Rules
Torneo internacional Arturo Pomar S1800
Tournament Type:
Open tournament over 7 rounds, using the Swiss system, FIDE standard rating applicable.
Prizes:
The prize fund is €1500
| General | Specials | |||||
| 1º | 500 € | trophy | best women | 65€ | trophy | |
| 2º | 250 € | trophy | best senior | 65€ | trophy | |
| 3º | 160 € | trophy | best local | 65€ | trophy | |
| 4º | 120 € | best under 18 | 65€ | trophy | ||
| 5º | 100 € | best under 16 | 60€ | trophy | ||
| best under 14 | 60€ | trophy | ||||
Schedule:
The tournament is planned to take place between 21 and 22 November 2026
| Ronda | Día | hora |
| 1 | Saturday 21 | 10:00 |
| 2 | Saturday 21 | 12:00 |
| 3 | Saturday 21 | 16:00 |
| 4 | Saturday 21 | 18:00 |
| 5 | Sunday 22 | 10.00 |
| 6 | Sunday 22 | 12:00 |
| 7 | Sunday 22 | 16:00 |
This schedule is approximate, since if a game takes longer, the next one will start 15 minutes after the previous round ends.
Participants:
Anyone can take part as long as, on the list of 1 November 2026, they have a FIDE rating under 1800 and also hold a valid federation licence.
Registrations:
The registration fee is as follows and must be paid into the bank account mentioned below
Owner: Arturo Pomar Chess Club
Account: ES89 3159 0065 4130 5786 3825
- €20 for UNDER 16 players with less than 1600 FIDE
- €30 for the rest of the participants.
You can register for the tournament through this website, by WhatsApp at 667 246 104 or by email at info@winterchess.com, providing your full name, FIDE ID, club, phone number, email and date of birth.
Initial list:
Players will be arranged by their FIDE rating from highest to lowest, and those without a rating will be placed at the end in alphabetical order.
Game pace:
Matches will be played with a pace of 30 minutes for the whole game + 30 seconds increment per move, from the first move.
Tolerance:
Players have 30 minutes to join the game from the scheduled time according to the rules, after this time the game will be considered lost due to absence.
Bye:
Any player can request a maximum of 2 byes of 0.5 points and must do so in writing to the tournament arbiter before the end of the round prior to the requested bye.
To have byes in the last two rounds counted, they must be requested before the end of the second round of play.
Byes must be requested from the arbiter's table, except for the first round, which can be requested by email at info@winterchess.com.
Playing venue:
The tournament will take place in Alcoi, at CENTRE CERVANTES JOVE (CCJ), located at Carrer els Alçamora, 1.
Tiebreakers:
The following tiebreakers will be applied in the order listed below.
1- Head-to-head result
2- Buchholz minus the worst result
3- Total Buchholz
4- Sonneborn-Berger
5- Recursive performance
Contact:
For any questions you can reach out via WhatsApp at +34 667 246 104 or by email at info@winterchess.com
Data Protection:
Participants in the tournament authorise the publication of their personal data in various media deemed appropriate by the organisers for the necessary publicity of the event (results lists, rankings, participants, games, etc.)
Others:
These rules may be modified if the organisers require it, and always with sufficient notice before the start of the tournament.
For anything not covered in these rules, the tournament will follow FIDE regulations.
Registration in the tournament implies acceptance of these rules. Claim forms will be available to participants at the arbitral table.
THE ORGANISERS RESERVE THE RIGHT OF ADMISSION.
