Vizag Grandmasters International Open Chess Tournament is scheduled to take place from 25th October to 4th November at the Swarna Bharathi AC Indoor Stadium in Visakhapatnam, state of Andhra Pradesh, India.
The tournament will be played over 11 rounds of Swiss system and for the prize fund of 14,700 EUR. First prize is approximately 3000 EUR.
Update: Players list added bellow.
All participants will be provided free accommodation. The accompanying persons will have to bear their own expenses. Players are requested to contact Mr.B.Rama Mohana Rao (09490679419).
AICF registration fee for 2012-13 is compulsory for all Indian participants. The registration fee of Rs. 250/- will be accepted at the venue for the convenience of the players.
Last year winner was GM Abhijeet Gupta (on tie-break).
Tournament Committee:
Shri A.Narasimha Reddy, President A.P.Chess Association – 9989567567
Major K.A.Shiva Prasad, Vice-President, A.P.Chess Associaiton – 9849078112
Shri .Ramalaxmaiah, Vice-President, A.P. Chess Association – 9440435935
Shri Narasimha Rao, Vice-President (Admn), A.P.Chess Asociation – 9246548770
Dr.R.Bhavani Shankar, Treasurer, AVDCA – 9052986400
Email: allvizagchess@yahoo.co.in
More information on the official website
Visakhapatnam (popularly known as Vizag) is a port city on the southeast coast of India. With a population of 1,730,520, it is the second-largest city in the state of Andhra Pradesh (after Hyderabad) and the third-largest city on the east coast (after Chennai and Kolkata). Visakhapatnam is located 625 kilometers east of the state capital, Hyderabad.
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Participants (top 20 seeds):
1 GM Aleksandrov Aleksej BLR 2602
2 GM Kravtsiv Martyn UKR 2592
3 GM Deviatkin Andrei RUS 2588
4 GM Adhiban B. IND 2564
5 GM Vovk Andrey UKR 2564
6 GM Lalith Babu M.R. IND 2540
7 GM Deepan Chakkravarthy J. IND 2523
8 GM Abdulla Al-Rakib BAN 2513
9 GM Rahman Ziaur BAN 2502
10 GM Fominyh Alexander RUS 2490
11 GM Hossain Enamul BAN 2481
12 IM Ashwin Jayaram IND 2480
13 GM Laxman R.R. IND 2474
14 GM Petrosian Davit G. ARM 2459
15 GM Iuldachev Saidali UZB 2458
16 GM Murshed Niaz BAN 2450
17 GM Harutjunyan Gevorg ARM 2446
18 IM Nolte Rolando PHI 2445
19 IM Rathnakaran K. IND 2439
20 FM Ghosh Diptayan IND 2415
Not a bad field.