Invitation

The Greek Chess Composition Committee and the Chess Club of Koridallos, with the support of the Greek Chess Federation, have the honour to invite all delegates of the FIDE Permanent Commission for Chess Composition (PCCC), national teams and individual solvers, chess composers and all those interested in problem chess, to attend the 50th World Congress of Chess Composition (WCCC) and 31st World Chess Solving Championship (WCSC). The Congress will be held from Saturday 13th October (arrival) to Saturday 20th October, 2007 (departure) at the Olympic Palace hotel in Rhodes, with the WCSC on Tuesday and Wednesday, 16th and 17th of October.

Getting there

The Olympic Palace hotel is located in Ixia, in the island of Rhodes, just 12 km from the airport of Rhodes and 5 km from the town. Transportation from/to the airport (or the harbour) and the venue should be arranged by the participants themselves.

The hotel stands just 50 meters away from the beach of Ialyssos Bay, set in colourful gardens and it has four swimming pools, including one children's pool and one indoor. It comprises 750 beds within 338 spacious guest rooms on 8 floors. A lot of sporting activities are available (floodlit tennis court, mini-golf, children's playground, gym, sauna), there are four bars for evening entertainment, as well as various shops including a supermarket / newsagent, hair-dressing salon, rent a car and bike. The surrounding area provides within all amenities, cafés, restaurants and bars.

The Convention Centre Hall seats 350 persons in theatre style or 250 in classroom, it is column-free with 4m high ceiling and supported by lots of meeting rooms.

Further information about the resort and conference facilities can be found in the hotel website at http://www.olympicpalacehotel.com

Accommodation

Prices for the "Olympic Palace" (5 **** hotel) are as follows:

  • Single Room: 72 EUR (per person per day, half-board, drinks not included, free water)
  • Double Room: 59 EUR (per person per day, half-board, drinks not included, free water)
  • Triple Room: 55 EUR (per person per day, half-board, drinks not included, free water)

All rooms have sea and/or garden view, balcony or terrace, shower with WC, air-conditioning, heating, satellite TV, radio, direct dial phone, mini-bar and room-safe.

These prices remain the same 3 days before and after the congress for the participants only.

  • Tourist tax and VAT included.
  • Children from 5 to 12 years old with two adults in the room have 50% discount.
  • Children up to 4 years old are free (20 EUR for the closing banquet).
Prices include breakfast and dinner, excursion (lunch not included), closing banquet, free access to hotel facilities, as well as all regular congress activities (PCCC sessions, participation in the composing and solving competitions, solving show, mini-lectures, final bulletin, etc). All payments should be made to the organisers, upon arrival, in cash (EUR).

The participation fee for those not staying in the hotel is 120 EUR and includes registration, the congress material and participation in the solving and composing tournaments. Excursion and closing banquet are additional and at the discretion of participants.

Contact

Please send your application before August 31st 2007 to:

Harry Fougiaxis, Delvinou 4, GR-11363 Athens, Greece
E-mail: [email protected]
Tel: +30-210-9491442 (09:30 – 17:30, job), +30-210-8653077 (19:30 – 21:00, home)
Fax: +30-210-9491610 (Asprofos Engineering, c/o H. Fougiaxis)

This invitation and all important information will be also published on the PCCC official website.

We are looking forward to seeing you in Rhodes!

On behalf of the Organising Committee,
Harry Fougiaxis, Athens, March 21st 2007