The Internet Chess Club (ICC), in conjunction with the organizing committee of the"Bosna2010" 40th Anniversary Tournament, are offering ICC members the chance to win an exclusive round trip ticket, $350 prize money, paid entry fee, accommodation and automatic invite to the tournament, running 5-15 May, 2010.

You will be joined by many of the world's top Grandmasters in an exclusive online qualifier - open only to ICC members - to the tournament.  The winner of this package will be determined in a two-stage blitz tournament on ICC; the 4 qualifier tournaments running the weekend of Friday 26th and Saturday 27th February, with the 16-player knockout final to be held on Sunday, February 28th. The time control throughout the tournament (both qualifiers and knockout stage) will be 3,0.

You need to have a full ICC membership to take part in this tournament. Free trials cannot play. But for a special time-limited period to coincide with the Bosna2010 ICC qualifier, you can click here to sign up for a 12 month ICC membership for just $69.95 and receive 6 months FREE - that's a saving of $39.95 for 18 months ICC membership!

Bosna2010 Qualifier Schedule

The top two players from each of the four qualifiers will automatically advance to the knockout finals; another four seats will go to the players who score the most cumulative points over ALL qualifiers. The 12 ICC qualifiers will be joined in the finals by 4 wildcards selected at the discretion of the "Bosna2010" Organizing Committee:

No pre-registration is necessary for this tournament. Show up about 10 minutes before the scheduled start and type "tell pear join" or click on the entry button in your event list. Disconnecting before the start will remove you from the tournament. Full details of rules and playing conditions can be found at our special Bosna2010 Qualifier page by clicking here.