GM Ivan Cheparinov top seed at Georgi Tringov Chess Memorial 2012

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The 34th Bulgarian Open Chess Championship 2012 – Georgi Tringov Memorial is organized by the Bulgarian Chess Federation, the Chess Club Lokomotiv Plovdiv and Plovdiv Municipality from 29th January to 5th February in Novotel Hotel, Plovdiv.

The tournament will be played over 9 rounds of Swiss system and is valid for FIDE elo and GM/IM norms. Total prize fund is 10000 EUR, with 2000 EUR reserved for the winner.  About 147 players have already registered with GM Ivan Cheparinov being top seed.

Here is the list of top-30 participants:
1. GM Cheparinov Ivan BUL 2659
2. GM Spasov Vasil BUL 2570
3. GM Radulski Julian BUL 2570
4. GM Nikolov Momchil BUL 2560
5. GM Georgiev Vladimir MKD 2533
6. GM Petkov Vladimir BUL 2519
7. IM Benidze Davit GEO 2516
8. GM Antic Dejan SRB 2504
9. GM Drenchev Petar BUL 2493
10. GM Grigorov Grigor BUL 2491
11. IM Miljkovic Miroslav D SRB 2491
12. IM Smith Bryan G USA 2460
13. IM Bozic Milan SRB 2443
14. IM Arsovic Zoran SRB 2441
15. IM Bruno Fabio ITA 2439
16. IM Dimitrov Radoslav BUL 2437
17. IM Milchev Nikolay BUL 2434
18. IM Enchev Ivajlo BUL 2430
19. GM Ristic Nenad SRB 2427
20. GM Georgiev Krum BUL 2424
21. GM Sanduleac Vasile MDA 2423
22. IM Arsovic Goran SRB 2422
23. IM Kukov Velislav BUL 2414
24. FM Djokic Nenad SRB 2393
25. IM Mrdja Milan CRO 2389
26. FM Pantev Veselin BUL 2389
27. Klasan Vladimir SRB 2389
28. IM Piscopo Pierluigi ITA 2386
29. IM Mladenov Plamen BUL 2384
30. WGM Videnova Iva BUL 2360

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