In a unique partnership with the Corus Chess Tournament, one of the world’s most famous chess festivals, Internet Chess Club (ICC) will be hosting a special satellite qualifier for one of the final spots in the 2009 ‘C’ Group.
16 invited players, selected by Corus in consultation with ICC, will fight it out in an online rapid knockout tournament, held on the weekends of November 1st & 2nd, and 8th & 9th (starting at 10:00 am Eastern Time each day), with the winner receiving the Corus ‘C’ Group invite, a round-trip ticket to Wijk aan Zee, Hotel & Breakfast plus $1,300 (1,000 Euro).
And its a true international line-up, with the 16 players spanning the globe and different time zones. From the USA through Canada to Brazil, Cuba and Venezuela, and from Scotland, England, Spain, Germany, Netherlands, Azerbaijan and Russia, to even far away Australia all coming together as one over the internet.
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16 |
GM Alexander Fier (BRA, 2581) 1.5 FM Graham Morrison (SCO, 2328) 0.5 |
GM Alexander Fier (BRA, 2581) IM Sevak Mekhitarian (BRA, 2511) |
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9 |
IM Manuel Rodriguez (CUB, 2521) 0 IM Sevak Mekhitarian (BRA, 2511) 2.0 |
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12 |
GM Ivan Salgado (ESP, 2556) 2.5 FM Anish Giri (RUS, 2466) 1.5 |
GM Ivan Salgado (ESP, 2556) GM Mark Bluvshtein (CAN, 2557) |
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13 |
GM Mark Bluvshtein (CAN, 2557) IM Robert Ris (NED, 2417) bye/no-show |
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14 |
GM Georg Meier (GER, 2558) FM Marcus Santo (BRA, 2394) bye/no-show |
GM Georg Meier (GER, 2558) IM Ray Robson (USA, 2466) |
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11 |
IM Sanan Sjugirov (RUS, 2549) 2.0 IM Ray Robson (USA, 2466) 3.0 |
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10 |
GM Eduardo Iturrizaga (VEN, 2538) IM David Smerdon (AUS, 2470) bye/no-show |
GM Eduardo Iturrizaga (VEN, 2538) GM Eltaj Safarli (AZE, 2568) |
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15 |
GM Eltaj Safarli (AZE, 2568) 2.0 WGM Dagne Ciuskytev (ENG, 2339) 0 |
“to even far away Australia all coming together”
but it’s a no show from Smerdon!
Three from Brazil?! Muy interesante…
Three no-shows?! How could that happen? I would have thought that the chance of getting a chance to participate in Wijk an Zee would be motivation enough. Plus, this is an internet event, so how can you possibly not show up – does anybody know? Find this really peculiar.