European School Chess Championship in Greece from June 12

Greece is hosting the European School Chess Championship 2012 at the five-star Athos Palace - part of the G Hotels Group chain - in Kallithea, Halkidiki from June 12-21. The G Hotels Group is a leading hotel chain in Greece and includes five resorts. The chess event includes eight age group tournaments (Open U7, Open U9, Girls U9 Open U11, Boys and Girls U13, Open U15, Open U17). More information is available at the official site.
The games will be played according to the regular Swiss format with nine rounds. The rate of play will be 90 minutes for the first 40 moves with a 30 second increment and additional 30 minutes for remaining moves. Players cannot draw their games before 40 moves. 

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