Vladimir Dvorkovich Memorial Chess Begins in Russia with GM Ivan Popov as Top Seed

Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) 2013

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The 8th traditional chess tournament Vladimir Dvorkovich Memorial is taking place from July 22-30 in Taganrog, Russia. The tournament will be played over nine rounds of Swiss system with the classical time control. The prize fund of 9300 USD is provided by the Rostov Oblast Chess Federation and city of Taganrog. Top rated players are Grandmasters Popov Ivan 2632, Kryakvin Dmitry 2584, Belous Vladimir 2551 and Andreev Eduard 2501.
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