ATTENTION, BYES
Any player may apply for being not paired for a certain round. This is called a “bye.” Each “bye” is of 0.5 points, and at most 4 byes are allowed in the Amateur tournaments, and at most 3 “byes” are allowed in the New Generations tournaments. Any further “bye” will be a 0 points “bye.”
NEW GENERATIONS: No half-point “byes” will be allocated for the last round, these “byes” will be zero-point “byes.”
AMATEURS: No half-point “byes” will be allocated for the last two rounds, these “byes” will be zeropoint “byes.” However, those players who also take part in the Spanish Championship or in a New Generations tournament, will exceptionally be able to apply for half-point “byes” as described below.
Following the line of the Festival’s philosophy to enable players to combine participation in several Festival’s events, those players who take part in CE TEAM Under12 or Under-18, or in any of the New Generations tournaments will exceptionally be awarded with halfpoint “byes” provided that these “byes” are applied for in a written form before the beginning of the Amateurs tournament.