[Nfbf-l] 13th IBCA World Individual Chess Championship

[Alan Dicey]

    Dear Fellow USBCA Members, and List Members,
I am so very excited  to be passing this along.
I can hardly restrain my extreme enthusiasm with our fine organization, the 
USBCA! After a long 33 years, we are finally sending an American to play in 
an International Braille Chess Association event (IBCA).
We will certainly be rooting hard for our long time USBCA member Alexander 
L. Barrasso !
I am sure he will show all those Chess Players from other countries, that 
indeed here in the States:
"Yes, Blind and Visually Impaired People Can, and Do Play Chess!"
With Best Regards,
God Bless
Alan
Plantation, Florida
Alan Dicey, Vice President
United States Braille Chess Association - USBCA
"Yes, Blind and Visually Impaired People, Can, and Do, Play Chess!"
United States Braille Chess Association Home Page: 
http://AmericanBlindChess.org

13th IBCA World Individual Chess Championship
for Blind and Visually Impaired Chess Players
2014
INVITATION
Oct 19th 2013
I.B.C.A. invites all country members.
Location: Katerini, Olympus Riviera Pieria - Greece
Dates: arrival 4 May - departure 15 May 2014
1. Date and venue
The Championship will be held in Katerini, Olympus Riviera - Greece from May 
4th 2014 (arrivals) until May 15th 2014 (departures). The tournament hall is 
the conference center of the 5-star hotel  "Mediterranean Village" in 
Katerini.
2. Organizers
I.B.C.A. and Hellenic Sport Federation for Persons with Disability.
3. Information and registrations
Information, questions, registrations to the email
ibcaworld2014 at gmail.com
and tel. number (+30)
6938326161
, Mr Nikos Kalesis.
4. Payments Board and lodging, IBCA fee
The participants will stay in the 5-star hotel "Mediterranean Village" in 
Katerini, Olympus Riviera.
Prices per person, per night, full board included:
in triple room: 59 Euros
in double room: 67 Euros
in single room: 84 Euros
All participants, including coaches and accompanying persons of the 
delegations, must stay in the official hotel "Mediterranean Village" for 
organisational and security reasons. The Organising Committee will not 
accept any person to be a participant if she/he doesn't stay in the official 
hotel "Mediterranean Village".
All delegations must deposit 20% of the total cost for hotel accommodation 
before 2 April 2014
to the following bank account:
Bank: Piraeus Bank
Bank Swift Code (BIC): PIRBGRAA
Account holder name: Koutlougiannis At Holidays Ltd
Bank address: 4 Amerikis Str., 10564 Athens - GREECE
The I.B.C.A. member countries must pay the annual fee of 150 Euros before 
the start of the first round to the treasurer.
5. Transportation from and to airport, excursion
Organizers are obliged to provide transportation from and to Thessaloniki 
Airport and an excursion
on 10 May without any cost for all participants.
All delegations must send the flight details (date, time and flight number 
for arrival/departure) to the
organizing committee before 2 April 2014.
6. Travel expenses and arrivals
According to FIDE regulations the participating federations must cover the 
travel expenses of all players, coaches and accompanying persons.
7. Schedule
May 4 Arrivals
May 5 at 10:00 Technical Meeting
May 5 at 15:00 Round 1
May 6 at 15:00 Round 2
May 7 at 15:00 Round 3
May 8 at 15:00 Round 4
May 9 at 15:00 Round 5
May 10 free day Excursion
May 11 at 15:00 Round 6
May 12 at 15:00 Round 7
May 13 at 15:00 Round 8
May 14 at 09:00 Round 9
May 14 at 16:00 Closing ceremony
May 15 Departures
8. Appeals Committee
The members of the appeals committee will be announced during the technical 
meeting.
Complaints about the decisions of the chief arbiter or his assistants must 
be submitted in a written
form to the chairman of the appeals committee within 30 minutes after the 
completion of the playing
session. A deposit of 50 ? must be handed over to the chairman of the 
appeals committee. If the
appeal is admitted, the sum shall be returned immediately. If the appeal is 
refused, the deposit is
forfeited to IBCA.
9. Playing system and rate of play
The championship will be played in 9 rounds Swiss System in accordance with 
FIDE regulations.
The playing time will be 120 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 60 minutes 
for each player for the
rest of the game, max. 6 hours.
10. Final ranking of players
The final ranking order of the players is determined by the number of points 
scored.
The order of players that finish with the same number of points shall be 
determined by application of
the following tie-breaking procedures in sequence, proceeding from (a) to 
(b) to (c) to (d) to the
extent required:
a) Median-Buchholz 1, the highest number wins;
b) Buchholz, the highest number wins;
c) Number of wins, the highest number wins;
d) Progressive Score, the highest number wins.
In case of unplayed games for the calculation of (a) and (b) the current 
FIDE tournament rules shall
be applied: "Independently of the result of an unplayed game (win by Bye, 
win or loss by forfeit, no
game because the player has withdrawn or was absent for some round(s)), for 
reasons of tie-break
the result shall be counted as a draw against the player himself."
11. Prizes
Players placed first, second and third will be awarded respectively with 
gold, silver and bronze cups and medals. In case of a tie the final ranking 
will be decided in accordance with the paragraph No 6.
It concerns also the prizes.
The prizes will be award at the official closing ceremony. The players 
receive the prizes personally.
12. Additional competion rules
1. Any player who arrives at the chessboard more than thirty minutes after 
the scheduled start of the
session, shall lose the game.
2. Analyzing is not allowed in the playing hall.
3. During the game the players are not allowed to go to the analyzing room 
or to the press room.
4. Flash photography may be used only in the first thirty minutes of the 
playing session.
5. Only the players and arbiters shall be allowed in the actual playing 
area, except with the express
permission of the Chief Arbiter.
After the end of the game the players have to leave the closed area.
6. As long as the game is in progress a player may talk only to an arbiter 
or to his opponent as
permitted by the Laws of Chess.
7. Each player must bring a Braille chess set and a Braille chess clock.
The player who has the white colour must bring a Braille chess clock for the 
game.
8. If a player has less than ten minutes left on his clock at some stage in 
both periods, he is not obliged to record moves.
Immediately after one flag has fallen the player must update his scoresheet 
completely before moving a piece on the chessboard.
9. If the player, having the move, has less than five minutes left on his 
clock, he may claim a draw before his flag falls.
Ludvig Beutelholf Nikos Kalesis
IBCA President Tournament Director