I OPEN TOURNAMENT Friends of Aristoteles (CUB)
Game platform: ICCF web server
International open divided into two sections (classification list 2020-4)
• Main Section: For players with a rating higher than 2250,
without categories. Players will be grouped in strict order of rating
in sections of 11-13 players.
• Promotional Section: For players with a rating of 2250 or
less, by category, which may vary by enrollment in a range not greater
than 75 points.
Organizer: Cuban Postal Chess Federation (FECAP)
Time Control: Triple Block (400)
A time of reflection guaranteed of 3 days after the movement 50 it is applied.
This tournament allows claims based on the seven-piece finals basis.
Date of upload to the ICCF web server: October 10 to October 15, 2020.
Official start date: October 30, 2020.
Prizes: Paid by PayPal
– 40 EUROS for the winner of each section in groups 0.
– 30 EUROS for the winner of each section in groups 1 to 3.
– 25 EUROS to the winner of each section in groups 4 to 6.
– 20 EUROS for the winner of each section in groups 7 to 13.
Registration per participant: 10 EUROS (plus PayPal commission) via
PayPal (dehm1963@gmail.com)
TO: David E. Hernández Molina (CUB)
TD: David E. Hernández Molina (CUB)

Entries I OPEN TOURNAMENT Friends of Aristoteles
The life essence is: Serve others, do good things and play chess.
Answers to: giraldomr@nauta.cu, dehm1963@gmail.com

List of Players, Updated 09/07/2020:
NR ID Country TITLE NAME 2020-4 GROUPS
1 690587 CUB IM Fernández Martínez, Juan C. 2450 1
2 690557 CUB IM Pérez López, Alberto 2445 1
3 85280 GER CCM Hoppenstein, Michael 2443 1
4 40500 BEL SIM Mignon, Frederic 2437 1
5 690507 CUB SIM Vertiz Gutierrez, Pedro L. 2436 1
6 810202 WAL LGM Sherwood, Helen 2435 2
7 690023 CUB SIM Salcedo Mederos, Pablo 2431 1
8 21387 ARG IM (FIDE) Iermito, Sebastián 2424 2
9 429151 POL IM Szerlak, Andrzej 2418 2
10 440735 ROU CCM Ristea, Tudor 2411 1
11 530218 VEN CCM Graterol, Servelion 2399 1
12 160017 ESP IM Lanz Calavia , José María 2389 2
13 690501 CUB CCM Vila Hernández, Carlos 2389 1
14 420186 POL SIM Baranowski, Tadeusz 2388 1
15 690485 CUB CCM Menéndez Rodríguez, Giraldo 2384 1
16 161320 ESP CCM Cacheiro Martínez, Martin 2384 1
17 241797 ITA CCM Brunori, Valerio 2382 2
18 690049 CUB CCM Kamanel Zamora, Juan F. 2377 1
19 85537 GER IM Jacobs, Rudolf 2368 1
20 360624 NOR CCE Fremmegaard, Jens Tore 2357 2
21 240419 ITA CCM Marchisotti, Mauro 2356 1
22 910073 LAT CCM Gulbis, Harijs 2352 2
23 690484 CUB CCM Fernández Medina, Etienne 2350 1
24 212008 ENG CCM Williams, Richard 2344 1
25 370906 NED IM Lagemaat, Gert 2332 1
26 421179 POL CCM Woznica, Miroslav 2326 1
27 85521 GER CCM Milde, Lars 2325 1
28 82377 GER SIM Tieman, Hagen 2321 1
29 160669 ESP CCM Alfaro de Hombre, Jose Manuel 2306 1
30 690287 CUB CCM Vega Palma, Manuel 2297 1
31 141107 RUS CCE Popov, Vladimir Valentinovich 2295 1
32 690184 CUB CCE Echenique Hilario, Miguel 2291 1
33 340284 MEX CCE Hernández Martínez, Jerónimo 2277 1
34 240683 ITA CCE Sardella, Antonio 2276 1
35 210942 ENG CCE Reed, Arthur F. 2232 1
36 620775 ESC Buchan, Allan 2198 1
37 213011 ENG Bailey, Matthew W. 2158 1
38 370844 NED Velde, Meint van der 2088 1
39 690261 CUB Azpiri Medina, Luis 2079 1
40 460536 FIN Lahdenmaki, Leo 2068 1
41 212273 ENG Bruce, Robert 2012 1
42 83183 GER Denzin, Michael 1940 2
43 90220 CAN Sladek, Vaclav 1914 1
44 86303 GER Sorokin, Mikhail 1906 1
45 469015 FIN Saharinen, Petri 1895 1
46 150509 DEN Hjorth, Jesper 1841 2
47 941189 UKR Sazonov, Nicolaj 1811 1
48 690641 CUB González Benítez, Pedro Luis (1800) 1
49 690645 CUB Pérez Jorrin, Ernie Arturo (1800) 1

Group 0:
11-13 players
In strict order of Rating:
Category 8 (Ave 2426-2450 and more)
Category 7 (Ave 2401-2425)
Category 6 (Ave 2376-2400)
Category 5 (Ave 2351-2375)
Category 4 (Ave 2326-2350)
Category 3 (Ave 2301-2325)
Category 2 (Ave 2276-2300)
Category 1 (Ave 2251-2275)
Group 1:
11-13 players
Category. L (Ave 2226-2250)
Group 2:
11-13 players
Category. K (Ave 2201-2225)
Group 3:
11-13 players
Category J (Ave 2176-2200)
Group 4:
11-13 players
Category I (Ave 2151-2175)
Group 5:
11-13 players
Category. H (Ave 2126-2150)
Group 6:
11-13 players
Category. G (Ave 2101-2125)
Group 7:
9-11 players
Category. F (Ave 2076-2100)
Group 8:
9-11 players
Category. E (Ave 2051-2075)
Group 9:
9-11 players
Category. D (Ave 2026-2050)
Group 10:
9-11 players
Category. C (Ave 2001-2025)
Group 11:
9-11 players
Category. B (Ave 1976-2000)
Group 12:
9-11 players
Category. A (Ave 1951-1975)
Group 13:
7-9 players
No category (1950 or less)

IMPORTANT NOTES:
1.- NUMBER OF TICKETS PER PLAYER: Each player can purchase a MAXIMUM
OF TWO TICKETS. The first ticket will be used for their main
tournament by Rating. The Second Entry will be intended for an EXTRA
Tournament, mainly to complete a Tournament of the same Classification
or, as an exception, to complete a Tournament with a Higher or Lower
Ranking than theirs, provided that its inclusion does not change the
average Tournament Rating.
2.- REGISTRATION CLOSING: October 5 for major tournaments that are
completed with their maximum number of participants.
3.- TOURNAMENTS WILL BE CHARGED TO THE ICCF WEB SERVER: Between
October 10 and October 15, the main tournaments that are completed
with their maximum of Participants.
4.- REGISTRATION EXTENSION: From October 5, until completing the
Maximum or Minimum Participants per Main Tournament or EXTRA, which
will be immediately uploaded to the ICCF web server in what is
completed.
5.- ORDERING AND STRUCTURING OF TOURNAMENTS: Both in the Main
Categories 0 to 13 and in THE EXTRAS 0 to 13 tournaments, the strict
order of Rating will be respected. In cases of equal qualification,
the title will prevail first and then the highest number of games
played.
6.- EXCEPTIONS IN QUALIFICATION: Chess player tickets with a higher or
lower rating than required by the Category will be allowed, provided
that the final average of its participants maintains the category to
which it corresponds, this applies only to tournaments whose
registration takes place after October 5, with the purpose to complete
the maximum or minimum number of participants for the Main Tournament
or EXTRA.
7.- DISPACKS IN FINAL TABLE OF POSITIONS: The order of the final
positions will be defined by the largest number of points accumulated.
In case of a tie, the following shall prevail:
a) Number of victories (Baumbach system);
b) Sonneborn Berger.
Prizes in money are awarded according to the definition of the
tiebreakers set out here.