4th international chess festival in Nancy (FRANCE)
2006 February 20-26

(No more invitations for titled players)

Group A for IM-norms (completed)
Group B for 10 players over 2200 elo
Group C for 10 players over 2100 elo
Group D for 10 players over 2000 elo
Group E for 10 players over 1900 elo
Group F for 10 players over 1800 elo
Group G for 10 players over 1700 elo
Group H for 10 players over 1600 elo
Group I for 10 players over 1400 elo
Group J for 10 players over 1200 elo
(The final winner of B-group will be invited to take part in the 2007-A-group)

Tournament hall - Austragungsort : Conseil Général de Meurthe et Moselle, 48 rue du Sergent Blandan, 54000 Nancy (quartier Nancy Thermal). 15 minutes walk from Nancy-railway station - 15 Minuten Fußweg vom Nancy-Bahnhof.

No open, but several Round-Robin closed tournaments for 10 players each (9 rounds in 7 days : 2 hours + 30seconds per player). One master group for IM norms (completed, NO more invitation for titled players), and several others groups arranged by Elo between 1000 and 2300, to obtain or to improve your FIDE Elo (see last year's groups : here).

Prices : 200€-120€-80€ in each group

+ a simul against a master just before the prizegiving ceremony on sunday + a big blitz tournament on friday evening + one kids rapid tournament on wednesday afternoon ...

Entry fee (50€/under 20:25€/minus 10% for 4 players from the same club or just coming together) before february 10th, by post to Ch.Philippe-10 rue Sainte Cécile-54000 Nancy-FRANCE. Please write Full name-Full Address-Telephone number-email-Club-Country Fide code-Birthdate-Elo. Final payment possible for non-french players on the first day BEFORE 1pm. Please be on time, no entry at round 2 ! Contact : philippe.chr@free.fr

Keine Open, aber geschlossene Rundenturniere mit jeweils 10 Spielern (9 Runden in 7 Tagen : 2 Stunden + 30 Sekunden pro Zug), nach Elospielstärke eingeteilt, eine meistergruppe für IM-Normen (komplett) und verschiedene andere Gruppen für jeden Spieler von 1000 - 2300 Elo zur Erreichung oder Verbesserung einer Fide-Elo (siehe die Gruppen 2005).

Preise: 200 Euro - 120 Euro - 80 Euro in jeder Gruppe

+ Eine Simultanveranstaltungen mit meister + ein großes Blitzturnier am Freitag + ein kinder turnier ...

Startgeld (50 Euro/ Jugendliche 25 Euro/ minus 10% fur 4 spieler zusammen), zahlbar bis zum 10. Februar, per Post an: Ch.Philippe-10 rue Sainte Cécile-54000 Nancy-FRANCE. Bitte geben Sie Ihren vollen Namen, Ihre volle Adresse, Ihre Telefonnummer, Ihre eMail-Adresse, Ihren Schachclub, Ihr Land, den Fide-Code, Ihr Geburtsdatum sowie Ihre Fide-Elo an. Letzte Zahlungsmöglichkeit am 1. Turniertag für Ausländer vor 13h. Bitte pünktlich sein. Kein eintritt an 2. Runde. Contact : philippe.chr@free.fr

Program :

Monday 20
Midday to 1pm : Foreigners are invited to pay their entry fee before 1pm.
2pm-8pm Opening ceremony and first round.

Tuesday 21
9am-2pm Round 2
4pm-9pm Round 3

Wednesday 22
2pm-7pm Round 4
3pm-7pm Rapid Tournament for kids (7 games, under 16, free entry fee).

Thursday 23
9am-2pm Round 5
4pm-9pmRound 6

Friday 24
2pm-7pm Round 7
7pm-11pm Blitz tournament (5min/player, open to all, entry fee: 5€, 100% back in prices).

Saturday 25
2pm-7pm Round 8

Sunday 26
9am-2pm Round 9
2pm-4pm Simul by a chess master, free and open to all.
4pm Prize giving ceremony.

Lodging :

Lots of hotels. Check the french information page, or ask me directly at philippe.chr@free.fr

Food :

Nancy is a big town (pop. 300 000) full of restaurants ...

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Comité départemental d'échecs de Meurthe-et-Moselle

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