8th INTERNATIONAL OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT «VARDARIS»

ANNOUNCEMENT

Organizers: 

Chess Club “SACH” of Thessaloniki in co-organization with the Greek Chess Federation and Union of Chess Clubs of Thessaloniki – Chalkidiki.

Playing venue:

Hotel Holiday Inn, 8th Monastiriou str., Thessaloniki, Greece.

Website:  www.vardaris.com

Schedule:

Mode - Groups:

Swiss System seven (7) rounds

Open Α Chess Players with Fide International Rating more than or equal to 1800             
Open Β  Chess Players with Fide International Rating less or equal to 1799 aged above 12 years old (born before 1/1/2013).
Open C Chess Players with Fide International Rating less or equal to 1799 aged under 12 years old (born after 1/1/2013). 

The pairings of the first round will be done in 3 virtual groups of 1/4, 1/2, 1/4 of the players as ranked in each group.

Time Control:

Ninety (90) minutes for the whole game, plus thirty (30) seconds per move (from the first move).

Players arriving thirty (30’) minutes and more, after the scheduled start of a round, shall be forfeited.

Entry form - Entry fees:

All subscriptions are through the registration form at the official website: www.vardaris.com 

Alternatively, by e-mail at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., using as subject “Vardaris”, indicating the following data:

Fide ID, Full name, Group.

Α  Group

GM, IM, WGM, WIM free on Entry Fee.
Players with International rating 2300+ free on Entry Fee

Female players with International rating 2100+ free on Entry Fee
Male players with International rating 2100-2299 50€
Players with International rating 1800-2099 60€

Β Group

Players with International rating 1600-1799 50€
Players with International rating up to 1599 60€
Disabled Chess players with optional entry fee

C Group

Players with International rating 1600-1799 30€
Players with International rating up to 1599 40€
Disabled Chess players with optional entry fee

Discounts:

• Extra discount especially for families: 

For participation of 2 members of the same family a total discount of 10% 

For participation of 3+ members of the same family total discount 20%

Payment conditions:

PAYMENT VIA BANK TO THE FOLLOWING ACCOUNT:

National Bank of Greece
Beneficiary: CHESS CLUB “SACH” THESSALONIKI
ΙΒΑΝ GR8601105150000051500134633

ANY BANK EXPENSES MUST BE COVERED BY THE CHESS PLAYER.

The payment receipt via Bank is obligatory to be sent to the e-mail of the organization for identification: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

In case entries are available, the entry fee can also be paid at the playing venue on Thursday, February 27, 2025 from 09.30 - 13.00.

For chess players from abroad, the deadline to confirm their participation is set on Thursday, February 27, at 14.00 at the playing venue.

The pairings of the 1st round will be done on Thursday, February 27, 2025, and will be announced at 15.30 at chess-results.com.

The entry fee is returned to the player in case he/she is unable to participate and informs 2 days before the start of the tournament, by Tuesday 25. Otherwise, it will be credited in favor of the organization.

Players who do not finalize their participation on time will participate from the second (2nd) round.

The limit is set at 320 participants.

Concerning all the athletes, who travel from all over Greece and abroad to honor us with their participation in the tournament, any chess player who does not show up for a round without notification will not be accepted in the next Vardaris Tournament.

PRIZES :

Grand Total 4.350€

The prizes cannot be shared and are attributed to the winners according to the final ranking.

In case, one player deserves more than one prize, he/she will only be rewarded with the higher valued one.

In the special categories, there must be at least 6 chess players.

Also, there will be special categories K08, K10, K12, K14, K16 for boys and girls in all Groups if there are 6 chess players per category.

The winners that are missing from the closing ceremony lose their right to the prizes.

Tie-breaks System definitions: 

Sum of the scores of each of the opponents of a player (Buchholz)

Sum of the scores of each of the opponents according to the result (Sonneborn-Berger)

Sum of the Buchholz scores of the opponents

Εxceptions – Byes:

Byes with half a point are available until the 3rd round and without a point for the rest of the tournament. The exception should be asked no later than ten (10) minutes after the end of his/her last game.

Exception at 1st round can get anyone who has prepaid the entry fee.

Unjustified absence from any round will result in expulsion from the tournament.

Any player unable to play a round shall notify the arbiters within ten (10) minutes after the end of the last game of the Group.

The time schedule cannot be changed for any reason.

Appeals - Appeals Committee:

Appeals shall be submitted, in written form to the Appeals Committee, no later than 10 minutes from the end of the playing session of each round. This Committee will be consisted of 3 members and 2 substitute ones, chosen among the participants or not. The Committee’s members related to the players involved in the complaint will be excluded from the Committee and will be replaced by substitutes. The cost of the appeal is 60€ for A and B Group and 50€ for C Group and can be submitted to the tournament director or the chief arbiter.

The fee is totally refunded if the appeal becomes accepted. If not, the fee goes in favor of the organization.

The Appeals Committee will be announced before the start of the 1st Round.

Tournament Director – Chief Arbiter:

The Tournament Director is Mr. Vlassis Georgios (FM) and Chief Arbiter is Mrs. Anagnostou Zoe (ΙΑ).

Anti-cheating:

The organization reserves the right to check the players for the prevention and confrontation of electronic assistance (Anti cheating protection measures) in accordance with the current regulations of F.I.D.E.: https://handbook.fide.com/chapter/AntiCheatingRegulations

Information:

For further information or clarifications, please contact by e-mail at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

Official website of the games: www.vardaris.com