17th International Chess Festival M.Chigorin Memorial (updated)
St. Petersburg, Russia, October 26 - November 05, 2010
The festival is held in "Moskva" hotel (2 Al. Nevsky square) and consists of two tournaments. Pre-registered players listed bellow.
A. Rapid chess tournament, October 26-27, starts at 17:00
Time control 15 minutes per game + 5 seconds increment for each move, 9 round Swiss. Entry fee: 1000 roubles (for juniors under 16, seniors and women - 800 roubles). Registrations are accepted on October 26, 9:30 - 16:45. The prizes are paid out in Russian roubles (official rate on August 17 is 1 euro = 39.11 roubles).
Total prize fund (granted by St. Petersburg Chess Federation) - 400 000 roubles:
Total prize fund (granted by St. Petersburg Chess Federation) - 400 000 roubles:
Main prizes:
1st place - 75 000
2nd place - 60 000
3rd place - 45 000
4th place - 35 000
5th place - 25 000
6th place - 20 000
7th place - 16 000
8th place - 14 000
9th place - 12 000
10th place - 10 000
11th place - 8 000
12th place - 8 000
13th place - 6 000
14th place - 6 000
15th place - 4 000
16th place - 4 000
17th place - 3 000
18th place - 3 000
Total: 354.000
Special prizes:
Best women, 1st place - 8 000, 2nd place - 6 000, 3rd place - 4 000
Best St. Petersburg players, 1st place - 8 000, 2nd place - 6 000, 3rd place - 4 000
Best junior - 5 000
Best senior - 5 000
Total: 46 000
The prizes are not shared, a player can win only one prize.
Full info here: http://previews.chessdom.com/2010/mikhail-chigorin-memorial
