Organizers: The competition is organized and run by the Sigulda Chess Club in cooperation with the Sigulda District Council Sports Department and Riga Chess Federation.
Place: Sigulda State Gymnasium, K.Barona iela 10, Sigulda, Latvia.
Time: 28th and 29th of September, 2019 (Saturday and Sunday)
Management: Tournament director is Visvaldis Gercāns, e-mail: siguldachess@gmail.com, ph. +371 29277148.
System, time control: 11 rounds Swiss system, FIDE rules, FIDE rapid chess rating calculation.
Time control 12 min/game + 5 sec/move. Any player who arrives at the chessboard after the default time 12 minutes shall lose the game.
Tournament is open for all chess lovers who have FIDE ID number.
Registration and entry fee: Entry fee 15 EUR.
Entry fee 12 EUR for participants by notice in advance until September 25th (17.00)
Participation for Sigulda District inhabitants is free of charge.
GM/IM/WGM/WIM no entry fee.
To apply for the tournament, participants should send an e-mail to siguldachess@gmail.com with name, family name, FIDE ID number and city of residence. Organizers have rights to not include in the list of players participants who have applied after the 25.09.2019.
Sending an application means that the player agrees that during the event participants may be photographed and filmed, as well as the fact that chess games are broadcasted live on the Internet.
Entry fee can be paid at the competition site during the registration.
Participants or their organizations can make entry fee payment until 25th of September by bank transfer: Biedrība Siguldas šaha klubs, A/S SEB banka, UNLALV2X, LV18UNLA0055000159825, reg.nr. 40008120148.