Swiss Rapid Chess Championship
July 21st 2013, 9.30 a.m.
9 round Swiss system.
Cadence: 7' + 7'' per move and per player.
Prizes: CHF 1'200, 800, 600, 500, 400, 300, 200, 150, 2x100, natural prizes for players with 5½ points and more, best lady, best senior (1953-), best junior (1995+): each CHF 200, best child (1997+), best player without title: each CHF 100, best Swiss (with Swiss-passport): CHF 400, 300, 200, 2x100, best players with Elo <2000 and <1800: CHF 300, 200, 100, 2x50. Total prize fund: CHF 7'650 + natural prizes.
Playing schedule:
1st - 3rd round: 9.30 a.m. - 12.15 p.m. ,
4th - 9th round: 1.30 - 6.45 p.m.
Prizegiving: 7.15 p.m.
Entries will be taken latest July 21st 2013 until 8.30 a.m. at the reception.
Main Conditions
- Entries will not be specially acknowledged. The entry fee has to be paid in the Festival office. This must be done at least two hours before the tournament begins.
- GM, IM and players who already paid their entry fee must confirm their participation at the Festival office at least one hour before the beginning of the first round. If not, the player won't be paired.
- The tournaments will qualify for Swiss and FIDE ratings (where applicable).
- Players who provide false information on their entry form (especially concerning ratings) risk being excluded from the tournament.
- The FIDE Elo rating lists May, June and July 2013 as well as the Swiss Elo lists 2/2013 and 3/2013 are valid for the admission to the tournaments. For the categorize's prizes, the FIDE rating has priority.
- Prizes are valid for more than 100 participants per tournament (MTO, ATO, RAP, BTO).
- The special prizes (best ladies, seniors, juniors, child and best Swiss) in the tournaments MTO, ATO, RAP, BTO and Chess960 are only for players scoring 50% or more. The restriction is not valid for special Elo prizes.
- Players who arrive at the chessboard less than 30 minutes after the start of the session will not lose the game concerning art. 6.6 lit. a of the FIDE-Rules.
- No smoking in the tournament hall
- No mobile phones and computers in the tournament hall