6th Georgy Agzamov Memorial in Tashkent on March 5

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Hi everybody,

The 6th International Chess Tournament, dedicated to the memory of Georgy Agzamov, the first grandmaster of Uzbekistan, will be held in Tashkent from March 5th (arrival) till March 15th (departure).

Registration will take place on March 5th, 2012 from 10.00 at the playing venue in the building of the Republican Chess Club (Pakhtakor stadium). The official hotel of the tournament is “Shodlik Palace”.

The general management organization of the competition is carried out by the Chess Federation of Uzbekistan, in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture and Sports of Uzbekistan. The Tournament is a 9-round Swiss. Last year champion was GM Tigran L Petrosian from Armenia. Players list bellow.

The general prize fund is 20 000 US dollars
1st place – 5 000 US dollars
2nd place – 3 500 US dollars
3rd place – 2 500 US dollars
4th place – 2 000 US dollars
5th place – 1 500 US dollars
6th place – 1 000 US dollars
7th place – 750 US dollars
8th place – 500 US dollars
9th place – 300 US dollars
10th place – 250 US dollars
11th place – 250 US dollars
12th place – 250 US dollars
Total: 17 800 US dollars

Special prizes:Women, if not less than 10 participants:
1st place – 500 US dollars
2nd place – 300 US dollars
3rd place – 200 US dollars
Total: 1000 US dollars

Juniors under 20:1st place – 300 US dollars
2nd place – 200 US dollars
3rd place – 100 US dollars
Total: 600 US dollars

Veterans:1st place – 300 US dollars
2nd place – 200 US dollars
3rd place – 100 US dollars
Total: 600 US dollars

Grand total: 20 000 US dollars
Website: www.uzchess.uz

Players' list:
1. Grachev Boris (Russia) – GM 2693
2. Azarov Sergei (Belarus) – GM 2667
3. Iordachescu Viorel (Moldova) – GM 2651
4. Turov Maxim (Russia) – GM 2645
5. Filippov Anton (Uzbekistan) – GM 2637
6. Guseinov Gadir (Azerbaijan) – GM 2634
7. Mchedlishvili Mikheil (Georgia) – GM 2631
8. Solodovnichenko Yuriy (Ukraine) – GM 2613
9. Kotsur Pavel (Kazakhstan) – GM 2589
10. Golod Vitali (Israel) – GM 2570

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