SCHEDULE OF THE »TAJFUN« CYCLE: Monthly Open Chess Tournaments 2026

System:

• Swiss system, 7 stakes
• Pace of play: 8 minutes + 3 seconds/turn
• The tournament is considered FIDE Accelerated Rating
• The results are added together to an annual cycle of six (6) monthly tournaments

Right of access:

All chess lovers.

Applications:

Pre-registrations are accepted via google formsa or by email: events@sah-ljubljana.si at the latest two days before the tournament. All players can enter on the day of the competition, but will have to pay a higher entry fee.

Confirmation of registration must be settled by 18.45. Round 1 starts at 19:00 - we start exactly (subsequent entries are possible up to the 3rd round, where the player starts with 0 points). In case of payment of the entry fee for the whole cycle, the pre-entry will be automatically taken into account for all tournaments in the cycle.

List of applicants

Entry fee:

• 10 € for members of the club Tajfun-ŠK Ljubljana
• 15 € for non-members
• 20 € late entries and entries on the day of the competition

Special offer: discount on single purchase of entry fees for the entire cycle (six tournaments):

• 40 € for members of Tajfun-ŠK Ljubljana
• 60 € for non-members

Transfer details:

The entry fee is payable no later than two days before the tournament to the account of the Ljubljana Chess Club, Glavarjeva 16, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia; IBAN: SI56 6100 0002 6825 115 (Delavska hranilnica d.d., BIC of the bank SWIFT code: HDELSI22), to the reference SI00 2026200. Subsequent payments can only be made on the day of the competition.

Prizes - prize money € 2000 (gross).

Practical prizes for the best in each tournament

At the end of the cycle:

1. City - 500 € + trophy 
2. City - 400 € 
3. City - 300 € 
4. City - 200 €
5. City - 100 €
6. – 15. Place: surprise bag

Best player of the club ŠK - Tajfun Ljubljana - Special practical prize

Best Woman - 100€, 80€, 60€

Best Senior - 100€

Best junior (year 2008 and younger) - 100€ 

64. the city - 60€ 

Each player gets only one prize.

Criteria and scoring:

The series will consist of 6 tournaments. The final standings in the overall standings are takes into account the best 5 results achieved by the chess player. The chess player receives the following prizes for participation in each tournament 20 points for participation (applies to each individual tournament separately). Placement in an individual tournament will count towards the overall ranking according to the following system: 

1. place = 100 points
2. place = 80 points
3. City = 70 points
4. place = 60 points
5. City = 55 points
6. City = 50 points
7. City = 45 points
8. place = 40 points
9. City = 35 points
10. place = 30 points
11. - 20th place = 20 points

From 21 - 99. = 10 points

Additional criteria for the overall ranking are: higher/lower number of appearances, total chess points of the player, draw. 

Props and accessories:

All provided by the organiser! Each participant brings his/her own slippers.

Applications and information:

• via Google Form: LINK
• by email to: events@sah-ljubljana.si
• Further information: 031 321 518 (Darja)