The 3rd International Chess Festival Open Iasi is scheduled to take place from June 13-20, 2016, at the Polyvalent Hall of Iasi, the largest city in eastern Romania.
The huge event will be split into 16 different tournaments:
Open A – 9-round Swiss tournament, open to all players;
Open B – 9-round Swiss open tournament for players rated below 2000 Elo;
Open C – 9-round Swiss open tournament for players born after 1st January 2016.
Open D – 9-round Swiss Blitz competition;
Open E – Finals of the National University Chess Championships;
Open F – Iasi University Center Chess Championship for professors
Open G – Iasi Kindergarten Teams Chess Championship;
Open H – Iasi High School Teams Chess Championship;
Open I – Iasi School Teams Thess Chess Championship;
International Symposium “Chess contribution in the development of young”;
Open J – Iasi Kindergarten Individual chess championship;
Open K – Iasi School individual Chess Championship;
Open L – Iasi Teachers Chess Championship;
Open M – Iasi Rapid Chess Championship – 9-round Swiss tournament for players under 11 years old (born after 01.01.2005);
Open N – Iasi Chess Neighborhoods Semifinals;
Open O – Iasi Final Chess Neighborhoods.
The hefty prize fund in the amount of 16,000 EUR will be awarded as follows:
Open A – 11.000 EURO
Open B – 2.000 EURO
Open C – 1.500 EURO
Open D – 1.500 EURO
The Prizes are guaranteed regardless of the number of players. Romanian tax fee will be aplied for the prizes above 600 RON. (16% tax fee).
Contacts:
Website: www.ajsiasi.ro
IO Vasile Manole – phone: 0740/277 850
Vlad Ungureanu – phone: 0741/665 384
e-mail: iasitel@yahoo.com
More about Iasi:
The city of Iasi has a history of over 600 years and it is known as the cultural capital of Romania.Iasi is a city toped on 7 hills – like Rome – with 350 000 inhabitants, situated in the north-east of Romania (400 km from Bucharest). It is a famous academic, cultural, and industrial centre and it is located in the area of the well-known churches and monasteries in the northern part of Romania.
![3rd International Chess Festival Open Iasi](<p style="text-align: left;" align="center"><a href="https://www.chessdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Iasi.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-56911" alt="Iasi" src="https://www.chessdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Iasi.png" width="500" height="131" /></a>The 3rd International Chess Festival Open Iasi is scheduled to take place from June 13-20, 2016, at the Polyvalent Hall of Iasi, the largest city in eastern Romania.</p> <p style="text-align: left;" align="center"><strong>The huge event will be split into 16 different tournaments:</strong></p> <strong>Open A</strong> - 9-round Swiss tournament, open to all players; <strong>Open B</strong> - 9-round Swiss open tournament for players rated below 2000 Elo; <strong>Open C</strong> - 9-round Swiss open tournament for players born after 1st January 2016. <strong>Open D</strong> - 9-round Swiss Blitz competition; <strong>Open E</strong> - Finals of the National University Chess Championships; <strong>Open F</strong> - Iasi University Center Chess Championship for professors <strong>Open G</strong> - Iasi Kindergarten Teams Chess Championship; <strong>Open H</strong> - Iasi High School Teams Chess Championship; <strong>Open I</strong> - Iasi School Teams Thess Chess Championship; <strong>International Symposium “Chess contribution in the development of young"</strong>; <strong>Open J</strong> - Iasi Kindergarten Individual chess championship; <strong>Open K</strong> - Iasi School individual Chess Championship; <strong>Open L</strong> - Iasi Teachers Chess Championship; <strong>Open M</strong> - Iasi Rapid Chess Championship - 9-round Swiss tournament for players under 11 years old (born after 01.01.2005); <strong>Open N</strong> - Iasi Chess Neighborhoods Semifinals; <strong>Open O</strong> - Iasi Final Chess Neighborhoods. The hefty prize fund in the amount of <strong>16,000 EUR</strong> will be awarded as follows: Open A – 11.000 EURO Open B – 2.000 EURO Open C – 1.500 EURO Open D – 1.500 EURO The Prizes are guaranteed regardless of the number of players. Romanian tax fee will be aplied for the prizes above 600 RON. (16% tax fee). <strong>Contacts:</strong> Website: <a href="http://www.ajsiasi.ro/">www.ajsiasi.ro</a> IO Vasile Manole - phone: 0740/277 850 Vlad Ungureanu - phone: 0741/665 384 e-mail: <a href="mailto:iasitel@yahoo.com">iasitel@yahoo.com</a> <strong>More about Iasi:</strong> The city of Iasi has a history of over 600 years and it is known as the cultural capital of Romania.Iasi is a city toped on 7 hills – like Rome – with 350 000 inhabitants, situated in the north-east of Romania (400 km from Bucharest). It is a famous academic, cultural, and industrial centre and it is located in the area of the well-known churches and monasteries in the northern part of Romania.){kind=link}