Wellness Chess Tour GP9 (Hotel Thermal Resort Lendava), July 1-5, 2026, Lendava, Slovenia combines a FIDE-rated Open Swiss tournament with a resort setting built around the Lendava Thermal Bath complex. The event targets competitive players who want seven classical rounds with clear prize incentives and an international field. The organizer runs this stop as part of the Wellness Chess Tour Grand Prix series, so participants also collect Grand Prix points across the annual circuit. You get a full tournament schedule across five days, plus a planned blitz event during the weekend program.

You play in a single Open group with no rating restriction, so ambitious juniors, club players, and titled players compete in the same standings. The organizer publishes a €1,000 prize base with payouts for the top finishers and additional category awards. The venue places you inside the hotel conference facilities, which makes it easy to combine rounds with on-site services and wellness time outside of play. The organizer keeps registration simple through email and confirms each entry directly.

🗓️ Event Details

🏆 Prize Fund

The organizer states a €1,000 prize base and guarantees it with at least 50 participants. The organizer does not split prizes. The organizer applies taxes and contributions under applicable law.

The organizer also awards special prizes for best young competitor, best woman (minimum 3 women), best 60+ competitor, and best non-awarded local player from Lendava and within an 80 km radius, but the organizer does not publish cash amounts for these special awards in the provided information.

⏱️ Time Control & Pairings

The tournament runs a 7-round Swiss system in a single Open group with no Elo restriction. Players use a classical time control of 90 minutes plus a 30-second increment per move. The organizer uses these tie-breaks in order: Corrective Buchholz, Buchholz, and Progressive. The event schedule also includes a blitz competition on Saturday around midday, and the organizer runs the closing ceremony right after the last round ends.

📂 Sections / Groups

The event runs one Open section with no Elo restriction.

📅 Schedule

📝 Registration

👥 Organizer

AO Jozsef Jeszenszky organizes this event as the 9th station of the Wellness Chess Tour Grand Prix series, which awards Grand Prix points across the annual circuit and supports longer-term loyalty rewards within the tour framework. The organizer centralizes tournament communication and hotel booking through direct contact and confirms entries by email to keep the process straightforward for international participants.

• Email: sporty207@gmail.com

• Phone: +36 30 640 3361

🏨 Venue

Hotel Thermal Resort Lendava (Conference Room), 9220 Lendava, Tomšičeva ulica 2A, Slovenia
The tournament uses the conference room inside Hotel Thermal Resort in Lendava. The location sits within the Thermal Resort environment connected to the Lendava Thermal Bath complex. The venue setup supports a focused playing hall inside the hotel setting.

🛎️ Accommodation

The organizer offers a special package at Hotel Thermal Resort Lendava with breakfast buffet and buffet dinner (half board). The organizer handles room reservations by email.

Room reservations: sporty207@gmail.com

Child discounts (sharing a room/apartment with 2 adults):

• Ages 0–3.99: free (hotel accommodation up to 2 years in a cot)

• Ages 4–11.99: €40 (apartment complexes only)

• Ages 12–17.99: €50 (apartment complexes only)

Extra charges:

• Tourist tax: €1.94 per person per night

• One-time registration fee: €1 per person per stay

Check-in / meals / cancellation:

• The hotel starts check-in at 2:00 PM and sets check-out at 10:00 AM.

• The hotel serves dinner as the first meal on arrival day and breakfast as the last meal on departure day.

• The hotel offers free cancellation 6 weeks before arrival; it charges a 50% penalty 6–4 weeks before arrival, a 75% penalty 4–2 weeks before arrival, and a 100% penalty 14 days or less before arrival or for no-shows.

Hotel information: https://wellnessresortlendava.com/en/services/

🚗 How to Get There

Use this address for navigation: 9220 Lendava, Tomšičeva ulica 2A, Slovenia. The hotel provides free parking, so driving to the venue offers a practical option for regional and cross-border travelers.

Bring your best form for seven rounds in a resort setting and turn your summer trip to Lendava into a memorable FIDE-rated tournament week.