2019 Central American and Caribbean Women's Chess Championship

2019 Central American and
   Caribbean Women's Chess Championship

1. WELCOME
The Chess Federation of Panama (CFP) welcomes you to our cosmopolitan city,
that has a great variety of food, tourism and beaches.
Three million years ago, the Isthmus of Panama emerged from the sea and changed
the world forever. It divided an ocean and united two continents, which caused one
of the most important natural evolution events in the history of the world. Today, this
narrow land bridge in Central America is home to more bird and tree species than in
all North America. We invite you to discover the beauty of its landscapes, its rich
culture and endless tourist activities that are within your reach.
The Panama Canal as one of the most important attractions in the country.

2. INVITATION
The CFP is pleased to invite you to the 2019 Central American and Caribbean
Women's Chess Championship. The organization of this event is the responsibility
of the CFP and the Continental Chess Association (CCA).

3. PARTICIPATION
The CFP wishes to invite one (1) official female player from each of the following
countries, which will be the current national champion:

Mexico                         Bahamas                         Netherland Antilles
Guatemala                      Bermuda                         Puerto Rico
El Salvador                    British Virgin Islands          Suriname
Nicaragua                      Dominican Republic              Trinidad and Tobago
Costa Rica                     US Virgin Islands               Venezuela
Barbados                       Guyana                          Honduras
Cuba                           Martinique                      Guadeloupe
Colombia                       Haiti
Aruba                          Jamaica
Antigua and Barbuda

Each official participant will receive accommodation (room and breakfast) in double
occupancy from August 14th to 20th, 2019. Meals and flight Tickets are not included.
Deadline to confirm the participation is July 20 th, 2019. After this time, you can only
be registered as an extra player.
Additional / extra player(s) (players with no rights) and companions will be
responsible for the cost of their trip, accommodation and meals during the
tournament.

4. VISAS

Players traveling with passports that need visas to enter Panama must inform the
organizing committee, that will send them an invitation letter after the registration
confirmation and facilitate the process of sending the requests to the National
Migration Service of Panama.

The National Migration Service of Panama requires a minimum of six (6) weeks to
process visa applications and, therefore, the forms along with two (2) passport
photographs must be submitted before July 1st.

5. REGISTRATION FEES

All foreign players will pay a registration fee of US $100, which will include entry and
transportation to and from the airport to the accommodation. The local players
(Panamanian flag) will pay a registration fee of US $50. Registration fees expire on
July 20th. After this date the tournament organization reserves the right to accept
new participants at an additional cost.

6. REGISTRATION

The registration of the participants must be done by your Federation through the
following email: info@ajedrezpanama.info

CFP will only accept registrations authorized by your Federations.

The inscriptions must be formalized by each Federation when sending by email the
Registration Form with all the details of the participants:

 NAME
 SURNAME(S)
 TITLE OF FIDE
 ID FIDE
 FIDE ELO
 DATE OF BIRTH
 NAME OF THE FEDETATION
 E-MAIL

Registration Forms for participants from countries that require visas must be
submitted before July 1st, 2019. Registration forms for participants from all other
countries must be submitted by July 20th, 2019.

Registration Forms must be sent to the following emails:

President FAP: Lic. José Carrillo is: carrillopujol@hotmail.com

Event commission: eventos@ajedrezpanama.info or
karen_claudethe@hotmail.com

7. ACCOMMODATION

Each official player will receive accommodation and breakfast from August 14 th to
20th at the Marriot Finisterre Hotel in Panama City.

For unofficial players, the accommodation fee will be US $350 per person (based on
double occupancy). This must be paid before July 20 th, 2019.

If a player arrives earlier or leaves later, he will have to pay the additional cost of
accommodation and transportation.

Any player who stays outside the official accommodation will pay a fee of $100
exemption and will be responsible for their own transportation to and from the
gaming site.

8. GAME ROOM
Room of Hotel Marriot Finisterre of the City of Panama.

9. SCHEDULE
       ACTIVITIES                               DATES                      TIME
         ARRIVAL                     Wednesday, August 14th              8:00 to 16:00
   OPENING CEREMONY                          agosto
                                     Wednesday,  August 14th                  18:00
        1ST ROUND                            agosto
                                     Wednesday,  August 14th                  19:00
                                             agosto
       2ND ROUND                     Thursday, August 15th                   10:00
       3TH ROUND                     Thursday, August 15th                   16:00
       4TH ROUND                       Friday, August 16th                   19:00
       5TH ROUND                      Saturday, August 17th                  10.00
       6TH ROUND                      Saturday, August 17th                  16:00
       7TH ROUND                      Sunday, August 18th                    10:00
       8TH ROUND                      Sunday, August 18th                    16:00
       9TH ROUND                      Monday, August 19th                    10:00
 CLOSING CEREMONY                    Monday, August 19th                     16:30
    DEPARTURE                        Tuesday, August 20th                  ALL DAY

10. TIME CONTROL AND FORMAT

The event will be nine (9) Swiss rounds unless there are 10 or fewer players. In that
case it will be a round-robin event.

The game rhythm will be ninety (90) minutes with increments of thirty (30) seconds
per move, from the first movement (1).

The tolerance to arrive late to a game will be 30 minutes.

The designated winner of the tournament is the player with the most points at the
end of the final round. In case of a tie, the following tiebreaks will be applied:

INDIVIDUAL ROUND-ROBIN TOURNAMENT:

A. Direct encounter
B. Number of victories.
C. Sonneborn-Berger
D. Koya System

INDIVIDUAL SWISS TOURNAMENT:

A. Direct encounter
B. Number of victories.

C. Number of victories with black (Matches not disputed are considered played with
white)
D. Buchholz Cut -1
E. Buchholz
F. Sonneborn-Berger

The tournament will be valid for the international classification and any title rule under
FIDE regulations.

11. PRIZES

The first six (6) places will receive the following prizes:

         Place               PRIZE
         st
       1 Place              US$1000
       2nd Place            US$700
       3th Place            US$500
       4th Place            US$300
       5th Place            US$250
       6th Place            US$200

In case there is a tie for the prizes, the prize money will be divided equally among
the players in the same score.

12. CLOTHING MODE

Players are always requested to take note of the requirements of FIDE regulations
C.01 (Article 8.1) with respect to their dignified appearance during the tournament.
No sneakers, shorts, sunglasses, sports caps and revealing attire are allowed.

13. PAYMENT

The payment of registration fees and accommodation must be made by transfer
before July 30th or as authorized by the organizer.

DETAILS OF BANK TRANSFER

Savings Account / Cuenta de Ahorro: 40000017757, Banco Nacional.

To: FEDERACION DE AJEDREZ DE PANAMÁ

At the end of the bank transfer, a scanned copy of the transfer receipt must be sent
by email to: info@ajedrezpanama.info and karen_claudethe@hotmail.com

14. TOURNAMENT POLICIES

TOURNAMENT ROOM

• Keep silence in the game room.
• Eating will not be allowed in the game area, much less at the gaming tables.
• The consumption of alcoholic beverages will not be allowed in the tournament
room.
• Once the game is over, the player must leave the game room. There is no post-
mortem analysis.

THE USE OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES IS NOT PERMITTED

• No player may use or manipulate any type of electronic device, digital device,
telephone, BlackBerry, PDA, Tablet, IPADS, computer, headset, communications
device, microphone, loudspeaker or the like while playing without the express
permission of the Tournament Director. If any device sounds to the player, the
penalty for such use is the loss of the game, and an immediate investigation into the
nature of the use will be made to determine if the dismissal from the tournament is
justified.
• The player who needs to make a call during the tournament must request
permission from the Tournament Director. The call must be made in the presence of
the Tournament Director or Chief Arbiter.
• Players may not leave the playing area without permission of the Tournament
Director.
• If there is clear and indisputable evidence of cheating of any kind, electronic or
otherwise, the player will lose the right to remain in the tournament. No refund will
be given.
• Players whose games have ended are also not allowed to use or possess cell
phones or other electronic devices in the play area or restrooms. The penalty is at
the discretion of the Tournament Director after an investigation has been conducted
and may include the loss of the round.

SPECTATOR RULES

• Spectators will be allowed only in a specially designated or cordoned off area. No
spectator will be allowed to enter the area where the players are competing.
• Spectators cannot talk to the players, or vice versa, while they are still playing.
• Spectators cannot eat or drink in the play area.
• The tournament staff reserves the right to expel from the game room any spectator
who does not comply with the rules or who disturbs the tournament in any way.

PLAYER BEHAVIOR

• Players cannot talk to spectators or other players during games.
• Inappropriate, rude, disrespectful, or inappropriate behavior will not be tolerated.
The organizers reserve the right to deny entry to the tournament.

CHIEF DIRECTOR
CESAR MATHEWS ROMERO
GENERAL SECRETARY OF FCP