The 25th Keres Memorial – ACP Open takes place from January 8 to January 10 in Tallinn, Estonia.
It features the names of GM Ian Nepomniachtchi, GM Peter Svidler and GM Igor Kovalenko as the top 3 seeds.
The tournament hosts 161 players from over 20 federations; 72 players are from Estonia. There are 35 GMs and 1 WGM participating in the tournament. The game system used will be 15 minute games with 10 second increments in 11 rounds of Swiss matches.
The event is dedicated to the 100th birth anniversary of chess grandmaster Paul Keres who was elected the Estonian Sportsman of the 20th Century.