| Time control type: | Standard |
| Time control description: | Groups A-F: 40 moves in 1.5 hours + 0.5 hour + 30 seconds increment per move from the start; Groups G-I: 0.5 hour + 30 seconds increment per move from the start. |
| Number of rounds: | 7 or 9 rounds, depending on the group. |
| Organizer: | Małopolski Związek Szachowy |
| Chief organizer: | Kamila Kałużna-Turcza |
| System: | Swiss |
| Email: | cracoviachess@gmail.com |
| Official website: | https://www.cracoviachess.net/ |
| Remarks: | • GM and WGM players have free entry. • Entry fees are EUR 12 lower if paid by December 14, 2024. • The event will take place at the Galaxy Hotel, Kraków, Poland, from December 27, 2024, to January 4, 2025. • Financial Awards per Group: Group A (ELO > 2100): 1st: 10,000 PLN, 2nd: 8,000 PLN, 3rd: 6,000 PLN, down to 10th: 200 PLN. Group B (1800 < ELO < 2150): 1st: 4,000 PLN, 2nd: 3,000 PLN, 3rd: 2,000 PLN, down to 10th: 100 PLN. Group C (1600 < ELO < 1900): 1st: 2,000 PLN, 2nd: 1,500 PLN, 3rd: 1,000 PLN, down to 10th: 100 PLN. Group D (ELO < 1700): 1st: 1,500 PLN, 2nd: 1,000 PLN, 3rd: 500 PLN, down to 7th: 100 PLN. Group E (Seniors 60+): 1st: 1,000 PLN, 2nd: 700 PLN, 3rd: 500 PLN, down to 6th: 200 PLN. Group F (Open < 1800): 1st: 700 PLN, 2nd: 500 PLN, 3rd: 300 PLN, down to 5th: 100 PLN. Groups G (Children U-12), H (Children U-10), I (Children U-8), ELO < 1800): 1st: 500 PLN, 2nd: 300 PLN, 3rd: 200 PLN. |