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The tenth edition of the Chess Classic Mainz is just days away. From 6-8th August 2010, Mainz will be the centre of the rapid chess world. As we have announced earlier, the organizing Chess Tigers had to cut down the event to three days, but the Chess Classic is still the main rapid chess event in the world, with many top grandmasters in the entry list. The winner of the Open Grenke Rapid World Championship will not only be amply rewarded with €6000 prize money, but will also receive the prestigious title "Rapid Chess World Champion".
The format of the open tournament will not be changed. Eleven hard-fought rounds will be played and the tempo will be 20 minutes + 5 seconds per move. The tournament will take place in the fully air-conditioned Rheingoldhalle of the Congress Center Mainz. During the world championship the very popular "Kids Club" will be opened again during the tournament. Chess loving parents can fully concentrate on their games, knowing that their kids are in good hands.
Levon Aronian, who won the title in a match against Anand last year, will try to defend his title in Mainz. This task will not be easy, since the Armenian star will face strong opposition this year. Top 2700+ players like Alexei Shirov, Alexander Grischuk, Sergei Movsesian, Gata Kamsky and Vugar Gashimov have already confirmed their participation! We are also happy to welcome some of the best female chess players in the world to Mainz, like Alexandra Kosteniuk, Inna Gaponenko, Almira Skripchenko and Natalia Zhukova to name just a few.
The Chess Classic will be opened on Friday, 6th August with the traditional opening press conference with three world champions: Viswanathan Anand, Alexandra Kosteniuk and Levon Aronian. At 16.00h, Anand will start his simul on 40 boards and Kosteniuk will play a Chess960 simul on 20 boards. Due to very high demand, there are no seats available anymore for the simuls, but you are kindly invited to visit the event on Friday.
More information about the Chess Classic Mainz 2010 can be found on our website www.chesstigers.de. Click on the Chess Classic logo. It is still possible to register online for the Open Grenke Rapid World Championship. You can save €5, if you register before 31.07.2010! Note: GM, IM, WGM and WIM are free!
Eric van Reem
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Top participants (GM & WGM) so far:
Aronian Levon - Int. Grandmaster 2783
Grischuk Alexander - Int. Grandmaster 2760
Shirov Alexei - Int. Grandmaster 2749
Movsesian Sergei - Int. Grandmaster 2723
Gashimov Vugar - Int. Grandmaster 2719
Kamsky Gata - Int. Grandmaster 2713
Kasimdzhanov Rustam - Int. Grandmaster 2699
Bologan Victor - Int. Grandmaster 2695
Inarkiev Ernesto - Int. Grandmaster 2671
Bareev Evgeny - Int. Grandmaster 2663
Zvjaginsev Vadim - Int. Grandmaster 2656
Markowski Tomasz - Int. Grandmaster 2628
Kazhgaleyev Murtas - Int. Grandmaster 2619
Iturrizaga Eduardo - Int. Grandmaster 2614
Kempinski Robert - Int. Grandmaster 2612
Tregubov Pavel - Int. Grandmaster 2610
Kovalyov Anton - Int. Grandmaster 2599
Pelletier Yannick - Int. Grandmaster 2589
Hera Imre Jr. - Int. Grandmaster 2585
Ghaem Maghami Ehsan - Int. Grandmaster 2574
Moradiabadi Elshan - Int. Grandmaster 2571
Andersson Ulf - Int. Grandmaster 2567
Milov Leonid - Int. Meister 2562
Bischoff Klaus - Int. Grandmaster 2553
Berczes David - Int. Grandmaster 2551
Mahjoob Zardast Morteza - Int. Grandmaster 2546
Jaracz Pawel - Int. Grandmaster 2541
Prohaszka Peter - Int. Grandmaster 2526
Szabo Kriszian - Int. Meister 2523
Kosteniuk Alexandra - Int. Grandmaster 2519
Zhukova Natalia - Int. Grandmaster Woman 2499
Davis Nigel - Int. Grandmaster 2494
Lalic Bogdan - Int. Grandmaster 2491
Hort Vlastimil - Int. Grandmaster 2473
Gaponenko Inna - Int. Grandmaster Woman 2465
Skripchenko Almira - Int. Grandmaster Woman 2458
Siebrecht Sebastian - Int. Grandmaster 2417
Foisor Cristina - Int. Grandmaster Woman 2381
Foisor Sabina - Int. Grandmaster Woman 2317
Berend Elvira - Int. Grandmaster Woman 2307
Kochetkova Julia - Int. Grandmaster Woman 2302
Jaracz Barbara - Int. Grandmaster Woman 2280
Pourkashiyan Atousa - Int. Grandmaster Woman 2269
Paridar Shadi - Int. Grandmaster Woman 2264
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