1. Tournaments

• Paul Keres Memorial Festival 2025 includes four different tournaments:
  • Classic Open A (FIDE rating 1800+)
  • Classic Open B (FIDE rating -1900)
  • Rapid
  • Blitz
• Classic Open A and B have 9 rounds played in the Swiss system.
• Blitz tournament has 11 rounds played in the Swiss system.
• Rapid touranment has 7 rounds played in the Swiss system.

2. Time control

• Classic Open: 90 minutes per game + 30 seconds per move starting from move 1.
• Rapid: 15 minutes per game + 3 seconds per move.
• Blitz: 3 minutes per game + 2 seconds per move.

3. Tiebreaks

1. Median Bucholtz (-1 worst result)
2. Median Bucholtz (-2 worst results)
3. More wins with black

4. Sharing prizes

• Classic Open monetary prizes will be divided according to the Hort system.
• Rapid and blitz prizes are not shared.
• Every participant can receive only one prize per tournament.
• Classic Open (A+B), rapid and blitz prize funds are guaranteed in case of at least 100 participants.
• Special prizes will be awarded in case there are at least 5 participants in the category.
• The prizes will be taxed according to Estonian law.