Wang Yue overall leader

Results after 5 matches:

Experience 6
Rising stars 19

Experience individual score

Agdestein 2
Ljubojevic 1½
Bareev 1
Kortchnoi 1
Jussupow ½

Rising Stars individual score

Wang Yue 5
Cheparinov 4½
Caruana 3½
Stellwagen 3½
l’Ami 2½

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Prize-fund: each player of the winning team receives € 2000, the players of the losing team receive € 1000 each. In case of a 25 – 25 tie, each player receives € 1500.

In addition each player receives € 500 for each point he scores.

Special prizes for the ‘Rising Stars’ team: the player with the highest score will be invited to the 2009 Amber Blindfold and Rapid Tournament in Nice, provided he scores over 50% in the NH Chess Tournament in Amsterdam. In case his score is 50% or less, he and a partner of his choice will be invited to attend the 2009 Amber tournament as a guest. In case two players reach the same (best) score, a rapid match will decide who will be invited to the 2009 Amber tournament as a player or a guest.

The runner-up of the ‘Rising Stars’ team will be invited to attend the 2009 Amber tournament with a partner of his choice during the final week of the event.

The number 3 ‘Rising Star’ will receive a Sony Vaio Notebook.