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THIS TOURNAMENT WILL TAKE PLACE FROM JUNE 27th TO JULY 1st OF THE YEAR 2024 AND THE DAYS OF PLAY WILL BE FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
FOUR WORLD ELITE GRANDMASTERS WILL TAKE PART AND WILL COMPETE UNDER THE RULES OF ACTIVE CHESS IMPOSED BY FIDE.
IT WILL BE PLAYED IN THREE SESSIONS OF PLAY BY THE K.O. SYSTEM WITH SEMI-FINALS AND FINAL:
ON FRIDAY 28th JUNE, THE FIRST DAY OF THE COMPETITION, THE FIRST KNOCKOUT ROUND WILL TAKE PLACE.
ON SATURDAY 29th JUNE, THE SECOND ELIMINATION ROUND.
ON SUNDAY 30TH JUNE, THE FINAL.
THE PAIRINGS OF THESE KNOCKOUT ROUNDS WILL BE FIXED BY SEEDED TEAMS, ACCORDING TO THEIR RANKING, WHO WILL CHOOSE THEIR OPPONENTS. THE COLOURS FOR THE PLAY-OFFS WILL BE DRAWN BY LOT THE DAY BEFORE THE START OF THE EVENT.
IN EACH OF THE PLAY-OFFS, 4 GAMES OF 20 MINUTES PER PLAYER WILL BE PLAYED WITH AN INCREMENT OF 10 SECONDS PER MOVE.
IF AFTER THE 4 GAMES, THE SCORE IS TIED, THE WINNER WILL BE DECIDED WITH RAPID GAMES OF 5 MINUTES + 3 SECONDS PER MOVE.
THE DAY BEFORE THE START OF THE TOURNAMENT, THE PLAYERS WILL HOLD A DRAW TO DECIDE THE COLOUR OF THE PIECES IN THE FIRST GAME SESSION, IN THE PRESENCE OF THE TOURNAMENT ARBITER D. JAVIER PÉREZ LLERA.
