The 2025 Chess Festival.
The 16th Vaujany International Chess Festival will be held in Vaujany (50kms south of Grenoble) between July 10th and July 18th, 2025. 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
Rate 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 the B tournament and 40 / 20 € for the C tournament. Half rate is for <20 years old players and for FIDE masters.
Prizes : The total prize fund is 7300 € minimum: 5800 € in the A tournament, 2000 € in the B tournament and 500 € in the C tournament.It usually reaches 8400€ or even more when we have over 160 players
