The Swiss Chess Night 2023 in Sierre has been cancelled !
Eventually, we will organize it next year.

SWISS CHESS NIGHT 2023

WITH MIDNIGHT-DINNER AND FREE DRINKS

For professional players and amateurs.
Come on Saturday, play, have fun, take your prize and return by plane and train on Sunday. 
You don't need a hotel room !

Sierre / Valais
2 september 8 p.m. - 3 september 8 a.m.

International FIDE Chess Open Blitz + Rapid with 4 arbiters

chief arbiter Jean-Pascal Rey

Prize sum CHF 20.000,-

23 players take money !

14 rounds Blitz (5 min) + 10 rounds Rapid (15 min + 3 sec)

Prizes CHF (not cumulated) : 
3.500 / 3.000 / 2.500 / 1.800 / 1.500 / 1.200 / 1.000 / 800 / 600 / 400
<Elo 2000: 200 / <Elo 1800: 200, <El0 1600: 200, no Elo: 200
1. Junior 200, 1. Senior 200, 1. Lady 200
1./2./3. Swiss player 500, 400, 300
1./2./3. Wallis player 300, 200, 100
Cups for the winners + presents for all participants

Playing Hall: LE BOURGEOIS, avenue du Rothorn 2, 3960 Sierre

 just in front of the Railway Station SBB/CFF
Lausanne 80 min, Bern 90 min, Basel 140 min, Geneva Airport 130 min, Zurich Airport 180 min

Program:
Saturday evening from 18.00 dinner in the restaurant  (optional, starting from CHF 15,-)
20.00 latest presence for all participants in the playing hall, fee payment, pairings
21.00 - 24.00 Blitz tournament
24.00 Midnight dinner
01.00 - 06.00 Rapid Tournament
07.00 Prize giving ceremony
from 08.00 Breakfast in the restaurant (optional, starting from CHF 8,-)
08.00 return or pass the Sunday in Crans-Montana (18 min by rack railway, optional)

Registration fee CHF:
for 2 tournaments, Midnight dinner and free soft drinks the whole night
adults : 90  -  under 20 and FM : 45  -  GM and IM free

REGISTER HERE BELOW AND ADD YOUR FIDE-ELO
INSCRIPTIONS CI-DESSOUS
ANMELDUNG UNTEN

PHONE INFORMATION : 
0041 79 353 09 00 (Alex Günsberg, president of Cercle valaisan)