REGULATIONS FOR WORLD MIND SPORTS GAMES -

1. ORGANISATIONS

1.1 World Mind Sports Games (WMSG) 1.2 International Mind Sports Association (IMSA) 1.3 Federation Internationale des Echecs (FIDE) 1.4 Chinese Chess Association

2.0COMPETITION INFORMATION

2.1. Dates The World Mind Sports Games will be held from 3 to 18 October 2008.

2.2 Venue The competition will be held at Beijing International Convention Center, Beijing, China.

3.0 EVENTS

3.1 There will be 10 events:- 3.1.1 Blitz Chess: 3 minutes with increment of 2 seconds per move. Individual (Men & Women) Pair (Mixed Team) Team (Men & Women) 3.1.2 Rapid Chess: 25 minutes with increment of 5 seconds per move. Individual (Men & Women) Pair (Mixed Team) Team (Men & Women)

3.2 In accordance with normal IOC practice, women shall compete only in Pair Events (Woman) and Women events.

3.3 Individual Events: There shall be 50 players for Men’s and 50 players for Women’s events. 3.3.1 Federations may nominate up to a maximum of 5 players for Men and 5 players for Women. According to the Rating List as of 1 April 2008, FIDE shall select the top 50 entries for Men and the top 50 entries for Women. 3.3.2 No federation shall have more than 5 players in either event.

3.4 Pair Events: Match shall be played between Man vs Man and Woman vs Woman. There will be no reserves. There shall be 50 Pairs representing 50 different federations. 3.4.1 Federations may nominate 1 Man and 1 Woman who may be different from the Individual and Team Events. According to the Rating List as of 1 April 2008, the ratings of the Pair will be added and ranked. FIDE shall select the top 50 Pairs. 3.5 Team Events: A team shall comprise 4 players and 1 reserve. There shall be 80 Men’s Teams and 50 Women’s Teams. Men’s Teams must comprise only Men players. 3.5.1 Federations shall nominate the teams whose players may be different from the Individual and Pairs Events. 3.5.2 FIDE shall decide on the teams participating, taking into consideration ratings, results in the last Olympiad and geographical spread. From the entries received, based on the rankings of the 2006 Olympiad, FIDE shall short-list the teams based on the following:- 3.5.2.1 Men’s Teams: Europe 30 teams; Asia 15; Americas 15; Africa 5; FIDE 15. 3.5.2.2 Women’s Teams: Europe 20 teams; Asia 10; Americas 7; Africa 3; FIDE 10 teams.

3.6.1 Two captains/heads of delegation may be sent by each participating federation.

4.0 SCHEDULE

Date Time Event Round October 3 1200 hr Arrival Opening Ceremony October 4 1000 hr Technical Meeting 1500 – 1900 hr Blitz Individual (Men & Women) Rounds 1 to 11 October 5 1000 – 1330 hr Blitz Individual (Men & Women) Semi-Finals & Finals 1500 – 1900 hr Rapid Individual (Men & Women) Rounds 1 to 3 October 6 1000 – 1330 hr Rapid Individual (Men & Women) Rounds 4 to 5 1500 – 1900 hr Rapid Individual (Men & Women) Rounds 6 to 7 October 7 1000 – 1330 hr Rapid Individual (Men & Women) Rounds 8 to 9 1500 – 1900 hr Rapid Individual (Men & Women) Semi-Finals October 8 1000 – 1330 hr Rapid Individual (Men & Women) Finals 1500 – 1900 hr Blitz Pair Rounds 1 to 11 October 9 1000 – 1330 hr Blitz Pair Semi-Finals & Finals 1500 – 1900 hr Rapid Pair Rounds 1 to 2 October 10 1000 – 1330 hr Rapid Pair Rounds 3 to 4 1500 – 1900 hr Rapid Pair Rounds 5 to 6 October 11 1000 – 1130 hr Rapid Pair Round 7 1500 – 1900 hr Rapid Pair Rounds 8 to 9 October 12 1000 – 1330 hr Rapid Pair Semi-Finals 1500 – 1900 hr Rapid Pair Finals October 13 1000 – 1330 hr Blitz Team (Men & Women) Rounds 1 to 5 1500 – 1900 hr Blitz Team (Men & Women) Rounds 6 to 11 October 14 1000 – 1330 hr Blitz Team (Men & Women) Semi-Finals & Finals 1500 – 1900 hr Rapid Team (Men & Women) Rounds 1 to 2 October 15 1000 – 1330 hr Rapid Team (Men & Women) Rounds 3 to 4 1500 – 1900 hr Rapid Team (Men & Women) Rounds 5 to 6 October 16 1000 – 1130 hr Rapid Team (Men & Women) Round 7 1500 – 1900 hr Rapid Team (Men & Women) Rounds 8 to 9 October 17 1000 – 1330 hr Rapid Team (Men & Women) Semi-Finals 1500 – 1900 hr Rapid Team (Men & Women) Finals October 18 Closing Ceremony & Departure 5. REGISTRATION

5.1 The deadline for registration with names and order (Team events) is 14th July 2008. The list of participants shall be announced on 21st July 2008 after which no further registration shall be accepted. After 31 July 2008, no player substitution will be accepted.

6. Technical Organisation

6.1 The Technical Director, in consultation with FIDE, is responsible for and has full control of the technical organisation of the Events. He shall have the final interpretation of the Regulations governing the Events.

7. Playing Conditions

7.1 The tournament shall be played according to rules, doping control and examination of FIDE.

7.2 Players must be seated at their respective tables before the start of each round. Once the Chief Arbiter announces start, any player who is absent shall immediately be declared to have lost by default.

7.3 For Blitz Events, if a player displaces any piece(s) he must reset the piece(s) on his own time. If this is not done and he has already started his opponent’s clock, the opponent can make a claim and the game declared lost for the offending player. 7.3.1 An arbiter can also declare the loss for the offending player even without any claim from the opponent. In case that a game continues with displaced pieces, the game shall be declared lost for BOTH players who shall then both receive a zero score.

7.4 Pairing for all Events will be based on Pairing Program existing in the Swiss Manager.

8. Systems of Competitions

8.1 All Events shall be competed in 3 stages, the Qualifiers using the Swiss System; the Semi- Finals and the Finals. At the end of the Qualifiers, the top 4 will qualify for the Semi-Finals and the winners for the Finals.

8.2 The standings in the Qualifiers shall be counted based on the following:- 8.2.1 Individual Events: Score, Direct Encounter (only if all tied players have played each other), Buchholz Score. 8.2.2 Pair Events: Match Points, Game Points, Direct Encounter (only if all tied teams have played each other), Buchholz Score 8.2.3 Team Events: Match Points, Game Points, Direct Encounter (only if all tied teams have played each other), Buchholz Score

8.3 The Semi-Finals & Finals will both be contested in 2 rounds. 8.3.1 For Individual Events: In case of a tie, one sudden-death game will be played (White having 6 minutes and Black having 5 minutes; in case of a draw, Black is the winner). 8.3.2 For Pair Events: In case of a tie, a draw of lot will decide whether the match will be played on Man vs Man or Woman vs Woman. One sudden-death time control game will be played. 8.3.3 For Team Events: In case of a tie, each team shall nominate 3 players to play a match over 3 boards. Sudden-death time control shall be adopted.

8.4 At the end of each Event, the top 3 shall receive Gold, Silver & Bronze medals. For Team Events, medals will be awarded only to the 4 players and reserve.

9. Doping

9.1 Doping control may be conducted for each Event.

10. Appeals Committee.

10.1 Before the beginning of the Competition an Appeals Committee shall be selected. This committee shall consist of 3 members and 2 reserves, representing 5 different federations. No member of the committee shall have the right to decide on questions concerning his own federation. In such cases the member concerned shall have the right only to partake in the discussions of the committee.

10.2 An appeal must be in written form and accompanied with a fee of 100 euros. These must be submitted to the Chief Arbiter within 5 minutes after the completion of a playing session.

11. fees.

Individual: €75 per person Pair: €150 per team Team: €300 per team