Amateur events 2009
Three- and nine-round events and rapid tournament
The three- and nine round events, and the rapid tournament are open for everyone, regardless ratings.
Weekend-three-round events (16 - 18 January)
| Registration in De Moriaan | : 16 January 16.00 - 18.00 hours |
| Welcome | : 16 January 18.20 hours |
| 1st round | : 16 January 18.30 - 23.30 hours |
| 2nd round | : 17 January 13.30 - 18.30 hours |
| 3rd round | : 18 January 12.00 - 17.00 hours |
| Rate of play: 40 moves in 2 hours, followed by 30 minutes p.p. to finish the game. |
Weekday-three-round events (19 - 21 January)
| Registration in De Moriaan | : 19 January 11.30 - 12.30 hours |
| Welcome | : 19 January 12.50 hours |
| 1st round | : 19 January 13.00 - 18.00 hours |
| 2nd round | : 20 January 13.30 - 18.30 hours |
| 3rd round | : 21 January 13.30 - 18.30 hours |
| Rate of play: 40 moves in 2 hours, followed by 30 minutes p.p. to finish the game. |
Nine-round events (23 January - 1 February)
| Registration in De Moriaan | : 23 January 10.30 - 12.30 hours |
| Welcome | : 23 January 12.50 hours |
| 1st round | : 23 January 13.00- 19.00 hours |
| 2nd up and till 8th round | : 13.30 - 19.30 hours |
| Free day | : 29 January |
| 9th round | : 1 February 11.30 - 17.30 hours |
| Rate of play: 40 moves in 2 hours, followed by 1 hour p.p. to finish the game. |
Rapid tournament (January 24 and 25)
| Registration in Pavilion | : 24 January 11.30 - 12.00 hours |
| Welcome | : 24 January 12.50 hours |
| Distribution of prizes | : 25 January appr. 16.15 hours |
| A seven-round Swiss tournament, max. 100 participants; time allowed: 30 minutes p.p. |
Tournament rooms
| Dorpshuis De Moriaan | : Dorpsduinen 4, 1949 EG Wijk aan Zee |
| Pavilion | : Dorpsweide, Wijk aan Zee |
| Café de Zon | : Voorstraat 54, 1949 BJ Wijk aan Zee |
| Consumption of alcoholic drinks, smoking and the use of mobile phones are prohibited in the playing halls. |
Entries
- Only the reply card (during the month of November) as well as entries via
this electronic form will be accepted. Entries via e-mail will not be accepted. Please enter as soon as possible!
- Inscription is no longer possible when a tournament is full. The organisers will draw for allotment in the event if an event is full, on November the 10th.
- From November 14th a list with participants in the amateur groups will be published here. From then this list will be refreshed every Friday.
- All participants in the Corus Chess Tournament 2009 will receive a so called ‘proof of participation’ in the first week of January 2009.
- The organisers would like to give as many people as possible the chance to take part in the tournament. Participants in the nine-rounds event can not enter for the weekend-three-round event and/or the rapid tournament. In case this happens, the organisation will not accept the entry in the nine-rounds event.
- The flyers and reply cards will be sent by the end of October 2008.
Entrance fee
| Nine-round events | : € 30,- |
| Three-round events | : € 15,- |
| Rapid tournament | : € 10,- |
| The fee has to be paid at the start of the tournament on registration. |
Prizes
There are money prizes in all events. Distribution of the prizes will stop thirty minutes after the last game in the event has finished. Afterwards the organization will no longer pay money prizes.
Accomodation
For information about accommodation, we refer to the local Tourist Office:
VVV IJmond Noord
Julianaplein 13-15
1949 AT Wijk aan Zee
Information chess events
CC&O
P.O. Box 59064, 1040 KB Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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