1.Invitation
European Chess Union and Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Chess Federation are pleased to invite all European Chess Federations affiliated to FIDE and ECU to participate at the 25th European Club Cup for Men and 14th European Club Cup for Women . The Championship will be held in Ohrid (located 190 km south from the capital Skopje ). The dates are October 3 rd (day of arrival) until October 11 th 2009 (day of departure).
2. Participation
The valid regulations to be followed are the "ECU Tournament Rules" approved by the General Assembly of the European Chess Union. Each European federation is allowed to take part in this competition. According to the Rules for the European Club Cup participation is open to:
- URAL Sverdlovskaya ( Russia ), the current cup holder in the men's competition
- Cercle d'Echecs de Monte Carlo ( Monaco ), the current cup holder in the women's competition
- Two clubs per federation in which a national team championship is organised
one club per federation in which no national team championship is organised
- Third club is allowed to that federation(s) in which a national team championship is organised provided that at least 20 grandmasters and/or players with a FIDE-rating over 2600 have participated in this national team championship.
- One additional club (only in man competition) for the federations which are ranked in the first five places of the federation ranking list. For the competition 2009 the federations are Russia , Czech Republic , Armenia , Bosnia & Herzegovina , Germany.
3. ECU fees
3.1. In accordance with ECU regulations each federation should pay an entry fee of 300 EUR for the participating club for the men's competition and 200 € per participating club for the women's competition
3.2. According to the ECU regulations (Art. B.9.5.1), the entry fee shall be paid by the federations to ECU before or at the start of the competition. If the entry fee is not paid by the end of round 2 these teams will not be paired in subsequent rounds.
4. Application, registration
4.1. Every federation that intends to participate with one or more teams must inform the organizing committee before July 31, 2009 of its acceptance of the invitation specifying the number of the teams.
4.2. Entry forms must be completed and returned to the Tournament office not later than September 4 th , by fax or mail stamped by the Federation, also by official e-Mail. This date is the registration deadline.
In entry form basic team composition must be written.
4.3. The complete registration form must include surname/s, first name/s, ID number, FIDE rating and title, and passport number of each player. It must also include the name and telephone / e-mail / fax number of the Chief of Delegation and of the person in charge of the Club.
4.4. Copies of the registration forms should at the same time be sent to:
for the men's competition to Tournament Director Dirk De Ridder (e-mail: ECU_DirkDeRidder@skynet.be ), for the women's competition to Werner Stubenvoll (e-mail: werner.stubenvoll@liwest.at)
4.5. All entry forms have to be put forward by the respective federation: entries not supported by the federation will not be accepted!
4.6. Teams will not be paired until all their registration details have been fulfilled.
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR THE MEN'S AND WOMEN'S COMPETITION
In order to avoid the problem of last-minute team changes that are not in accordance with the ECU Club Cup Tournament Rules each federation has to send a copy of the club list(s) as entered for the respective national team competition to the Tournament Director.
5. Travel details
5.1. For all participants, accompanying persons and journalists, the organizer will provide transfer from Skopje airport (60 € return ticket per person) and Ohrid airport (20 € return ticket per person).
5.2. These transport services will be available on October 3rd (arrival) and on October 11th (departure). If the organizer is able he will accept special requests from Clubs regarding transfer dates.
5.3. Players and accompanying persons who make private transport arrangements should clearly indicate this in writing at the time of registration. They will be fully responsible for any problems experienced during their arrival or departure and particularly for the possibility of a late start to the Championship.
5.4. Not later than June 30 the organizer will announce a special flight offer for the participants. Therefore we suggest to make your flight reservation only after this date.
6. Payment
6.1 At the time of registration ( September 4 th ) all costs should be transferred to the following account:
Chess school "Kozle 73" - Skopje
Swift: STOB MK 2X
IBAN: MK07200001956816591 |
6.2. The foreign bank commissions must be paid by sender. If it is not paid, the organizers will charge the respective participants by an invoice, which must be paid in full before the end of the second round.
7. Lodging and meals
7 .1. Accommodation and meals for players and accompanying persons will be at the following official hotels suggested by organizer:
Hotel "INEX Gorica", Ohrid *****
(100 rooms are allocated)
Single room with full board : 75 Euro
Double room with full board : 59 Euro per person
Hotel "Granit", Ohrid ****
(100 rooms are allocated)
Single room with full board : 69 Euro
Double room with full board : 54 Euro per person
Hotel "Inex Drim", Struga ****
(200 rooms are allocated)
Single room with full board : 63 Euro
Double room with full board : 49 Euro per person
Hotel "Park", Ohrid***
(60 rooms are allocated)
Single room with full board : 54 Euro
Double room with full board : 39 Euro per person
7.2. In case a participating team does not wish to use an official hotel for their members, an additional payment of 100 Euro per person who requires accreditation must be included with the registration.
7.3 IMPORTANT NOTICES!
7.3.1. In all hotels (4* & 5*) participants will be able to use free internet in the rooms!
7.3.2. Until July 15 th , pre-reservation period is predicted for the following teams:
Hotel “INEX Gorica” – for the first 15 ranked teams from Club Cup 2008
Hotel “Granit” – for the teams participants in women competition
After that date, hotels will be in disposal for all teams by their chose.
7.3.3. The organizer can only guaranty accommodation for a specific hotel when the reservation and payment has been made on time. From July 15 th the official tournament website will publish the accommodation disposal.
8 . Tournament hall
The Championship will be held in Hotel "Gorica" (men's section) and in Hotel "Granit" (women's section).
Distance of playing hall from hotel “Gorica”:
Hotel "Granit", Ohrid **** 1,7 km
Hotel "Inex Drim", Struga **** 12 km (15 minutes by minibus)
Hotel " Park " , Ohrid*** 0,5 km
Organizer will provide bus transfer from mentioned hotels to the playing hall as follows
- before the start of each round (except the last round) between 2.00 p.m. to 2. 30 p.m.
- the return to hotel circuit will be every 30 minutes starting from 5 p.m.
9 . Schedule
12. Arbiters and Appeals Committee
Names of the Chief Arbiter and the members of the Appeal Committee will be announced not later than September 1, 2009.
13 . Information
Tournament bulletin will be on CD and it will be free for all participating teams. Each team will receive two CD.
Before the tournament, information will be available on the Internet at http://www.ecc2009.com On this site will be published entry forms for registration.
14. Information about visa
Organizer will give full support to assist participants to receive entry visas due to speed up procedure in Embassies and Consulates of Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia or at the border upon their arrival.
Visa's costs will depend on the valid laws at that moment.
15 . Prizes
15.1. The first three teams will receive trophies. Each member of the winning team (players, reserves and captain) will receive a gold medal. The members of the second and third placed teams will each receive a silver and bronze medal respectively.
1 5 .2. For the best placed teams and for the individual results for the best board result in the men competition, the organizer will provide prizes to the value of 35.000 Euro . For the best placed teams and for the individual results for the best board result in the women competition, the organizer will provide prizes to the value of 10.000 Euro .
15.3. Prize value of 45.000 Euro is disposed as folows:
15.3.1. Team prizes
| CLUB CUP |
| 1st place 11.000 Euro |
| 2nd place 5.500 Euro |
| 3rd place 4.125 Euro |
| 4th place 2.750 Euro |
| 5th place 2.750 Euro |
| 6th place 1.375 Euro |
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| CLUB CUP FOR WOMEN |
| 1st place 3.750 Euro |
| 2nd place 1.875 Euro |
| 3rd place 1.125 Euro |
| 4th place 750 Euro |
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15.3.2. Individual prizes (the best board results)
| CLUB CUP |
| 1st place 700 Euro |
| 2nd place 500 Euro |
| 3rd place 300 Euro |
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| CLUB CUP FOR WOMEN |
| 1st place 250 Euro |
| 2nd place 150 Euro |
| 3rd place 100 Euro |
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15.3.3. Standings for the best board results will be calculated according ECU Tournament rules.
15.3.4. Prizes for the team results are property of Clubs, and individual prizes are property of players.
16. Currency
The local currency is Denar (MKD).
Organizer will publish on the official web site valid currency rate.
17. Medical care
During the Tournament there will be Medical Services according to the FIDE Tournament Regulations.
18. Electricity
The voltage is 220 Volts.
19 . Tournament office
All necessary information can be seen on the official tournament web-site http://www.ecc2009.com or by mail: eclubcup@yahoo.com .
Tournament Director: Petar Gicarovski
Contact person: Marina Pop Pankova
Mobile phone: +389 72 272 020
