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Tournament Rules

1. This tournament will be played to nine rounds from December 23rd to 29th, 2007, according to the following schedule:

1^st Rnd.: day 22, 5:00 PM.

2^nd Rnd.: day 23, 10:00 AM.

3^rd Rnd.: day 23, 4:00 PM.

4^th Rnd.: day 24, 4:00 AM.

5^th Rnd.: day 26, 10:00 PM.

6^th Rnd.: day 26, 4:00 PM.

7^th Rnd.: day 27, 4:00 AM.

8^th Rnd.: day 28, 4:00 PM.

9^th Rnd.: day 29, 4:00 PM.

2. The tournament will be played according to Swiss System.

3. The tournament will be played at Iruña Park Hotel.

4. The rate of play will be 90 minutes for player for the whole game, with 30 aditional seconds for each move made.

5. The initial ranking will be made according to the following criteria:

a) FIDE rating,

b) title,

c) national rating (FEDA or equivalent) or regional,

d) alphabetical order.

6. The double withdrawal of a player or a single unjustified withdrawal will cause the elimination of the tournament. It will be ability of the Organization to eliminate the player that withdraws to the first round.

Except the players invited by the Organization, all the other will be able to request up to three byes, communicating it in writing to the arbiters before the end of the previous round. This bye will add ½ point. The byes in the last 3 rounds will disable the receivers to get any prize.

7. All complaint to a ruling of the arbiter will be given by writing to the Appeals Committee and at most one hour after the end of the beat in which the fact object of the complaint took place. The rulings of this Committee will be firm to all the effects.

8. The Appeals Committee will be integrated by:

· Two regular players and two substitutes.

· The Tournament Director (substitute: organizational representative).

· The Tournament Director will act as Chairman of this Committee.

9. Analysis won't be allowed in the playing room. It will be permitted to carry them out, once finished the game, in the analysis room. It won't be allowed to move to the analysis room the games and clocks used for the dispute of the tournament.

10. The players who intend to leave the playing room during their games to tell it to some arbiter. It won't be allowed the players to get into the analysis room during the playing of their games.

11. The pairings, that will be carried out for computer means, will be published at playing venue and on the web of the tournament (http://www.chesspamplona.com). The pairings for the first round will be published after the Opening Ceremony.

12. Claimings to the pairings will be assisted just in case the claimed game supposes:

• to play again against the same opponent or
• to play with the same color for third serial time (except in the last round) or
• to play with a color three times more than with the other one (except in the last round).

13. The registration fee will be paid to the organizers before the first round or in its course and the player that didn't fulfill this requirement, could be eliminated from the tournament.

14. The tie-breaks to determine the final ranking will be:

• Bucholz excepting the worst rival.
• Number of victories.
• Performance.
• Sum of opponents’ ratings.

The order of these approaches will decide by means of a raffle carried out immediately after finishing the last beat.

15. The prizes list is:

General standing:

1^st	1.500 €
2^nd	1.200 €
3^rd	1.000 €
4^th	800 €
5^th	600 €
6^th	500 €
7^th	400 €
8^th	350 €
9^th	300 €
10^th	250 €
11^th	200 €
12^th	200 €

Special prizes:

First U-18	200 €
First U-2200	200 €

Navarre’s special prizes:

First	300 €
Second	200 €
Third	150 €
First U-2000	150 €
First U-18	150 €
First U-14	Material
First U-10	Material

• The prizes will be given entirely to the player that occupies the corresponding position, taxes to be deducted.
• It will be considered sub-14 to all born player after the 31-12-92.
• The real player who obtains prize in different classifications will opt for the higher one or, to similar quantities, for the one of higher importance.
• The players invited by the organizers, will be able to only get the prizes from place 1^st to 12^th, lacking the right to obtain anyone other prize.

16. This tournament will be governed by the present Rules, the Laws of the Chess and by the current regulation of FIDE, rules to which all the players are subject during the development of the tournament.

17. The official text of these Bases is the Spanish version.

Organizer: IO Joaquín Pérez-Seoane.

Tournament Director: GM Jesus De la Villa.

Chief Arbiter: IA Jesús Mena.

1st Deputy Chief Arbiter: IA Nerea Mauleon.

2nd Deputy Chief Arbiter: Tomás Sánchez.