Midnight Sun Chess Challenge
June 24th - July 2nd 2006

Accomodation:

Available here. More will be announced later.

• Nine round FIDE Swiss in nine days.
• Registration is Saturday June 24th between 11.00 AM and 3.00 PM.
• Schedule:

  - Round 1 Saturday June 24th at 5.00 PM,
  - Round 2 trough 8 is played with one round a day between June 25th and July 1st each round starting at 1.00 PM.
  - Round 9 Sunday July 2nd at 10.00 AM.
   

• Rate of play will be 40 moves in 2 hours then 20 moves in 1 hour and 0,5 hour to finish.
• Excellent chances of title norms and FIDE-ELO.
• About 10 games will be transmitted live on the internet
• Same day as round 2 through 8 is played there will be a blitz chess tournament at 8.00 PM. There are prices in each tournament and for the overall winner in The Midnight Sun Blitz.

Total Price Fund: 11.500 Euro

Main Prices: 1. 3.000 Euro. 2. 1.500 Euro. 3. 1.000 Euro. 4. 800 Euro. 5. 600 Euro. 6. 500 Euro 7. 400 Euro. 8. 300 Euro. 9. 200 Euro. 10. 100 Euro

Rating Prices: In each group 2299-2000, 1999-1750, 1749-1500, 1499-1250, 1249-1000 and U1000: 1. 250 Euro. 2. 150 Euro. 3. 100 Euro.

 Payment must be received before 1 June 2006. 20 Euro extra after this date..

Registration:

On the internet:
http://www.midnightsunchess.org/signup.htm

or by email:
org@midnightsunchess.org

Bank: 4750 18 70397

Payment from outside Norway to:

Midnight Sun Chess
Tobakken 17
9020 Tromsdalen

Account no.: 4750 18 70397
IBAN: NO6147501870397
SWIFT CODE: SNOW NO 22
Bank:
SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge
Storg. 65
9298 Tromsų
Norway