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21th International chess open, Malakoff 2025
The French Malakoff et Mat chess club organises its traditional chess open from Saturday 12th April to Sunday 20th April 2025.
The so-called Salle des fêtes Jean Jaurès (village hall) with its two chess areas is able to welcome up to 300 players in very good conditions. It is located at Malakoff, a town near Paris and easily accessible with the subway so that you can combine chess and tourism.
To organise your travel, you can visit the website of the French ministry of foreign affairs here.
Quick links
Federal page of the tournament - Registration
Registered players to date - Alphabetically sorted - Statistics
Informations
- Tournament, 9 rounds, 9 days, no twice rounds in a day
- Time control: 1h30/40 moves, then 30 minutes, with an increment of 30 seconds per move during the whole game
- Pairing system: accelerated Swiss with decreasing points (S.A.D.)
- Officially recognized for FFE and FIDE ratings
- Prizes by final rank, by category, not cumulative and split according to Hort system
- Refereeing:
- John LEWIS, international referee
- Stéphane GOBERT, FIDE referee
- Mandatory chess licence affiliated to FIDE
- Mandatory check-in for all the players before 01:30 PM
- Forfeit:
- 60 minutes after the official scheduled start time
- Unnotified forfeits will prevent the player from playing the next game
- 2 forfeits lead to the player's exclusion from the tournament
- Absence:
- Not playing the next round must be notified to the referee before the end of the previous round
- No bye can be claimed during the tournament
- The official regulation of the tournament will be displayed in the tournament hall
The previous editions of the tournament can be reviewed in the archives.
Contact
- Max LEULY
- Tel: +33 (0)6 51 45 84 70
- E-Mail : open2025@malakoffetmat.fr
- Web : https://www.malakoffetmat.fr
Online registration
They are opened until 11th April 2025 at 11:55 PM local time within the limits of the available places.
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Registration fees
| Category | Single fee |
|---|---|
| Adult | 70 € |
| Young under 20 years old | 50 € |
| Fide master (FM) | 50 € |
| GM, IM, WGM, WIM | Free of charge, with no particular advantage |
Agenda of the tournament
There is 1 game per day. The time zone is Central European Time (CET) :
- Saturday 12th April 2025 at 02:00 PM
- Sunday 13th April 2025 at 02:00 PM
- Monday 14th April 2025 at 02:00 PM
- Tuesday 15th April 2025 at 02:00 PM
- Wednesday 16th April 2025 at 02:00 PM
- Thursday 17th April 2025 at 02:00 PM
- Friday 18th April 2025 at 02:00 PM
- Saturday 19th April 2025 at 02:00 PM
- Sunday 20th April 2025 at 10:00 AM ⚠️
Access map
- Salle des fêtes Jean Jaurès
13 avenue Jules Ferry
92240 Malakoff
France
Entrance from the parking.
Several transportation means are available to you :
| Transport | Stop | Minutes of walk | Route |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subway «Métro 13» |   Malakoff-Plateau de Vanves |
6' | Left hand-side exit. Route finder on RATP |
| Bus 126 | Gabriel Péri - André Coin | 3' | Map 126 |
| Bus 191 | Map 191 | ||
| Bus 194 | Augustin Dumont | 10' | Map 194 |
| Bus 388 | Map 388 | ||
| Suburban train «Transilien N» |   Vanves-Malakoff |
8' | Specific train schedules apply at SNCF |
| Tramway 3a |   Didot |
15' | Straight ahead via «Avenue Georges Lafenestre» and «Rue Victor Hugo» |
| Car | 🚗 Free parking | ||
Prize-giving
The final ceremony to grant the prizes to the present winners will take place on Sunday 20th April 2025 at 04:00 PM.
The hall of fame of the tournament is available since 2002.
Our committee wish you an excellent chess preparation prior to your coming to the tournament !
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