You are invited to participate in the 21st Maccabiah Junior International Chess Competition, which will be held at the Haifa-Nesher Chess Club, Savion St. 1, Haifa between 15-July and  22-July-2022.

Tournament details:

7 Round Swiss System (FIDE rated).

Time Control:  1h30+30 sec increment per move.

All Israeli Players should have an Israeli Chess Federation License 2022 or pay 90 NIS rating fees.

Pairings and results will be published on the following link: https://chess-results.com/tnr643234.aspx?lan=1

Round 1 – 15.7 Friday  11:00-15:00	Round 2 – 17.7 Sunday  15:00 – 19:00	Round 3 – 18.7 Monday  15:00 – 19:00	Round 4– 19.7 Tuesday  15:00 – 19:00
Round 5 – 20.7 Wednesday  15:00 –19:00	Round 6 – 21.7 Thursday  15:00 – 19:00	Round 7 – 22.7 Friday  10:00-14:00

The Opening ceremony and pairings will take place on Friday 15/7 at 10:00 PM.

Attention: The Official opening ceremony of the Maccabiah will take place on Thursday 14/7 in Jerusalem

The Closure ceremony will take place on Friday 22/7 at 15:00. Attendance is mandatory.

Prizes:

Winners will get traditional Maccabiah medals and prizes.

Tie Breaks: Points, Buchholz cut1, Buchholz, 2 blitz games.

Who Can Participate:

Players born between 2004-2008 with FIDE chess rating (special cases of unrated players will be analyzed).

Registration and Fees:

Before June 19th through the website www.maccabiahchess.co.il

 Players should send a passport picture to vladimirvainshtein@gmail.com

Registration and Payments for Israeli players only through the website:

https://www.slavchess.com/il/catalog/maccabiah-21

Registration fee: 150 NIS

 GM, IM, and players with a rating over 2400: Free of registration fees.

For more information please call the Tournament Director Vladimir Vainshtein at 052-348-0757⁩ or through e-mail: vladimirvainshtein@gmail.com

Accommodations:

Israeli Players should take care of accommodations by themselves through booking websites for example. Foreign players should take care of their accommodations through their National Maccabiah headquarters.

Maccabiah Special Wear:

Training, Polo Dri-fit T-Shirt, Tailored Short, 2 T-Shirts, Sockers, and Sport Bag: 400 NIS. Cost 480 NIS (80 NIS are subventioned by Maccabiah), Limited edition, First-come-first-served basis.

The competition management reserves the right to make changes to the above details in accordance by the circumstances.

With Maccabim Blessings,

Moshe Slav Head Director of Maccabiah  Chess Tournaments

Maccabiah 21th