2009 Gibtelecom Chess Festival: Prizes
*** Total of £100,000 in prizes!! ***
Gibtelecom Masters Prizes
| Open To All | Prizes for best relative rating achievement | ||||
| 1st Prize | £15,000 |
Rating Band |
1st Prize |
2nd Prize |
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| 2nd Prize | £10,000 |
2500-2599 |
£2,000 |
£1,000 |
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| 3rd Prize | £7,000 |
2400-2499 |
£2,000 |
£1,000 |
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| 4th Prize | £5,000 |
2300-2399 |
£2,000 |
£1,000 |
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| 5th Prize | £3,000 |
2200-2299 |
£2,000 |
£1,000 |
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| 6th Prize | £2,500 |
Under 2200 |
£2,000 |
£1,000 |
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| 7th Prize | £2,000 |
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| 8th Prize | £1,500 |
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| 9th Prize | £1,000 |
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| 10th Prize | £1,000 |
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The first prize of £15,000 may not be shared. All other prizes shall be shared where players have the same score or same relative rating performance as appropriate.
Best Game Prize: £1,000 • for more information go to our Best Game Prize page
Seniors (Over 60 on 1 January 2009) £1,000
Juniors (Under 18 on 1 January 2009) £600 • £500
No player may win more than one of the above prizes.
| Women's Awards in 2009 Gibtelecom Masters | ||||
Open to all Women |
Prizes for best relative rating achievement |
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| 1st Prize | £6,000 |
2350-2150 |
£500 |
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| 2nd Prize | £4,000 |
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| 3rd Prize | £3,000 |
Under 2150 |
£500 |
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| 4th Prize | £2,500 |
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| 5th Prize | £1,500 |
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| 6th Prize | £1,000 |
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- If there is a tie for the top women's prize, the tie is resolved in favour of the woman with the highest performance rating, who will receive the first prize of £6,000.
- All other ties will not be subject to the tie break and prize money will be divided equally amongst the players.
- Prizes in each of the two bands will not be added to the main women´s awards.
- Rating prizes cannot be won by winners in the main women´s awards.
Challenger Tournaments
Open to players with FIDE ratings of under 2250 in the lists of 2008 and 2009, or unrated.
| Challengers - Week 1 - 27-31 January | Challengers - Week 2 - 1-5 February | |||
| 1st Prize | £1,500 |
1st Prize | £1,500 |
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| 2nd Prize | £1,000 |
2nd Prize | £1,000 |
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| 3rd Prize | £500 |
3rd Prize | £500 |
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| 1950-2050 | £500 |
1950-2050 | £500 |
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| Under 1950 | £500 |
Under 1950 | £500 |
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| Unrated Player | £500 |
Unrated Player | £500 |
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| Gibraltar Prize | £150 |
Gibraltar Prize | £150 |
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- Challenger tournaments play daily at 10am.
- The rate of play is all the moves in 100 minutes + 10 seconds per move added from the start.
- The games rarely last more than four hours and competitors can play in the Masters as well as a morning event.
Note: A player rated under 2250 could win £5,000 by winning the two Challengers tournaments (£1,500 + £1,500) and the rating prize in the afternoon (£2,000): a mere 20 games to win £5,000.
Amateur Tournaments
Open to players with FIDE ratings under 1850 or nationally rated players of under 1850, ECF grade 156, or unrated players.
The right is reserved to place players in the Challengers if thought unsuitable for the Amateur.
| Amateur - Week 1 - 27-31 January | Amateur - Week 2 - 1-5 February | |||
| 1st Prize | £1,000 |
1st Prize | £1,000 |
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| 2nd Prize | £600 |
2nd Prize | £600 |
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| 3rd Prize | £400 |
3rd Prize | £400 |
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| 4th Prize | £200 |
4th Prize | £200 |
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| Gibraltar Prize | £100 |
Gibraltar Prize | £100 |
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- Amateur tournaments play daily at 10am.
- The rate of play is all the moves in 100 minutes + 10 seconds per move added from the start.
- The games rarely last more than four hours and competitors can play in the Masters as well as a morning event. No player may win more than one of the above prizes.
- An outright winner of the first week Amateur tournament will immediately be promoted to the second week Challengers tournament.
BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER
The highest placed eligible player, not already qualified, in the 2009 Gibraltar Masters shall qualify for the 2009 British Championship.
INTERNET CHESS CLUB ONLINE QUALIFIER
The ICC PRIZE of travel, room, bed, breakfast and evening meal for one person is being offered in November 2008 for the winner of an exclusive online tournament to be hosted on the world's most popular playing site, the Internet Chess Club (ICC - www.chessclub.com). The winner of the 2008 ICC Online Qualier was GM Tigran L Petrosian of Armenia.
PAYMENT OF PRIZES
Prizes in all events shall be paid by cheque or electronic transfer, except for the two evening blitz tournaments and the first week Challenger and Amateur events. Any player wishing to receive his potential prize money in cash (pounds sterling or euros) must inform the hotel of their wish to exercise this option on the entry form. There shall be a charge of 3% of the prize money for this service. No prize will be given before 11pm on the 5th February 2009.
RIGHT OF REFUSAL
The organizers shall reserve the right of refusal to any participant without assigning a reason.
