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Hello everyone,
Hello everyone,
The tournament chess festival Mikhail Chigorin Chess Memorial begins on October 12 and runs till October 22 at the 'Azimut Hotel' in St. Petersburg, Russia. The Festival includes two events:
A. Rapid chess tournament, October 12-13, starts at 17:00.
Time control 15 minutes per game + 5 seconds increment for each move, 9 round Swiss.
Entry fee: 1000 roubles (juniors under 16, seniors and women – 800 roubles).
Total prize fund (granted by St. Petersburg Chess Federation) – 400.000 roubles (approx 9.600 EUR)
B. Classical chess tournament, stage of Cup Russia, October 14–22
Time control: 90 minutes for 40 moves, 30 minutes for the rest of the game with 30 seconds increment per move, starting from move 1
.
According to the Cup Russia regulations, players may agree to a draw after move 40 only.
Total prize fund (granted by St. Petersburg Chess Federation and Russian Chess Federation) – 1.500.000 roubles (approx 36.000 EUR).
A. Rapid chess tournament, October 12-13, starts at 17:00.
Time control 15 minutes per game + 5 seconds increment for each move, 9 round Swiss.
Entry fee: 1000 roubles (juniors under 16, seniors and women – 800 roubles).
Total prize fund (granted by St. Petersburg Chess Federation) – 400.000 roubles (approx 9.600 EUR)
B. Classical chess tournament, stage of Cup Russia, October 14–22
Time control: 90 minutes for 40 moves, 30 minutes for the rest of the game with 30 seconds increment per move, starting from move 1
.
According to the Cup Russia regulations, players may agree to a draw after move 40 only.
Total prize fund (granted by St. Petersburg Chess Federation and Russian Chess Federation) – 1.500.000 roubles (approx 36.000 EUR).
Some top grandmasters listed for the event include:
1 g Areshchenko Alexander 2672 UKR – 1986
2 g Korobov Anton 2671 UKR – 1985
3 g Zvjaginsev Vadim 2666 RUS – 1976
4 g Mamedov Rauf 2660 AZE – 1988
5 g Kurnosov Igor 2648 RUS – 1985 – winner of the recent Politiken Cup 2011
6 g Azarov Sergei 2648 BLR – 1983
7 g Khairullin Ildar 2642 RUS – 1990
8 g Khismatullin Denis 2635 RUS – 1984 – winner of the recent “100 Years of Mikhail Botvinnik” Open in St. Petersburg
9 g Matlakov Maxim 2630 RUS – 1991
10 g Savchenko Boris 2630 RUS – 1986
1 g Areshchenko Alexander 2672 UKR – 1986
2 g Korobov Anton 2671 UKR – 1985
3 g Zvjaginsev Vadim 2666 RUS – 1976
4 g Mamedov Rauf 2660 AZE – 1988
5 g Kurnosov Igor 2648 RUS – 1985 – winner of the recent Politiken Cup 2011
6 g Azarov Sergei 2648 BLR – 1983
7 g Khairullin Ildar 2642 RUS – 1990
8 g Khismatullin Denis 2635 RUS – 1984 – winner of the recent “100 Years of Mikhail Botvinnik” Open in St. Petersburg
9 g Matlakov Maxim 2630 RUS – 1991
10 g Savchenko Boris 2630 RUS – 1986
There is a nice Wikipedia page on the event.
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I hope they have live transmission like for all the other great tournaments from Russia.
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