A nice 6-round Open starts next week with modest entry fees and prizes.

20% Discount for MTK Players

Team Captain Attila Balla has negotiated this discount for ALL players(Hungarian and foreign).

“Chess Holiday Kupa népszerűsítése

Turzó Attila nemzetközi mester által szervezett verseny jövő hétfőtől a Magyar Sakkszövetségben, aminek népszerűsítését két ízben is kérte tőlem, ha jelzitek, hogy MTK-sok vagytok, 20% kedvezményben részesültök (vagyis 4800 Ft a beugró).”

Hoping to see many teammates at this tournament.

Start List(To Date)

 Information 

Tournament Goals: To Gain FIDE Ratings, Make New Chess Friends and Make Chess More Popular 

Tournament Organizer: Attila Turzó  International Chessmaster 

Tournament Venue: HUNGARIAN CHESS FEDERATION 1055 Budapest, Falk Miksa utca 10. Tel.: +36 20 539-9209; (+36-1) 473-2360 Fax: (+36-1) 331-9738 E-mail: chess@chess.hu 

Tournament Date: February 23-28.2015.

Tournament Format: Swiss system with 6 rounds.

Time control: 90 minutes+30 seconds per move.  30 minutes waiting time before forfeiting

Arbiter: Lajos Györkös  International Arbiter and International Chessmaster

Entry fee:  6000 forints for everybody. [20% off for MTK players.]

Participants:  The maximum number of the players can be 40. All participants need the playing license of the Hungarian Chess Federation for 2015. If you do not have it, then you can get it for a 5 euró fee before the 1^st round.

Registration and information: Attila Turzó is at your service at the +36-20-550-87-49 phone number and at the  attilaturzo@gmail.com email address.

Prizes: 

• 1^st   place:  15,000 forints+diploma+cup and medal
• 2^nd    place : 10,000 forints+diploma+medal
• 3^rd   place :   5,000 forints+diploma+medal
• 4^th   place : diploma+present
• 5^th   place : diploma+present

The best junior, woman and senior player will get a present if she/he did not win other prize.

The prizes garanteed for minimum 20 players. If less number of players join then the

prizes will be decreased in the ration of the number of players.

Hungarian income tax will be deducted from the prizes.

Everybody can win only one prize. 

If any players have the same number of points, then we will use the following methods to decide the winner:

•                            Buchholz
•                            Progressive
•                            Performace rating (TPR) 

You can get your prize only on the closing ceremony!

PROGRAM

Registration:                      Monday            02-23-2015         15:30-16:15

Opening ceremony:        Monday            02-23-2015         16:30

• 1^st  round                 Monday            02-23-2015         17:00
• 2^nd round                Tuesday           02-24-2015         17:00
• 3^rd  round                Wednesday      02-25-2015         17:00
• 4^th   round               Thursday          02-26-2015         17:00
• 5^th  round                Friday               02-27-2015         17:00
• 6^th  round                Saturday           02-28-2015         11:00 

Closing ceremony:          Saturday           02-28-2015         17:00