Playing rules

1.     The tournament will be played as a double game round robin from December 16th to 20th in Sheraton Hotel to Bilbao. Every day two games shall be played, beginning at 6:30 PM., with a break of 15 minutes (from the end of the last game).

2.     Tournament Director and Chief Arbiter will make the drawing of lots on October 8th and immediately publish them on tournament’s official website (www.ajedrezbilbao.com). Playing schedule:

·         1st rd.: 16th: 1-6, 2-5 y 3-4.

·         2nd rd.: 16th: 6-1, 5-2 y 4-3.

·         3rd rd.: 17th: 6-4, 5-3 y 1-2.

·         4th rd.: 17th: 4-6, 3-5 y 2-1.

·         5th rd.: 18th: 2-6, 3-1 y 4-5.

·         6th rd.: 18th: 6-2, 1-3 y 5-4.

·         7th rd.: 19th: 6-5, 1-4 y 2-3.

·         8th rd.: 19th: 5-6, 4-1 y 3-2.

·         9th rd.: 20th: 3-6, 4-2 y 5-1.

·         10th rd.: 20th: 6-3, 2-4 y 1-5.

3.     Play will be governed by the FIDE Laws of Chess, except where they are overridden by the following rules.

4.     Players are not allowed to record the moves.

5.     Players are not allowed to agree draw without arbiter's permission. In case both players request it to him, the arbiter will make his decision after consulting with a technical assistant.

6.     At the start of the game each player has twenty-five minutes on his clock. Before a player makes his move ten seconds will be added to his remaining time.

7.     The game will be played on an empty board.

8.     The time will be controlled using a digital clock.

9.     The players will type the move on the keyboard, typing the initial and the final squares of the move (for instance, e2e4), press enter, stop his/her own clock and start opponent’s clock.

10.  The move shall be considered to be finished once the player press enter.

11.  The win will score 3 points, the draw 1 and the defeat 0.

12.  Tie-breaks:

    1. Sonneborn-Berger.
    2. Direct encounter.
    3. Number of won games.

13.  The players may not leave the playing area of the playing hall and may not watch the position on the monitors.

14.  In case of a claim, the ruling of Chief Arbiter and Tournament Director shall be final.

 

Chief Arbiter: Jesus Mena.

Tournament Director: Juan Carlos Fernandez.