5th European Small Nations Team Championship

11 to 19 November 2017 | Principat d’Andorra

Hotel Holiday Inn | Andorra la Vella

1. VENUE, DATE, SCHEDULE

1.1 The 5th European Small Nations Team Championship will be held from Saturday 11th November (arrival) to Sunday 19th November 2017 (departure) in Andorra la Vella (Principat d’Andorra).

1.2 Playing Schedule

11th November 2017  

20.00

22:00

Arrival Day

Opening Ceremony

Technical Meeting

12th November 2017 15.00 Round 1
13th November 2017 10:00

17.00

Round 2

Round 3

14th November 2017 15.00 Round 4
15th November 2017 10:00

17.00

Round 5

Round 6

16th November 2017 15.00 Round 7
17th November 2017 15.00 Round 8
18th November 2017 15.00

21.00

Round 9

Closing Ceremony

19th November 2017 Departure

 

2. PARTICIPANTS

Federations participating in the event are as follows:

  1. ANDORRA
  2. CYPRUS
  3. FAROE ISLANDS
  4. GUERNSEY
  5. JERSEY
  6. LIECHTENSTEIN
  7. LUXEMBOURG
  8. MALTA
  9. MONACO
  10. SAN MARINO

Each team shall consist of four players; in addition, one reserve player may be nominated.

3. TOURNAMENT REGULATIONS

3.1 Round Robin Tournament

The championship will be played using the 9-round round-robin system. Starting numbers will be drawn at the Opening Ceremony.

3.2 Time Control

The time control will be 90 minutes for 40 moves plus 30 minutes for the rest of the game, plus 30 seconds increment for every move played starting from the first move. Default time will be 30 minutes.

3.3 Team Composition

All participating federations are required to submit their Team Lists by providing the Fixed Board Order before 1th November 2017. After this date, any substitution of players and no change of board order shall only be allowed with the permission of the organisers.

3.4 Ranking and Tie Break System

The order of teams that finish with the same number of match points shall be determined by application of the following tie-breaking procedures in sequence, proceeding from (a) to (b) the extent required:

  1. The sum of the board points won.
  2. The match result between themselves.
  3. Sonnenborg-berger.

3.5 Procedure of appeals

Protests against decisions of the Chief Arbiter or any of his assistants must be submitted in written form to the Chairman of the Appeals committee within one hour after completion of the playing session. The protest must be accompanied with the sum of 100 EUR, as a deposit from the signatory. If the protest is accepted and the decision changed, then the deposit will be returned back to the claimant. Otherwise money will be transferred to the Organizing Committee.

The Appeals Committee will be selected prior to the first round during the Technical meeting and will be made up of three persons selected by the majority of the players and two members of the organization.

3.6 Additional Rules:

  1. Analyzing is not allowed in the playing hall.
  2. During the game the players are not allowed to go to the analyzing room.
  3. Players are asked not to bring any mobile phone into the playing hall. If a mobile phone rings the player will be punished according to the Laws of Chess by loss of the game.
  4. Flash photography may be used only in the first fifteen minutes of the games.
  5. We assume that all the players have read the Tournament Regulations and are obliged to obey them.

 3.7 Prizes

There will be prizes for top three teams and a special prize for best player of each board (single board Prizes).

3.8 Tournament Director

The tournament director is Mr. Joan Antoni Obregon. If necessary you can contact for any emergency with the phone  (+376) 339 309. e-mail: fide@escacsandorra.com

Holiday Inn

Holiday Inn Hotel

Regulations

Tournament Regulations

Schedule

Schedule of the tournament and planned activities

Teams

Teams and Players