{"id":26962,"date":"2024-05-13T02:18:57","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T02:18:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www1090.fide.com\/?p=26962"},"modified":"2024-06-04T11:37:39","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T11:37:39","slug":"baku-open-2024-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/baku-open-2024-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"Baku Open 2024 announced"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The Ministry of Youth & Sport of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Azerbaijan Chess Federation are pleased to announce the Baku Open – 2024 Chess Festival dedicated to the 100th anniversary of FIDE. The festival will be held from June 28 (arrival day) to July 07 (last round and closing ceremony) in Baku Sport Hall.<\/p>

The program of the festival includes competitions in two sections (A and B), 9-round Swiss tournaments with classical time control. Group A is open to players with FIDE Elo above 2100 (Women – above 1800), Group B is open for young players with FIDE Elo and born in 2012 and later.<\/p>

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The total prize fund of the tournament amounts to USD 50,000, with USD 12,000 reserved for the winner of Section A. The first ten registered players with FIDE Elo above 2650 (as of June 1, 2024) and women with FIDE Elo above 2450 (as of June 1, 2024) will be provided with a full board.<\/p>

Schedule<\/strong>:<\/p>

Date<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Time<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Event<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Group B<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Group A<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

29 June<\/p><\/td>

14:30<\/p><\/td>

Opening ceremony<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

29 June<\/p><\/td>

10:00<\/p><\/td>

15:00<\/p><\/td>

1st round<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

30 June<\/p><\/td>

10:00<\/p><\/td>

15:00<\/p><\/td>

2nd round<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

01 July<\/p><\/td>

10:00<\/p><\/td>

15:00<\/p><\/td>

3rd round<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

02 July<\/p><\/td>

10:00<\/p><\/td>

15:00<\/p><\/td>

4th round<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

03 July<\/p><\/td>

10:00<\/p><\/td>

15:00<\/p><\/td>

5th round<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

04 July<\/p><\/td>

10:00<\/p><\/td>

15:00<\/p><\/td>

6th round<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

05 July<\/p><\/td>

10:00<\/p><\/td>

15:00<\/p><\/td>

7th round<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

06 July<\/p><\/td>

10:00<\/p><\/td>

15:00<\/p><\/td>

8th round<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

07 July<\/p><\/td>

10:00<\/p><\/td>

15:00<\/p><\/td>

9th round<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

07 July<\/p><\/td>

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Closing ceremony<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

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\"\"Photo:\u00a0<\/em>thediaryofanomad.com\/<\/strong><\/a><\/p>

The capital of Azerbaijan has a lot to offer besides chess. The guests of this open-minded and hospitable city are welcome to stroll along the Caspian promenade, visit the Old City and enjoy the unique blend of ancient and new.<\/p>

Regulations for International Chess Festival Baku Open 2024 (PDF)<\/a><\/p>

Contacts:
Azerbaijan Chess Federation
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The Ministry of Youth & Sport of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Azerbaijan Chess Federation are pleased to announce the Baku Open – 2024 Chess Festival dedicated to the 100th anniversary of FIDE. The festival will be held from June 28 (arrival day) to July 07 (last round and closing ceremony) in Baku Sport Hall. The program of the festival includes competitions in two sections (A and B), 9-round Swiss tournaments with classical time control. Group A is open to players with FIDE Elo above 2100 (Women – above 1800), Group B is open for young players with FIDE Elo and born in 2012 and later. Photo: Baku Sports Hall Facebook\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 The total prize fund of the tournament amounts to USD 50,000, with USD 12,000 reserved for the winner of Section A. The first ten registered players with FIDE Elo above 2650 (as of June 1, 2024) and women with FIDE Elo above 2450 (as of June 1, 2024) will be provided with a full board. Schedule: Date Time Event Group B Group A 29 June 14:30 Opening ceremony 29 June 10:00 15:00 1st round 30 June 10:00 15:00 2nd round 01 July 10:00 15:00 3rd round 02 July 10:00 15:00 4th round 03 July 10:00 15:00 5th round 04 July 10:00 15:00 6th round 05 July 10:00 15:00 7th round 06 July 10:00 15:00 8th round 07 July 10:00 15:00 9th round 07 July \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 20:00 Closing ceremony \u00a0 Photo:\u00a0thediaryofanomad.com\/ The capital of Azerbaijan has a lot to offer besides chess. The guests of this open-minded and hospitable city are welcome to stroll along the Caspian promenade, visit the Old City and enjoy the unique blend of ancient and new. Regulations for International Chess Festival Baku Open 2024 (PDF) Contacts:Azerbaijan Chess Federation\u0415-mail: azerbaijanchess@yahoo.comWebsite:\u00a0http:\/\/asf.org.az\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":26964,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[237,168,41],"regular":[],"sticky-post":[],"class_list":["post-26962","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chess-news","tag-azerbaijan","tag-fide-100","tag-tournaments"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26962","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26962"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26962\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26967,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26962\/revisions\/26967"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26964"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26962"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26962"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26962"},{"taxonomy":"regular","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/regular?post=26962"},{"taxonomy":"sticky-post","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sticky-post?post=26962"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}