2.
at Friedberg Castle
current informa琀椀on at www.freundschachts-open.dePrizes
1.200 €
1st Place
2nd Place
700 €
500 €
3rd Place
4th Place
300 €200 €5th Place150 €6th Place100 €7th PlaceSpecial Prizes
For the best in the following categories:
Ladies, Over 60, Under 18, DWZ Ra琀椀ng < 2000,DWZ Ra琀椀ng < 1800, DWZ Ra琀椀ng < 1600, DWZRa琀椀ng < 1400, there will be a cash prize of
100 € each, provided there are at least 5
par琀椀cipants in the respec琀椀ve category. Noncash prizes for further youth players.

Wi琀琀elsbacher
Castle in Friedberg
How to get there:by train to sta琀椀on Friedberg orTram 6 to Friedberg West P+Ror by car, parking lot on the B 300

Autumn Break 2024
Rnd 1: Thu., Oct 31st, 3 PM
Rnd 2: Fri., Nov 1st, 9 AM
Rnd 3: Fri., Nov 1st, 3 PM
Rnd 4: Sat., Nov 2nd, 9 AM
Rnd 5: Sat., Nov 2nd, 3 PM
Rnd 6: Sun., Nov 3rd, 8:30 AM Rnd 7: Sun., Nov 3rd, 2:30 PM
Award ceremony right a昀琀er the 7th round

7 Rounds
Accelerated Swiss System (Baku)
Time control: 90 min / 40 moves, 15 min for the rest of the game,
30 sec increment from move 1;
DWZ and Elo rating

Suppor琀椀ng Programme- Bistro with lots of home-baked cakes andlunch freshly cooked for you every day- Chess quiz with non-cash prizes- Discover the world heritage city of Augsburg- Historic old town of Friedberg- Relax in the castle park, with adventure playground- Castle museum with café

Entry Fees and Registra琀椀onAdults: 70 €, under 18 and younger: 55 €Grandmasters (GM) and Interna琀椀onal Masters (IM) are exempt frompaying the entry fee. The entry fee must be paid ﬁrst andwill be refunded if you actually take part in the tournament, otherwise it
will be retained as a penalty.
Registra琀椀on un琀椀l 24.10. (with exis琀椀ng FIDE-ID: 30.10.) via the form on thetournament website www.freundschachts-open.deand by simultaneously transferring the entry fee to the following account:
Schachfreunde Augsburg e.V.
QR code of tournament website:
IBAN: DE03 7209 0000 0007 1063 35
BIC: GENO DE F1AU B
Reference: Open 24 par琀椀cipant name(s)Conﬁrma琀椀on of registra琀椀on on tournament day (Oct 31st)
1:30 PM to 2:30 PMRegula琀椀ons
Only one prize per person (sequence: regular prize money, then special prizes in the order listed above, place
price comes before category price). Guaranteed prizes from 100 par琀椀cipants. Prizes will only be given towinners present at the awards ceremony!
Pairings will be done with Swiss Chess. Ranking for star琀椀ng list: DWZ before Elo. In the event of a 琀椀e, the decision
is made in this order: Buchholz, reﬁned Buchholz ra琀椀ng (with one discard each), higher number of victories,
direct comparison, distribu琀椀on of the prize money. The current FIDE rules apply. Maximum 150 par琀椀cipants.
In rounds 1–5, a maximum of 2 byes are possible per player (scoring: 0.5 points each). They must be registered
before the end of the previous round, for the 1st round before the ﬁrst match day.
The wai琀椀ng 琀椀me a昀琀er the start of the round stated above is 60 minutes (FIDE Rule 6.7.1).
Electronic devices (mobile phones, etc.) may be placed in a designated bag next to the board, they must ofcourse be switched oﬀ; the organizer assumes no liability (FIDE Rule 11.3.2.1).
Arbiter: Fabian Wölﬂe (IA)

Data Protec琀椀on
By registering for the tournament, participants give their consent that personal data(Name, age group, club) and photos may be published. By registering, you also give consent to transmit thenecessary data for rating purposes (DWZ/Elo evaluation) to the German Chess Federation (DSB) as well as FIDE.

V. i. S. d. P.: Schachfreunde Augsburg e.V., Eichenhofstraße 22, 86154 Augsburg