The 9th version of the Copenhagen Chess Challenge tournament is organised by one of the largest chess clubs in Denmark: “BMS Skak”. The tournament is played from Wednesday 24th of April and until and including Sunday 28th of April 2013, which is the weekend of the Danish holiday “Store Bededag” (Friday 26ht April).
The tournament is intended to provide norm opportunities, GM norms as well as IM norms, and is targeted primarily towards players with ELO, young chess players, and title holders. As in the previous years, the tournament will have a strong field, thanks to our sponsors.
The tournament will be a 9 rounds Swiss tournament, played at the site of the chess club “BMS Skak”: Tapeten, Magleparken 5, DK-2750 Ballerup – situated approximately 15 km west of the center of Copenhagen.
Each player has 90 minutes for the whole game + 30 sec. per move from move 1 (FIDE time).
Among the registered players, the first seeded are GM Vladimir Georgiev, GM Jonny Hector and GM Henrik Danielsen.
Prices
1st price: 4000 Danish Kroner (DKK)
2nd price: 3000 Danish Kroner (DKK)
3rd price: 2000 Danish Kroner (DKK)
4th price: 1000 Danish Kroner (DKK)
5th price: 1000 Danish Kroner (DKK)
6th price: 500 Danish Kroner (DKK)
Additional rating prices of 1000 DKK in each of 4 rating groups.
Registered players (top seeds):
| 1 | GM | Georgiev Vladimir | MKD | 2559 |
| 2 | GM | Hector Jonny | SWE | 2510 |
| 3 | GM | Danielsen Henrik | ISL | 2500 |
| 4 | IM | Andersen Mads | DEN | 2484 |
| 5 | GM | Brynell Stellan | SWE | 2478 |
| 6 | IM | Smith Axel | SWE | 2467 |
| 7 | IM | Semcesen Daniel | SWE | 2464 |
| 8 | IM | Haub Thorsten Michael | GER | 2458 |
| 9 | IM | Mikkelsen Nikolaj | DEN | 2417 |
| 10 | IM | Bekker-Jensen Simon | DEN | 2412 |
Wasn’t Hector a 2600?
Link to official website :
http://www.copenhagenchesschallenge.dk