Durres Open 2014 kicked off in Albania
The second edition of the International Open Chess Tournament “Durres 2014″ kicked of in Durres, one of the most ancient and significant cities of Albania, situated on the Adriatic Coast.
The event is organized by the Albanian Chess Federation from 1st to 8th November 2014 in the Conference Hall of the 4-Star Hotel “Bleart”****.
The tournament is a 9-round Swiss, valid for FIDE rating and norms, with tempo of play 90 minutes for 40 moves plus 30 minutes for the rest of the game plus 30 seconds increment starting from move one.
98 players from 11 different federations are taking place in the event, including 10 GMs, 4 IMs, 4 FMs and 1 WGM.
Top seed is Croatian GM Zdenko Kozul CRO (2632). You can see the full list of participants below.
List of participants (top seeds):
1 GM Kozul Zdenko CRO 2632
2 GM Georgiev Kiril BUL 2618
3 GM Brunello Sabino ITA 2568
4 GM Dervishi Erald ALB 2568
5 GM Nikolaidis Ioannis GRE 2559
6 GM Bosiocic Marin CRO 2555
7 GM Kuljasevic Davorin CRO 2554
8 GM Dizdarevic Emir BIH 2539
9 GM Blagojevic Dragisa MNE 2495
10 IM Pancevski Filip MKD 2482
11 GM Drazic Sinisa SRB 2429
12 IM Mehmeti Dritan ALB 2423
13 WGM Videnova Iva BUL 2380
14 IM Seitaj Ilir ALB 2371
15 FM Veleski Robert MKD 2343
Excellent one.