12. HUNGARIAN MARATHON PAIRS

Date: Saturday, 13. December 2008.

Venue: Tournament Hall of Hungarian Bridge Federation (Budapest, XII., Böszörményi út. 20-22)

Program: 9.00 a.m. 1. Round

5.00 p.m. 2. Round

11.30p.m Price-giving

Lunch-break of approx. 90 minutes between two rounds

Registration deadline: Thursday, 11. December 2008. 8.00 p.m.

Registration fee:

Group A: EUR 25 per person

Group B: EUR 17 per person

Other major foreign currencies are also accepted at preliminary request.

Format: Group A: 39+42 boards Complete Howell

Group B: approx. 2*42 boards depending on number of entries

Participants may choose group they want to play in. Organizer, however, limits number of pairs playing in group A to 28. In case number of applicants exceeds this limit it is at Organizer’s discretion to select pairs entitled.

Pairs finishing in 1-8 place of Piliscsaba tournament have guaranteed seat.

Players applying for group A are kindly requested to prove their playing strength by number of EBL or WBF master points or rank in national ranking or similar.

Pairs consisting of 3 persons are allowed to play only in group B, and are not entitled to win any prize.

Prizes in HUF*:

Group A Group B

I. 130.000 40.000

II. 50.000 20.000

III. 30.000 15.000

IV. 15.000 10.000

Further extra prizes in Group B depending on number of entries.

* Guaranteed only if at least 28 pairs participating in both groups. Prizes will be paid in HUF, Approximate rate : 1 EUR=240 HUF

Information and registration at: Mr. István Kerényi

by phone: +36 30 9661075

or by e-mail: artemix@hu.inter.net