Caribbean Chess Carnival

Adjunto una invitación abierta a todos los ajedrecistas puertorriqueños que nos fue cursada para su publicación por

el presidente de CACDEC el Sr.Allan Herbert

April 2^nd 2009

Dear Chess Friends

Get ready and moving for the “Caribbean Chess Carnival” - our Open International tournament which will take place from August 4^th – August 9^th, 2009. This year’s tournament promises Cash prizes for the first 5 places in each section and trophies to the top 10 finishers in each section. So start preparing now to win a share in the Chess Carnival’s cash prize fund of $5,000 United States dollars. Once again Caribbean Money Market Brokers (CMMB) will be partnering with us in sponsoring this event.

The cash prize fund is USD$5,000.

CATEGORIES	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th
Junior Under 10	$200.00	$100.00	$60.00	$50.00	$50.00
Junior Under 14	$300.00	$150.00	$80.00	$50.00	$50.00
Junior Under 20	$400.00	$200.00	$110.00	$60.00	$60.00
Open to All Players	$1,500.00	$800.00	$500.00	$200.00	$200.00

The championship will feature 9 rounds, played in the Swiss system in accordance with the tournament rules and FIDE Laws of Chess. Playing time will be 90 minutes with an increment of 30 seconds per move, starting from move one.

Here is the Playing Schedule:

Dates	Event	Juniors Section	Open Section
August 4th	Opening	09:30	09:30
August 4th	Rounds 1 & 2	10:00 & 15:30	10:00 & 17:00
August 5th	Round 3	09:00	15:00
August 6th	Rounds 4 & 5	09:00 & 14:00	10:00 & 17:00
August 7th	Round 6	09:00	15:00
August 8th	Rounds 7 & 8	09:00 & 14:00	10:00 & 17:00
August 9th	Round 9	10:00	10:00
August 9th	Closing/Prize-giving	16:00	16:00

The following the entry fees: Junior Sections USD$30.00 Open Section USD$80.00. The Venue for the tournament is the Queen’s Park Cricket Club, at the Oval in Port of Spain.

The tournament is being held under the auspices of the Trinidad and Tobago Chess Association, a FIDE affiliate and the results would be submitted to FIDE for rating.

Come and compete against players from Cuba, Jamaica, Barbados, Martinique, United States, Suriname and Venezuela!

For full details visit: www.caribbeanchesscarnival.com

Edison Raphael

PRESIDENT

Trinidad and Tobago Chess Foundation