Swiss system, 9 rounds, FIDE rules, ELO rated.

90 minutes per game per player + 30 seconds per move starting from the move 1.

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Monday 15.08.	14:00-16:00	Registration
	16:30	Opening ceremony
	17:00	1st round
Tuesday 16.08.	11:00	2nd round
	17:00	3rd round
Wednesday 17.08.	15:00	4th round
Thursday 18.08.	11:00	5th round
	17:00	6th round
Friday 19.08.	15:00	7th round
Saturday 20.08.	15:00	8th round
Sunday 21.08	11:00	9th round
	18:30	Closing ceremony

Early registrations (by specifying your Name, ELO, Date of Birth, Country and accommodation if necessary) for the tournaments A – D and Y should be sent before the 1st of August either by e-mail: chess@rtu.lv or by filling the application form in the section “Registration”.

The onsite registration according to the schedule of the corresponding tournament is mandatory also for online pre-registered participants, including participants that have free entry. The organizers reserve the right to exclude players that have missed the onsite registration deadline from the tournament.

GMs, WGMs, IMs and WIMs have free entry at the Tournament A

ELO > 2299	60 EUR
ELO 2200 – 2299	70 EUR
ELO 2100 – 2199	80 EUR
ELO 2000 – 2099	90 EUR
ELO 1900 – 1999	110 EUR
ELO < 1900	160 EUR
Without ELO	200 EUR

• FMs, WFMs, juniors up to 18 years of age (born 2004 and later), seniors over 65 years of age (born 1957 and earlier) have a 25% discount.
• Players representing the Latvian Chess Federation have a 35% discount.
• FMs, WFMs, juniors up to 18 years of age and seniors over 65 years who represent the Latvian Chess Federation have a 50% discount. Discounts do not add up. This discount does not refer to the additional charge for the late registration.

Players whose application to tournaments A-D and Y will be registered after the 1st of August 2022 will pay additional charge of 10 EUR.

Waiting time in the Tournaments A – D and Y in case of late arrival is 30 minutes.

The following tie-break criteria are used: 1) Mini Bucholz (without worst result), 2) Bucholc and 3) Rating Performance.

All players must be present at the closing ceremony to receive financial prizes. The organizers reserve the right not to pay out prizes if the participant fails to do so.

The prize fund of the tournament A is 17 100 EUR (guaranteed in case of at least 200 participants), the first prize is guaranteed to be 2 500 EUR. 25 general prizes and special prizes for the best women, junior (born 2004 and later) and senior players (born 1962 and earlier) as well as rating prizes in at least 4 groups. General prizes are shared using the Hort system, special prizes are not shared. A player can receive only one prize.

1st place	2500 EUR
2nd place	1700 EUR
3rd place	1250 EUR
4th place	1000 EUR
5 th place	850 EUR
6 th place	750 EUR
7 th place	650 EUR
8 th place	550 EUR
9 th place	480 EUR
10 th place	410 EUR
11 th place	360 EUR
12 th place	310 EUR
13 th place	280 EUR
14 th place	250 EUR
15 th place	220 EUR
16 th place	200 EUR
17 th place	180 EUR
18 th place	170 EUR
19 th place	160 EUR
20 th place	150 EUR
21st place	140 EUR
22nd place	130 EUR
23rd place	120 EUR
24 th place	110 EUR
25 th place	100 EUR

Best Latvian players
1st place	400 EUR
2nd place	300 EUR
3rd place	200 EUR
4th place	150 EUR
5 th place	100 EUR
Women – 1st place	200 EUR
Women – 2nd place	150 EUR
Women – 3rd place	100 EUR
Senior – 1st place	100 EUR
Senior – 2st place	70 EUR
Senior – 3st place	40 EUR

Junior prizes
1st place	100 EUR
2nd place	70 EUR
3rd place	50 EUR

Senior prizes
1st place	200 EUR
2nd place	140 EUR
3rd place	100 EUR
4th place	80 EUR

Women prizes
1st place	420 EUR
2nd place	340 EUR
3rd place	250 EUR
4th place	200 EUR

Rating prizes
ELO <2300	80 EUR
ELO <2200	80 EUR
ELO <2100	80 EUR
ELO <2000 and Without ELO	80 EUR