be considered for a reward must be in the last two rounds of the draw. Players that dropped out of the event or did not attend the last two rounds games are not eligible for a reward.
Prizes are subject to taxation in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation (for citizens of the Russian Federation a deduction of income tax in the amount of 13%, for foreign citizens a deduction of tax in the amount of 30%).
Prizes are transferred to citizens of the Russian Federation to their personal settlement accounts (bank card) upon presentation of photocopies of the passport, insurance number of an individual personal account (SNILS), TIN and the corresponding (full) bank details. When receiving a prize, foreign citizens submit a copy of their passport.
Children and citizens under 18 must have a birth certificate (passport) and permission from the official representative to receive the prize and transfer it.
Prizes are not awarded and will not be sent in the future if there is no winner (prize-winner) at the festival's closing awards ceremony or if there is non-compliance with the "dress code" (slates, slippers, and shorts are not permitted in the wardrobe). In this instance, the awards are kept on the MCF account and donated to the organization's statutory aims.
IX. FINANCING TERMS.
The prize fund is formed from the funds of the MCF, Russian Chess Federation (RCF), as well as entry fees. The costs associated with the award paraphernalia, with the payment of the work of the judiciary and service personnel, the payment for the calculation of the FIDE rating, as well as the costs for advertising and information support, stationery, office equipment and consumables, are covered by the MCF. The costs of sending participants and accompanying persons (accommodation, meals, insurance, application fee and round-trip travel, PCR test) are borne by the sending organizations or the participants themselves.
The Organizers submit to the RCF a report on the spending of targeted funds in the prescribed form no later than 30 calendar days from the date of the end of the Competition.
X. ACCOMMODATION.
Registration and hotel booking on the website open.moscowchess.org
Official hotels:
1. Hotel MOSKOMSPORT, metro station "Prazhskaya" (Kirovogradskaya st., 21, building 1)
Starting from 2700 rubles for a double room without breakfast.
2. Hotel "Yunost", metro station "Sportivnaya".
Starting from 3200 rubles for a double room without breakfast.
3. Hotel "HolidayInn",Seligerskaya metro station.
From 3300 rubles for single occupancy without breakfast.
Detailed information about the booking procedure on the festival website.
Payment is possible only beforehand, until July 8, 2022. The tariff is non-refundable.
The number of places in the hotel is limited, with a large number of participants, the organizers do not guarantee accommodation in official hotels.
Applications for accommodation are accepted from June 15, 2022. until July 8, 2022 by email – mosopenhotel@gmail.com
XI. ADDITIONAL PROGRAM.
The All-Russian Arbiter Seminar is conducted by an international arbiter, a sports arbiter of the All-Russian category Alexander Vasilyevich Tkachev (according to a separate Regulation).
Sergey Shipov, an international grandmaster, provides online commentary.
Detailed information about the additional and business program on the Competition website – open.moscowchess.org
XII. VISA SUPPORT.
All international chess players who applied to the Organizing Committee before July 1, 2022 will receive visa support. The Organizing Committee is not responsible for obtaining visas in the event of a later application.
XIII. CONTACTS.
Contacts of the organizers: email: open@mskchess.ru
All information about the tournament is posted on the official website of the Competition – open.moscowchess.org
Phone for information: +7 977 675-10-87, +7993-364-64-22 available on weekdays from 12:00 to 18:00.
Regional sports public organization "Chess Federation" in Moscow:
Registration and hotel booking on the website open.moscowchess.org
All additions and clarifications to this provision are governed by the regulations of the tournament.
This document is an official invitation to the competition.
