27 Feb 2024	17:00-20:00	Registration
28 Feb 2024	10:00-13:00 15:00	Registration 1st Round
29 Feb 2024	15:00	2nd Round
1 Mar 2024	15:00	3th Round
2 Mar 2024	15:00	4th Round
3 Mar 2024	15:00	5th Round
4 Mar 2024	15:00	6th Round
5 Mar 2024	15:00	7th Round
6 Mar 2024	15:00	8th Round
7 Mar 2024	11:00 17:30	9th Round Closing Ceremony

Regulations

Organizer

• Nový Bor Chess Club

Dates

• 27 Feb - 7 Mar 2024

Accommodation

• Hotel Don Giovanni Prague, Prague

Playing hall

• All the games will be played in hotel Don Giovanni, Prague.
• Every round with the exception of the last round starts at 15:00. The last round starts at 11:00.

Tournament director

• Petr Laušman, Deputy Festival Director

Chief arbiter

• IA Pavel Votruba

Time control

• 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with an increment of 30 seconds per move, starting from move one
• 1h waiting time in case of late arrival

General Rules

• Open tournament with no age or elo limitations. The organiser reserves the right to accept a player whose ELO does not meet the requirements of the tournament.
• 9 rounds by Swiss System
• Winner of the tournament will obtain the right of participation in  CHALLENGERS TOURNAMENT 2025

Prizes (in CZK)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
CZK	30 000	20 000	15 000	10 000	8 000	6 000	4 000	3 000	2 000	2 000

(100 000 altogether, 15% tax will be deducted from prizes in excess of 10 000 CZK) + material prizes for other players