You are warmly invited to participate in the 22nd Maccabiah Open International Chess Competition, which will be held at the TBA Hotel, Netanya between July 9th -July 18th.

Tournament details:

9-round Swiss System. The tournament is FIDE homologated.

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

All Israeli players should have an Israeli Chess Federation License 2025 or pay 90 NIS in rating fees.

Pairings and results will be published via the following link: https://chess-results.com/tnr617466.aspx?lan=1

                       

Round 1 – 9/7	Round 2 – 10/7	Round 3 –  11/7	Round 4 – 13/7	Round 5- 14/7
Wednesday15:00-19:00	Thursday10:00-14:00	Friday10:00-14:00	Sunday15:00-19:00	Monday15:00-19:00
Round 6 – 15/7 Tuesday15:00-19:00	Round 7 –  16/7 Wednesday15:00-19:00	Round 8 – 17/7 Thursday15:00-19:00	Round 9 – 18/7 Friday10:00-14:00

                            

Pairings and the opening ceremony will take place on Wednesday 9/7 at 14:00.

Please note: The official Maccabiah opening ceremony will take place on Thursday 10/7.

The closing ceremony will take place on Friday 22/7 at 14:30. Attendance is mandatory.

On Saturday night, 12/7,  at 20:00, a blitz tournament will be held. Details will be provided at the playing hall.

Prizes:

Winners will receive special medals and prizes following the Maccabiah tradition.

Tie-breaks: points, Bucholz cut one, Bucholz, number of games played with black, number of wins.

Who can participate:

Players with International FIDE chess rating. A select number of players without FIDE rating will be permitted to participate.

Registration:

Till June 1st through the website www.maccabiahchess.co.il . Players should also send a passport photo to the following email address:

andrei.gurbanov@gmail.com  This will be used for their ID badge.

Participation fees:

Registration and payments for Israeli players only through the website

https://slavchess.com/maccabiah-22/

FIDE rating between 2400-2300: 100 NIS

FIDE rating between 2300-2201: 200 NIS.

FIDE rating between 2200-2001: 300 NIS.

FIDE rating below 2000: 350 NIS.

Payment after 01/06/2025 will incur a supplement of 50 NIS.

GM, IM, and players with a rating over 2400: no participation fees.

For more information please contact the tournament director Andrei Gurbanov at +972 52-296-7665 or via e-mail: andrei.gurbanov@gmail.com

Accommodation:

Israeli players should organise accommodation by themselves, for example through booking websites. Foreign players should organise accommodation through their national Maccabiah headquarters.

 

Maccabiah special merchandise:

Joggers, polo dri-fit t-shirt, tailored shorts, 2 t-shirts, sockers, and sports bag: 365 NIS. Cost 530 NIS (165 NIS are subsidised by Maccabiah), limited edition, first-come, first-served basis.

The competition management reserves the right to make changes to the above details according to circumstances.

With Maccabim Blessings,

Moshe Slav, Head Director of Maccabiah Chess Tournaments

22nd Maccabiah