INTERNATIONAL PHYSICALLY DISABLED ASSOCIATION Affiliated to World Chess Federation – FIDE www.ipca.online

REGULATIONS of the 1st Open Individual Chess Championship IPCA for the Disabled, Rapid and Blitz 2019 Spain / Torrevieja, 21st – 25th November 2019

Organizers: IPCA (International Physically Disabled Chess Association), Chess School “Torrevieja”.

Director: Alexandr Nazarov (ESP)

Chief Arbiter: IA, IO Olexandr Prohorov (UKR)

Date and place: 21-25 November 2019, Hotel Servigroup La Zenia****, Torrevieja, Spain.

Categories of competition: Rapid & Blitz: the 1st Open Individual Chess Championship IPCA for the Disabled, Rapid and Blitz 2019 Terms of participation: Everyone chess players who has disability (blind, deaf and with physical disability), men, women and juniors (boys, girls) 2001 date of birth and younger.

Playing system: Swiss system in 9 rounds. Pairing by program SwissManager.

Time control: Rapid tournament: 25 min. per game plus 10 sec. for each move. Blitz tournament: 5 min. per game plus 3 sec. for each move.

Scoring system in case of equal number of points: 1. Truncated Buchholz, 2. Full Buchholz, 3. Direct result.

Prizes: Winners and prizewinners will be awarded cups, medals diplomas and prizes: In general classification of men: In general classification of women:

The number of prizes are set depending on the number of participants in each category of players. In each category should be at least 5 people. Categories of players: Category of the juniors (boys and girls) Category of the physically disabled Category of the deaf Category of the blind

Schedule: 21st November 2019, Thursday: Arrival day from 15:00 to 19:00 20:00 - 21:00 – Technical meeting

22nd November 2019, Friday: 09:30 – Opening ceremony of competition (Rapid) 10:00 - 14:30 – 1st – 3rd rounds. 17:00 - 20.00 – 4th and 5th rounds

23rd November 2019, Saturday: 10:00 - 13:00 – 6th and 7th rounds 16:00 - 19:00 – 8th and 9th rounds

24th November 2019, Sunday: 10:00 - 14.00 – 1st – 9th rounds (Blitz) 17:00 – Closing ceremony of competitions

25th November 2019, Monday: Departure day

Accommodation and board: Hotel Servigroup La Zenia**** in Torrevieja, Spain, www.servigroup.com/es/hoteles-en-orihuela-costa/hotel-servigroup-la-zenia/ , Full board from dinner on 21st November 2019 to breakfast on 25th November 2019.

Transport: There will be organized the transport from Alicante airport to hotel and back.

Payments for participation: 290 Euro per person – for accommodation, board, local fee, souvenirs, 50 Euro per player – for entry fee, 60 Euro per person – for transport from airport to hotel and back.

Costs of participation should be paid in arrival day or by transfer on bank account.

Data of bank account: №: 2100 7693 17 0200040483 euros IBAN: ES642100769317020040483 IBAN: IBAN ES64 2100 7693 1702 0004 0483 SWIFT/ BIC: CAIXESBBXXX

Registration and visas: Registration at 1st European Individual Chess Championship for Disabled, Rapid and Blitz 2019: till 10th November 2019 on address: Zbigniew Pilimon (POL) – [email protected] Support in visa matters: Alexandr Nazarov (ESP) – [email protected]

Final information:  The 1st European Individual Chess Championship for Disabled, Rapid and Blitz 2019 will be played according to the current FIDE rules in force since 01.01.2018.  The player who arrives at the round (at chess table) after the start of the round, loses the game.  The decisions of the chief arbiter during the competition are final.  In all matters not included in that Regulations decides the organizer of the tournament after the Technical meeting.  For the capacity of the player to participation in the tournament, as well as for his insurance are responsible delegating organizations.  This tournament is qualification tournament for obtaining a place in the IPCA team to participate at the FIDE World .

The Regulations are the Invitation for participation in the competition!

Svetlana Gerasimova Alexandr Nazarov IPCA President Tournament Director