V ZIGMONIK Open Blitz

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V ZIGMONIK Open is a traditional chess festival for the Poltava region (and Ukraine in general), organized by the famous patron and chess enthusiast Volodymyr Zigmonik.

V ZIGMONIK Open Blitz

Results

🏆 Pro Tournament

This is not just a separate blitz, but part of a larger chess festival. The program usually includes:

  1. Tournament "A" (Open) — classical chess with FIDE rating calculation.

  2. Tournament "B" is a children's tournament.

  3. Blitz tournament - usually held as a final chord or a separate event on one of the days of the festival.

📍 Location

  • City: Horishni Plavni (Poltava region).

  • Traditional venue: City Palace of Culture and Creativity or the premises of the local chess club.

⚙️ Technical specifications (traditional for ZIGMONIK Open)

  • Time control: 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment per move (or 5 minutes without increment, depending on the regulations of a particular year).

  • System: Swiss, usually 9 or 11 rounds.

  • Participants: The tournament is very popular among players from Kremenchuk, Poltava, Kropyvnytskyi and Kyiv. Grandmasters and masters of sports often come, as Volodymyr Zygmonik provides a good prize fund.

🌟 Features

This tournament is famous for its atmosphere. The organizer often arranges additional "bonuses" for participants: coffee breaks, souvenirs for all children and very sincere awards. This is one of those tournaments where people go not only for the rating, but also for communication.

📅 How to find up-to-date information?

Since you mentioned the "V" (fifth) tournament, you should check the latest announcements at:

  • Site chess-results.com (search for the keyword "Zigmonik").

  • Facebook page of the Poltava Regional Chess Federation.

  • Resources of the Kremenchuk Chess Club (they cooperate very closely).

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