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| Curaçao, an island in the Caribbean which forms part of the Dutch Kingdom with about 135.000 inhabitants, is one of the richest cities in the world in terms of culture and diversity and is popularly known for its historic capital Willemstad, a world heritage city of UNESCO. The Curaçao Chess Festival is a great opportunity to combine chess with a vacation in a world of: exquisite beaches and spectacular diving, stunning architecture, activities and adventures for every interest, plus a multi-cultural diversity, intriguing music, art and cuisine. For more information about Curaçao visit: www.curacao.com. |
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| Travel information |
| Need information on traveling to Curaçao? Get information regarding airlines, countries that require a visa and more here. |
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| Tournament venue |
 Curaçao Chess Festival 2012 will be held from July 5 to July 15 in one of the convention halls at Hyatt Regency Curacao Golf Resort, Spa and Marina
Contact us or (pre)register for details to participate.
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| Tournament regulation |
 Official FIDE International Arbiter for Curaçao Chess Festival 2012 will be:
Mr. Trevor Griffith
Barbados
The tournament consists of a Open and Youth (under 19) section. The event will be a 9 rounds Swiss System run under the FIDE rules of chess. Players will be paired accordingly to the FIDE regulations using the Swiss Master program.
The time control is 1 hour 30 minutes for the whole game with incremental time of 30 seconds per move from move 1.
All players are requested to be present for their games in the tournament hall within the 1st hour in order to commence game.
Late arrival will result in loss of game.
The money prizes will be divided equally among the players if there is a tie for the 1st place or any subsequent position.
Players are requested to pay registration fees on July 6th at the tournament hall from 9:00 a.m to 12:00 p.m in order to commence their game.
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| Registration |
| Click here to use our registration form or contact us via e-mail at curacaochessfestival@gmail.com. |
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| Registration fees |
| IGM/WGM |
FREE! |
| General |
$100 |
| FM/WFM |
$75 |
| IM/WIM |
$50 |
| Youth section |
$30 |
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| Prizes Open section |
| 1st place |
$ 1500 |
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Best under 2300 |
$ 200 |
| 2nd place |
$ 1000 |
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Best under 2000 |
$ 200 |
| 3rd place |
$ 800 |
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Best non-rated |
$ 200 |
| 4th place |
$ 500 |
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Best female |
$ 200 |
| 5th place |
$ 400 |
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Best local |
$ 200 |
| 6th place |
$ 300 |
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| Prizes Youth section |
| 1st |
Trophy & gift |
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| 2nd |
Trophy & gift |
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| 3rd |
Trophy & gift |
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| Special stimul medal prizes for top 3 players of the ages 6 to 9 and 10 to 12 |
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