In accordance with FIDE regulations, a FIDE entry fee of 70 € for the first player in each category from each federation should be paid before the start of the tournament. For each additional player from each Federation, a fee of 140 € should be paid before the start of the tournament.

The National Federations must send this amount directly to the FIDE bank account or FIDE will charge the respective National Federation account.

The Organizing Committee is not responsible for the FIDE entry fee and should not receive such sums from the National Federations.

Each player (official or additional) and each accompanying person/official must pay to the Organizers the amount of 110 € at the moment of their registration by Tuesday, April 7 2026 .

This registration fee is compulsory and represents a confirmation of participation otherwise a registration will be invalid and will not be accepted.

Players, accompanying officials, and additional persons upon paying the registration fee will receive:

– Registration

– Accreditation with personalized badge (players and Heads of delegation)

– Welcome bag (players and Heads of delegation)

– Gadget (players, Heads of delegations, accompanying people)

– Admission to the opening and closing ceremonies

– Water during games (players)

– Water in the room (each person will be provided a 0.5 liter bottle of water per day)

Each National Federation will be invoiced by the Organizers. Upon payments confirmed, the Organizers will send to the Federations the confirmation of the hotel bookings. As soon as the FIDE officials are appointed and the registrations are confirmed, registered players will then appear on the official website and ChessResults, where players’ statuses may be checked on a daily basis.

All balance payments must be finalized by Friday 8 November 2024. Players will not be paired until all payments and fees are transferred to the Organizers.

National federations will receive a customized quotation containining all the necessary details and instructions required to proceed with the payment. We kindly request you to follow these instructions to ensure a smooth and efficient process.

Those national federations unable to fulfill payment obligations through bank transfer must request authorization from both the Organizing Committee and the FIDE Events Commission before the deadline (April 7, 2026).

Such requests will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis, taking into consideration the circumstances and reasons provided by the concerned federation.

Approval for alternative payment methods will be granted only under exceptional circumstances and at the discretion of the Organizing Committee and the FIDE Events Commission.

Federations must provide compelling reasons for their inability to make payments via bank transfer, along with a feasible alternative proposal for fulfilling their financial obligations.

National Federations are responsible in paying the Organizing Committee the fees as communicated.

Any bank charges or for transferring the amounts will be charged to the National Federations prior to the event or directly with the Head of Delegation on site.

Entries must be submitted through the registration forms by Tuesday 7 April 2026.

Late registration after the registration deadline – the Registration fee will double. The Organizer is not required to accept registrations made after the deadline. After the late registration no invited/personal right players shall be accepted with FB accommodation. The mentioned participants will be considered as additional players.

Entry Fees for late registration, withdrawal, or no-show shall be charged as follows as per FIDE Regulations https://handbook.fide.com/chapter/D0401202312 .

If any FIDE federation is expected to miss the registration deadline for reasons/circumstances beyond their control, they shall approach EVE before the registration deadline. EVE shall investigate the case, and attempt to work with the organizer to find a solution.

FIDE is entitled to coordinate the refund process in case of extraordinary situations (pandemics, wars, natural disasters and similar significant reasons), when it concerns large number of registered people – at least 1/10 or minimum 50 registered participants, including accompanying people or affects one national federation that cannot participate for reasons that FIDE will confirm as valid.

In this case, FIDE approves the final refund amount for all such players, and this amount is mandatory for the organizer.

The organizer has the right to submit its arguments on this issue to FIDE before making a final decision.

The tournament will be played using the Swiss System with 11 rounds. The national rankings will not be taken into account for pairings. The rate of play will be in accordance with the FIDE rules: each player has 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the remainder of the game, with an increment of 30 seconds per move from the first move. The default time is 15 minutes.

Tie break criteria:

a) direct encounter according to C.07 August 2024, b) Buchholz cut 1, c) Buchholz, d) Sonneborg, e) the greater number of wins, f) Average Rating of Opponents ARO

Direct Titles are awarded according to FIDE regulations in force

FIDE over-the-board title norms are also possible for the other players based on their performance and their opponent’s titles/ratings as per FIDE Handbook requirements.

FIDE Anti Cheating Measures and guidelines are in effect during the championship.

According to FIDE Rules are prohibited inside the tournament hall:

• • Electronic Devices
  • Mobile phones
  • Any other radio frequency source (except for medical purposes upon authorization provided by the CA)
  • Wrist watches (all type of wrist watches)
  • Personal pens

The Chief Arbiter will be announced in due time. FIDE Technical Delegate will be announced in due time.

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All delegations should abide by specific security regulations.

Each National Federation shall be responsible for their delegations including damages to property.