European Women
Rapid and Blitz Championships

Organizers

The Predeal City Hall in cooperation with Romanian Chess Federation, Queens Gambit Sport Club and National Foundation for Young Managers.

Application rules

Women who are entitled by birth, citizenship or naturalization to represent one of the ECU federations (see ECU Tournament Rules B.1.3) without any limitations by age, rating or the number of players from one federation have the legal right to participate to these championships.

Venue

Palace of Sports Predeal

System

Swiss system of 9 rounds for rapid chess, 20 rounds for blitz (or less, depends on number of participants).

Rate of game

15 minutes + 10 seconds per move for each player for rapid chess
3 minutes + 2 seconds per move for each player for blitz

Criteria used for ranking

• Number of points
• Median Buchholz 1
• Buchholz
• Number of victories
• Progressive Score

Prize fund

Rapid Chess	Blitz
1000 EUR 800 EUR 700 EUR 500 EUR 400 EUR 300 EUR 200 EUR 100 EUR	500 EUR 400 EUR 350 EUR 250 EUR 200 EUR 150 EUR 100 EUR 50 EUR

Financial prizes are shared among the players with the same number of points.
Taxes will be paid by the organizers. These are guaranteed prizes.
Material prizes for other women players in the absolute ranking and in categories according to ELO.

Starting fee

- WGM and WIM free of charge
- other women players 20 EUR for rapid chess, 10 EUR for blitz

Late registrations: players registered after 15.07.2007 will pay extra 5 EUR.

Schedule

7th August	19.00 - 22.00 registration
8th August	07.30 - 09.00 registration rapid chess 09.45 - 10.00 opening ceremony 10.15 - 12.15 rounds 1-2 12.15 - 14.15 lunch break 14.15 - 18.15 rounds 3-6
9th August	09.00 - 12.00 rounds 7-9 12.30 - 12.45 prize giving ceremony for rapid chess 15.00 - 20.00 trip to Bran Castle (world wide known as Dracula Castle)
10th August	07.30 - 09.00 registration blitz 09.30 - 12.30 rounds 1-10 15.00 - 18.00 rounds 11-20 18.30 Prize giving ceremony