REGULATIONS - GROUP A

The tie-breaks will be valid both for the purposes of classification and for obtaining trophies and cash prizes. Therefore, neither trophies nor cash prizes will be divisible among the players who could have drawn points.

• The tie-breaking system of all Open tournaments will be as follows and in the following order:
• Buchholz FIDE top 8 (37) (0,1,N S,0,N).
• Buchholz FIDE total. (37) (0,0,N S,0,N).
• Sonnenborg Berger (52) (0,0,N S,0,N).
• Direct encounter (11).
• Average recursive performance of opponents (55) (0,0,1000).

For the calculation of the Buchholz systems, the “virtual opponent” will be applied in non-played games.

Once the previous tiebreaker systems have been applied, a provisional general classification will be available. However, if there is a tie by points between some of the first 4 classified in above mentioned provisional classification, the match-play tiebreaker will be applied to obtain the final general classification.

The tiebreak match-play will be held on December 8 at 16:00 at the Hotel El Castell; once it has finished, the awards ceremony and closing ceremony will begin at 17:00 p.m.

Above mentioned match-play tie-break will consist of an eliminatory system (semi-final and final if there are 3 or 4 tied players) among the players who have finished the tournament with the same number of points (whether the champion should be decided or not), in the following way:

2 blitz games with a timing of 3 minutes + 2 seconds per play (3min+ 2s), alternating colours.

In case of a tie, a blitz match “Armageddon”, with 5 minutes for the player with white and 4 minutes for the player with black. The colour of each player will be drawn and, in case of finishing in tables, the player who has played with black will win.

Disabled players can choose whether or not to play tie-breakers. In case of not doing so, they will get the prize they would be entitled in the provisional classification, without applying these tie-breaks.

Examples:

• The first 4 players tied to points: 2 semi-finals and final to decide the positions first to fourth.
• Champion decided but 3 players tied to points in the second to fourth places: 1 semi-final (third and fourth) and 1 final (the second would go directly to that final).
• 2 players tied to points in the first 2 places, and 2 tied for points in the third and fourth places: 2 finals, one to decide the champion, and another to decide the third place.