6th Paul Keres Memorial Festival in Pärnu
6th Paul Keres Memorial Festival 2025
This years edition will take place from the 11th until the 17th of August 2025
With a guaranteed prize fund of 16 000 € and title norm possibilities
All tournaments will be held at Estonia Resort Hotel & Spa conference center.
1. Tournaments
Paul Keres Memorial Festival 2025 includes four different tournaments:
Classic Open A (FIDE rating 1800+)
Classic Open B (FIDE rating -1900)
Rapid
Blitz
Classic Open A and B have 9 rounds played in the Swiss system.
Blitz tournament has 11 rounds played in the Swiss system.
Rapid touranment has 7 rounds played in the Swiss system.
2. Time control
Classic Open: 90 minutes per game + 30 seconds per move starting from move 1.
Rapid: 15 minutes per game + 3 seconds per move.
Blitz: 3 minutes per game + 2 seconds per move.
3. Bye round
Players have the right to take a bye round during the first six rounds of the classical tournament. The player must inform the organizer before the previous round has finished (in case of taking a bye in the 1st round, the player must inform the organizer 24h before the start of the 1st round). In this case the player will be awarded 0.5 points for that round. Maximum one bye per player is allowed during the tournament.
4. Tiebreaks
Median Bucholtz (-1 worst result)
Median Bucholtz (-2 worst results)
More wins with black
5. Sharing prizes
Classic Open monetary prizes will be divided according to the Hort system.
Rapid and blitz prizes are not shared.
Every participant can receive only one prize per tournament.
Classic Open (A+B), rapid and blitz prize funds are guaranteed in case of at least 100 participants.
Special prizes will be awarded in case there are at least 5 participants in the category.
The prizes will be taxed according to Estonian law.
Regulations
Contact
The chief organizer: IO Hendrik Olde (Tallinn Chess Club).
In case of questions, fill in the form or send an email to tallinnamaleklubi@gmail.com
