2010 SPICE Cup Dates Set

The 2010 SPICE Cup will take place on Thursday, October 28 – Sunday, November 7.

To make the event a lot more exciting, the SPICE Cup committee has unanimously voted to adapt the following new rules for the A group:

– No draw offer allowed prior to move 30

– A win = 3 points, a draw = 1 point, and loss = 0 point

Confirmed players:

GM Wesley So (Philippines) 2665

GM Georg Meier (Germany) 2663

GM Ray Robson (USA) 2559 (Youngest American GM in history)

GM Eugene Perelshteyn (USA) 2553 (winner of SPICE Cup B group)

We are working on finalizing the agreements for the last two players shortly. Their names will be announced soon.

The format of the A group will once again be a 6-player DRR (category 16) event. The B group will be a 10-player (category 10-11) RR event. We are planning to add a C group for 2010.

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