"Chess school of Abovyan city" NPCO organizes an open tournament with the calculation of international and national ratings. 

Venue: "Chess school of Abovyan city" NPCO, city Abovyan, avenue Hanrapetutyan, building 1/85.

Schedule:
Every game will start at 11:00.
The closing ceremony will take place on 11.08.2024 at 17։30.

The tournament will host A and B groups.

A group: Open to all players who have FIDE ID.
B group: Open to players under 8, under 10 and under 12. The under 8 age group is open to players of at least the 4th chess category, the under 10 age group is open to players of at least the 3rd category, and the under 12 age group is open to players of at least the 2nd category.
 
Time control:
A group: 90 minutes for the whole game with 30 seconds increment starting from move one. 
B group: 60 minutes for the whole game with 30 seconds increment starting from move one. 

Tie-breaks:
a) Cut Buchholz-1, 
b) Buchholz, 
d) The greater number of games played with black 
e) The greater number of victories

Prizes for A group:
1st place - 150.000 AMD
2nd place - 130.000 AMD
3th place - 80.000 AMD
4th place - 50.000 AMD 
5th place - 30.000 AMD
Best result among women - 25.000 AMD
Best result U12 - 20.000 AMD
Best result among 50+ participants - 15.000 AMD

Prizes for B group:
1st place U12 - 25.000 AMD
2nd place U12 - 20.000 AMD
3rd place U12 - 15.000 AMD
Best result among U12 girls - 10.000 AMD
1st place U10 - 20.000 AMD
2nd place U10 - 15.000 AMD
3rd place U10 - 10.000 AMD
Best result among U10 girls - 7.000 AMD
1st place U8 - 15.000 AMD
2nd place U8 - 10.000 AMD
3rd place U8 - 7.000 AMD
Best result among U8 girls - 5.000 AMD

Entry fees:
A group
Without FIDE rating -15.000 AMD
Under 2000 FIDE rating - 10.000 AMD
2000-2100 FIDE rating - 7.000 AMD
2101-2300 FIDE rating - 5.000 AMD
2301+ FIDE rating - without entry fee
 
Entry fee for the B group is 4.000 AMD.

For the registration you must send your check of entry fee to abovyanchess@mail.ru. 
During the transfer, don’t forget to mention the participant’s details – name, surname, date of birth, FED and telephone number.
Here is the account for the transfer - 900105201652 Treasury of Abovyan city