21st IPCA World Individual Chess Championship 2022
(for the physically disabled people)
Israel / Ashdod, 8th – 17th May 2022
REGULATIONS
21st IPCA WICC 2022 in Israel – Regulations (Pdf)
1. Organizers: The Israeli Chess Federation, Sports Authority of Ashdod Municipality, Ashdod Municipal Chess Club, IPCA (International Physically Disabled Chess Association).Organizing Committee Members: Yoram Asraf – CEO of Ashdod Municipal Sports Authority, Zvika Barkai PhD – Chairman of the Israeli Chess Federation, Gil Boruchovski – CEO of the Israeli Chess Federation, Moshe Slav – Championship manager, IM Andrei Gurbanov – 1st IPCA Vice-President, Maya Cohen – Organizing committee member.
Press Officer: Dudu Kakon – Ashdod Municipal Sports Authority Spokesman
2. Championship Manager: Moshe Slav: phone: +972-508557766,
e-mail: moshe@slavgroup.co.il
3. Arbiters: IA Alon Shulman – Chief Arbiter
Appeals Committee Member: Israel Gelfer
4. Venue and data:
The championship will be held in Hotel “Leonardo”, Mediterranean Sea Ave. 1, Ashdod City, Israel from May, 8th (arrival day) until May, 17th (departure day).
4. System & Rate of play:
Swiss system in 9 rounds according to FIDE Rules of Chess. Pairing by program SwissManager. Time control: 90 minutes plus 30 seconds per move.
5. Tie-Break System:
In case of equal number of points will be used the following tie-breaks:
1) Median Buchholz, 2) Buchholz, 3) Direct result.
6. Participation:
The physically disabled chess players (including users of wheelchairs) – men, women and juniors (boys and girls, 2002 year of birth and younger) with the group or level of recognized disability in the player’s country but not less than 50% physical disability. All players must submit the appropriate Medical certificate of disability for the IPCA Medical committee before the competition.
7. Schedule:
| 8th May | Sunday | 12:00 – 20:00 | Arrival, registration, accommodation of participants |
| 20:00 | Technical meeting | ||
| 9th May | Monday | 15:00 | Opening ceremony |
| 16:00 – 20:00 | 1st round | ||
| 10th May | Tuesday | 10:00 – 14:00 | 2nd round |
| 16:00 – 20:00 | 3rd round | ||
| 11th May | Wednesday | 16:00 – 20:00 | 4th round |
| 12th May | Thursday | 16:00 – 20:00 | 5th round |
| 20:30 | 28th IPCA Congress | ||
| 13th May | Friday | 16:00 – 20:00 | 6th round |
| 14th May | Saturday | 16:00 – 20:00 | 7th round |
| 15th May | Sunday | 16:00 – 20:00 | 8th round |
| 16th May | Monday | 10:00 – 14:00 | 9th round |
| 16:00 | Closing ceremony | ||
| 17th May | Tuesday | Departure of participants |
8. Prizes & Qualification:
| Open category: | Women special prizes: | ||
| 1st place | 1.000 EUR | 1st place | 500 EUR |
| 2nd place | 800 EUR | ||
| 3rd place | 600 EUR | 2nd place | 400 EUR |
| 4th place | 300 EUR | ||
| 5th place | 300 EUR | 3rd place | 300 EUR |
| 6th place | 300 EUR | ||
Cups, medals and diplomas in the following categories: the open and women category, men and women in wheelchairs categories, boy-juniors and girl-juniors categories.
Winner among men, women and players in wheelchairs obtain the right of participation in IPCA men and women teams at the FIDE World Chess Olympiad 2022.
10. Registration to the tournament and visas:
Registration to the 21st IPCA World Individual Chess Championship 2022 on the website: https://ipca.chess.org.il until 1st April 2022,
Participants of the championship are responsible for obtain of the visas to Israel if it is needed. For assistance with Visa arrangement please contact the Israeli Chess Federation by e-mail: office@chessfed.org.il and provide your following information:
1) Surname and name(s) (as in passport), 2) Citizenship, 3) Date of birth, 4) Passport number, 5) Passport expiry date, 6) Function (player, accompanying person).
11. Hotel and Meals:
Accommodation in double rooms and catering in Hotel “Leonardo”, Mediterranean Sea Ave.1, Ashdod City, Israel.
Full board from dinner on 8th May to breakfast on 17th May 2022.
12. Transport: Ashdod is located 50 km from Tel Aviv. There is a train to Ashdod from Airport, which goes every hour. If it is necessary, the tournament organizer provides the paid transport for the participants from the Airport in Tel Aviv to the hotel in Ashdod and back.
13. Payments:
For players – 650 EUR per player (payment includes accommodation in double room and full board).
Entry fee in the tournament – 50 EUR per player,
For accompanying persons (assistants of players) – 650 EUR per person (payment includes accommodation in double room and full board). This payment concerns only the accompanying person (assistant) who is mandatory for the player.
For other accompanying persons – 1.000 EUR per person (payment includes accommodation in double room and full board).
Additional payment for one extra day (in double room) – 130 EUR per night,
Transport of participants from airport to hotel and back – 100 EUR per person.
Alternatively, there are several transfer options by public transportation (train, buses, shared taxis), the cost will depend on the time of arrival, starting from ~20 EUR per person.
Upgraded rooms: EXECUTIVE room (high floor) – 28 EUR per night,
CLUB room (with a balcony) – 39 EUR per night,
JUNIOR Suite – 88 EUR per night.
The participation costs should be paid to the bank account of the organizer not later than:
1st April 2022.
Bank information:
ACCOUNT HOLDER: THE ISRAELI CHESS FEDERATION
BANK NAME: MIZRACHI
BANK ADDRESS: TAGORE 28, TEL AVIV
IBAN: IL56-0204-9300-0000-0488-009
SWIFT CODE: MIZBILITXXX
14. Additional information:
– The 21st IPCA World Individual Chess Championship 2022 will be played according to the FIDE Rules in force since 01.01.2018 and the Chess rules for the physically disabled people.
– The player who arrives at the round with a delay of more than 30 minutes after the start of the round, loses the game.
– The decisions of the chief arbiter during the competition are final.
– An appeal should be filed not later than 2 hours after the end of the round.
– In all matters not included in that communication decides the organizer of tournament.
– For the capacity of the player to participation in the tournament, as well as for his insurance are responsible delegating organizations.
– The representatives of the IPCA National Federations who have got a mandate to represent their countries will participate in the 28th IPCA Congress in Ashdod, Israel on 12th May 2022 at 20:30.
COVID-19 restrictions:
The updated COVID-19 regulations that will apply in Israel during the tournament will be fully implemented. The information will be updated on the official website of the tournament:
Svetlana Gerasimova – IPCA President
Zvika Barkai PhD – Chairman of the Israeli Chess Federation
Gil Boruchovski – CEO of the Israeli Chess Federation
Moshe Slav – Championship Manager
Author: IPCA