Qatar Masters Open 2015
19th to 30th December
http://www.qatarmastersopen.com/english/#en/welcome
Regulations
The Tournament is open to all chess players with ELO rating 2300 and above.
Registration fees
Registration fee for all players except holding GM and WGM titles is 150$, Grandmasters and Women Grandmasters pay no fees. Accompanying persons pay the same registration fee as players.
Registration fees include:
• transportation from Hamad International Airport to the official hotels and backwards;
• coffee breaks during the rounds;
• sport facilities for the participants and official guests of the
Tournament (football, basketball fields and tennis courts);
• issuing entry visas.
Schedule and System of Play
The Qatar Masters Open 2015 will be conducted according to the Swiss System, 9 rounds, 1 rest day and, if necessary, playoff matches.
19 December 2015 – Arrivals and Opening Ceremony
20 December 2015 – Round 1
21 December 2015 – Round 2
22 December 2015 – Round 3
23 December 2015 – Round 4
24 December 2015 – Round 5
25 December 2015 – Rest day
26 December 2015 – Round 6
27 December 2015 – Round 7
28 December 2015 – Round 8
29 December 2015 – Round 9 and Tiebreaks
Time control
The time control for each Tournament game shall be 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, plus 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an increment of 30 seconds per move starting from the move 1.
Participants
Carlsen, Magnus
Giri, Anish
Kramnik, Vladimir
So, Wesley
Karjakin, Sergey
Tomashevsky, Evgeny
Li, Chao
Wojtaszek, Radoslaw
Harikrishna, P.
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar
Wei Yi
Ivanchuk, Vassily
Vitiugov, Nikita
Yu Yangyi
Eljanov, Pavel
Ponomariov, Ruslan
And 125 others, including Leon Piasetski
19th to 30th December
http://www.qatarmastersopen.com/english/#en/welcome
Regulations
The Tournament is open to all chess players with ELO rating 2300 and above.
Registration fees
Registration fee for all players except holding GM and WGM titles is 150$, Grandmasters and Women Grandmasters pay no fees. Accompanying persons pay the same registration fee as players.
Registration fees include:
• transportation from Hamad International Airport to the official hotels and backwards;
• coffee breaks during the rounds;
• sport facilities for the participants and official guests of the
Tournament (football, basketball fields and tennis courts);
• issuing entry visas.
Schedule and System of Play
The Qatar Masters Open 2015 will be conducted according to the Swiss System, 9 rounds, 1 rest day and, if necessary, playoff matches.
19 December 2015 – Arrivals and Opening Ceremony
20 December 2015 – Round 1
21 December 2015 – Round 2
22 December 2015 – Round 3
23 December 2015 – Round 4
24 December 2015 – Round 5
25 December 2015 – Rest day
26 December 2015 – Round 6
27 December 2015 – Round 7
28 December 2015 – Round 8
29 December 2015 – Round 9 and Tiebreaks
Time control
The time control for each Tournament game shall be 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, plus 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an increment of 30 seconds per move starting from the move 1.
Participants
Carlsen, Magnus
Giri, Anish
Kramnik, Vladimir
So, Wesley
Karjakin, Sergey
Tomashevsky, Evgeny
Li, Chao
Wojtaszek, Radoslaw
Harikrishna, P.
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar
Wei Yi
Ivanchuk, Vassily
Vitiugov, Nikita
Yu Yangyi
Eljanov, Pavel
Ponomariov, Ruslan
And 125 others, including Leon Piasetski
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