The 2023 Chess Festival.

The 14th Vaujany International Chess Festival will be held in Vaujany (50kms south of Grenoble) between July 13th and July 21rst, 2023. It is organized by PROMO-ECHECS and takes place at the "Espace Loisirs" center. Players can register in one of the following 3 tournaments:

  • The A tournament (Tournoi Principal) is for strong players with  Elo rating >  1800. Approximately 15 IM and IGM are invited every year. The first prize amounts to 1200 € .
  • The B tournament  (Accession)  is for club players with  Elo  < 1900. The first prize amounts to 500 €.
  • The C tournament  (Petizelos) is for players with Elo < 1500. The first prize amounts to 150 €.

Details

templatemoRate of play :  All tournaments are played in 9 rounds. The time control is Fischer 100 min plus 30 sec / move for the first 40 moves, then 40 min plus 30 sec / move to finish.

Registration fees : The registration fees are 60 / 30 € for A tournament, 50 / 25 € for B tournament and 40 / 20 € for the C tournament. Half rate is for <20 years old players and for FIDE masters with Elo > 2200.

Prizes : The total prize fund is 8100 € minimum:  5400 € in the A tournament, 2200 € in the B tournament and 500 € in the C tournament. It will be larger if we get more than 150 players.