Info-Mail Schach Nr. 1080

Offene Belgische Blindenschachmeisterschaft
(von Herman Jennen, Belgien)

Ausschreibung nur in englischer Sprache verfügbar!


BELGISCHE   SCHAAKFEDERATIE   of   VISUAL IMPAIRED v.z.w.
p.a. Herman JENNEN, Vz.    Koningin Elisabethplein 3     B-9100 SINT-NIKLAAS
Tel. +32(0)3/776.55.92             IBAN-nr:  BE50 9796 0873 4518 en BIC-nr: 
ARSPBE22





                               Dear chess friends from far and near ,



Hereby we invite you to our

“ 19th Open Belgium championship� 2010 .



When ?:

The tournament will take place  from Wednesday evening 10th of November 
(dinner included) till Sunday morning 14th of november 2010 (breakfast 
included).

On the 10th we expect you in the Hotel before 5.30 pm. We request this for 
organisational reasons. Dinner will be served strictly at 6 pm so that the 
first round can start at 8 pm.



Where ?:

We are glad to invite you again in: “Hotel Zonnebloem�, Meeuwenlaan 2 - 8620 
Nieuwpoort. Hotel Zonnebloem is a quietly located holiday centre on the 
seafront of Nieuwpoort-Bad, next to the beach.


Directions
By public transport:
Take the train to Ostend. Outside the station you can take the coastal tram 
to Nieuwpoort (40 minutes). Leave the tram at the stop 
‘Nieuwpoort-Zonnebloemâ€Ö and go towards the seafront. Then you will find 
Hotel Zonnebloem 100m at the leftside.
By car:
Follow E40 (Brussels-Ostende), take exit 3 (Diksmuide-Nieuwpoort). Follow 
N355 direction Nieuwpoort-aan-Zee (via Kinderlaan). Past the fourth traffic 
lights (after approx. 5 km.), turn right (Franslaan) and then left 
(Meeuwenlaan).



Tournament formula :

The tournament will be played over 7 rounds, according to the Swiss system.

The 7 rounds will be played on :

  Wednesday 10th of November in the evening (1),

  Thursday 11th of November in the morning(2) and afternoon (3),

  Friday 12th of November in the morning (4) and afternoon (5).

  Saturday 13th of November in the morning (6) and afternoon (7).

Final Ceremony will take place on Saturday after dinner.

Sunday morning 14th after breakfast; end of the tournament.



Prizes to win:

There is âé¬300.00 prize money. Apart from that, there is a bonus of âé¬2.50 for 
every game you win. There will be cups for the winner of the Belgian open 
championship A and B for visually impaired, the open Belgian champion for 
the normal sighted, the champion of the  BSFVG (visual impaired).



Players charges:

These prices are meant for all the comfort (shower, toilet and TV in the 
room) and the all inclusive formula.

Double room    âé¬ 205,00 pp

Single room    âé¬ 290,00 pp

If you have any questions or wishes, donâ€Öt hesitate to contact us at any 
time.



Exceptionally, guide-dogs for blind people are allowed. The cost for the dog 
is âé¬15.00.

If you want to take your guide-dog with you, you have to take contact with 
Herman Jennen (see letterhead), for getting no problems at arrival.



How do you inscribe and pay ?

You have to inscribe and pay before the 10th of September 2010.

You can do that by a bank transaction on bank account number of  ARGENTA on 
the name of the B.S.F.V.G. , Zwijnaardesteenweg 197 , in B-9000  GENT.

For international payments to Belgium you will need the following numbers:

BIC-nr:  ARSPBE22  and  IBAN-nr:  BE50 9796 0873 4518.



You also need to send the registration form  (see second attachment), before 
the earlier notified date (nicely filled in) to  : Alex GEERINCK,  treasurer 
B.S.F.V.G. ,  Zwijnaardesteenweg 197  te B-9000  GENT. Or by E-mail: 
alex.geerinck@pandora.be



! attention!



1.      For people who do a money transfer from abroad please note that all 
the bank costs are for you. Please look carefully if you do the transaction, 
so that we get the right amount of money. Otherwise we will ask the missing 
part during the tournament.

2.      People shall be registered only after full payment has been made. 
Rooms shall be given once registration has been done.

3.      People who are registered but donâ€Öt show up will need to pay âé¬50 
annulation fee.

4.      Please respect the deadline of registration date STRICTLY. Our 
reservation in the hotel is based on this date and will be cancelled then. 
After September 10th, we can not guarantee that we still have free rooms 
and/or for the same price.



For more information please contact:

herman.jennen@skynet.be      phone. 03/776.55.92 of international : 00 32 
37.76.55.92

nancy.crevits@belgacom.net   phone  014/32.35.37 of international : 00 32 
14.32.35.37



Registered people will get a confirmation mail. Later on you will get a 
letter/mail with the last information.



Looking forward to meet you in hotel Zonnebloem,

Herman JENNEN, President of the  B.S.F.V.G. vzw.