25th Salsomaggiore Terme International Chess Festival

DECEMBER 2-3-4, 2022

LOCATION

Corte Civica Tommasini, Viale Filippo Corridoni 1

43039 Salsomaggiore Terme MAP

TOURNAMENTS

OPEN A : for players with rating > 1900 – RATE OF PLAY: 90min.+30sec.increments from move 1

OPEN B : for players with rating < 2000 – RATE OF PLAY: 90min.+30sec.increments from move 1

OPEN C : for players with rating < 1600 – RATE OF PLAY: 30min.+30sec.increments from move 1

SCHEDULE Tournaments A and B

Friday 2nd December	h 09.30	Closing registration and validation
	h 10.30	1st Round
	h 16.00	2nd Round
Saturday 3rd December	h 09.00	3rd Round
	h 15.00	4th Round
Sunday 4th December	h 09.00	5th Round
	h 14.30	6th Round
	h19.00 circa	Closing cerimony

SCHEDULE Tournament C

Saturday 3rd December	h 10.30	Closing registration and validation / 1st Round follows
	h 14.30	2nd Round
	h 17.15	3rd Round
Sunday 4th December	h 09.00	4th Round
	h 11.45	5th Round
	h 16.00	6th Round
	h 19.30 circa	Closing cerimony

ENTRY FEE

TOURNAMENTS A and B	€ 60,00
F.M.	€ 45,00
G.M.	€ 20,00
M.I., Women, under 18, over 65	€ 40,00
TOURNAMENT C	€ 40,00

NO INVITATIONS SCHEDULED

REGULATION

The Tournaments are FIDE rated. FIN code is mandatory

MODUS

PLAY SYSTEM:  Swiss system – 6 rounds

TIE BREAK:  Buchholz Total, Buchholz Cut1, ARO

All other regulations apply as per FIDE Rules

REGISTRATION

Registration for admission within November 29th:

1) registration on the web site Vesus or Chess Results

2) bank transfer in favour of

Circolo Scacchistico “Paolo Bertellini”

Crédit Agricole Italia – Agenzia 1 di Salsomaggiore Terme (PR)

Iban: IT42V0623065900000084568626

Causale:“Iscrizione Festival 2021”

3) send bank receipt before November 29th at 23:00 h to the email address scacchisalso@gmail.com  with player’s full name and date of birth

*A maximum number of 150 players will be admitted. The date of the bank transfer will establish the order of precedence

CANCELLATION AND REFUND POLICY

Applied only in respect of entry fee:

*Cancellation of the event by Ministerial Decree or Italian Chess Federation measure: refund 100% of the entry fee. Accomodation and travel costs will not be refunded

*Registration’s cancellation by the player before Friday 25th November: refund 80% of the entry fee

*Registration’s cancellation by the player between Sunday 26th November and Thursday 1st December: refund 50% of the entry fee

CONFIRMATION OF REGISTRATION

*Mask isn’t mandatory but highly recommended.

*The body temperature must be lower than 37,5 °C

PRIZES

RANKINGS

TOURNAMENT A	TOURNAMENT B	TOURNAMENT C
1° – 450,00 €	1° – 400,00 €  + plaque	1° – 120,00 €
2° – 350,00 €	2° – 250,00 €  + plaque	2° – 100,00 €
3° – 250,00 €	3° – 200,00 €  + plaque	3° – 80,00 €
4° prize in kind	4° – 150,00 €	4° prize in kind
—–	5° – 100,00 €	5° prize in kind
—–	6° prize in kind	6° prize in kind

RATING CATEGORY

RATING 2051-2200	1° – 90,00 €	2° – 50,00 €	[Tournament A]
RATING ≤ 2050	1° – 90,00 €	2° – 50,00 €	[Tournament A]
RATING 1750-1899	1° – 90,00 €	2° – 50,00 €	[Tournament B]
RATING <1750	1° – 90,00 €	2° – 50,00 €	[Tournament B]
RATING <1500	1° – prize in kind	2° – prize in kind	[Tournament C]

*All other regulations apply as per FIDE Rules and Italia Chess Federation Covid prevention protocol [click here]

*It is allowed to ask the half point bye (limited to round 1 and round 2 and making request at least the day before the tournament starts)

*During play, a player is forbidden to have a mobile phone and/or other electronic means of communication in the playing venue. If it is evident that a player brought such a device into the playing venue, he shall lose the game

*Smoking, including e-cigarettes, is permitted only in the section of the venue designated by the arbiter

* PRIZES (TAX FREE) CANNOT BE SPLIT NOR COMBINED

BOOKING INFORMATION

AFFILIATED HOTELS’ list

HOW TO REACH US

BY CAR: SALSOMAGGIORE TERME is 17km (20 min.) from the motorway exit Fidenza-Salsomaggiore Terme of the A1, midway between Milan and Bologna.

BY TRAIN: you can arrive at the rail-station in Salsomaggiore from Fidenza rail-station. For some Intercity and Eurostar trains, you have to change in Parma rail-station. Then inter-regional train to Fidenza every hour. Web site    www.trenitalia.it

BY BUS: suburban line 2205 (Salsomaggiore Terme-Fidenza-Parma), from Parma rail -station. Web site   www.tep.pr.it

WINNER OF THE 2021 EDITION:

FM Bifulco Michel (ITA)

PROTOCOLLO DI SICUREZZA DELLA MANIFESTAZIONE

(in ottemperanza alle norme dettate dalle DISPOSIZIONI PER IL SUPERAMENTO DELLE MISURE DI CONTRASTO ALLA DIFFUSIONE DEL VIRUS COVID-19 NELLA PRATICA DELLO SPORT DEGLI SCACCHI A SEGUITO DELLA CESSAZIONE DELLO STATO DI EMERGENZA)

• All’ingresso della sede di gioco e dei servizi igienici è obbligatoria l’igienizzazione delle mani con soluzione idroalcolica. L’igienizzazione è largamente consigliata anche nel corso della gara.
• I giocatori dovranno entrare già muniti di penna per la segnatura delle mosse.
• Tutti gli atleti agonisti devono essere in possesso della specifica certificazione agonistica o non agonistica secondo le norme di riferimento in tema di certificazione medico sportiva e secondo i parametri federali .
• La Direzione di gara ha l’obbligo di allontanare immediatamente dalla sede di gioco gli atleti che non dovessero rispettare le norme comprese nelle disposizioni per il superamento delle misure di contrasto alla diffusione del virus Covid-19 nella pratica dello sport degli scacchi a seguito della cessazione dello stato di emergenza.
• La Direzione di gara ha l’obbligo di non consentire l’avvio della manifestazione oppure di sospenderla immediatamente nel caso in cui non fossero più garantite le misure di prevenzione previste dalle disposizioni per il superamento delle misure di contrasto alla diffusione del virus Covid-19 nella pratica dello sport degli scacchi a seguito della cessazione dello stato di emergenza.