General tournament information

				TOURNIER CALENDAR FOR 1999
				TIME AND VENUE OF THE TOURNAMENT AND PROGRAMME
				CONDITION OF PARTICIPATION
				ACCOMODATION
				APPLICATION FORM
				CULTURALE PROGRAMME
				VARNA TOWN
				UP-TO DATE INFORMATION
				SPONCORS
				CONTACT

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     Beginning at 1.00 p.m. with a drawing ceremony.
     Start of the rounds: every day at 2.00 p.m.
                                      Last day at 10.00 a.m.
                                      Last day at 19.00 cocktail and bestowing the prizes
     The venue of the tournament is in Hotel “Odessa” infant the main entrance of the sea park,
     near the Festival complex.

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*Tournament*	*VII-VIII. IGM*	*I - III. IM*	*For international* *rating* */girls and Women/*	*For international* *rating*
ELO/ fee in $	2305-2350/ 200	2205-2250/ 175	Without rating / 80	Without rating / 100
	2355-2400/ 175	2255-2300/ 150	With rating / 50	With rating / 70
	2405-2450/ 150	2305-2350/ 125
	2455-2500/ 125	2355-2400/ 100
	Above 2500 100	Above 2400 75

Time limits: 40 moves in 2 hours, then 1 hour till the end of the game

Number of rounds: 9 -13

Prizes: declared before the 1st round

Registration: after the arrival, but not later than 2 hours before the start of the
Tournament at the registration desk in Hotel “Odessa”

Registration 5 days before the forthcoming tournament
Deadline

Payment cash at the registration desk in the hotel in $, DM or in leva,
according the rate of Exchange of the Bulgarian National Bank at the
day of payment.

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*Type of the accommodation*	*Bed and breakfas*t	*Add.payment for SR*	*Add payment for HB*
Hotel “Odessa” ***	22	10	5
Room in Private flat in the town of Varna	6	4	5

Transfer airport – hotel – airport /minibus/ - 8 $ / per pax /min 5 pax/

By taxi - 24 $

The participation in the tournament has a special 10 % reduction on the consumption in the restaurants “Slavjanski kat”, “ Priliva” and “ Hashovete”.

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Name    …………………………..                 Surname…………………………………..
Date of birth………………………
Tournament …Date of the tournament…
Postal address…………………………………………………………………………….
E-mail address…………………………..
Phone /FAX NR. ………………………………………………………..
Title ………………………ELO FIDE…………… ELO national…………………….
Accommodation request………………………
Arrival ………………………………….. By………………………………..
Departure…………………by………………………………..
Transfer         …………………………
Date   ……………………………………… Signature…………………………………
E-mail address: [email protected] “C&I” Ltd. Varna 9000 , “Knjaz Boris I”   60       Fax: 00359 52 302 003, Tel.: 00359 52 246 917, 435 172 Mr. Krasen Nikolov – President of Chess club Varna Mrs.   Jelesova - Organizer

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      The Organizers give free of charge two entertainments to all participants.
     On the 3rd day Folklore night – tasty folk dishes, wine and folk dance show.
     On the 5 Th day - Wine tasting - famous Bulgarian wines. Everybody gets a present a bottle
          of Bulgarian wine.

We offer on spot against additional payment all kinds of services, entertainment and
excursion.

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        Varna is the thirth biggest town of Bulgaria and one of the most ancient settlements on the Balkan Peninsula,
founded in the 6 century B.C.    Many civilizations left traces on its territory: Tracians, Romans, Greeks, Slavs,
Bolgars. In the historical museum every guest of the town can get acquainted with the history and the development
of this beautiful town and see the most ancient gold treasure in the world / 4000 years BC / excavated in the
surroundings of the town.
        Varna is beautiful in the spring with the splendid fragrance of the blossom /linden-trees, chestnut-trees/ and in
the colorful autumn as well. In the summer Varian becomes an Attraction for everybody with its golden sands, warm
sea and the hospitality of the Bulgarian people. It is a cultural center of Bulgaria in the summer. Many cultural events
take place in Varna every summer: Music Festival, Wold ballet festival, and Movies festivals .
Visit our town, have a good time here and raise your rating.

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   Rate of exchange
   The bulgarian currency is lev.
   1000 leva = 1 DM
   1800 leva = APP.1 $
   After 5th of July 1 lev is equal to 1 DM. Respectively app. 1.8 = 1 $

   Weather
   Usually the weather in this time of the year is warm, dry und sunny. The average temperature in Mai and
   September    on the Black Sea coast is 24 degree C, in the summer
   28 degree C. The evenings are fresh and breezy.

   Transport in the town of Varna
   The transport in the town of Varna is well organized.
   Bus ticket in the town costs 0.25 DM. Bus ticket Varna – Golden sands – 1 DM /App 20 km/
   Taxi rates up 0.29 to 0.45 DM per kilometer
   The hotel is situated just in the center of the town in the pedestrian zone / so you don’t need any transport/.

   We recommend
   Not to change money at the airport / the rate of exchange not profitable.
   Not to change money on the street.

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This tournaments are organized under the patronage of the District Council and the
Mayor of Varna Mr. Christo Kirchev
And with the kind support of the Bulgarian Chess Federation.

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“C&I” Ltd. Varna 9000 , “Knjaz Boris I” 60 Fax: 00359 52 302 003, Tel.: 00359 52 246 917, 435 172 Mr. Krasen Nikolov – President of Chess club Varna Mrs. Jelesova - Organizer E-mail address: [email protected]

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