HORSENS SKAKFORENING

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While the language of the tournament is Danish, you are very welcome to participate even if you don't speak it. Everyone speaks English - including the other players.
The signup form is Danish-only, but you can sign up by email instead.

17. Horsens Lang Weekend EMT 2014

Horsens Skakforening invites players to participate in a 7 round individual weekend tournament spanning four days, from Thursday July 10th to Sunday July 13th.

Location: Langmarksskolen, Nørrebakken 1, 8700 Horsens. Busses 1, 2 og 10 go from the train station to there (Bakkesvinget), see also www.midttrafik.dk.
Accomodation: Offered on the school where the tournament is played (Langmarksskolen) for DKK 50 per night plus a security deposit of DKK 250. Indicate accommodation preferences at signup. There are bathing facilities for both men and women. GM/IM are offered free accomodation at Hotel Opus. FM's are offered free stay at the school (Langmarksskolen).
We have a special rate for the Hotel Opus for participants, which is DKK 595 for a single room and DKK 695 for a double. Indicate at sign-up if you want to take advantage of this offer, and you will be contacted by Tim Bjerre.
Playing schedule: July 10 to July 13. Thursday, Friday and Saturday 10-16 (10AM to 4PM) and 17-23 (5PM to 11PM). Appearance no later than 30 minutes before the start of a round.
Signup: Signup deadline is July 3. Signup may close before that, as we are limited to 128 participants. In that case a waiting list will be created.
Tournament form: A single open group following accelerated (2) FIDE swiss system. The tournament will be Elo rated, if conditions for this are fulfilled.
Time controls: 2 hours for 40 moves, then 1 time + saved up time for the remainder of the game.
Entry fee: GM/IM/WIM/WGM free, for everyone else DKK 350. Payment must be completed 10 days after signup, otherwise you may be removed from the tournament. For signups later that June 24, payment must be before July 3. For cancellation before July 7 there is a fee of DKK 50. For later cancellations the entry fee is forfeit.
Præmier: 1st price is DKK 5000 minimum. Rating prices: Players are grouped after rating, with a minimum of DKK 3000 in prices for each group. Each contestant can win at most one ranking price.
Tilmelding: Online signup here (or write to Anders Munch anders@jmunch.dk).
More info: Follow us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/HLW2012/ or here on the club website.


Horsens Lang Weekend 2014
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