Chess-players (contestants): only deafblind persons can to compete, man and women
Rules: Swiss system of tournament rules.
Estimated number of chess-players: around 30 chess-players from all over the world.
Therefore there will be 7 rounds in 2 days (see draft program), each round continues 2 hours. Control time limit: up to 1 hour per player. 
If there are 40 - 50 chess-players, there will be needed 9 rounds totally that is possible in 2 days. But we estimate around 30 chess-players and 7 rounds.

Equipment: Tactile chessboards (for participants with blindness) and chessboards for participants with low vision (with larger and more contrast chessboards and larger pieces). Standard chess-clocks.  Every deafblind chess-player should bring his own chessboard for the tournament. On his own decision he can take and use the tactile chessboard or the low vision chessboard. Chess-clocks will be provided from NADbBg.

Detail rules:
The deafblind players sit on table diagonally across from each other, with the interpreter next to him, so that each deafblind player sits directly across from the other player’s interpreter. Every player can play at his own chessboard, and in this case the clock is between the chessboards. The players move the pieces themselves, and call each move that is made, which is then interpreted by the opponent’s interpreter, so that he can make the corresponding move on his chessboard.
Two players have a right to agree between themselves to play at only one common chess board, if they are both agree. 

Individual ranking:
According to the rule 3.1., If there are 4 or more entries from each gender there will be 2 separate individual rankings: individual ranking for women and individual ranking for men.

Otherwise there will be one common individual ranking: women + men

Team Ranking
Forming of national teams and/or combined teams according to rule 3.2.

Awarding:
Awarding in the individual ranking and in the team ranking according to the rule 4.

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