The 13th International Chess Open Menton 2014 is taking place on 19-26th October 2014 in Menton, a city in France situated on the French Riviera.
The event will be a 9-round Swiss with a time control 90 minutes for 40 moves plus 30 minutes for the rest of the game plus 20 seconds increment starting from move 1.
The prize fund in the amount of 8.570 € will be awarded as follows:
Main prizes: 1.200 €/ 1.000 €/ 800 €/ 600 €/ 500 €/ 400 €/ 300 €/ 200 €
Category prizes: 2200-2101: 140 € /110 €/ 100 €, 2100-2001: 130 €/ 100 €/ 90 €, 2000-1901: 120 €/ 90 €/ 80 €, 1900-1801: 110 €/ 80 €/ 70 €, 1800-1701: 100 €/ 70 €/ 60 €, 1700-1601: 90 €/ 60 €/ 50 €, 1600-1501: 80 €/ 50 €/ 40 €, U1500: 70 €/ 40 €/ 30 €
Special prizes: Best females: 150 €/ 100 €, Best veteran: 150 €/ 100 €, Best super veterans: 150 €/ 100 €, Best players from Menton: 70 €/ 50 €, Best Menton juniors: 50 €/ 30 €, Best performance: 40 € per round, U16: 70 €/ 50 €/ 30 €, U12: 70 €/ 50 €/ 30 €
Last-year’s winner was Bulgarian IM Nikolay Milchev.
Contacts:
Tournament organizer: Serge Cairo
E-mail: serge.cairo@orange.fr
