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

Wed Apr 2 23:36:14 UTC 2014

Hello Alan. I was really excited by this great news. As an avid chess player your announcement was great news. I have slacked off for a while, but would like to get back in it. Would you send me info on how to sign up. I prefer player acrossed the table rather then through the net, but I will do it any way I can get some games going. thanks much. P.S. tell alexander to go man go.
---- Alan Dicey <adicey at bellsouth.net> wrote: 
>     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 
> 
> 
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