The Nicosia Chess Club is organizing the second Stanaleybet Nicosia Official Chess Championship 2007.
All of the games will take place at the Nicosia Chess Club, PA.SY.D.Y building 4th floor.

1. Game Schedule
The game schedule is as follows:


2. Time Control The Swiss System will be applied in the championship and the time control will be 90 minutes for every player plus additional 30 seconds increment for every move. All FIDE regulations will be applied as well and all the players will be obliged to note their moves. The tournament will be rated and the results of all the games will be used for the readjustment of the Cyprus Chess Federation E.L.O.

3. No show on games The organizers have the right to withdrawn any player who misses more than 1 match. In case of more than 1 hour delay of a player it will be counted as a loss.

4. Organizers The organizers of the tournament and the people responsible are Vrahimis Boulos and Michalis Filippou on behalf of the Nicosia Chess Club.

5. Tiebreakers In case two or more players score the same points the following criteria will be applied to determine their final position A: Median Bucholtz,
B: Bucholtz, C: Progressive Score, D: Number of Wins, E: ELO.

6. Arbiter The arbiter of all the games is Mr. Philippou Michalis.

7. Entry Fee The entry fee is as follows:
A: Candidate Master Level and above- FREE
B: Any other player ₤5 CYP

8: Prizes and Awards
1st – 100 CYPRUS POUNDS
2nd- 60 CYPRUS POUNDS
3rd- 40 CYPRUS POUNDS
4th- 30 CYPRUS POUNDS
5th- 20 CYPRUS POUNDS
6th- 10 CYPRUS POUNDS
7th- Return of Entry Fee
8th- Return of Entry Fee

9: Tournament Committee The tournament committee will be constituted by:
A: FM Alkis Martides
B. Vrahimis Boulos
C. Michalis Philippou

Any player is allowed to take part in the tournament. For further information or for applying for the tournament you can contact Vrahimis Boulos 99877575 or Michalis Filippou 99931215 or send an email to nicosiachess@yahoo.com the latest by Wednesday, November 11 at 20:00 o’clock.

The maximum numbers of players that can take part in the tournament is forty (40). For this reason, any player interested in taking part in the tournament should register the soonest possible.