Festival Zagreb 2018

YOUTH CHESS FESTIVAL, ZAGREB 2018

29.12. hotel Westin, Crystal Hall

Rapid tournament

11:00, registrations from 10:00 to10:45

Garry Kasparov simul

18:00 with the broadcast by national television network HRT

 

RAPID

29 December 2018 at 11:00

U16, U13, and U10 – 10+5 – 7 rounds

Individual youth chess tournaments,
the most successful chess clubs will receive:

PRIZES

1.      3000 Kn 
2.   2000 Kn 
3.   1000 Kn 
4.     500 Kn  

 

 

Clubs will gain the sum of all points, earned by their representatives, in all of the categories.


Foreign players are free to form their own team.

 

U 16

Includes participants born in 2002 and younger.

7 round Swiss-system, 10′ + 5”

Prizes

1. Material prize + diploma
2. Material prize + diploma
3. Material prize + diploma

U 13

Includes participants born in 2005 and younger.

7 round Swiss-system, 10′ + 5”

Prizes

1. Material prize + diploma
2. Material prize + diploma
3. Material prize + diploma

U 10

Includes participants born in 2008 and younger.

7 round Swiss-system, 10′ + 5”

Prizes

1. Material prize + diploma
2. Material prize + diploma
3. Material prize + diploma

The most successful cadets  and female cadets  in categories under 10  years of age will win the chance to play in a simul against Garry Kasparov!

Registration for Rapid Tournament is on 29. December at 10:45

SPECIAL PRIZES

The most successful girl chess players in all categories will win a Material prize and a Diploma.

Prizes are not cumulative!

Online registration here!

Participants must bring their own chess sets and digital chess clocks

Contact: kcfadriatic@kcfadriatic.com

 

GARRY KASPAROV

Simul

29 December at 17:30 – Zagreb, hotel Westin

HRT3 live 

Simul is played under the patronage of City Assembly of the City of Zagreb

Garry Kasparov will play against the young chess players with the best score at the festival, and against well-known people from public and political life.

Garry Kasparov is promoting chess and the Chess in School project with his attractive simuls since 2012.

 

Croatian radio and television will be covering the simul as they did the last years.

You can see all the promotional simuls here:

http://kcfadriatic.com/hr/kasparov-simuls/

Instructors, chess clubs and associations are recording an increase of registered young players by 25%.

You can follow new information on the festival at:

http://kcfadriatic.com/en/zagreb-2018-en/