Part 1: (non ACP member)
Blitz Tournament on Friday, December 15th 2006 6:30PM(GMT+1), with 9 rounds swiss pairings 3mn+1s will give 2 qualified for part 2, open to every ACPO members non ACP members.
Registering fee of 15€.
The registration is open until Thursday, December 14th 2006 midnight(GMT+1).
| Places | Prizes |
|---|---|
| 1st | 100€ |
| 2nd | 80€ |
| 3rd | 60€ |
Part 2: (open and free for every ACP member)
Open to all ACP members. 4 tournaments all rounds 3mn+1s (only one appearance per member) Tuesday December 19th at 7PM(GMT+1), Wednesday December 20th at 7PM(GMT+1), Thursday December 21th at 6PM(GMT+1), and Friday December 22nd 6PM(GMT+1) to chose, subject to availability. 4 qualified per tournament, for a total of 16 finalists.
Registrations open until Monday, December 18th midnight(GMT+1).
After you registration validation, you will receive an email with your access code to test ACPO services.A second email will be sent to you on December to confirm the day you will play and who you will be playing with.
Tournament 2006/12/20
Tournament 2006/12/21
Tournament 2006/12/22
Part 3:
will be played on Tuesday, December 26th at 3PM(GMT+1) for eights and quarter finals and on Wednesday, December 27th 2006 7PM(GMT+1) for semi and finals. All Part 3 matches will be played in 4 games (BWBW or WBWB), with a sudden death tie with 4 mn vs 3 mn with obligation to win for white. There will be no match for 3rd rank.
| Places | Prizes |
|---|---|
| 1st | 1200€ |
| 2nd | 800€ |
| 3rd and 4th | 400€ |
| 5th to 8th | 200€ |
| 9th to 16th | 100€ |
| 1st woman/girl | 150€ |
Prizes will be paid directly by the ACP.
The games will be analyzed and cheaters will be systematically detected and publicly banned.