Prize money in US Dollars
Foreign players shall pay 11.5% tax on the prize fund.

Tournament Regulations

The championship will be played in Swiss System of 9 rounds separately for Men and Women in the model of the Olympiads, in accordance with the latest FIDE Regulations.

Time Control

90 minutes for the first 40 moves followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an addition of 30 seconds per move starting from move one.

Tie Break

The position of teams that finish with the same number of game points shall be determined by application of the following tie-breaking procedures in sequence, proceedings from (a) to (b) to (c) to (d) to the extent required.

•  by the sum of the game scores of all opponents defeated plus one half of the opponents with which a tied result was achieved.

•  by the sum of the game scores of all the team's opponents,

•  by the sum of the game scores of all the team's opponents, excluding the two opponents who scored the highest number of game points and two opponents who scored the lowest number of game points.

• by the number of the match points won;