FAQ

The competition is to be held from March 2 to March 8, including March 2 as the day of arrival to Moscow, and March 8 as the day of departure from Moscow. Competition venue: The Carlton Hotel, Moscow (3 Tverskaya St., Moscow)

March 2 (Saturday)

• Arrival and accommodation of nonresidents;
• Accreditation of participants from 14.00 to 19.00 (The Carlton, Moscow);
• Opening ceremony, the drawing of colors – from 19.00 to 22.00 (Cube. Moscow Art Space, The Carlton, Moscow);
• Meeting of the Board of Arbiters – at 22.30 (administrative office);
• Pairings of the first round – at 23.00 (administrative office).

March 3 (Sunday)

• Round one 11:00
• Round two 17:00

March 4 (Monday)

• Round Three 11:00
• Round Four 17:00

March 5 (Tuesday)

• Round Five 11:00
• Round Six 17:00

March 6 (Wednesday)

• Round Seven 11:00
• Round Eight 17:00

March 7 (Thursday)

• Round Nine 11:00
• Closing Ceremony 18:00

March 8 (Friday)

• Departure.

The competition will be played to the Swiss system in 9 (nine) rounds with the following time control: 90 minutes until the end of the game plus 30 seconds increment per move, starting from move one for each participant. Default time for a round is 30 minutes.
The parings will be managed by the Swiss Manager computer program.

Players with a FIDE rating of 2300 points and above as of January 1, 2024 are eligible to participate in the competition, provided that the registration fee is paid no later than 00.00 on February 19.

Application fee amount:
FIDE rating as of January 1, 2024 | Fee amount (RUB)
over 2700 | no contribution
2699-2600 | 1500
2599-2500 | 2500
2499-2400 | 3500
2399-2300 | 4500

• Recipient: CFR
• INN (Taxpayer Identification Number)/KPP (Classifier of Industrial Enterprises) 7704016433/770401001
• Current account 40703810608360000006
• CENTRAL BRANCH OF PJSC "Bank Otkrytie Financial Corporation”
• Correspondent account 30101810945250000297
• BIC 044525297

Please fill out the purpose of payment as follows: Application fee for the CFR prize fund. International Chess Festival "Aeroflot OPEN" _________________________, not subject to VAT.

Registration fees are not payable in cash.
If a player refuses to participate for any reasons beyond the control of the organizers, the application fee will not be refunded.

The registration fee is not subject to any discounts.

• Original identity document
• Participant questionnaire (to be filled out personally during the work of the admission committee)
• Document confirming the absence of medical contraindications for participation in these competitions
• Mandatory health insurance policy (MHI policy)
• Life and health insurance policy against accidents for these competitions

Representatives, coaches and participants are personally liable for the authenticity of the documents submitted to the admission committee.
The final decision on the admission of players to competitions will be made by the Admission Commission.

The competition dress code is Smart Casual.

The guaranteed tournament fund is 15,000,000 (fifteen million) rubles.

Main prizes:
Place | Prize money (in RUB)

• 1 place | 3 000 000 rub.
• 2 place | 1 800 000 rub.
• 3 place | 1 600 000 rub.
• 4 place | 1 400 000 rub.
• 5 place | 1 200 000 rub.
• 6 place | 1 000 000 rub.
• 7 place | 900 000 rub.
• 8 place | 800 000 rub.
• 9 place | 700 000 rub.
• 10 place | 600 000 rub.
• 11 place | 500 000 rub.
• 12 place | 400 000 rub.
• 13 place | 300 000 rub.
• 14 place | 200 000 rub.
• 15 place | 100 000 rub.

TOTAL: 14 500 000 (fourteen million five hundred thousand) rubles

Additional prizes (1 - 3) for scorers in the following categories:
- women
- male players born in 1964 and earlier
- woman players born in 1969 and earlier
- In each of the ELO-rated categories listed below:
• 2300 – 2399
• 2400 – 2499

Place | Prize money (in RUB)

• 1 place | 50 000 rub.
• 2 place | 30 000 rub.
• 3 place | 20 000 rub.

Prizes are awarded based on the final standings, with additional tiebreakers being
taken into account. If all additional tiebreakers are equal, prizes are split equally.

A participant is only eligible for one prize (the highest).

CFR will, within 3 months from the date of publication of the competition results, pay the prize money to the participants by bank transfer to the accounts specified by participants to CFR .
In order to receive the prize money, it is necessary to send the following documents to the accounting department of CFR (elena.klysilova@gmail.com) by March 21, 2024

For residents (payment is made in rubles):
1.     Adult players

• prize money payment details (in the form of a bank statement);
• copy of the passport (front page and the page with your registered residence address);
• copy of the player's INN certificate;

2.     Non-adult players (when transferring the prize to a parent):

• player's request for transfer prize money to his/her parent's account;
• copy of the player's birth certificate;
• copy of the player's INN certificate;
• copy of the parent's passport (front page and the page your registered residence address);
• parent's bank details (in the form of a bank statement).

For non-residents (payment is made in RMB):

• prize money payment details (in the form of a bank statement);
• copy of the passport (front page and the page with your registered residence address);

The prize money is subject to taxation in accordance with the laws of the Russian Federation (paragraph 1, Article 226 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation). The personal income tax rate is 13% for residents of the Russian Federation (paragraph 2, Article 224 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation), and 30% for non-residents of the Russian Federation (paragraph 3, Article 224 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation).

The electronic pre-registration form will be available on the event's official website at https://ruchess.ru/ before 00:00 on February 19.

Indeed. Visa support is available to all foreign chess players who apply to the Organizing Committee before February 2, 2024. The Organizing Committee is not responsible for obtaining visas for late applications.

Any additional information can be obtained from Dmitry Feofanov at CFR by phone +7 968 732 0073 or by e-mail: daf@ruchess.ru.

Indeed. The organizers shall have medical personnel present at the playing area to provide medical assistance to the participants.

The Chief Arbiter reserves the right to suspend a player from the round, as assessed by the competition doctor, if the player shows obvious symptoms of an acute respiratory viral illness, such as a runny nose, sneezing, nasal congestion, hoarseness or coughing. Before the start of the round, any player showing symptoms of illness must inform the Chief Arbiter of their condition and present a medical certificate issued on the same day authorizing their participation. It is mandatory that while in the playing area such players must use personal protective equipment: mask, etc.

No. We ask you to follow the chess tournament rules.

You can find the Regulations for the competition on the website in the "Documents" section at link.

Please contact our support service, we will definitely look into it and help you.

Please go to the "Hotels " section. In this section, you can choose a suitable hotel.

Indeed. But for safety reasons, all non-resident participants are advised to stay in the official hotel(s) approved by the organizers.

To get accreditation for the competition, please write to press@ruchess.ru

No. We ask you to follow the chess tournament rules.

Chess Federation of Russia. Tournament Director – International Organizer / international Arbiter Alexander Tkachev (Russia).

No. We ask you to follow the chess tournament rules.

A five-minute walk from the venue – at the T.V. Petrosyan Chess Club (11 Bolshaya Dmitrovka Street, bldg. 2).

Search link: https://yandex.ru/maps/-/CDucF-zr

The competition is held in the form of separate tournaments for age categories: up to 13 and up to 15 years old.

No application fee is required

Players arriving at the competition, must submit the following documents to the commission for admission:
·    Original identity document
·    Participant questionnaire (to be filled out personally during the work of the admission committee)
·    Document confirming the absence of medical contraindications for participation in these competitions
·    Mandatory health insurance policy (MHI policy)
·    Life and health insurance policy against accidents for these competitions

Representatives, coaches and participants are personally liable for the authenticity of the documents submitted to the admission committee.

The final decision on the admission of players to competitions will be made by the Admission Commission.

The competition dress code is Smart Casual.

Standings are determined by the highest number of points scored. The winners in each age group are the participants with the highest number of points

In the event of a tie in points, the following additional tiebreakers will be used to determine the final standings (in the descending order of importance):

(a) Truncated Buchholz coefficient (without one worst outcome)
(b) Buchholz coefficient
(c) higher number of won games
(d) face-to-face meeting
(e) the number of games played as Black (unplayed games qualify as games played as White)
(f) average Russian rating of competitors

In the event of a tie in points and if all additional tiebreakers are equal, points that count and prize money are split equally, while medals and cups will be determined by a random draw.

Point that count for participation in the stages of the Cup of Russia will be awarded to boys and girls up to 9, 11, 13 years old, and boys and girls up to 15 years old in accordance with the Regulations for the Chess Competitions of the Cup of Russia 2024.

Reference to the Children's Cup of Russia regulations

All complaints regarding the scoring and determination of tournament status must be submitted in writing to agafonova@ruchess.ru within 10 calendar days of the publication of the results of the competition on the CFR website.

Participants who took 1-3 places in each tournament are awarded with cups, diplomas, medals.

The guaranteed tournament fund is 1,000,000 (one million rubles).

Cash prizes (for all age groups):

Place | Prize money (in RUB)

• 1 place | 40 000 rub.
• 2 place | 35 000 rub.
• 3 place | 30 000 rub.
• 4 place | 25 000 rub.
• 5 place | 20 000 rub.
• 6 place | 10 000 rub.
• 7 place | 10 000 rub.
• 8 place | 10 000 rub.
• 9 place | 10 000 rub.
• 10 place | 10 000 rub.
• 11 place | 10 000 rub.
• 12 place | 10 000 rub.
• 13 place | 10 000 rub.
• 14 place | 10 000 rub.
• 15 place | 10 000 rub.

TOTAL 1,000,000 (one million) rubles

Prizes are awarded based on the final standings, with additional tiebreakers being
taken into account. If all additional tiebreakers are equal, prizes are split equally.

The Chess Federation of Russia will, within 3 months from the date of publication of the competition result, pay the prize money to the participants by bank transfer to the accounts specified by athlete’s parents (legal representatives) to CFR.

In order to receive the prize money, it is necessary to send the following documents to the accounting department of CFR (deviatova@ruchess.ru) by March 21, 2024.

For residents (payment is made in rubles):

• player's request for transfer prize money to his/her parent's account;
• copy of the player's birth certificate;
• copy of the player's INN certificate;
• copy of the parent's passport (front page and the page your registered residence address);
• parent's bank details (in the form of a bank statement).

For non-residents (payment is made in RMB):

• prize money payment details (in the form of a bank statement);
• copy of the passport (front page and the page with your registered residence address);

The prize money is subject to taxation in accordance with the laws of the Russian Federation (paragraph 1, Article 226 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation) The personal income tax rate is 13% for residents of the Russian Federation (paragraph 2, Article 224 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation), and 30% for non-residents of the Russian Federation (paragraph 3, Article 224 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation).

Visa support is available to all foreign chess players who apply to the Organizing Committee before February 2, 2024. The Organizing Committee is not responsible for obtaining visas for late applications.

Any additional information can be obtained from Dmitry Feofanov at CFR by phone +7 968 732 0073 or by e-mail: daf@ruchess.ru.

You can exchange currency for rubles at any exchange office or bank. Please note that the exchange rate at each individual location may vary.

Unfortunately, this can happen due to reasons beyond the control of the organizers. It may be worth looking for other payment/withdrawal points. Or you can open a Russian card in any chosen Bank and transfer money to it.

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No, but you can always watch the competition online by link.

Indeed. You can always watch the competition online at link.

You can always see all the results of the competition and the online table on our website in the "Results” section.

To ensure a comfortable playing environment for players and adherence to sanitary and hygiene norms during the competition, as well as to prioritize infection safety for all participants, we kindly invite you to watch the competition online via the following link.