10th Khazar International Chess Open

10th Khazar International Chess Open

The 10th Khazar International Chess Open Tournaments A (+2100), B (-2100), C (Women) & D (Youth U 14) will be held from 29th February to 7th March in Rasht, Iran.

Chess Association of “Gilan” province on behalf of I.R.Iran Chess Federation has the honor to invite all players from national federations to participate in the Khazar Tournaments.

Tournaments venue is Yadegar Imam Sport Complex located in Golsar st., Rasht. Accommodation will be provided in the Olympic Hostel & Emkan Tourist Complex. Hotel & food will be free for IM & GMs. Foreigner invited Grandmasters will receive 400 US$ as pocket money.

All tournaments will be played over 11 rounds of Swiss system. Players list bellow.

The prize fund is: Tournament A -$11,500, Tournament B – $4050, Tournament C – $3100 & Tournament D – $1800. The winner of the A Tournament gets $3000.

Last year GM Alexei Fedorov and Giga Quparadze shared the first place.

Contacts
Gilan Chess Association: + 98 -131-7237107; Fax: +98-131-
7223050 Mobile: +98-911-3340137; Email: K_bayat1960@yahoo.com
or
Iran Chess Federation:
Mr. Hadi Karimi, Secretary General
Mobile: +98 912 500 9221; Email: hadikarimi@hotmail.com

A Tournament players list (top 25 seeds):

1 GM Tiviakov Sergei NED 2677
2 GM Volkov Sergey RUS 2633
3 GM Pantsulaia Levan GEO 2592
4 GM Korneev Oleg RUS 2584
5 GM Fedorov Alexei BLR 2579
6 GM Abbasov Farid AZE 2551
7 GM Ibrahimov Rasul AZE 2550
8 GM Guliev Sarhan AZE 2523
9 IM Benidze Davit GEO 2516
10 GM Malaniuk Vladimir P UKR 2512
11 GM Jojua Davit GEO 2507
12 IM Paichadze Luka GEO 2491
13 GM Dzhumaev Marat UZB 2481
14 IM Maghalashvili Davit GEO 2478
15 GM Babujian Levon ARM 2474
16 GM Golizadeh Asghar IRI 2464
17 IM Nigalidze Gaioz GEO 2460
18 IM Darini Pouria IRI 2458
19 IM Quparadze Giga GEO 2451
20 IM Idani Pouya IRI 2448
21 GM Toufighi Homayoon IRI 2444
22 IM Sulashvili Malkhaz GEO 2441
23 GM Mahjoob Morteza IRI 2440
24 Zarkua Davit GEO 2439
25 GM Yegiazarian Arsen ARM 2430