European Youth Chess Cup (U- 8, U-10 and U-12) started at Kutaisi Sports Palace today. It will last till July 12. There are 200 participants in this tournament from Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Ukraine, Russia, Estonia, Greece, Belgium, Norway and Latvia.

Europe Cup is held under patronage of the president of European Chess Union Silvio Danailov and more than 200 chess players of 9 countries will participate in it.
The tournament will be held according to FIDE rule, in Swiss 7-round system. Players are given 90 minutes till the end of the match, 30 seconds are added to per move (from the first move).
In case of gaining equal points the places will be distributed this way:  median Buchholz; Buchholz; progressive score; the greater number of victories.

Prizes are the following: I place- Laptop Computer; II place- Laptop computer; III place – Mobile Phone; IV place- IPod; V  place- Photo Camera.
Coaches: I place- 350 EUR; II place- 250 EUR; III place- 200 EUR; IV place- 150 EUR; V place- 100 EUR.
 

Iuza Katsitadze from Kutaisi
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