Biel Chess Festival Begins with Carlsen, Nakamura, Morozevich, Giri, Bacrot, Hao
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Hi everyone,
The 45th edition of the Biel Chess Festival has begun. It runs from July 21 – August 3 in Biel, Switzerland. The main Grandmaster Tournament is a category 21 event with the participation of USA Chess Champion GM Hikaru Nakamura, the Russian top 10 player GM Alexander Morozevich, the Chinese No. 1 GM Hao Wang, GM Etienne Bacrot, just-crowned Dutch champion GM Anish Giri and world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen who is replacing Cuba's GM Leinier Dominguez Perez. The Grandmaster Tournament will be a double round robin with classical time control.
Biel Chess Festival - Grandmaster Tournament
The Festival also features Exhibition Blitz Tournament, Master Tournament, Main Tournament, Rapid Tournament, Blitz Tournament, Chess960 Tournament, Youth Tournament, Simultaneous Exhibitions and Chess-Tennis Tournament.
The Exhibition Blitz Tournament yesterday already witnessed a sensation by 12th Women's World Chess Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk. Chess Queen beat Wang Hao in the match. Read the Chess Queen blog entry at www.chessqueen.com. : Two games with 5‘+ 2‘‘/move. If 1-1, one Armageddon game with 5’ for white (has to win) and 4’ for black.
The Master Tournament will be an 11-round Swiss event, taking place on July 23rd – August 3rd, 2012. Rest day on July 29th. Total prize fund: CHF 43’000.
Prizes: CHF 7’000, 5’000, 4’000, 3’000, 2’500, 2’000, 1’500, 1’200, 2×1’000, 3×700, 3×500, 4×300, 5×200, best ladies: CHF 600, 400, 300, best senior (1952-), best junior (1994+), best child (1996+), best player without title: each CHF 500, best players with Elo <2200 and <2100: CHF 500, 400, 300, 200, 100, best Swiss players (with CH-passport): CHF 1'000, 700, 500, 300, 200.
From Alexandra Kosteniuk's
www.chessblog.com
Also see her personal blog at
www.chessqueen.com
Hi everyone,
The 45th edition of the Biel Chess Festival has begun. It runs from July 21 – August 3 in Biel, Switzerland. The main Grandmaster Tournament is a category 21 event with the participation of USA Chess Champion GM Hikaru Nakamura, the Russian top 10 player GM Alexander Morozevich, the Chinese No. 1 GM Hao Wang, GM Etienne Bacrot, just-crowned Dutch champion GM Anish Giri and world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen who is replacing Cuba's GM Leinier Dominguez Perez. The Grandmaster Tournament will be a double round robin with classical time control.
Biel Chess Festival - Grandmaster Tournament
The Festival also features Exhibition Blitz Tournament, Master Tournament, Main Tournament, Rapid Tournament, Blitz Tournament, Chess960 Tournament, Youth Tournament, Simultaneous Exhibitions and Chess-Tennis Tournament.
The Exhibition Blitz Tournament yesterday already witnessed a sensation by 12th Women's World Chess Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk. Chess Queen beat Wang Hao in the match. Read the Chess Queen blog entry at www.chessqueen.com. : Two games with 5‘+ 2‘‘/move. If 1-1, one Armageddon game with 5’ for white (has to win) and 4’ for black.
The Master Tournament will be an 11-round Swiss event, taking place on July 23rd – August 3rd, 2012. Rest day on July 29th. Total prize fund: CHF 43’000.
Prizes: CHF 7’000, 5’000, 4’000, 3’000, 2’500, 2’000, 1’500, 1’200, 2×1’000, 3×700, 3×500, 4×300, 5×200, best ladies: CHF 600, 400, 300, best senior (1952-), best junior (1994+), best child (1996+), best player without title: each CHF 500, best players with Elo <2200 and <2100: CHF 500, 400, 300, 200, 100, best Swiss players (with CH-passport): CHF 1'000, 700, 500, 300, 200.
From Alexandra Kosteniuk's
www.chessblog.com
Also see her personal blog at
www.chessqueen.com
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