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3rd Pafos International Chess Tournament 2025
ORGANISERS: Pafos Municipality & Pafos Chess Club
FEDERATION: Cyprus Chess Federation
TOURNAMENT VENUE: Attikon Multicultural Space & Palia Ilektriki Multicultural Space, Pafos, Cyprus
TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR: Giorgos Antoniou & Charis Konstantinides
MAIN ARBITER: Giorgos Yiapanis
MODE: 9 rounds, Swiss System,
Two Groups: Group A>1800, Group B<1900
Players with rating between 1800 and 1900 can choose if they will play at Group A or Group B
The organizer may choose to place a limited number of participants in a different group than that determined by their ELO rating.
The top five winners of Group B in the 2nd Pafos International Chess Tournament 2024 may choose to play in Group A.
FIDE title Norms are possible!
TIMETABLE:
Registration for participation closes at 18:00, Thursday 10th April 2025
Registration confirmations until 12:00 p.m. (noon) Friday 11 April 2025.
Pairing for the first round 15.00 p.m. Friday 11 April 2025
Opening Ceremony:
Friday 11 April 2025, starting at 16:00
Closing Ceremony:
Thursday 17 April 2025, starting at 16:30
SCHEDULE:
| Round 1 | Friday | 11 April | 16.30 |
| Round 2 | Saturday | 12 April | 10.00 |
| Round 3 | Saturday | 12 April | 17.00 |
| Round 4 | Sunday | 13 April | 16.30 |
| Round 5 | Monday | 14 April | 10.00 |
| Round 6 | Monday | 14 April | 17.00 |
| Round 7 | Tuesday | 15 April | 16.30 |
| Round 8 | Wednesday | 16 April | 16.30 |
| Round 9 | Thursday | 17 April | 10.00 |
Attention!
A player who arrives half an hour (30 minutes) later than the scheduled start of a round loses the game by forfeit.
A player can take up to two exceptions of half point until round 5. The player shall inform the chief arbiter before the pairings of the next round.
TIME CONTROL:
90′ for 40 moves + 15′ until the end of the game + 30″ per move from the first move
TIE BRAKES:
- The result between the two players
- Buchholz
- Median Buchholz
- Sonnenborn – Berger
ENTRY FEE (according to FIDE standard rating on the 1st of April 2025):
Free for all players with ELO above 2400 + titled players (GM, WGM, IM) and women with ELO above 2300
€30, for players with ELO 2300 – 2399 [Women with ELO 2200-2299]
€40, for players with ELO 2200 – 2299 [Women with ELO 2100-2199]
€50, for players under 18 years old
€50, for veteran players > 55 years old
€60, for all other players
Players with ELO between 1751 – 1800 can join the A’ group, with extra entry fee of 20 €
40 € for the players of B Group
