World Chess Championship 2014 for Blind, Visually Impaired Chess Players in Greece - May 4-15

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13th IBCA World Individual Chess Championship for Blind and Visually Impaired Chess Players 2014
Location: Katerini, Olympus Riviera Pieria - Greece 
Dates: arrival 4 May - departure 15 May 2014 

Date and venue 
The Championship will be held in Katerini, Olympus Riviera - Greece from May 4th
 2014 (arrivals) 
until May 15th 2014 (departures). The tournament hall is the conference center of the 5-star hotel 
“Mediterranean Village” in Katerini. 

Organizers 
I.B.C.A. and Hellenic Sport Federation for Persons with Disability. 

Information and registrations 
Information, questions, registrations to the email ibcaworld2014@gmail.com and tel. number (+30) 
6938326161, Mr Nikos Kalesis. 

Payments Board and lodging, IBCA fee 
The participants will stay in the 5-star hotel “Mediterranean Village” in Katerini, Olympus Riviera. 
Prices per person, per night, full board included: 
in triple room: 59 Euros 
in double room: 67 Euros 
in single room: 84 Euros 

All participants, including coaches and accompanying persons of the delegations, must stay in the 
official hotel “Mediterranean Village” for organisational and security reasons. The Organising 
Committee will not accept any person to be a participant if she/he doesn’t stay in the official hotel “Mediterranean Village”.  

Transportation from and to airport, excursion 
Organizers are obliged to provide transportation from and to Thessaloniki Airport and an excursion on 10 May without any cost for all participants. 
All delegations must send the flight details (date, time and flight number for arrival/departure) to the organizing committee before 2 April 2014. 

Travel expenses and arrivals 
According to FIDE regulations the participating federations must cover the travel expenses of all players, coaches and accompanying persons. 

Schedule 
May 4 Arrivals 
May 5 at 10:00 Technical Meeting 
May 5 at 15:00 Round 1 
May 6 at 15:00 Round 2 
May 7 at 15:00 Round 3 
May 8 at 15:00 Round 4 
May 9 at 15:00 Round 5 
May 10 free day Excursion 
May 11 at 15:00 Round 6 
May 12 at 15:00 Round 7 
May 13 at 15:00 Round 8 
May 14 at 09:00 Round 9 
May 14 at 16:00 Closing ceremony 
May 15 Departures 
  
For more details check the official website.


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