Schedule
Below we show the Agenda of the Chess Tournament in Sitges to be held this coming December 2023 at the Hotel Playa Golf Sitges.
SUNDAY
11
10:00 h.
Start of the Open Tournament players registration in the Hotel Sunway Playa Golf & Spa hall. You can also confirm your application to the tournament by email up to 72 hours in advance, so showing up in the hotel is not necessary.
11:30 h.
Initiation Chess Masterclass, organized by the FEDA and the Women's Area of the Catalan Federation. By Marina Ponsa
23:00 h.
Closure of the players registration to the Open Tournament.
MONDAY
12
11:30 h.
Official opening of the Tournament
16:30 h.
First round of the Open Tournament.
22:00 h.
Closure of registrations for the Blitz Tournament of 13/12
TUESDAY
13
10:00 h.
Conference by GM Eltaj Safarli
11:00 h.
Masterclass Pizza
11:30 h.
Conference by GM Jorden van Foreest
16:30 h.
Second round of the Open Tournament.
22:00 h.
Padel Tournament registration closes
Ping-pong tournament registration closes
23:00 h.
Night blitz chess tournament.
WEDNESDAY
14
10:00 h.
Padel Championship
11:30 h.
Conference by GM Jules Moussard
11:30 h.
Cocktail masterclass.
13:00 h.
Conference by GM Andrey Sumets
16:30 h.
Third round of the Open Tournament.
22:30 h.
Table tennis tournament
THURSDAY
15
10:00 h.
Yoga classes for beginners
10:00 h.
Conference by GM Vladislav Nevednichy
11:30 h.
Conference by GM Kirill Alekseenko
11:30 h.
Football match Europe vs Rest of the world
11:30 h.
Beer tasting
13:00 h.
Conference by GM Karen Grigoryan
16:30 h.
Fourth round of the Open Tournament.
22:00 h.
Conference by GM Stuart Conquest
22:00 h.
Registration closes Table football tournament
22:30 h.
Table tennis tournament
FRIDAY
16
10:00 h.
Yoga classes for beginners
10:00 h.
Conference by GM Bobby Cheng
11:30 h.
Masterclass Sushi
11:30 h.
Conference by GM Daniel Dardha
13:00 h.
Conference by GM Kevin Goh
"Chess improvement as an amateur player"
16:30 h.
Fifth round of the Torneo Open.
22:00 h.
Closure of registrations for the Blitz Tournament of 18/12
22:30 h.
Table football tournament
SATURDAY
17
10:00 h.
Zumba class for beginners
10:00 h.
Conference by GM Anton Korobov
11:30 h.
Conference by GM Iván Cheparinov
13:00 h.
Conference by WGMI María Rodrigo Yanguas
"Questions, answers and book signings"
16:30 h.
Sixth round of the Open Tournament.
22:00 h.
Table football tournament
SUNDAY
18
Rest day
09:30 h.
Junior Blitz
10:30 h.
Conference by GM Vassily Ivanchuk
11:30 h.
Christmas decoration workshop
12:00 h.
Blitz Chessable Tournament
16:00 h.
Qatar Soccer World Cup Final
19:30 h.
Conference by GM Dani Alsina
MONDAY
19
10:00 h.
Conference by GM Adhiban Baskaran
11:30 h.
Paella Workshop
11:30 h.
Conference by GM Fernando Peralta
13:00 h.
Conference by GM Romain Edouard
16:30 h.
Seventh round of the Open Tournament.
22:00 h.
Documentary screening at Bar Capablanca
TUESDAY
20
10:00 h.
Conference by Jean Michel Pechine
"The fabulous history of chess"
11:30 h.
Conference by GM Jan Gustafsson
11:30 h.
Fusion cooking workshop
13:00 h.
Conference by WGMI Jana Schneider
16:30 h.
Eighth round of the Open Tournament.
22:00 h.
Documentary screening at Bar Capablanca
WEDNESDAY
21
10:00 h.
Conference by WGMI Irina Bulmaga
11:30 h.
Wine tasting
13:00 h.
Conference by IA Nuno Andrade
16:30 h.
Ninth round of the Open Tournament.
22:00 h.
Documentary screening at Bar Capablanca
THURSDAY
22
09:30 h.
Tenth and final round of the Open Tournament.
16:00 h.
Play-off (if necessary).
19:00 h.
Prize-giving and closing ceremony.
23:00 h.
Tournament closing party
Parallel activities to the Open tournament may change schedule if deemed necessary by the Organization.
