Location: Bernardin Congress Center, Portoroz
https://www.portoroz.si/si/mice/kongresni-centri-in-dvorane/651-object-kongresni-center-bernardi
OPENING CEREMONY
GROUP PHOTOS
1st DAY
2nd DAY
3rd DAY
A visit of Postojna Cave and Koper Wine
4th DAY
5th DAY
Award and Closing
Portorož, Friday, 8 September 2023 at 15.00
It is an open tournament where all FIDA ID chess players have to right to participate. There is no registration fee. The Blitz Tournament will include participants from 17 NATO nations. Free parking for all tournament participants is arranged at the Hotel Bernardin car park.
Mandatory pre-registration until 5 September at 20.00 via email: sah.drobnemarjan@gmail.com, or using the registration forms on the chess federation's website. When registering, please provide your first and last name, as well as your FIDE ID. Registrations will be confirmed. Equipment will be provided by the organizer. Closing of application confirmations: Friday, 8 September 2023 at 14.45.
Game system:
- The tournament will be played according to FIDE chess rules, Swiss system, 11 rounds, game time 3 minutes with an increment of 2 seconds per move. The tournament will be rated using FIDE Blitz chess ratings.
- Criterion in case of the equal number of points: Head-to-head result within the same point group, Buholc 1, Buholc.
- In the event that all criteria are equal, a golden duel is played, and the color of the pieces is drawn.
- In the case of 2 draws, an additional duel is played, with White having 6 minutes and Black having 5 minutes; a draw suffices for victory.
Announcment of results: 19.00
Medals and gifts for participants are provided by the Slovenian Armed Forces as follows:
- The top three players overall receive a medal and a practical gift (book)
- The top five Slovenian players (who are not participants in the NATO Chess Tournament) receive a practical gift (promotional backpack and/or book).
The awards are mutually exclusive.
Tournament Photograpy
