6. European Senior Team-Chess-Championship

 

22nd February – 28th February 2004 in Dresden

 

organizer:       European Chess-Union (ECU)

 

aligner:           ZMD Schachfestival Dresden e.V.

 

tournament hall

TREFF HOTEL Dresden, Wilhelm-Franke-Str. 90, 01219 Dresden

 

schedule

Sunday            22.2.2004                   10 a.m.            captains meeting

                                                           2 p.m.              opening ceremony and round 1

Monday           23.2.2004                   9 a.m.              round 2

Tuesday           24.2.2004                   9 a.m.              round 3

Wednesday      25.2.2004                   9 a.m.              round 4

Thursday          26.2.2004                   9 a.m.              round 5

Friday             27.2.2004                   9 a.m.              round 6

Saturday          28.2.2004                   9 a.m.              round 7

                                               3 p.m.              final ceremony

 

regulations

Swiss system in 7 rounds

time: 40 moves in two hours and one hour more to finish the game

 

participation

Teams from each federation of ECU have the right to participate. The teams may represent a national federation or any regional structure of a national federation. All the players must come from the same federation.

Each team consists of four players and one reserve.

A provisional naming of the players and the substitute has to be given together with the registration of the team. Changes in the team can be made until the captains meeting takes place. Reserve players are only allowed to play board 4.

Entitled to participate are men who have reached the age of 60 years and women who have reached the age of 50 years, by 1st January 2004.

 

title

The winning team obtains the title “European Senior Team Champion 2004”.

 

awards                        1. price            gold medals and           1000 Euro

2. price            silver medals and          600 Euro

3. price            bronze medals and       400 Euro

Additional awards for the best players at each boards (board 1 - 4 plus reserve player)

 

ranking

The ranking depends on the number of team points (win = 2 team points, draw = 1 team point). If the number of team points are equal as well the points scored at the individual boards are added up. If further differentiation is needed the ‘Buchholz-Wertung’ is decisive.

Awarding of the top scorers (at each board): The number of points is decisive for the ranking, should there be equality the better proportional result comes first. At least four games must be played for an award.

 

 

entry fee

Per player named = 38 Euro. That means a maximum of 190 Euro per team. To be paid in together with the registration on the following account with:

Stadtsparkasse Dresden  acc. number: 341 830 100

                                       bank code:    850 551 42

The payment can also be made by Eurocheque at the address of ZMD Schachfestival Dresden e.V..

 

evaluation

ELO (and DWZ)

 

registration

You can register by an informal letter, fax or e-mail too:

ZMD Schachfestival Dresden e.V., Oskar-Mai-Straße 6 , D-01159 Dresden,

Fax: ++49 (0) 351/4161639, or

Dr. Gerhard Schmidt, Hepkestraße 131, D-01277 Dresden, gerhard.schmidt@schachfestival.de.

 

following details must be included:

team order with names, surnames, ELO-rating and national rating, address and telephone number of the team captain, number and duration of accomodation needed.

 

end of registration

31.01.2004

The organisers would be glad if you could possibly show your interest earlier by (17.12.2003)

 

accomodation

You get the ordered accomodations in TREFF HOTEL Dresden (4-stars-hotel in a good location) for a special chess fair: 

single room B/B           49,00 Euro

double room B/B         33,00 Euro per person for 3 – 6 nights

31,50 Euro per person for 7 or more nights

The bill is to be paid on the day of departure in the reception hall of the hotel.

 

fringe events

The aligner organizes touristic fringe events and fringe events in chess. If you want he will arrange sightseeing of town and surroundings and visits of cultural events (also for accompanying partners).  

 

informations

ZMD Schachfestival Dresden e.V., Fon +49 (0)351 416 16 29

Dr. Gerhard Schmidt, Hepkestraße 131, D-01277 Dresden, Fon +49 (0)351 251 34 20

E-Mail: gerhard.schmidt@schachfestival.de