REGULATIONS
1. INVITATION
The organizers, International Chess Federation FIDE and Romanian Chess Federation together with Chess Club Universul and Chess Club Juniorul Constanta, are inviting all national chess federations of FIDE to participate in the World Youth Chess Championships 2022. The dates are 5 September (arrivals, technical meeting) to 17 September 2022 (departures).
2. PARTICIPATION
2.1. Every National Federation can register one official player in each category (under 14, 16, 18 years old, open and girls). This total of six (6) Official Players plus one Accompanying Official (captain/trainer with a valid FIDE Trainer license) belonging to the national federation are invited by the Organizers. A player must not have reached his/her 14th, 16th or 18th birthday, respectively, before 1st January 2022.
2.2. The players placed 1-3 in the previous U14, U16, U18 World Youth Championships, and the respective Champions of the last Continental Youth Championships, shall have the personal right to participate in the World Youth Championships of the corresponding age-category or a higher age-category if the age stipulation of Art. 2.1 above is met. Such players shall also be classified as Official
Players and have to be registered by the national federation.
2.3. Players, other than Official Players, shall be classified as Additional Players. All other persons, other than players or the Accompanying Officials, shall be classified as Accompanying Persons. Each National Federation shall be responsible for all the costs of their Additional Players and Accompanying Persons.
2.4. In order to provide appropriate tournament conditions, the Federations must complete carefully the official online registration form and submit to the Organizers by Wednesday, 20 July 2022. After this deadline, the official players cannot be registered as invited players. Further participations may not be accepted, or an additional fee of 80 € (euros) may be requested according to the FIDE regulations.
3. FIDE ENTRY FEES
In accordance with FIDE regulations, a FIDE entry fee of 70 € for each Official Player and 140 € for each Additional Player should be paid before the start of the tournament.
The National Federations must send this amount directly to the FIDE bank account or FIDE will charge the respective National Federation account.
4. REGISTRATION AND TRAVEL
4.1. Each player (official or additional) and each accompanying person/official must pay to the Organizers the amount of 100 € at the moment of their registration by 20 July 2022. This registration fee is compulsory and represents a confirmation of participation otherwise a registration will be invalid and will not be accepted.
4.2. Players, accompanying officials and additional persons will receive accreditation and badges and free transfer in the official arrival and departure days from Constanta Airport, Constanta Bus station and Railway station to the hotels.
Transfers for players, accompanying officials and additional persons in the official arrival and departure days from Bucharest Airport or Varna Airport (Bulgaria) to the hotels is 80 €/person two ways.
4.3. The deadline for registration is 20 July 2022. After this date, organizers reserve the right to refuse or decline late registrations or, if there is availability, a penalty of 80 € for each late registration will be charged to participants.
4.4. Federations should register for official players and accompanying officials by the above deadline of 20 July 2022. After this date no official players will be accepted and their application will be treated as if they were additional players.
4.5. Every registration must include the Federation, FIDE ID, surname, first name, accommodation type, dates of arrival/departure and the passport number of every player and every accompanying person who requires an invitation. It must also include the name, details and phone number and email of the head of each delegation. Incomplete registrations will not be accepted.
4.6. All the travel expenses must be paid by the participants or their Federation.
Only member Federations of FIDE (not suspended, not in arrears) are entitled to submit registration forms.
4.7. A player registered in a lower category of age due to a mistake in specifying his/her birthday will have his/her registration suspended until rectification.
5. FIDE TECHNICAL OFFICIALS
5.1. The Chief Arbiter will be announced in a due time.
5.2. FIDE Technical Delegate will be announced in due time.
6. OTHER REGULATIONS
6.1. Type of Clock: DGT 3000 and DGT 2010
6.2. Dress Code: As per FIDE Norms
6.3. Electronic Devices, Wrist Watches & Pens: Mobile phones, electronic devices, wrist watches (all type of wrist watches) and personal pens are prohibited inside the tournament hall.
7. INFORMATION ABOUT VISAS
7.1. Those who need visas must submit their data the latest on 20 July 2022.
7.2. The Organizers will issue invitations only after all the pre-payments are made.
8. PAYMENTS
8.1. Entries must be submitted through the registration forms by 20 July 2022.
8.2. When registering (by 20 July 2022), the registration fee of 100 € and a minimum of 30% prepayment of the cost for board and lodging shall be paid through the organizer bank account given.
Account beneficiary holder: ACS SAH CLUB UNIVERSUL
Account holder address: Strada Stefan cel Mare nr.8, Ciofliceni, Ilfov, Romania
Fiscal Code: 42292300
IBAN account number: RO88BUCU1031304257075EUR (payments in Euro)
Bank name &address: Alpha Bank, Romania
BIC/SWIFT code: BUCUROBU
8.3. Entry Fees for late registration, withdrawal or no show shall be charged as follow
as per FIDE Regulations:
8.3.1. Late registration after the closing date: Two times of stipulated entry fee.
8.3.2. Withdrawal after submission of registration: Two times of stipulated entry fee and one night’s hotel expenses.
8.3.3. No show after registration: Two times of stipulated entry fee and two night’s hotel expenses.
8.4. Each National Federation will be invoiced by the organizers. Upon payments confirmed, the Organizers will send to the participating Federation the confirmation of the hotel bookings. Confirmed registrations will then appear on the official website, where Federations may check players’ status on a daily basis.
8.5. All payments must be finalized upon arrival. Players will not be paired until all payments and fees are transferred to the Organizers.
9. VENUE, OFFICIAL HOTELS - BOARD & LODGING
The venue of the event is Constanta Exhibition Centre, boulevard Mamaia nr. 331A, city of Constanta.
9.1 The official hotels of the event and rates for additional extra players and
accompanying persons are, per person with full board, 3 meals/ day:
Nr. /Hotel /Place in single room/Place in double room/Place in triple room/
1. /Amiral4* /80 /64 /59
2. /Comandor4* /80 /64 /59
3. /Orfeu3* /72 /55 /50
4. /Ramada4*+ /92 /72 /66
Free transfers for all players and registered persons are provided from hotels to the playing hall for the start of the rounds, and at every 30 min. back from the playing hall to the hotels after the start of the rounds.
9.2. Official players and head of delegation from each Federation are offered FREE full board accommodation from 5 September (arrival day, lunch) to 17 September (breakfast, departure day).
9.3. If a participating Federation does not send a player in any age category, they cannot substitute this for another age category.
9.4. As per FIDE regulations, all players and accompanying persons must be accredited and stay at the official hotels of the event. Bookings and accreditation are possible only through the procedure described in articles 8.1 to 8.4 above.
9.5. Each delegation shall distribute their delegation in an equal proportion of double rooms.
9.6. If needed, the final distribution of hotel rooms will be decided by the Organizing Committee.
10. TECHNICAL REGULATIONS
10.1. The tournament will be played using the Swiss System with 11 rounds. The national rankings will not be taken into account for pairings. The rate of play will be in accordance with the FIDE rules: 90 minutes for each player plus an addition of 30 seconds per move starting from move one. Default time is 15 minutes.
10.2. Tie break criteria: a) the games between the tied players (only if all tied have played each other), b) Buchholz cut 1, c) Buchholz, d) the greater number of games with black (un-played games count as played with white), e) the greater number of wins.
10.3. No draw offers are allowed before 30 moves by each player, without the consent of the arbiter. All other regulations apply as per FIDE Handbook.
10.4. FIDE Officials will be announced later.
10.5. Direct Titles Available to Winners Subject to Rating Criteria
Direct Titles are awarded according to FIDE regulations in force:
10.6. FIDE over the board title norms are also possible for the other players based on their performance and their opponent’s titles/ratings as per FIDE Handbook requirements.
10.7. FIDE Anti Cheating Measures and guidelines are in effect during the championship.
11. APPEALS & APPEALS COMMITTEE
11.1. Protests against decisions of the Chief Arbiter or his assistants must be submitted in written form to the Chairman of the appeals committee within 30 minutes after the completion of the respective game. The protest must be accompanied with the sum of 200 € as a deposit from the signatory. The deposit must be handed to the Chairman of the appeals committee. If the appeal is granted, the sum shall be returned immediately. If the appeal is refused, the deposit is forfeited to FIDE.
11.2. Appeals Committee will be announced in due time.
12. TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Monday September 5 Arrival of Delegations
Tuesday September 6 10.00 Technical Meeting
14.30 Opening Ceremony
15.00 Round 1
Wednesday September 7 15.00 Round 2
Thursday September 8 15.00 Round 3
Friday September 9 15.00 Round 4
Saturday September 10 15.00 Round 5
Sunday September 11 15.00 Round 6
Monday September 12 15.00 Round 7
Tuesday September 13 15.00 Round 8
Wednesday September 14 15.00 Round 9
Thursday September 15 15.00 Round 10
Friday September 16 13.00 Round 11
20.30 Closing Ceremony
Saturday September 17 Departure of Delegations
13. SECURITY
All delegations should abide by specific security regulations. The Each National federation shall be responsible for their delegations including damages to property.
14. TOURNAMENT BULLETIN
Daily there will be free e-bulletins with important information.
15. PRIZES
15.1. Three best Federations, by ranking of medals collected in all categories, will receive a trophy. For first place the number of gold medals will be taken under consideration, if there is a tie, then the number of silver medals, if there is still a tie, then the number of bronze medals. If finally this is still equal, then the total points of medalists will be taken for tiebreak.
15.2. Top three places in each tournament will be awarded with cups, medals. All the winners will be awarded with presents and special diplomas. Total prize found of 10.000 Euro in objects and presents.
15.3. All players will receive diplomas and t-shirts.
15.4. Prize Giving Ceremony will be the celebration, open to all with accreditation.
16. CONTACT
Official website:
Email: worldyouth2022@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WorldYouth2022/
IO Elena Cristian
Tournament Director
Mobile/WhatsApp: +40723309101
IM Gabriel Grecescu
Secretary General Romanian Chess Federation
Email: sg@frsah.ro
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