4th IPCA European Individual Chess Championship 2024
Torrevieja / Spain, 16th – 26th October 2024
REGULATIONS
IPCA European Individual Championship 2024 (pdf)
1. Organizers
IPCA (International Physically Disabled Chess Association), Spanish Chess Federation (FEDA), Chess School “TORREvieja”, Chess Club “Dama Negra”. Generalitat Valenciana, Diputación De Alicante, Club Ajedrez Capablanca de Torrevieja.
Organizing Committee Members:
- IM Andrei Gurbanov – IPCA President
- Aleksandr Nazarov – Director of the Club Ajedrez Capablanca de Torrevieja and Chess School “TORREvieja”
- IA IO Oleksandr Prokhorov – IPCA General Secretary
2. Championship Manager
Aleksandr Nazarov, e-mail: ipca.ajedrez@gmail.com
3. Arbiters
IA Oleksandr Prokhorov (ID 14105578) – Chief Arbiter
4. Venue and date
- The championship will take place at Hotel Playas de Torrevieja ***, Calle del Cabo, s/n, Torrevieja (Alicante), 03188, Spain.
- 16th – 26th October 2024 (16th October – arrival day, 26th October – departure day).
5. Participation
The directory board of IPCA reserves the right to make the final decision in regard to the participation of each individual player, taking into consideration the percentage of physical disability of each case individually.
All players must submit the appropriate Medical Certificate of disability for the IPCA Medical Committee before the competition.
Will be 3 categories to participate – Open, Women, Junior U20 (born 2004 and younger)
Awarding in the categories will be take place with participation in each group at least 10 players. The format for each category will be announce during Technical Meeting.
6. Playing system and time control
- Swiss system for Standard – 9 rounds according to FIDE rules of chess
- Swiss system for Rapid – 9 rounds according to FIDE rules of chess
- Swiss system for Blitz – 9 rounds according to FIDE rules of chess
Pairings by program Swiss Manager.
- Time control for Rapid: 90 minutes per game plus bonus 30 seconds per each move.
- Time control for Rapid: 15 minutes per game plus bonus 10 seconds per each move.
- Time control for Blitz: 5 minutes per game plus bonus 3 seconds per each move.
7. Additional scoring system
In case of equal number of points will be used the following additional scoring system:
(1) Buchholz – 1 (2) Buchholz – 2 (3) Buchholz (4) Direct result.
8. Schedule
| 16th October | Wednesday | 12:00 – 21:00 | Arrival, registration, accommodation of participants |
| 21:00 | Technical meeting | ||
| 17th October | Thursday | 14:30 | Opening ceremony |
| 15:00 – 19:00 | 1st round | ||
| 18th October | Friday | 10:00 – 14:00 | 2nd round |
| 19th October | Saturday | 10:00 – 14:00 | 3rd round |
| 20th October | Sunday | 16:00 | Blitz |
| 10:00 – 14:00 | 4th round | ||
| 21st October | Monday | 10:00 – 14:00 | 5th round |
| 21st October | Monday | 16:00 | Rapid 1-3 rounds |
| 22nd October | Tuesday | 10:00 – 14:00 | 6th round |
| 22nd October | Tuesday | 16:00 | Rapid 4-6 rounds |
| 23rd October | Wednesday | 10:00 – 14:00 | 7th round |
| 23rd October | Wednesday | 16:00 | Rapid 7-9 rounds |
| 24th October | Thursday | 10:00 – 14:00 | 8th round |
| 25th October | Friday | 10:00 – 14:00 | 9th round |
| 26th October | Saturday | 6:00 – 12:00 | Departure of participants |
9. Prize Fund – will be announce in a special announcement before tournament
Financial prizes, cups, medals and diplomas for the winners.
10. Registration to the championship and visas
- Registration to the 4th IPCA European Individual Chess Championship 2024 on website: http://ipcachess.org until 10st October 2024.
- Participants of the championship are responsible for obtaining the visa to Spain if needed. For assistance with Visa arrangement please contact Aleksandr Nazarov, e-mail: ipca.ajedrez@gmail.com
- For the visa you should provide the following information from Passport:
1) Surname and Name(s), 2) Citizenship, 3) Date of birth, 4) Passport number, 5) Passport expiry date, 6) Position (player, assistant, coach or another accompanying person).
11. Accommodation and meals
- Accommodation in double / single rooms and meals in hotel: Hotel Playas de Torrevieja ***, Calle del Cabo, s/n, Torrevieja (Alicante), 03188, Spain, https://hotelplayasdetorrevieja.com
- Full board from dinner on 16th October to breakfast on 26th October 2024.
12. Transport There will be arranged transport from Alicante airport to hotel and back.
13. Payments
- For participation of player or accompanying person – 650 EUR per person (Payment includes accommodation in double room and full board).
- Organization fee including transfer for participants from airport to hotel and back – 100 EUR per person.
The participation costs should be paid on the Bank account of the organizer not later than 10st October 2024. The payment by bank transfer must be made on the IPCA website after the final registration. In special cases there will be possible of payment in cash in the arrival day.
BANK INFORMATION:
| Account holder | CLUB DE AJEDREZ INTERNACIONAL PHYSICALLY DISABLED |
| IBAN | ES26-0081-1260-8800-0222-5828 |
| SWIFT / BIC | BSABESBB |
| Bank address | ORIHUELA, P. FLAMENCA |
14. Additional information
- The 4th IPCA European Individual Chess Championship 2024 will be played according to the FIDE rules in force since 01.01.2023 and the Chess rules for the physically disabled people.
- The decisions of the Chief Arbiter during the competition are final.
- For the capacity of the player to participation in the championship, as well as for his insurance are responsible the delegating organizations.
In all matters not included in that Regulations decides the organizer of the championship.
Author: IPCA