All the games will be played in hotel Don Giovanni, Prague.
Every round starts at 15:00
Tournament director
Petr Boleslav
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
Draws
No draw offers before move 30 is completed
Default time
15 minutes
Total prize fund
44.000 EUR
Tiebreak Rules
FIDE Laws of Chess will apply
Money prizes will be shared
In case of a tie for the first place, there shall be a playoff between the top two players which shall be determined as follows:
Mutual result(s)
SB
More number of games with Black
Drawing of lots
Playoff Regulations
The playoff match will take place immediately after the last round finishes.
There shall be a pause of 3-5 minutes between the playoff games, unless the Chief Arbiter decides otherwise.
Blitz
The match will consist of 2 Blitz games, with a time control of 5 minutes + 3 seconds increment per move from move 1.
Colors shall be determined by the toss of a coin, conducted by the Chief Arbiter. The winner of the toss shall have choice of color.
If the score is still level after the blitz game, the players shall play a single decisive “Armaggedon” game.
Armaggedon
The player with the White pieces shall receive 5 minutes, the opponent with the Black pieces shall receive 4 minutes whereupon, after the 60th move, both players shall receive an increment of 3 seconds for each move from move 61.
Colors shall be determined by the toss of a coin, conducted by the Chief Arbiter. The winner of the toss shall have choice of color.
In case of a draw the player with the Black pieces is declared the winner.
