Tournaments in Saarbrücken (Germany)

1.) Date:   The following Draughts tournaments take place in Saarbrücken (Germany) from the 16th to the 18th November 2018:

9th Open German Draughts 64 Championship ( – 17 November 2018)
Saarbrücken–Open Draughts-100 Tournament (17 – 18 November 2018)

2.) Organizer:   Interessengemeinschaft Damespiel in Deutschland, Verein Saarheimat e.V.

3.) Venue:   The Saarbrücken Open Draughts Tournament takes place in Saarbrücken (Germany), Address: Meerwiesertalweg 31, 66123 Saarbrücken, phone: 49-681-33040.

4.) Accomodation:  Europa-Jugendherberge (youth hostel) Saarbrücken, Meerwiesertalweg 31, 66123 Saarbrücken, phone: 49-681-33040,

Costs:
Double room 30,00 € per person (overnight and breakfast)
4-bed-room 24,50 € per person (overnight and breakfast)
Single room with extra charge possible on request, also half- and fullboard.

5.) Registration:   Registration until the 30th October 2018 at:

Igor Elvov

Am Homburg 9
66123 Saarbrücken; phone/fax: +49-681-4163919, mobile: 049-163-3798110, e-mail: [email protected]

Registrations for participants who need an entrance visa, should be submitted until the 10^th september 2018 including country, name and birthday of the player, also the number of the foreign passport (if a visa is necessary).

6.) Approach:   By train: Train station is Saarbrücken-HBF (main station), from there by bus line 124 to the station „Prinzenweiher“.

By car: Autobahn A 6 Mannheim-Saarbrücken, exit St. Ingbert-West, passing the University, direction city, next to the Prinzenweiher.

7.) Inscription fee:   Adults 15 Euro, juniors up to and incl. 18 years – 7 Euro. For the Open German Draughts 64 Championship – 10 Euro.

8.) Play mode:   7 rounds by Swiss System under the rules of the FMJD, also at the Open German Draughts 64 Championship.

9.) Game speed:  35 min. + 5 seconds per move (Fischer System) per person until the end of the game. At the Open German Draughts-64 Championship 25 min. + 3 sec. per move.

10a.) Schedule of the 9th Open German Draughts-64 Championship:

Friday, 16th November 2018

until 17:30 h – Arrival of the players and registration
18:00 h: Opening of the tournament
18:30 – 19:30 h: 1st round;        19:30 – 20:30 h: 2nd round;
20:30 – 21:30 h: 3rd round;

Saturday,17th November 2018

09:00 – 10:00 h: 4th round;        10:00 – 11:00 h: 5th round;       11:00 – 12:00 h: 6th round;
12:00 – 13:00 h: 7th round;        13:30 h: Award ceremony.

10b.) Schedule of the Saarbruecken-Open Draughts-100 Tournament:

Saturday, 17th November 2018

15:00 h: Opening of the tournament
15:30 – 17:00 h: 1st round;         17:00 – 18:30 h: 2nd round;
18:30 – 20:00 h: 3rd round;         20:00 – 21:30 h: 4th round;

Sunday,18th November 2018

08:30 – 10:00 h: 5th round;        10:00 – 11:30 h: 6th round;
11:30 – 13:00 h: 7th round;        14:00 h:  Award ceremony, then departure of the participants.

This schedule can still be changed.

11.) Prize money and other prizes:

with 30 participants 200 € – 100 – 60 – 40 guaranteed. Best woman 30,00 €. Winners of the Open German Draughts-64 Championship 100 €. The best 3 players and the best woman, the best senior and the best junior in both tournaments received cups and certificates.