2015 AFRICAN INDIVIDUAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS, EGYPT (INVITATION)

Under Patronage of Egyptian Youth & Sports Minister
Venue:
Santana Hotel 7 Ahmed Elmelehy street Dokki Giza, Egypt , May 1- May 13 , 2015
                                           
Dear Friends,

                                                   1. INVITATION
Under the auspices of the African Chess Confederation the Egyptian Chess Federation (ECF), is pleased to
invite all African Chess Federations affiliated to the World Chess Federation (FIDE) to participate in the 2015
African Individual Chess Championships.
The Championships will be held in Giza from May 1
st (arrival) until May 13
th 2015 (departure).
The event will comprise an Open Section and a Women’s Section
Each Section of the Championship will have THREE Time Control formats:-
 The Classic
 The Rapid

 The Blitz
2. PARTICIPATION
2.1 Players holding the title of GM, WGM or WIM have a personal right to enter the tournament.
2.2 Each National Federation can enter a maximum of THREE (3) players in each Section.
2.3 The host country shall have the right to enter FOUR (4) player s in each Section. In the event of the total
number of participants being an odd number; the host Federation shall have the right to add another player.
2.4 The African Chess Confederation President also has the right to nominate additional players.
2.5 Each National Federation is entitled to free board and lodging for one player in each section.
2.6 All entries must be registered with the Egyptian Chess Federation.
3. FIDE/ACC ENTRY FEES
3.1 All players are required to pay an entry fee of 70 € each.
3.2 Payment of entry fees must be made to the organizers at the time of registration. The organizers will issue

a receipt and forward this payment to the FIDE Treasurer.

4. APPLICATION AND REGISTRATION

4.1 Entry Forms must be completed by the National Federations and should be returned to the Organizing

Committee not later than 14th April 2015.

4.2 The complete registration form must include the surnames, first names, FIDE titles, FIDE ID number,

FIDE rating and total number of players and accompanying persons. The completed form must also include

the name and telephone numbers, fax numbers and e-mail addresses of the Chief of Delegation and of the

person in charge of the federation.

4.3 All travel expenses must be paid by the participants or their National Federations.

4.4 The organizers will provide transportation from Cairo International Airport to the hotel on May 1st and

back to the Airport on May 13

th

.

4.5 All players and accompanying persons must pay the Organizers a Registration Fee of 100 € when

registering upon their arrival. This payment is mandatory and confirms participation. Late entries will be

accepted till 20th April, 2015 with a penalty for late registration of 50 € for each player.

The Registration Fee entitles participants to the following:

‐ Bus transfer from airport to the official hotels and back

‐ Free drinks (coffee, tea, water) for all participants in the playing venue

-hiring of the playing hall

-Medical care

Entries shall be submitted to ECF in the official entry form appended.

4.6 Players will not be put on the pairing list until all required payments have been made. 

5. ACCOMMODATION AND PLAYING VENUE

5.1 The accommodation for players and officials will be at Santana Hotel (4 Stars) , 7 Ahmed Elmelehy

street at Dokki in Giza Egypt. The tournament shall also be played at the same Hotel

5.2 All participants (players, officials and accompanying persons) are required to lodge at Santana Hotel.

5.3 The cost of lodging for all players and accompanying persons shall be as follows:

a) In Twin rooms: € 40.00 per person per day, 3 meals included.

b) In single rooms: € 60.00 per person per day, 3 meals included.

c) In Triple rooms: € 35.00 per person per day, 3 meals included

N.B.: Early arrivals and late departures will be at the participants charge.

5.4 Each Federation is entitled to free board and lodging in a Twin Room for one player in each section.

5.5 All additional players (including nominated or those qualified by right) and accompanying persons are

required to meet the costs of their accommodation in line with 5.3

Kindly, note that all payments should be net of bank charges.

5.6 Hotel payments for players and accompanying persons can be made in cash upon arrival. In cases where

preference is to pay by bank transfer the required amounts should be transferred to the following account:

rence is to pay by bank transfer the required amounts should be transferred to the following account:

Bank Name : BANQUE MISR

 Branch Name : Cairo

 Branch Number : 101

SWIFT CODE : BMISEGCX10

 Address: 151 Mohamed Faired str., Cairo – Egypt

 Euro Account: 101/130/3446

Beneficiary name: Egyptian Chess Federation

Note: The total amount can also be converted to US$, and sent to our Bank account, as above.

The US$ account number is 101/120/36324.

(For all payments kindly send proof of payment, with reference of African Chess Individuals, your

Federation name and names of players, officials and accompanying persons being registered

5.7 Delegations opting to make their hotel payments upon arrival in Egypt should ensure that all payments are

made in accordance with the indicated rates. All these payments should be in EURO (or US dollar equivalent)

6. SCHEDULE 

FRIDAY  MAY 1st  Arrival of participants 

SATURDAY  MAY 2nd  Opening ceremony  1st Round

SUNDAY      MAY 3rd         2nd Round

MONDAY    MAY 4th       3rd Round   4th Round

TUESDAY    MAY 5th         Free day – Tour of the Pyramids

WEDNESDAY MAY 6th  16h00           5th Round

THURSDAY MAY 7 th   16h00             6th Round

FRIDAY MAY 8th         16h00                    7th Round

SATURDAY MAY 9th   16h00               8th Round

 SUNDAY MAY 10h    16h00               9th Round

MONDAY MAY 11th 10h00 1st –   4th Rounds Rapid  16h00 5th – 9th Rounds Rapid

TUESDAY MAY 12th 10h00     Blitz Tournament   19h00 Closing Ceremony

WEDNESDAY May 13th 12h00 Departure of participants

7. SYSTEM AND RATE OF PLAY

a) The CLASSIC CHAMPIONSHIP format will be a SWISS System tournament played over 9 (NINE

ROUNDS) in accordance with FIDE Regulations. Rate of play will be 90 minutes for the first 40

moves followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game with addition of 30 seconds per move from

move one for each player.

b) The RAPID CHAMPIONSHIP format will be a SWISS System tournament played over 9 (NINE

ROUNDS) in accordance with FIDE Regulations. Rate of play will be 15 minutes for the game with

addition of 10 seconds per move from move one for each player.

c) The BLITZ CHAMPIONSHIP format will be a SWISS System tournament played over 9 (NINE

ROUNDS) in accordance with FIDE Regulations. Rate of play will be 5 minutes for the game with

addition of 3 seconds per move from move one for each player.

d) The games will be played using DGT clocks; and the pairings will be published on www.chessresults.com

on the Egyptian (EGY) platform.

e) Swiss Manager will be used for the Championship, and players from the same Federation will not

be paired together in the last round.

f) Draw offers are not allowed before Black’s 30th move for games in the Classic format.

8. TIE BREAK

Should there be a tie for the medal winners and/or the qualifiers for the 2015 World Cup, these ties will be

resolved in the following order;

a) By the results between the players involved in the tie

b) Buchholz, the highest number wins;

c) Number of wins, the highest number wins;

d) Number of wins by black, the highest wins

e) The highest rating

There will be no tie break matches

9. WORLD CUP 2015 QUALIFICATION

The 2015 African Individual Championship is a qualification event for the 2015 FIDE World Chess Cup

(World Cup).

The top 2 placed players in the Open Section will qualify for the 2015 FIDE World Chess Cup to be held

in Baku, Azerbaijan from 10th September, 2015 to 4th October, 2015.

10. ADDITIONAL COMPETITION RULES

10.1. Important: in these championships the new regulation 6.6a of the FIDE Laws of chess will be used. Any

player who arrives at the chessboard after the start of the session shall lose the game.

10.2. Analyzing is not allowed in the playing hall

10.3. During the game the players are not allowed to go to the analyzing room or to the press room

10.4. Flash photography may be used only in the first five minutes of the playing session

10.5. Only the players and arbiters shall be allowed in the actual playing area, except with the express

permission of the Chief Arbiter.

10.6. Players are not allowed to enter the closed area of the top boards if they are not playing in that area

themselves

10.7. As long as the game is in progress a player may only talk to an arbiter or to his opponent as permitted by

the Laws of Chess.

10.8. All the players MUST read the Tournament Regulations and are obliged to abide by them.

10.9. The English text of these Tournament Regulations is the authentic version.

10.10. During play, all participants are forbidden to have a mobile phone in their possession.

11. ARBITERS AND APPEALS COMMITTEE

The Chief Arbiter will be appointed by the President of ACC.

The Appeals Committee will consist of 3 members and 2 reserves chosen from among the participating

delegations. 

12. PRIZES:

A) Classic Championship

Open Section (US$) Women’s Section (US$)

1st Prize 5,000 1,500

2nd Prize 4,000 1,000

3nd Prize 3,000 700

4th Prize 2,000 600

5th Prize 1,500 400

6th Prize 1,000 300

7th Prize 800 200

8th Prize 600 150

9th Prize 500 100

10th Prize 400 50

11th Prize 350

12th Prize 300

13th Prize 250

14th Prize 200

15th Prize 100

B) Rapid Championship

Open Section (US$) Women’s Section (US$)

1st Prize 800 400

2nd Prize 700 300

3nd Prize 600 250

4th Prize 500 200

5th Prize 400 100

6th Prize 300

7th Prize 200

8th Prize 180

9th Prize 120

10th Prize 100

C) Blitz Championship

Open Section (US$) Women’s Section (US$)

1st Prize 500 250

2nd Prize 400 200

3nd Prize 300 150

4th Prize 250 100

5th Prize 200 50

6th Prize 150

7th Prize 100

8th Prize 80

9th Prize 70

10th Prize 50

13. TITLE AWARDS

The winner of the Open Section will be awarded title of International Grand Master (GM) whilst

the winner of the Women’s Section will be awarded the title of Woman International Grand

Master (WGM).

Other titles will be awarded in accordance with FIDE Regulations.

Gold, Silver and Bronze medals will be awarded to the top three placed players respectively in each

section.

14. LOCAL CURRENCY

The local currency is the Egyptian Pound (L.E.), which currently stands at an Exchange Rate:

1 EUR = 8,5 L.E.

1 USD = 7,6 L.E

You are advised to change any foreign currency through official banks or at foreign exchange offices.

15. INFORMATION ABOUT VISA

Participants from countries requiring entry visas into Egypt may obtain them from respective Egyptian

Embassies. The host Federation will arrange for official invitations to facilitate applications for those countries

that need special invitations. Should there be any problems in obtaining entry visas the intending travelers

should immediately contact the ECF for assistance by email egyptian.chess.fed@gmail.com

It is advisable the issued invitation letter be carried by participants when crossing through the Egyptian border

area as this will help in case of any queries being raised.

16. CLIMATE

The tournament will be taking place during moderate weather in Egypt. The lodging and playing venue will

have excellent air-conditioning facilities.

17. MEDICAL CARE

During the tournament there will be Medical Services available in accordance with the FIDE Tournament

Regulations.

18. ELECTRICITY

The voltage in Egypt is 220 Volts.

19. TOURNAMENT OFFICE

All necessary information can be send by e- mail to egyptian.chess.fed@gmail.com, which is the official

contact for the tournament office.

The full contact details are as follows:

Egyptian Chess Federation: Egyptian.chess.fed@gmail.com

Egyptian Chess Federation President, Dr. Hesham Elgendy: hesham14@gmail.com

Tournament Director: General Said Hassanein : said_hassanein@hotmail.com

Contact Person : Technical Director Mr. Hassan Khaled : haskh@yahoo.com

We look forward to welcoming you to Egypt for a wonderful event !

Yours Sincerely,

EGYPTIAN CHESS FEDRATION

Dr. Hesham Elgendy

PRESIDENT