FIDE Event: WORLD SENIOR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2021

(Individual >50 and >65 categories, MEN AND WOMEN)

Organiser: IO NIKOS KALESIS

Federation: MALTA

International Organiser’s contact info: +306938326161 / chess.at.holidays@gmail.com

(Probable) City: Malta island / Malta

Proposed dates of Arrival: 20 - 30 November 2021

Financial guarantee:

Declaration and/or Government Guarantee if applicable. Provisional budget to be added. All FIDE financial requirements as per FIDE handbook are guaranteed.

Declaration generally assuring visas To representatives of all federations: YES

Exceptions, if any, and reasons: NO

Name of Meeting/Tournament hall: 4-star Salini Resort & Conference Center.

And its distance from accommodation: 0 km distance, it is located within the hotel resort.

Travel connections and reductions for Participants officials and accompanying persons: MALTA

INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, 30 minutes from the venue. Βus transfer for delegations (both ways) included in registration fee.

Accommodation and meals of participants And for accompanying persons: (give classification of hotels and meals.

Indicate number of persons per room).

SALINI RESORT HOTEL - (4 stars)

Price (per person in euros):

49 € per day, in a double room with breakfast.

79 € per day, in a single room with breakfast. Lunch or dinner supplement (both available): 10 euros per meal.

Are there:

Press facilities: YES Telephones: YES Telefax: YES E-mail: YES

Secretarial Staff (Indicate languages). ENGLISH, RUSSIAN, SPANISH

Simultaneous Translation (in case of meeting): Will it be guaranteed in FIDE languages: ENGLISH, RUSSIAN, SPANISH

(Indicate languages)

FIDE standard chess equipment (in case of a competition): YES

Additional arrangement/Prize Fund is applicable: The total prize fund of 15,000 euros is listed

below. Each player, official and accompanying person shall pay a registration fee of 90 euros for the event. It includes registration, accreditation (entrance in playing hall) and bus transfer from

and to Malta International Airport. The FIDE entry fee of 70 euros per person shall be paid directly to FIDE.

Prize fund - Gifts

1. Prize Fund (total: 15,000 euros)

Men (Open): 11,000 € Women: 4,000 € 2. Trophies and Medals to all winners per category

3. Printed diplomas of participation to all participants

Press - Publicity: A. Free Internet - fax for journalists - Special Press Room B. Invitations for journalists

C. Internet Coverage D. Live Games (40 Boards)

Parallel Chess Events A. Blitz Tournaments

B. Solving Competition

Special Program A. Music Night (live music)

B. Program of excursions

(GA 1996-2014) Deposit: We confirm that we shall pay the deposit fee below before conclusion of the

General Assembly granting the option. We are aware that we forfeit this sum if for any reason we do not organise the event. If we do organise the event this sum will be put to the credit of our account with FIDE.

We have recognized the specific FIDE stipulation for the above-mentioned event and will observe them.

Name of International Organiser: NIKOS KALESIS Place/Date: MALTA, 31 MARCH 2019

Signature:

(GA 2014) National support letter: We attach the support letter signed by either the President, the Chairman

or the General Secretary of the national federation of the host country.

All conditions offered are subject to the approval of the FIDE President or his representative.

Offer / Bid to hold a FIDE competition (To be filled in by a national federation)

Event: World Senior Championships 2021. Federation: Russian Chess Federation Organizer (name, address, phone, fax, email): Russian Chess Federation, Gogolevsky Blvd. 14, 119019 Moscow, Russia Contact person – IO, Alexander TKACHEV, a.tkachev@ruchess.ru +7 968 732 00 78 City: Sochi. It’s a famous summer and winter resort, hosted Winter Olympic games in 2014, Football World Cup 2018 and many others sports and cultural events. Proposed time schedule: Arrival: 2021- 11 - 17 Departure: 2021- 11 - 30 Financial guarantee: According to the FIDE financial Rules all the financial guarantees will be covered Declaration and / or Government Guarantee if applicable. In case that this event is trusted to us by FIDE, we will send the budget and the necessary guarantee Declaration generally assuring visas to representatives of all federations: For participants with the need of visa we will provide necessary help without delay. Exceptions, if any, and reasons: No Name of Tournament hall: Exhibition center (Hall area: 1530,2 sq.m.) Grand Hotel Zhemchuzhina (3, Tchernomorskaya st, Sochi 354002, Russian Federation) http://www.en.zhem.ru and its distance from accommodation: Tournament hall is located on the Grand Hotel Zhemchuzhina. Convention center hotel takes great conference is the main foyer and lobby. Meeting rooms:

Cinema and concert hall: Hall area: 481,9 sq.m., Capacity: 500;

Morskoy hall: Hall area: 200 sq.m., Capacity: 180-200;

Pod lustroy hall: Hall area: 218,4 sq.m., Capacity: 100;

Orekhovy hall: 248,1 sq.m., Capacity: 100-150;

Yantarny hall: 123 sq.m., Capacity: 100;

Bordovy hall: 81,4 sq.m., Capacity: 40;

Palmovy hall: 38,9 sq.m., Capacity: 38

Limonny hall: 45,7 sq.m., Capacity: 30;

Vereschaginsky hall: 36,8 sq.m., Capacity: 28;

Kayut-compania hall: 101 sq.m., Capacity: 50. Accommodation and meals of participants and for accompanying persons: (give classification of different hotels and meals including room rates and number of persons per room.) Grand Hotel Zhemchuzhina **** Location – 20 m. from the sea in the very heart of Sochi. 70 000 sq.m. of hotel area. All of 928 hotel rooms have private balconies & offer their guests air-conditioning, fridge & safe deposit. Private beach with the capacity of 2000 pax. Outdoor swimming pool (Olympic size – length 50 m.) with heated sea water + 27° C. Meals - all inclusive (breakfast, lunch, dinner). Special meals available for vegetarian or people with special needs. All of Standard rooms feature one room. Total room area 17 sq.m., balcony 4,7 sq.m.

110 €/person in a single room per night;

80 €/person in a double room per night. Travel connections (next airport or railway station): Sochi has an airport and a railway station. Organizer will provide transportation from those to the hotels free of charge Transfer from airport/railway station (distance, vehicle, costs) The bus transfer from Sochi airport (25 km) to the tournament hotel with the return on the departure day is included in the registration fee Is there an organizing fee to be paid:

75 € for all players and accompanying persons Are there:

Press facilities: YES Telephones: YES Telefax: YES Internet-connection: YES Costs: NO Internet-coverage of the event: There will be an official web site for the event, with all information about the tournament, including the live-stream and the on-line transmission with analyses. Secretarial Staff (Indicate languages): English, German, Spanish, French and Russian Declaration that all relevant FIDE/ECU standards are met: YES Exceptions: NO Additional arrangements: Free internet Access in the rooms and lobby of hotel.

Free refreshments, water and hot drinks, in the playing hall. Free sightseeing trip on the rest day. Different sport activities for participants, free of charge. Upon request of participants from federations with low budget we can provide a 2*/3* hotel. Press - Publicity: A. Free Internet – telefax for journalists – Special Press Room B. Invitations for journalists C. Internet Coverage D. Live Games(50 Boards) Other special arrangement for publicity: Radio, TV Chanel will broadcast a 1 hour report every day. It will be possible to download reports free of charge on the ftp server in all the countries. Video steaming will be provided in all the playing halls during the game. All games will be broadcasted in the end of playing day. The event is supported by Government and Ministry of Sports. Special Program: There will be a free of charge excursion for the participants organized on the rest day. Parallel Activities: A. Blitz tournament for coaches and accompanying persons, B. Seminar for FIDE Arbiters C. Seminar for FIDE Trainers. Live streaming from the Playing Venue Mr. Mark GLUHOVSKY Executive Director of RCF Signature / Federation seal Date 2019-07-19 All conditions offered are subject to the approval of the FIDE President or his representative.

FIDE EVE BID EVALUTION FORM

Tournament : World Senior Individual Chess Championship 2021

Country / City : Malta

Proposed dates : 20-30.11.2021

Total Points: Points Remarks

Category 1: Organisation

1.1 Tournament hall 30

1.2 Distance Tournament hall to Hotels 30

1.3 Covered languages 15

1.4 Parallel chess activities 20

Category 2: Hotels

2.1 Quality of hotels 15

2.2 Free internet access in the hotels 10

2.3 Other free offers 15

Category 3: Room rates and transportation rates 15

Category 4: Travel connection 20

Category 5: Press-Promotion

5.1 Organized Press Center 3

5.2 Invitation with free accommodation for some journalists 3

5.3 Live games in internet, depending on the number of

boards

5

5.4 Other special arrangements for publicity 5

Category 6: Circulation of the events

6.1 The bidder (Nat. Federation) organized the same event

the prior year

NO

6.2 The bidder (Nat. Federation) organized the same event the

before 2 years

NO

Total Points: 186 DATE: 21.10.2019

INSPECTOR NAME: IO Lukasz Turlej

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FIDE EVE BID EVALUTION FORM

Tournament : World Senior Individual Championships 2021

Country / City : Russia / Sochi

Proposed dates : 17-30.11.2021

Total Points: Points Remarks

Category 1: Organisation

1.1 Tournament hall 30

1.2 Distance Tournament hall to Hotels 30

1.3 Covered languages 25

1.4 Parallel chess activities 15

Category 2: Hotels

2.1 Quality of hotels 15

2.2 Free internet access in the hotels 10

2.3 Other free offers 5

Category 3: Room rates and transportation rates 10

Category 4: Travel connection 20

Category 5: Press-Promotion

5.1 Organized Press Center 3

5.2 Invitation with free accommodation for some journalists 3

5.3 Live games in internet, depending on the number of

boards

5

5.4 Other special arrangements for publicity 10

Category 6: Circulation of the events

6.1 The bidder (Nat. Federation) organized the same event the

prior year

No

6.2 The bidder (Nat. Federation) organized the same event the

before 2 years

No

Total Points: 181

DATE: 14-16.10.2019

INSPECTOR NAME: OZGUR SOLAKOGLU

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