Georgian Chess Federation and European Chess Union are organizing the 2014 European Youth Chess Championships, which will take place in Batumi (Black See), Georgia between October the 18th (arrival) and October the 29th (departure).
The Championships will be held in 5***** Batumi hotel “Sheraton Batumi” (built in 2010). In case of need second 5***** playing hall of hotel “Intourist Palace” will be at disposal of participants of EYCC 2014. There is 400 meters between “Sheraton” and “Intourist” via famous Batumi Bulvar.
The ECU Tournament Rules will be followed:
– The tournament will be played according to the Swiss system in 9 rounds.
– The time rate will be 90 minutes for the first 40 moves followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an addition of 30 seconds per move starting from move one.
– Zero-tolerance rule will be applied for each round.
– Players may only agree to a draw after the 40th move has been made by Black. Players violating this rule will be forfeited.
Already 17 national federations have registered their representatives: Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Israel, Italy, Lithuania, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovenia and Turkey.
The current number of players stands at 268 across twelve age sections.
Contact Information
Akaki Iashvili
Mobile : + 995 577 41 41 21
Email : iashviliakaki@gmail.com
Website : www.e2e4.ge
Participants (top seeds):
1. GM Boruchovsky Avital ISR 2503 U18B
2. IM Sanal Vahap TUR 2448 U16B
3. IM Laurusas Tomas LTU 2432 U18B
4. IM Ali Marandi Cemil Can TUR 2385 U16B
5. FM Gajek Radoslaw POL 2352 U16B
6. FM Bellahcene Bilel FRA 2331 U16B
7. Stremavicius Titas LTU 2325 U16B
8. FM Kirk Ezra ENG 2308 U18B
9. FM Kobo Ori ISR 2308 U18B
10. Jarmula Lukasz POL 2296 U16B
Nice city.