Dates: 19th-27th of February, 21st-29th of August, 16th-24th of October

The goal of the tournaments: in the case of a good play to make the International master norm, to rise ELO-ratings, play chess and win the prizes.

Players: We plan minimally 1-3 IGM-s, 3-6 IM-s, minimally 50 % FIDE rated, 20 % from foreign countries.

Prizes: 30-25-15-10-6-4 thousand HUF /altogether 100 thousand HUF/. best unrated, best junior, best senior, best lady prizes /5 thousand HUF/ in the case of minimal 5 players in the category. Prizes are guaranteed in the case of minimally 50 participants, if less, than proportionally decreases. Prize dividing - Hort system.

Venue: HOTEL ZUGLÓ, Budapest, XIV.Nagy Lajos Király Str.202.

Schedule: first...-eighth day - 15:00 - 21:00, then the nineth day: 11:00 - 17:00.

Thinking times: 40 moves in 2 hours, then 1 hour till the end, 6 hours thinking time.

Entry fees: nonrated 6 thosuand HUF, under 2205 - 5 , 2205-2295 - 4, 2300-2395 - 3, 2400 and above - 2, GM, IM, WGM, WIM free.

Accommodation possibilities in the HOTEL ZUGLÓ /two star/

Single room: 26,-DM, double room: 22,-DM per person.

Organizers: Mrs.Nagy, Borbély Ilona and Mr.Nagy, Laszlo, e-mail: 100263.1700@compuserve.com, tel-fax: /361/-263-2859.