We invite all chess players to take part in the III Rio Chess Open 2024which will take place in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, RJ - Brasilfrom April 22-28, 2024.
South American Copacabana Hotel
Rua Francisco Sá, 90
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, RJ
General Osório Station - Exit D
Participants staying at the official hotel will receive a discount on accommodation.
Attention: bookings through sites such as Expedia, Booking and similar are not valid for the promotion. Bookings must be made exclusively via the link below, stating that you are a participant in the event XADREZ (CHESS).
| SINGLE AND DOUBLE APARTMENT | R$ 350 + 5% |
| TRIPLE AP | R$ 475 + 5% |
| QUADRUPLE AP | R$ 682 + 5% |
PARTICIPATION
The III Rio Chess Open 2024 is a tournament open to any chess player registered with the CBX and paying the CBX 2024 annual fee. Those registered with another FIDE flag do not pay the CBX fee, but must provide their FIDE ID number (FIN) when registering.
SCHEDULE
| DAY | MORNING | AFTERNOON | EVENING |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 22nd - Monday | FREE | FREE |
Opening Ceremony - 18:00 Round 1 - 19:00 |
| April 23rd - Tuesday | FREE | Round 2 - 14:00 | Round 3 - 19:00 |
| April 24th - Wednesday | Rapid 7 rounds - 10:00 | FREE | Round 4 - 19:00 |
| April 25th - Thursday | FREE | Round 5 - 14:00 | Round 6 - 19:00 |
| April 26th - Friday | Workshop DGT - 10:00 | Workshop OBS - 14:00 | Round 7 - 19:00 |
| April 27th - Saturday | Blitz 9 rodadas - 10:00 |
Solutions Tournament Hilton Rios Memorial - 14:00 | Round 8 - 19:00 |
| April 28th - Sunday | FREE | Round 9 - 15:00 | Awards - 20:00 |
*Opening and Technical Congress ONLINE (instagram.com/riochessopen) - April 22 at 09:00.
AWARDS
| PLACE | OPEN | WOMAN | Sen. (+50) | Vet. (+65) | U2300 | U2000 | U1700 | U1400 | UR[FIDE] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1º | R$ 1.750 | R$ 600 | R$ 150 | R$ 150 | R$ 150 | R$ 150 | R$ 150 | R$ 150 | R$ 150 | |
| 2º | R$ 1.000 | R$ 450 | R$ 125 | R$ 125 | R$ 125 | R$ 125 | R$ 125 | R$ 125 | R$ 125 | |
| 3º | R$ 300 | R$ 300 | R$ 110 | R$ 110 | R$ 110 | R$ 110 | R$ 110 | R$ 110 | R$ 110 | |
| 4º | R$ 250 | R$ 250 | R$ 85 | R$ 85 | R$ 85 | R$ 85 | R$ 85 | R$ 85 | R$ 85 | |
| 5º | R$ 200 | R$ 200 | R$ 50 | R$ 50 | R$ 50 | R$ 50 | R$ 50 | R$ 50 | R$ 50 | |
| 6º | R$ 150 | R$ 150 | Under 06, 08, 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18 Male and Woman: Champion trophy, 2nd and 3rd medal. | |||||||
| 7º | R$ 145 | R$ 145 | The organization reserves the right to make payments via PIX within 5 working days. Cash prizes will not be divided and are not cumulative. The winner will be entitled to the highest prize. The order of prizes is: absolute, female, categories and rating. | |||||||
| 8º | R$ 100 | R$ 100 | ||||||||
| 9º | R$ 85 | R$ 85 | The prize will only be awarded at the closing ceremony, and the winners must be present. Absence, or failure to provide written justification, will result in the prize not being awarded. | |||||||
| 10º | R$ 50 | R$ 50 | ||||||||
REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT
| # | EVENT |
until Jan 31st |
until Feb 15th |
until 29/fev |
until Mar 31st |
until April 14th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | III Rio Chess Open 2024 | R$ 260 | R$ 350 | R$ 400 | R$ 500 | R$ 520 |
| 2 | III Blitz Cidade Maravilhosa 2024 | R$ 90 | R$ 110 | R$ 130 | R$ 150 | R$ 180 |
| 3 | II Rapid Cidade Maravilhosa 2024 | R$ 100 | R$ 150 | R$ 170 | R$ 190 | R$ 200 |
| 4 |
Workshop DGT & OBS (live broadcast) |
DTG - R$ 300 OBS - R$ 300 DGT+OBS COMBO - R$ 500 | ||||
| 5 |
Solutions Tournament Hilton Rios Memorial | R$ 30 | ||||
| 6 |
Rio Chess Open 2024 T-shirt (plus shipping) | R$ 50 | R$ 70 | R$ 80 | ||
| 7 | Rio Chess Open 2024 Mug | R$ 50 | R$ 60 | |||
Aplicado ao valor principal de R$ 520 (somente no torneio aberto), terão desconto de 50% os jogadores +60 anos, menores de 18 anos e PCD (até dia 10/abr), ficando o valor de R$ 260. Após 19/abr, as inscrições estarão condicionadas à aceitação da organização.
Registrations are personal and non-transferable. No credit or refund will be made after 7 days from proof of payment.
- Applications can be made via REGISTRATION FORM providing the following information: Full name, date of birth, FIDE ID and CBX ID, city and club you represent and attaching proof
- The list of applicants will be available at CHESS-RESULTS. Players who are in debt to the CBX will be removed from the Chess-Results before the first pairing..
Deposit/transfer in the name of ENTERPRISE PROMOTORA DE EVENTOS (Enterprise Cyber Lan) - CNPJ 06.198.847/0001-09
Nu Pagamentos S.A. [260]
Bank agency 0001
bak account 85500015-7
PIX
E-MAIL
diretoria@riochessopen.com
EXEMPTIONS AND CONDITIONS
The following are exempt from the registration fee: GM, IM, WGM, WIM.
- Registrations for those exempt must be confirmed by Feb. 28.
- GM/WGM will be entitled to a double room in the official hotel: contact by 28/Feb.
INFORMATION AND CONTACTS
Event Director and Organizer: IA Ednilson Rosas: +55 (21) 96499-5591 (WhatsApp)
Link to the WhatsApp community: HERE
OPEN - COMPETITION SYSTEM AND PACE OF PLAY
Rounds: Swiss system in 09 (nine) rounds, Swiss Manager software.
Game pace: STD - 90 minutes with a 30-second increment from move 1.
Pairing: We will use accelerated pairing if the number of participants reaches 200. Questions to the Chief Referee.
TIEBRAK CRITERIA (in order)
|
Direct confrontation (code 11) |
Buchholz Cut 2 (code 37) |
AROC 1 (code 36) |
Buchholz Totals (code 37) |
Sonneborn-Berger (code 52) | - Criterion used as long as the players tied on points have all played each other, otherwise the criterion is ignored |
- Worst result cut-off: 2 - WO and Bye matches are calculated against a virtual player - Own points are not added - For retired players: calculate buchholz |
- Highest rating cut-off: 0 - Lowest rating cut-off: 1 - Minimum FIDE rating of 1000 applied - WO and Bye matches are ignored - Own points are not added |
- Best result cut: 0 - Worst result cut-off: 0 - WO and Bye matches are calculated against a virtual player - Own points are not added - For retired players: : calculate buchholz |
- Best result cut: 0 - Worst result cut-off: 0 - WO and Bye matches are calculated against a virtual player and weighted with real points - Own points are not added - For retired players: calculate buchholz |
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ABSENT BYE (0.5)
Absent Bye, entitled to 0.5 (half a point), will be allowed only 1 (one), and only until the 6th round. Non-pairings (zero points) can be requested in any round, and as many times as desired. They must be notified in an appropriate manner to the refereeing team.
WO TIME
Defeats by WO will be confirmed 60 (sixty) minutes after the start of the round.
CHESS EQUIPMENT AND DIGITAL CLOCKS
Pieces, boards and clocks will be provided by the organization up to table 80. Therefore the players SHOULD BRING THEIR DIGITAL WATCHES. Electronic spreadsheet: if used, it will be provided by the event organizers only.
ELECTRONIC AND COMMUNICATION DEVICES
Electronic and communication devices are not allowed in the playing area (e.g. smartwatch, tablet, cell phone). Failure to comply with this measure will result in forfeiture of the match.
TITLES, RULES AND PLACES IN THE FINAL OF THE BRAZILIAN CHAMPIONSHIP
The event will be valid for standards (GM, WGM, IM, WIM) according to the FIDE Handbook. The event is valid so that Brazilian athletes can apply for the title of National Master from CBX. The event will distribute approximately 50 places for the Final of the Brazilian Absolute Chess Championship 2024 and another 50 places for the Final of the Brazilian Women's Chess Championship 2024.
APPEALS COMMITTEE
It will be formed during the Technical Congress and will be made up of a chairman, two full members and two alternates. Appeals submitted to the organization within a maximum of 30 minutes after the end of the last match of the round that gave rise to the incident and upon payment of a fee of R$500.00 will be accepted.
II Rapid Cidade Maravilhosa 2024 - COMPETITION SYSTEM AND PACE OF PLAY
| PLACE | WHEN |
COMPETITION SYSTEM AND RHYTHM OF PLAY | REGISTRATION |
Arpoador Hall I and II South American Copacabana Hotel 90 Francsico Sá Street |
April 24th - Wednesday 1st Round at 10:00 Other rounds to follow Awards: approx. at 22:30 |
7 Rounds, software Swiss Manager VALID FOR FIDE RATING! RPD: 10 minutes with 5 second increment per move |
Same procedure of the main event SUBSCRIBE Maximum limit to register: 09:00 on April 24th |
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The rating used in the competition is FIDE RPD. In the absence of a rating, the FIDE STD rating is used.
PRIZE: R$2,500 in prizes
| PLACE | OPEN | WOMAN | PLACE | U2200 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1º | R$ 450 | R$ 450 | 1º | R$ 150 |
| 2º | R$ 350 | R$ 350 | PLACE | U1700 |
| 3º | R$ 225 | R$ 225 | 1º | R$ 150 |
| PLACE | U1400 | |||
| 1º | R$ 150 | |||
III Blitz Cidade Maravilhosa 2024 - COMPETITION SYSTEM AND PACE OF PLAY
| PLACE | WHEN |
COMPETITION SYSTEM AND RHYTHM OF PLAY | REGISTRATION |
Arpoador Hall I and II South American Copacabana Hotel 90 Francsico Sá Street |
April 27th - Saturday 1st Round at 10:00 Other rounds to follow Prize-giving: as soon as it's over the last round |
9 Rounds, software Swiss Manager VALID FOR FIDE RATING! RPD: 3 minutes with 2 second increment per move |
Same procedure of the main event SUBSCRIBE Maximum limit to register: 09:00 on April 27th |
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The rating used in the competition is FIDE BLZ. In the absence of a rating, the FIDE STD rating is used.
PRIZE: R$2,500 in prizes
| PLACE | OPEN | WOMAN | PLACE | U2200 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1º | R$ 450 | R$ 450 | 1º | R$ 150 |
| 2º | R$ 350 | R$ 350 | PLACE | U1700 |
| 3º | R$ 225 | R$ 225 | 1º | R$ 150 |
| PLACE | U1400 | |||
| 1º | R$ 150 | |||
HILTON RIOS MEMORIAL SOLUTIONS TOURNAMENT
| PLACE | WHEN | COMPLETE REGULATIONS | REGISTRATION |
Arpoador Hall I and II South American Copacabana Hotel 90 Francsico Sá Street |
April 27th - Saturday 14:00 | CLICK HERE |
Same procedure of the main event SUBSCRIBE Maximum limit to register: 23:59 on April 25th |
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AWARDS:
| PLACE | OPEN |
|---|---|
| 1º | TROPHY |
| 2º | MEDAL |
| 3º | MEDAL |
RESULTS AND PHOTOS
The event's official website is riochessopen.com where the results and photos of the event will be published. The participant or guardian authorizes the use of their image free of charge, for publication in printed or digital material for information purposes.
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