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International  Chess Tournament “Vilnius Open 2011″ will take place from 19 to 27 of  November in Vilnius, Lithuania. During the tournament for the first time in Vilnius  chess players rated less than 2300 FIDE ELO  will compete with disabled players (without ELO restrictions).  Best chess games will be broadcasted live online. A wide number of participants will be attracted by a prize fund of 12000 litas (1 EUR = 3,4528 LITAS). The tournament is registered in FIDE, therefore participants will have the opportunity to raise their FIDE ratings.

http://www.vilniusopen.eu

http://www.fide.com/component/fidecalendar/?view=calview&aid=6470

sftac

"1 EUR = 3,4528 LITAS"

Ah, what does that mean, exactly?  You're using a 'comma' instead of a decimal point.  Is it equivalent to saying:

"1 EUR = 3.4528 LITAS"

sftac

rooperi
sftac wrote:

"1 EUR = 3,4528 LITAS"

Ah, what does that mean, exactly?  You're using a 'comma' instead of a decimal point.  Is it equivalent to saying:

"1 EUR = 3.4528 LITAS"

sftac


Countries using Arabic numerals with decimal point

Decimal marks:
Period — Blue
Comma — Green
Non-West-Arabic Numerals — Red
Unknown — Grey

Countries where a dot is used to mark the radix point include:

Australia, Botswana, British West Indies, Brunei, Canada (English-speaking), Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Kenya, Korea (both North and South), Lebanon, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Nepal, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, People's Republic of China, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Switzerland (only when the amount is in Swiss francs[13]), Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States (including insular areas), Zimbabwe.

[edit] Countries using Arabic numerals with decimal comma

Countries where a comma is used to mark the radix point include:

Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada (French-speaking), Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia (comma used officially, but both forms are in use elsewhere), Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Estonia, Faroes, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg (uses both marks officially), Macau (in Portuguese text), Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa (officially[14]), Spain, Sweden, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam.
sftac

All right!  Good to see we're making progress.

We'll lick this comma custom if we've patience enough, then.

sftac

rooperi
sftac wrote:

All right!  Good to see we're making progress.

We'll lick this comma custom if we've patience enough, then.

sftac


Actually, it's the other way round :)

vilniusopen
sftac wrote:

"1 EUR = 3,4528 LITAS"

Ah, what does that mean, exactly?  You're using a 'comma' instead of a decimal point.  Is it equivalent to saying:

"1 EUR = 3.4528 LITAS"

sftac


12000 litas equal 3475 EUR

vilniusopen

SECOND INTERNATIONAL INTEGRATION CHESS TOURNAMENT WITH PARTICIPATION OF  PLAYERS WITH DISABILITIES „VILNIUS OPEN 2012“ and 
FIRST OPEN LITHUANIAN CHESS AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP will take place from 1 to 9 of December  2012 in Vilnius, Lithuania.  
Lithuanian and foreign chess players – including persons with disability are invited to participate in an open chess tournament. The tournament is open for chess players with disabilities (vision, hearing, mobility) without any restrictions and for chess players without disability rated less than 2000 ELO FIDE rating list on 1 January 2012 and not having FIDE titles of GM (Grandmaster), IM (International Master) or FM (FIDE Master).

http://www.vilniusopen.eu/en/