Regulations
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REGULATIONS
of the International Chess Tournament "World's Youth Stars" Vanya Somov's memorial
of the International Chess Tournament "World's Youth Stars" Vanya Somov's memorial
- The tournament is staged in Kirishi, Leningrad region, at the Palace of Culture KINEF, Sovetskaya str. 16.
- The tournament is from 15 (arrival and opening ceremony) to 22 (final round, awards ceremony, and departure) of May 2019.
- The tournament is a 12-player, single round-robin event, according to the acting rules of FIDE.
- Time control is 1 hour 30 minutes (plus 30 seconds for each move made) until the end of the game for each player using the electronic chess clock..
- Game schedule:
2019 May 16, 17, 18, 20, 21 - at 10:00 and 16:00
2019 May 19 - Day off (Nesis Cup)
2019 May 22 - at 10:00 (final round)
Opening Ceremony - 2019 May 15th at 17:00.
Closing Ceremony - 2019 May 22nd at 15:00. - The placing is defined according to the biggest sum of points, accumulated within 11 rounds. If the sum of points is equal the placing is defined as follows:
- face-to-face game
- "Zonnenborn-Berger"
- number of victories
- The 1-st, 2-nd and 3-rd place winners are awarded with diplomas and prizes. The organizers have established prizes for creative achievements.
- Meals are:
breakfast 08:00 - 10:00;
lunch 13:00 - 14:00;
dinner 20:00 - 21:00 - Jury of Appeal:
S. Yanovsky– Head coach of the Russian national teams,
M. Novik – International Grandmaster,
I. Bajarani– International Arbiter.