Tournaments in Saarbrücken, Germany

1.) Date:   The following Draughts tournaments take place in Saarbrücken (Germany) from the 15th to the 17th November 2019:

10th Open German Draughts 64 Championship (15th – 17th November 2019).
14th Saarbrücken–Open Draughts 100 Tournament (16th Nnovember 2019).

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 full board.

5.) Registration:   Registration until the 30th October 2019 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 2019 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 – 10 Euro. For the Open German Draughts 64 Championship – 10 Euro.

8.) Play mode: in both tournaments 7 rounds by Swiss System. The Open German Draughts 64 Championship is held by the system of micro-match from two games with the draw of moves and positions according to the official table (745 positions) for Brazilian Version of draughts-64.

9.) Game speed: Draughts 100: 10 min. + 5 sec. per move (Fischer System) per person until the end of the game. At the Open German Draughts 64 Championship 20 min. + 10 sec. per move.

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

Friday, 15th November 2019

until 16:30 h – Arrival of the players and registration
17:00 h: Opening of the tournament
17:30 – 19:30 h: 1st round;        19:30 – 21:30 h: 2nd round;

Saturday, 16th November 2019

09:00 – 11:00 h: 3th round;        11:00 – 13:00 h: 4th round;       13:30 – 15:30 h: 5th round;
11:00 – 13:00 h: 7th round;         13:30 h: Award ceremony.

Sunday, 17th November 2019

08:30 – 10:30 h: 6th round;        10:30 – 12:30 h: 7th round;
13:00 – Award ceremony, then departure of the participants.

This schedule can still be changed.

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

Saturday, 16th November 2019

until 16:00 h – Arrival of the players and registration
16:30 h: Opening of the tournament
17:00 – 20:30 h: 1-7 rounds; 21:00 – Award ceremony.

This schedule can still be changed.

11.) Prize money and other prizes:

Draughts-100: with 30 participants € 180 – 80 – 50 guaranteed. Best woman 30,00 €.

The Open German Draughts 64 Championship: with 20 participants € 100 – 50 – 30 guaranteed.The best 3 players and the best woman, the best senior and the best junior in both tournaments received cups and certificates.