K CERO INVEST Real estate & Financial rapid tournament - Schedule & Rules
The idea of hosting a chess day for fans from the finance and real estate sectors came to us in the summer of 2023, when we visited the K CERO owner Roman Cerulík in Bánská Štiavnica, Slovakia. Thanks to our dedication and thorough preparation, we successfully organized the inaugural Finance & Real Estate Rapid Tournament on March 1, 2024. The four-star Hotel Don Giovanni in Prague welcomed more than twenty participants, eager to fight in seven rounds and channel their professional expertise from the dynamic financial and real estate markets onto the chessboard. After intense rounds of competition, the tournament’s first individual winner was Slovak player who currently lives in Prague, Martin Ondruš from VIG Re Reinsurance Services. In the team category, the top spot went to Komerční banka a.s.
We are delighted to invite you once again to join us on the first Saturday of March 2025 at the Hotel Don Giovanni in Prague. Gather your company’s best players to compete for top spots in both the individual and team competitions.
This year, we have prepared an exciting seven-round rapid tournament, prestigious awards, an exclusive invitation from the Festival Director Petr Boleslav and the K CERO owner to the VIP zone reception with Masters and Challengers players, and a lecture by Dana Reizniece, Managing Director of FIDE and former Latvian Minister of Finance, titled “Chess and Finance.” Additionally, you can look forward to many other engaging events throughout the day.
| 1st March 2025 | 08:30-08:55 | presentation |
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| 09:00 | 1st round | |
| 09:45 | 2nd round | |
| 10:30 | 3rd round | |
| 11:15 | 4th round | |
| 12:00 | 5th round | |
| 12:45 | 6th round | |
| 13:30 | 7th round | |
| 14:00 | invitation from the festival director and owner To CERO Roman Cerulík for the announcement of tournament results and a VIP zone banquet |
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| 15:30 | A lecture by Dana Reizniece, the executive director of the FIDE, the vice-president of the ECU and former Minister of Finance of Latvia |
Anyone working in finance, real estate, or is related to these fields (owners, employees in real estate, banking, financial advisory,
investing, investment funds, lawyers etc.) can attend the tournament, be it a registered chess player or not.
Fee: 1.500,- CZK (free for PICF partner employees)
(fee includes: starting fee, snacks and drinks during the tournament,
entrance to the VIP zone with reception and bufet, lecture „Chess and Finance“)
System: Swiss-system with 7 rounds
Games do not count to the ELO rating
A team consists of players from one institution, company or organisation.
Three best results count to the final rankings.
Time control: 2 x 15 min + 5 s / move
Final ranking: 1. points; 2. Buchholz Cut 1; 3. Buchholz
4. Sonneborn-Berger
Individual awards
1st place: PICF trophy, leather jacket K CERO
opening the 4th round of the Masters tournament with the
first move, a spot in the Hand&Brain tournament with the
Masters players
2nd place: PICF trophy, leather jacket K CERO, voucher of dinner for two in Puglia Bistrot
3rd place: PICF trophy, leather jacket K CERO, voucher of dinner for two in Puglia Bistrot
Team awards:
1st place: PICF trophy
voucher of accommodation in Czech Inn hotels
Applications: Send via an e-mail to td@praguechessfestival.com until 3. 2. 2025
