Regulations

• • • VIII^th International Grandmasters Tournament - The Lublin Union Memorial
      
    • Tournament is part of the promotion of the city of Lublin
      

• • • Mr Krzysztof ZUK - Mayor of Lublin City

• • • Mr Krzysztof ZUK - Mayor of Lublin City
    • Mr Tomasz DELEGA - Polish Chess Federation President

• • • The date: June 13–18, 2016
      
    • Tournament hall: Lublin, Rynek 1 - The Crown Tribunal  (3^rd floor)

• • • Organizer - Lublin's Chessclub 20-465 Lublin, 20/3 Biernata z Lublina Street
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    • Co-organizers:

         - Municipality of Lublin City
         - Polish Chess Federation in Warsaw.

• • • Tadeusz Sobieszek -  Director of Festival tel. +48 603 644 651 
    • Zbigniew Pyda - Chief Arbiter - International Arbiter tel. +48 604 084 134,
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    • Wojciech Krzyzanowski - Arbiter - FIDE Arbiter 
    • Magdalena Maka-Polkowska - FIDE Arbiter 

 Draw of lots will be held at the technical meeting.

• • • According individual agreements
      

• • • Scheveningen system tournament - 6 rounds
    • Time control: 90 min/40 moves + 30 min for the rest of the game with an increment of 30 sec per move starting from move 1. Expected duration of one round - about 5 hours
    • The tournament shall be played according to FIDE regulations 
    • The games cannot be postponed, or delayed. 
    • Being late for the round of more than 15 minutes means loss by default. 
    • Draw before completing 40 moves by both players shall be regarded as double-sided loss, unless a threefold repetition of position occurs. 

• • • Players and coaches are required to attend the opening and closing ceremonies of the tournament, and to adhere to the dress code.
      

• • • The final interpretation of the rules is to the Organizing Committee