V Sigulda District Open Rapid Chess Championship
1st and 2nd of October, 2016

REGULATIONS

Organizers: The competition is organized and run by the Riga Chess Federation in
cooperation with the Sigulda District Council Sports Department
Place: Sigulda State Gymnasium, K.Barona iela 10, Sigulda, Latvia.
Map: http://ej.uz/Siguldas_gimnazija  
Time: 1st and 2nd of October, 2016 (Saturday and Sunday)
Management: Tournament director is Visvaldis Gercāns, e-mail: visvaldis@livani.lv, ph. +371 29277148.
Arbiters: The Chief Arbiter is Alberts Cimiņš, e-mail: alberts.cimins@inbox.lv, ph. +371 28804664,
Arbiter: Aivars Laizāns, e-mail: aivars7805@inbox.lv.
System, time control: 11 rounds Swiss system, FIDE rules, FIDE rapid chess rating calculation.
Time control 12 min/game + 5 sec/move. Chief arbiter has the right to make changes.
Tournament is open for all chess lovers who have FIDE ID number.
Registration and entry fee:
Entry fee 14 EUR.
Entry fee 10 EUR for participants by notice in advance until September 28th (17.00)
Participation for Sigulda District inhabitants (district ID card owners) is free of charge.
GM/IM/WGM/WIM no entry fee.
To apply for the tournament, participants should send an e-mail to:
alberts.cimins@inbox.lv with name, family name, FIDE ID number and
city of residence. Organizers have rights to not include in the list of
players participants who have applied after the 28.09.2016.
Sending an application means that the player agrees that during the
event participants may be photographed and filmed, as well as the fact
that chess games are broadcasted live on the Internet.
Entry fee can be paid at the competition site during the registration.
Participants or their organizations can make entry fee payment by bank
transfer (please ask for Riga Chess Federation bank account by e-mail
alberts.cimins@inbox.lv)