Adolf Anderssen Chess Festival
under the Honorary Patronage of the Mayor of Wroclaw
Wroclaw (Poland), 2.08.2025 – 10.08.2025
Organizers and Partners
- Lower Silesian Chess Federation
- Adolf Anderssen Foundation
- Sports Club AZS Wratislavia
- Patronage of the Polish Chess Federation
Festival website: www.chessinwroclaw.org
Tournament groups
| Tournament and date | Conditions of participation | Time control Number of rounds | Entry fee |
| Adolf Anderssen Memorial 2.08.2025 | No age or rating restrictions | 10’ + 5’’/move 9 rounds | 20 EUR |
| Polish Open Chess960 Championship 3.08.2025 | No age or rating restrictions | 10’ + 5’’/move 9 rounds | 20EUR |
| Wroclaw OPEN A 3-10.08.2025 | Elo >= 2100 Players with ELO 2000-2099 upon payment of a higher entry fee | 90’/40+15’+30’’/move 9 rounds | 60 EUR (players with ELO >= 2100) 85 EUR (players with ELO 2000-2099) |
| Wroclaw OPEN B 3-10.08.2025 | Elo 1800-2100 Players with ELO 1700-1799 upon payment of a higher entry fee | 90’/40+15’+30’’/move 9 rounds | 45 EUR (players with ELO >= 1800) 60 EUR (players with ELO 1700-1799) |
| Wroclaw OPEN C 3-10.08.2025 | Elo <= 1800 or without Elo Rating | 90’/40+15’+30’’/move 9 rounds | 40 EUR |
| Wroclaw SENIOR OPEN 3-10.08.2025 | Players born in 1975 or earlier | 90’/40+15’+30’’/move 9 rounds | 35 EUR |
| Group E „Second step” 9-10.08.2024 | National rating 1200-1600 | 30’+30’’/move 7 rounds | 20 EUR |
| Group F „First step” 9.08.2024 | National rating 1000-1200 | 20’+10’’/move 6 rounds | 25 EUR |
| Anderssen Evening Blitz 7.08.2025 | No age or rating restrictions | 3’+2’’/move 9 rounds | 10 EUR |
Players with a GM, IM, WGM title pay no entry fee.
Grandmasters are welcome to contact us individually to negotiate starting conditions.
Playing venue
Maing playing venue
The Center for Young Culture and Local Initiatives CZASOPRZESTRZEŃ
Address: Tramwajowa 1-3, 51-621 Wrocław https://maps.app.goo.gl/2jWUWqSaK7xMgtA96
Second playing venue – Group E „Second step” & Group F „First step”
Sports Club AZS Wratislavia Wroclaw,
Address: Na Grobli Street 30-32 Wroclaw https://g.page/azswratislavia?share
Prizes
| Place | Anderssen Memorial | Polish Open Chess960 Championship | OPEN A | OPEN B | OPEN C | SENIOR OPEN |
| 1st | 2000 PLN | 2000 PLN | 6000 PLN | 3000 PLN | 2000 PLN | 1500 PLN |
| 2nd | 1500 PLN | 1500 PLN | 4000 PLN | 2000 PLN | 1500 PLN | 1000 PLN |
| 3rd | 1000 PLN | 1000 PLN | 3000 PLN | 1500 PLN | 1000 PLN | 700 PLN |
The remaining prizes will be announced before the 4th round of the tournament.
The organizer provides prizes for the winners of the additional classifications according to the table below, under the condition of participation of min. 4 competitors in each classification.
| Category | Anderssen Memorial | OPEN A | OPEN B | OPEN C | SENIOR OPEN |
| Women | 200 PLN | 400 PLN | 300 PLN | 300 PLN | 300 PLN |
| Junior U18 | 200 PLN | 400 PLN | – | – | – |
| Junior U14 | 200 PLN | – | 300 PLN | 300 PLN | – |
| Seniors O65 | 200 PLN | – | – | – | 300 PLN |
| Rating awards | ELO 2001-2200: 150 PLN ELO 1801-2000: 150 PLN ELO 1601-1800: 150 PLN ELO 1400-1600: 150 PLN without ELO: 150 PLN | ELO <= 2200: 400 PLN | ELO <= 1900: 300 PLN | ELO <= 1600: 300 PLN | – |
At least 10% of participants will be awarded in each tournament.
Money prizes are given in gross amounts. According to Polish law, prizes up to 2000 PLN are untaxed, while a 10% tax applies on all other prizes.
Tournament rules
Current FIDE rules apply. The default time is 30 minutes.
Players are not allowed to use or carry with them in the playing venue any electronic devices not authorized by the arbiter.
Mobile phones that have been switched off can be deposited before the round.
The following tournaments will be FIDE rated: Adolf Anderssen Memorial (rapid rating), Wroclaw OPEN A, Wroclaw OPEN B, Wroclaw OPEN C and Wroclaw Senior OPEN (standard chess), Andrrssen Evening Blitz (blitz rating).
Players in classical tournaments are allowed two half-point byes in rounds 1-7, provided they give adequate notice and sign the bye-request paper at the arbiters’ table before the end of the previous round. This option cannot be used by players benefiting from special conditions.
Registration
Registrations should be submitted using the form on the website www.chessinwroclaw.org or by email at info@chessinwroclaw.org Application deadline: 25.07.2025
The organizer reserves the right to close the list of registrations early. A registration is considered confirmed after paying the entry fee and marking this fact on the starting list.
Players who have paid their entry fee and have been marked on the starting lists do not have to confirm their presence in the festival office. If this is not the case, please contact the office before the registration deadline.
Bank account for payments (only EUR)
IBAN: PL 18 1600 1462 1084 8379 4000 0001
BIC/SWIFT: PPABPLPKXXX
Owner: Dolnoslaski Zwiazek Szachowy (Lower Silesian Chess Federation)
Accommodation
Participants of the Festival are offered accommodation in student dormitories of the Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences. The distance from the playing venue approx. 1 km.
| Accommodation cost from 3rd to 10th of August 2025 | The cost of extending the stay by an additional night | |
| Single room | 224 EUR / room | 32 EUR / room |
| Double room | 315 EUR / room | 45 EUR / room |
The dormitory is of a high standard and has recently undergone modernization.
Toilet in a module (for 2 rooms). There is also a kitchen in the module. WiFi is available on the premises. To book accommodation, please contact: info@chessinwroclaw.org
Festival Schedule
ADOLF ANDERSSEN MEMORIAL
| Saturday, 2.08.2025 | 10:00 | Registration deadline |
| 11:00 | Opening ceremony | |
| 11:15-17:00 | Rounds 1-9 | |
| Approx. 17:00 | Anderssen Memorial closing ceremony |
Polish Open Chess960 Championship
| Sunday, 3.08.2025 | 9:30 | Registration deadline |
| 10:00 | Opening ceremony | |
| 10:00-15:30 | Rounds 1-9 | |
| Approx. 15:30 | closing ceremony |
Wroclaw OPEN A | Wroclaw OPEN B | Wroclaw OPEN C | Wroclaw SENIOR OPEN
| Sunday, 3.08.2025 | 15:00 | Registration deadline |
| 17:00 | Round 1 | |
| Monday, 4.08.2025 | 16:30 | Round 2 |
| Tuesday, 5.08.2025 | 16:30 | Round 3 |
| Wednesday, 6.08.2025 | 16:30 | Round 4 |
| Thursday, 7.08.2025 | 16:30 | Round 5 |
| 21:00 | Anderssen Blitz | |
| Friday, 8.08.2025 | 16:30 | Round 6 |
| Saturday, 9.08.2025 | 10:00 | Round 7 |
| 16:30 | Round 8 | |
| Sunday, 10.08.2025 | 10:00 | Round 9 |
| 15:00 | Closing ceremony |
Group E „Second step” tournament
| Saturday, 9.08.2025 | 9:40 | Registration deadline |
| 10:00 | Opening ceremony | |
| 10:00 – ~16:00 | Rounds 1-4 | |
| Sunday, 10.08.2025 | 10:00 – ~15:30 | Rounds 5-7 |
| ~15:30 | Closing ceremony |
Group F – „First step” tournament
| Saturday, 9.08.2025 | 9:40 | Registration deadline |
| 10:00 | Opening ceremony | |
| 10:00 – ~15:30 | Rounds 1-6 | |
| ~15:30 | Closing ceremony |
Final provisions
Participation in the Festival is equivalent to giving consent for processing your personal data by the organizer to the extent necessary for the organization of the competition.
The organizer reserves the right to use free of charge audiovisual materials produced during the tournament, in particular photos and film materials presenting participants for information and promotion purposes.
Players insure themselves at their own expense.
The final interpretation of these regulations belongs to the organizer.
The organizer reserves the right to change the regulations.
