11th Internet Chess Tournament

“Ciudad de Dos Hermanas”

IV    PRIZES

Main prizes

1º         2.000 euros
2º         1.300 euros
3º-4º       700 euros

Special prizes

For the special prizes, the sum of points of all the 12 qualifying events will be used. To check the sum of points while qualifiers are running, type on ICC:

/tell pear ser b dosher

a) Best ICC Amateur member from all over the world (<1800 ICC blitz rating).

1º 250 euros
2º 150 euros

To be eligible for the best ICC Amateur member prize, you need to have an ICC blitz rating of less than 1800 at the start of the first qualifier you play in, your ICC blitz best rating must not exceed 2000, you must have played 50 rated games on that account. ICC reserves the right to deny these prizes to persons who seem to have achieved higher ratings on other ICC usernames they have used in the past.

b) Best ICC FIDE Rated members (No FIDE title) from all over the world

1º 250 euros
2º 150 euros

ICC reserves the right to deny these prizes to players whose true identity cannot be verified without doubt.

c) Best ICC Spanish Amateur member (<2000 ICC blitz rating).

1º 200 euros
2º 100 euros

To be eligible for the best ICC Spanish Amateur member prize, you need to have an ICC blitz rating of less than 2000 at the start of the first qualifier you play in, your ICC blitz best rating must not exceed 2200, and you must have played at least 50 rated games on that account. ICC reserves the right to deny these prizes to persons who seem to have achieved higher ratings on other ICC usernames they have used in the past.

d) Best ICC Latin American Amateur member (<2000 ICC blitz rating).

1º 200 euros
2º 100 euros

To be eligible for the best ICC Latin American Amateur member prize, you need to have an ICC blitz rating of less than 2000 at the start of the first qualifier you play in, your ICC blitz best rating must not exceed 2200, and you must have played at least 50 rated games on that account. ICC reserves the right to deny these prizes to persons who seem to have achieved higher ratings on other ICC usernames they have used in the past.

e) Best ICC Amateur member who also is a Peón de Rey magazine subscriber (<2000 ICC blitz rating).

1º 200 euros
2º 100 euros

To be eligible for the best ICC Amateur member prize, apart from being a Peon de Rey magazine subscriber, you need to have an ICC blitz rating of less than 2000 at the start of the first qualifier you play in, your ICC blitz best rating must not exceed 2200, and you must have played at least 50 rated games on that account. ICC reserves the right to deny these prizes to persons who seem to have achieved higher ratings on other ICC usernames they have used in the past.

f) Other special prizes given out by ICC

Twenty-four 6-month subscriptions to ICC for:

- 12 by raffle between all the participants who finish a qualifier, one per qualifier
- 12 for accumulated scores between all the participants
- 4 for the best Amateur in Spain and Latin America (<1800 ICC blitz rating).

g) Other prizes given out by the "Peón de Rey” magazine

Ten one-year subscriptions to the Peón de Rey magazine for:

- 5 best ICC Spanish Amateur members (<2000 ICC rating blitz)
- 5 best ICC Latin American Amateur members (<2000 ICC rating blitz)

To be eligible for the prizes labelled “<2000 ICC Blitz rating”, you need to have an ICC blitz rating of less than 2000 at the start of the first qualifier you play in, your ICC blitz best rating must not exceed 2200, you must have played 50 rated games on that account. ICC reserves the right to deny these prizes to persons who seem to have achieved higher ratings on other ICC usernames they have used in the past.

In case of tie-breaks, i.e. two players with the same cumulative score, the person with the best individual placement in one qualifier, according to the tie-breaks described in section III c. (1) wins.

These prizes do not accumulate. If a person would win prizes in more than one competition listed a) through g), he/she will only receive the highest prize. Other players will be moved up accordingly.

Total prize fund: 7.500 Euros (Legal tax from the first four prizes will be deducted).
 
Cash prizes will be paid by bank transfer. The prize winners, before 15 days after the end of the event, must provide the following bank details to the organization chess@doshermanas.net: bank name, bank address, IBAN for European players and SWIFT code for Rest of the World players, account number (the player MUST be the account holder).