I. EUTender-Sinus-Sárkány IM-FM Chess Tournament

Tournament venue: Sárkány DSE club house 1174 Budapest, Szabadság street 24. I. floor

(In the immediate vicinity of the Rákoshegy railway station on the Budapest-Keleti-Újszász-Szolnok line, accessible by buses 46, 98, 168E, 198 and S60 train, which leaves Keleti station in every half hour.)

Date of tournament: From the 9th of February till the 18th of February 2025. Rest day: 16th of February. All games start at 10:00 AM. Default time: 30 minutes.

Tournament system: In the IM-group, 9 rounds of round robin for 10 players. In the FM-group, 9 rounds of swiss system. Minimum number of players: 13, maximum number of players: 21. The tournament is to be held only if the minimum number of players pre-register.

Time control: 90 min/game + 30 minutes after 40 moves + 30 seconds per move.

Registration: The entry fee to be paid is according to the rating avarage based on the rating held by the player at the time of entry and the rating when the tournament starts. The FM/WFM/WIM/WGM title holders pay a discounted entry fee (-40 EUR) as well as the players of the organizing club.

Entry fees (IM-group):

2376- 120 EUR
2336-2375 160 EUR
2296-2335 200 EUR
2256-2295 240 EUR
2216-2255 280 EUR
2175-2215 320 EUR

Entry fees in the FM-group: 10 000 HUF from 2141 onwards, 15 000 HUF between 2071-2140, and 20 000 HUF between 2000-2070, based on the February ratings. Chess players with less than 2 000 rating points can only enter the tournament with the permission of the chief organizer and only if there are any places left. In the FM group, the first three titled applicants (GM, WGM, IM, WIM, FM, WFM) can participate free of charge.

All players must have either a Hungarian playing license valid for the year 2025, or a foreign player’s license (HPL) entitling them to participate in international chess tournaments in Hungary issued by the Hungarian Chess Federation, the price of which is 8 000 HUF for 365 days.

Prizes: Cup for first place, medal for the first three place. There is no prize money in the IM group, as the players play for the IM norm and for rating points. The prize fund for the first three places in the FM group is 80 000 (40k-24k-16k) forints, which is distributed using the Hort system, and which is understood in the case of at least 17 participants.

Tiebreak: Berger-Sonneborn in the IM-group. In the FM-group: Buchholz, progressive score, results against each other.

Accommodation and meals: Players are responsible for their own accommodation and meals. The organizers recommend Hotel Chesscom & Guesthouse (https://www.chesscom.hu/), which can be reached from the  tournament venue by a single bus (Line 98). For meals, the organizers recommend the Sorompó restaurant located in the immediate vicinity of the tournament venue, which serves Hungarian dishes.

Drawing of lots: In the IM group, the drawing of lots is carried out jointly by the chief arbiter and the main organizer at the tournament venue 16:00 (4:00 PM) on the day before the start of the tournament. Players who have already arrived draw their own starting number based on the order of their rating.

Registration and information: Balázs Nádasi, +36-70-378-5328, sdse17@gmail.com