ARUBA CHESS CHALLENGE

ARUBA CHESS CHALLENGE
This year we are celebrating our 70th anniversary with our 10th edition of the Aruba Chess Challenge. The biggest chess event in Aruba, with participants from Aruba, Curacao, Suriname and

TOURNAMENT SYSTEM
Swiss System:
7 rounds Open Group & Youth Group U-18
9 rounds Youth Group U-12

REGISTRATION FEES
Open group: US$ 40.00 for players without titles (GM, WGM, IM, WIM, FM, WFM, CM and WCM Free)
U-18 : US$ 20.00
U-12 : US$ 10.00
Local Players pay the amount in Aruban Florins.

SCHEDULE

OPEN GROUP & YOUTH GROUP U-18

Thursday 6 October 2016
06:00pm - 07:00 pm Registration and Cancellation of Registration fees
07:30pm - 08:00 pm Opening Speech and First Move
08:00pm - 12:00am First Round

Friday 7 October 2016
10:00am – 02:00pm Second Round
04:00pm – 08:00pm Third Round

Saturday 8 October 2016
10:00am – 02:00pm Forth Round
04:00pm – 08:00pm Fifth Round

Sunday 9 October 2016
09:00am – 01:00pm Sixth Round
02:00pm – 06:00pm Seventh Round (final round)
06:00pm – 7:00pm Closing Ceremony


YOUTH GROUP U-12

Friday 7 October 2016
10:00am – 11:00am First Round
11:00pm – 12:00pm Second Round
12:00pm – 01:00pm Third Round

Saturday 8 October 2016
10:00am – 11:00am Fourth Round
11:00am – 12:00pm Fifth Round
12:00pm – 01:00pm Sixth Round

Sunday 9 October 2016
09:00am – 10:00am Seventh Round
10:00am – 11:00am Eight Round
11:00am – 12:00pm Ninth Round (Last round)

Open Group:
First place: US$ 750.00
Second Place: US$ 500.00
Third Place: US$ 300.00
Fourth Place: US$ 200.00
Fifth Place: US$ 100.00

U-18 :
First Place: Trophy
Second Prize: Trophy
Third Place: Trophy
Best Player U-16 Trophy
Best Player U-14 Trophy

U-12 :
First place: Trophy
Second place: Trophy
Third place: Trophy
Best Player U-10 Trophy
Best Player U-8 Trophy

CHIEF ARBITER

Hernandez Bermudez, Ulises (VEN) FA,IO

DEPUTY CHIEF ARBITER

Raymundo Dijkhoff

CHIEF ORGANIZER

Octavio Croes

Venue

MFA PARADERA

YOUR MOVE...

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