TOURNAMENT RULES & REGULATIONS IN BLITZ CHESS

GENERAL REGULATIONS

1. The playing schedule should be distributed to the players before the start of the first round.Any changes in schedule should be announced by the Chief Arbiter.
2. No postponement of games is allowed.
3. The rate of play except  of tie-breaks, is    G 3' +  2"  ( 3 minutes for a game for a player with an increment of 2 seconds per move)
4. The rate of play in the tie-breaks is 4 minute for White and 3 minutes for Black for a game,with an increment of 1 second per move.
5. The tournament is played according to the FIDE Laws of Chess.
6. The game is lost by a player who arrives at the chessboard after his flag has fallen.
7. Players are kindly requested to keep silence at the tournament hall .Players who will not comply with this request may receive the following penalties:

•           official warning
•           time penalty (reduction of time by 50% in the next game
•           exclusion from the pairings of the next round

    8.   Chief Arbiter's decision are final.

SYSTEM OF PLAY

All participants play in double round ( revenge with color reverse) Swiss Tournament.

The standings determined by:

• number of scored points
• Buccholz without the best and the weakest opponent
• Buccholz (full)
• number of wins
• progressive scores

TIE-BREAK MATCHES
The player will play only one game. The player who wins the drawing of lots may choose the color .In case of a draw the player with the Black pieces wins the tie-break match.