24th Abu Dhabi Chess Festival

The event will be held in Abu Dhabi, the capital city of the UAE from 13th until 23rd of August, 2017.

Organization:

Abu Dhabi Chess & Culture Club is organizing the festival in cooperation with Abu Dhabi Sports Council and

guarantees the tournament will be held in accordance with FIDE chess rules and regulations. 

The festival includes 7 tournments:
1) Masters Tournment: open to all fide-rated players with standard rating of 2100 and above.
Tournment will be a 9 rounds Swiss system, time control 90 min for each player and 30 seconds incremnt.30-minute tolerance will be applied.

FIDE ID is required.  FIDE ID is required. Entry Fees AED 250 (US$ 70).
GM, IM with standard Elo Above 2400 and WGM are exempted from entry and registration Fees. 

2) Open Tournment: open to all fide-rated players with standard rating of 2100 and below.
Tournment will be a 9 rounds Swiss system, time control 90 min for each player and 30 seconds incremnt. 30-minute tolerance will be applied.

FIDE ID is required. Entry fees AED 150 (US$ 40). IM’s & GM’s are exempted from this condition.

3) Juniors Tournment (under16 years): open for players born in 2001 or later.
Tournment will be a 9 rounds Swiss system, time control 70 min for each player and 30 seconds incremnt. . 30-minute tolerance will be applied.

FIDE ID is required. Entry fees AED 100 (US$ 27). IM’s & GM’s are exempted from this condition.

4) Blitz Tournment: 11 rounds Swiss system, time 3 min and 2 sec increment

5) Simultaneous exhibition: Held by a renowned international grandmaster

6) Homeland protector's tournment: open to members of military, police and national service.

7) Family Team Tournment: open to team of 2 players ( player  and one of the parents).

The first prize is 13000 USD!




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