OPEN INTERNACIONAL D'ESCACS 'VILA DE SITGES'

Sitges 22.07.2025 - 30.07.2025

GENERAL BASES

The tournament scores for the XXI Catalan Circuit of International Open Chess 2025 ( http://www.escacscircuit.cat ) and valid for FIDE, and FCd'E norms and ratings.

​​PLAYING LOCATION (ATTENTION, new playing location for Group “A”!)
- Grup “A” : “Mercat Vell”, Plaza del Ayuntamiento sq, 11, Sitges
(6 minutes walk from the Casino Prado)
- Grups “B” & “C” : Casino Prado. Francesc Gumà st, 6-14. Sitges (usual location)
(100 meters from the RENFE train station)
Both locations are adapted for people with physical disabilities, with air conditioning and analysis space.

DATES AND TIMES:
From 22nd to 30th of July, The rounds will start at 4:30 p.m, except the last round which will start at 3:30 pm
The prizes will be awarded at the end of the last round

​GROUP A:
Open to all players with a valid FCE, FEDA or FIDE license and who have a FIDE rating ≥ 1950.

GROUP B:
Open to all players with a valid FCE, FEDA or FIDE license and who have a FIDE rating <1950 and ≥ 1650

GROUP C:
Open to all players with a valid FCE, FEDA or FIDE license and who have a FIDE rating <1650.

Remark : NO WILD CARDS WILL BE GRANTED to play in a group higher than that which corresponds to each player by their elo, according to the FIDE list of July 1, 2025

SYSTEM AND GAME TIMING
Swiss system, 9 rounds.
The game time will be 90 min. per player + 30 sec. per move

PAIRINGS
The pairings of the rounds will be made through the "Swiss Manager" program and will be published daily on the Open website: www.chesspradositges.com and on chess-results.com (fed=CAT), at the end of the rounds.
The pairings of the first round will be published, at the latest, at 10 am on the same day.

​DEFAULTS
The maximum waiting time from the indicated time to start the game will be one hour.
Any player who does not show up for a round, without just cause, will be excluded from the tournament.
Up to two breaks ("byes") may be requested, assigning zero points in each of them​

REGISTRATION
Registration can be made until July 21, at 8 pm, using the form on the Open website: www.chesspradositges.com .
Registrations will only be considered valid once the payment of the registration fee has been verified, which can be done by secure payment with Visa/Mastercard debit/credit cards, through Banco de Sabadell's POS, or by Bizum, at the same open website.

MAXIMUM CAPACITY :
- Groups “B” & “C” (at the Casino Prado) : 136 players in total
- Group “A” (at the “Mercat Vell”) : 100 players

The organization reserves the right of admission
For inquiries (not registrations): chessopensitges@casinoprado.cat

​REGISTRATION FEES

DISCOUNTS
A discount (not cumulative) will apply in the following circumstances :

1. 5€ for participants of the open Sunway 2024 (likewise, whoever participates in this open will also have a discount in the registration of the open Sunway 2025)

2. 5€ for players with disabilities recognized by the FCd'E

3. 10€ for subscribers to the “Peón de Rey” magazine

An additional discount of 5€ will apply for players who make the payment before June 22, 2025

TIEBREAKERS
Tiebreakers will be valid both for classification purposes and for obtaining trophies and cash prizes.
Therefore, neither trophies nor prize money will be divisible between players tied on points.
The tiebreaker system, which will be drawn at the end of the last round, will be:

1. Recursive performance

2. Performance

3. Average rating of the opponents (minus the two worst)

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TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR
Mr. Antoni Ferret Soler

MAIN ARBITER
Mr. Manuel Navarro (international arbiter)

COMPETITION COMMITTEE
The Competition Committee will be made up of the tournament director and 4 players (2 starters and 2 reserves), chosen among the tournament participants, and to whom they may appeal, at the latest before the end of the round in play, and in writing, the decisions of the head referee.

The decisions of the committee will be final but there will be an official claim form from the FCd'E.

VARIOUS

1. Participation in the tournament implies knowledge and acceptance of these rules.

2. Anything that is not provided for in these rules will be resolved by applying the regulations of the XXI Catalan Circuit of International Chess Opens 2025, and ultimately the FIDE, FEDA or FCd’E regulations.

3. It will be the responsibility of each player to register in the correct group and check that the data that appears in the different registration lists and in the classifications is correct.

4. The winning players (or both in the case of draws) will be responsible for communicating the result of their games to the arbitration team. In the event that the result of a game has not been notified to the arbitration team, the game will be considered lost for both players.

5. Players agree to attend the game rooms with the proper clothing and to have a correct and sporting behaviour. Smoking will not be allowed in the game room.

6. According to FIDE regulations, inside the game room, players may not carry mobile phones or any electronic device that could serve to provide any kind of help to players. Instead, they will be allowed to be turned off, inside bags or backpacks. It is advisable to use the free storage service provided by the organisation for your mobile phone.

7. The participants assign the right of their image to the organization and/or third parties for the dissemination of the event, and the promotion of the game of chess.

8. The organization reserves the right to cancel the tournament, due to a case of force majeure. In this case, the registration fee will be refunded.

9. These general bases may be modified before July 1st 2025.