European Xiangqi Championship 2013

进军杯 2013 中国象棋欧洲锦标赛

Invitation to 20th Individual European Xiangqi Championship
and 19th Team European Championship - JìnJūn Cup
Milan - 15-16 June 2013

Tournament Organisers:

Mr. Agostino Guberti: mobile +39 339 588 5178, agogube@gmail.com
Mr. 何志敏: mobile +39 333 399 0106

进军杯 2013 中国象棋欧洲锦标赛


General

Date: 15-16 June 2013

Event venue:
Dong Ya restaurant, Via Paolo Sarpi, 3/5 - 20154 - Milano - tel: 02.3360323
From Linate Airport: Bus n°73 (15 bus stops till Largo Augusto) then n° 94 (10 bus stops till Piazzale Baiamonti); from Central Railway Station get on Metro M2 (3 stops till Moscova) then n° 94 (2 stops till Piazzale Baiamonti)

Regulation and Timing: 7 rounds Swiss System, Asian Xiang-qi Rules, 60 minutes per player per game.

Tournament Schedule:
Saturday: 10.00 – 10.45 Sign-in/on-site registration
10.45 - 11.00 Openings/rules explanation/pairing
11.00 - 13.00 1st Round
13.00 - 13.30 Lunch break
13.30 - 15.30 2nd Round
15.45 - 17.45 3rd Round
18.00 - 20.00 4th Round
20.15 - open end: Get-together dinner

Sunday:

09.00 - 11.00 5th Round
11.15 - 13.15 6th Round
13.15 - 13.45 Lunch break
13.45 - 15.45 7th Round
16.00 - 16.30 Closing & awarding

Registration: contact Mr. Agostino Guberti (e-mail: agogube@gmail.com, mobile: +39 339 5885178)
or Mr. 何 志 敏, (mobile +39 333 399 0106) within 09 June 2013.

On-site registration is also possible, as an exception, directly at the playing venue doubling the entry fee. Notice however that for logistic reasons, including the space capability of the playing venue, the organization reserves the right to not accept the registration of players not registered within 09 June 2013.

No late on-site registration will be accepted after Saturday, 15 June 2013 at 10:45, as this will delay the whole programme.

Registered players who arrive late will be withdrawn from round 1 and will only be allowed to play from round 2. This means that the late player will lose the point for round 1.

A player who is not seated at the start of each round will forfeit the match.

Prize Fund:
2700€ in total for the winners of individual (1-6), best non-Asian players (1-2).

1st place 800€
2nd place 600€
3rd place 400€
4th place 200€
5th - 6th place 100€

1st place non-Asian player 300€
2nd place non-Asian player 200€

Team prize:
1-3 (3 players form each team integrated in individual tournament): Cups

Entrance fee:
Each player will be charged 20€ for covering partial organizational cost; students and pupil 50%
discount. Fee for players not pre-registered within 09 June 2013 is 40€.

Players and teams are kindly invited, if possible, to bring chess clocks and chess boards
Please fill the entry form field regarding these informations.

Accommodation: It is strongly recommended to book the hotel earlier.
The nearest hotels can be found at: http://www.prontohotel.it/ita/milano/pois/via_paolo_sarpi.htm

Two lunches and one dinner will be kindly offered by Dong Ya restaurant.