BICAPAWN XACOBEO
CHESS FESTIVAL

BICAPAWN International Chess Club – a FIDE endorsed Chess club under the auspices of Spanish Chess Federation (FEDA)- is pleased to invite you to participate in the BICAPAWN Xacobeo Chess Festival, an international Grand Prix for rapid and blitz.

This tournament is made up of 5 different open tournaments including 4 blitz tournaments and one rapid for 4 days from October 19th to 22nd, 2022

These International Tournaments will be held at Gaias Museum in “Cidade da cultura de Galicia” Santiago de Compostela, Spain from 19th to 22th of october 2022

BICAPAWN Grand Prix r&b

The BICAPAWN Xacobeo Grand Prix winners will be determined by adding the points obtained according to the classification of each player in the five tournaments.

These points will be distributed according to the tables shown below.

BLITZ
1st 1000
2nd 900
3rd 800
4th 700
5th 600
6th 500
7th 400
8th 300
9th 200
10th 100
11th 90
12th 80
13rd 70
14th 60
15th 50
16th 40
17th 30
18th 20
19th 10
20th 8
Rest of players 5 points
RAPID
1st 1500
2nd 1400
3rd 1300
4th 1200
5th 1100
6th 1000
7th 900
8th 800
9th 700
10th 600
11th 500
12th 400
13rd 300
14th 200
15th 100
16th 80
17th 60
18th 40
19th 20
20th 15
Rest of players !0 points

Playing venuE

The BICAPAWN Xacobeo Chess Festival will be held at the Gaiás Center Museum, flag-ship of the Cidade da Cultura. The Cidade da Cultura is a unique and iconic modern building that marks the entrance to Santiago de Compostela at the last stage of the Saint James’ Way.

Called to be an architectural benchmark for the 21st century, the Gaiás Center Museum is one of the most unique buildings and one with the most possibilities of use in the Cidade da Cultura, which aspires to become the benchmark exhibition center in Galicia.

The spectacular nature of its facade, the almost 43 meters high and its more than 16,000 square meters of surface allow the Gaiás Center Museum to display a range of training and outreach activities that make it an active center in continuous renewal.

format

Format and Time Control


The format will consist of 9 rounds according to the Swiss System.

Time Control for Blitz tournaments are 3 minutes for the whole game with an addition of 2 seconds per move starting from move one.

Time Control for Rapid tournament is 25 minutes for the whole game with an addition of 10 seconds per move starting from move one.

The games shall be played with DGT e-Boards and clocks, and pairings will be made by Swiss Manager Program.

Any player who arrives at the chessboard after the start of the session shall lose the game.

Tie Break system


Tournaments ranking will be calculated in the following order:

a) Direct encounter between the players in tie
b) Buchholz Cut 1 (Brazilian) *
c) Buchholz
d) Average Rating of Opponents Cut **
e) Armageddon game
* Buchholz score reduced by the lowest score of the opponents.
** Average Rating of Opponents, excluding the lowest-rated opponents.

Grand Prix final ranking is determined by the number of points scored in the general classification, following the criteria in section 8.

If at the end of the tournaments two or more players are tied for the first place or for any prize, the tie shall be broken in priority accordance to the following criteria for Swiss events:

1.- Result of direct encounters between the tied players (applies only if all tied players have played each others)
2.- Buchholz Cut 1 (Brazilian)*
3.- Buchholz
4.- The greater number of games played with black
5.- The greater number of wins

Arbitration and committee appeal


The chief arbiter and the Organizing Committee will nominate the arbitration team.

The Appeal Committee is selected according to the provisions of FIDE regulations.

Fee appeal is 30€. The fee is returnable if the appeal is successful. It may also be returned if the appeal is unsuccessful but the committee considers it so.

Appeal must be presented written to the Appeal Committee 20 minutes after the end of the round.

Appeals will not be accepted if the player runs out of time. Zero seconds tolerance according to the clock in the playing area.

Appeal Committee decisions are final.

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SCHEDULE

DATE ROUNDS TIME
Wednesday Oct 19
ARRIVALS
Blitz #1
12:00 to 15:00h
16:00 to 20:00h
Thursday Oct 20

Blitz #2
Blitz #3

10:00 to 14:00h
16:00 to 20:00h

Friday Oct 21

Blitz #4
Rapid (R1 to R4)

10:00 to 14:00h
16:00 to 21:30h

Saturday Oct 22
Rapid (R5 to R9)
CLOSING CEREMONY
10:00 to 19:00h
21:00 to 23:00h
Sunday Oct 23
DEPARTURES
All the day

PRIZES

Main prizes for BICAPAWN Xacobeo Chess Festival


Bicapawn has prepared a total net prize fund of 70,000€, distributed between the individual tournament prizes and the Grand Prix prices.

Bicapawn Xacobeo Chess Festival celebrates 2022 as the Year of The Woman in Chess, as endorsed by FIDE. We aspire to a future in which women compete at the same level as men in chess, and we want to break the barriers that slow this progress. We want to encourage women to participate in professional chess and to compete for prizes.

We also want to promote chess for kids, as chess has many benefits at a young age: analytical thinking, strategy, learning abilities and more.

For both of these reasons we have prepared special prizes. The total net prize fund of 70,000€ is distributed in 52,500€ for Tournament prizes and 17,500 for the Grand Prix, including the special prizes that we have designed for you

BICAPAWN Xacobeo Grand Prix Prizes

17.500€ prize fund

GRAND PRIX PRIZES
BP Xacobeo GP
1st 5000€
2nd 3000€
3rd 2000€
SPECIAL GP PRIZES
Women
1st 1500€
2nd 1000€
3rd 500€
Under 18
1st 500€
2nd 300€
3rd 200€
Under 16
1st 500€
2nd 300€
3rd 200€
SPECIAL U08 | U10 | U12 | U14 PRIZES
Under 08 | 10 |12 | 14
1st BICAPAWN GP KIT WINNER
2nd BICAPAWN GP KIT #2
3rd BICAPAWN GP KIT #3
BICAPAWN GP KIT Winner= Accommodation & register for BP Tournament Tunisia december 2022 + BICAPAWN Limited edition T-shirt & Hoodie
BICAPAWN GP KIT 2nd & 3rd = BICAPAWN store gift card + BICAPAWN Limited edition T-shirt & Hoodie

BICAPAWN Xacobeo tournaments Prizes

52.500€ prize fund. all four blitz tournaments share the same prize pool

Blitz #1
1st 2000€
2nd 1500€
3rd 1200€
4th 1000€
5th 800€
6th 700€
7th 600€
8th 500€
Blitz #2
1st 2000€
2nd 1500€
3rd 1200€
4th 1000€
5th 800€
6th 700€
7th 600€
8th 500€
Blitz #3
1st 2000€
2nd 1500€
3rd 1200€
4th 1000€
5th 800€
6th 700€
7th 600€
8th 500€
Blitz #4
1st 2000€
2nd 1500€
3rd 1200€
4th 1000€
5th 800€
6th 700€
7th 600€
8th 500€
SPECIAL PRIZES Blitz Tournaments
Women
300€
Under 18
300€
Under 16
300€
SPECIAL U08 | U10 | U12 | U14 PRIZES
Under 14
Under 12
Under 10
Under08
BICAPAWN Tournament KIT
BICAPAWN Tournament KIT
BICAPAWN Tournament KIT
BICAPAWN Tournament KIT
BICAPAWN Tournament KIT = BICAPAWN Limited edition T-shirt & Hoodie
Rapid
1st 2500€
2nd 2000€
3rd 1500€
4th 1200€
5th 1000€
6th 800€
7th 700€
8th 600€
9th 500€
10th 400€
SPECIAL PRIZES Rapid Tournament
Women
300€
Under 18
300€
Under 16
300€
SPECIAL U08 | U10 | U12 | U14 Rapid PRIZES
Under 14
Under 12
Under 10
Under08
BICAPAWN Tournament KIT
BICAPAWN Tournament KIT
BICAPAWN Tournament KIT
BICAPAWN Tournament KIT
BICAPAWN Tournament KIT = BICAPAWN Limited edition T-shirt & Hoodie

Entry fees

Registration cost for one tournament:

50€ for players 18 years or older
30€ for players under 18 years

Grand Prix (5 tournaments) registration package :

149€ for players 18 years or older
99€ for players under 18 years

GM and IM and players with a rating >2400 are free of charge.

Entry fee and related payment have to be fully paid prior to Oct 15th 2022.

PAYMENT INFO
Account holder
BICAPAWN
Account number (IBAN)
ES67 2080 0043 1130 4004 1942
Bank Name
ABANCA
Branch Name
A CORUÑA
BIC Code / SWIFT Address
CAGLESMMXXX
Bank Address
CANTON GRANDE 1, A CORUÑA

ENTRY FORM

Participation & Registration


Participation is open to all FIDE rated players with FIDE ID.
Registration can be made online via the following form until 15th of October 2022.

0,00 €
Important! Registrations made with Bank transfer payment method will not be completed until the organization receives transfer copy through the email tournaments@bicapawn.com and they return an email confirming their registration.

Registration can be made online until 15th of october 2022

VISA and Health Cautions

For Visas :

For delegations coming from countries requiring entry visas into Spain, these can be obtained from Spanish Embassies or Consulate Offices in your respective countries. We will avail an official invitation to delegations that need a copy for visa processing, and the organizers will notify the reason for the trip to the administrative bodies of the countries of residence to facilitate obtaining the visa.

Health Cautions For COVID-19

1. Passengers coming from countries requiring entry visas into Spain, must present a DIGITAL COVID CERTIFICATE OR EU EQUIVALENT on vaccination against COVID-19 or a negative certificate of an active infection diagnostic test or a certificate of recovery after passing the disease.

2. Passengers mentioned in the previous point must fill in the SPTH Health Control Form manually entering the details of their vaccination, recovery or diagnostic test certificate. The system will send you a QR code that you will have to present both prior boarding, and upon your arrival in Spain. In the health control, you may be required to present this document certifying vaccination, diagnostic test or recovery.

3. Children under 12 years of age and passengers in international transit do not have to present a certificate or the SpTH QR.

4. All passengers will be subject upon arrival to a primary inspection consisting in temperature control, visual inspection and documentary control. Those suspected of suffering from COVID-19 will undergo a secondary inspection where a more exhaustive assessment will be carried out. If it is confirmed that the passenger suffers from a pathology with a risk to public health, if it is a close contact of COVID-19 or if a positive result is obtained after carrying out a PDIA for SARS-CoV-2 on arrival, the protocols established in coordination with the health authorities of the autonomous communities will be activated. For this, the health authority may request the collaboration of other administrative bodies, public officials or other institutions.

CONTACT

For further information, please contact us via:

E-mail: tournaments@bicapawn.com

Phone : + 34 665 796 255 (Spanish)

+34 641 014 116 (English)

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