2nd edition International Prize for His Majesty King Mohammed VI in Casablanca, Morocco
Feb 2, 2015
The 2nd edition International Prize from His Majesty King Mohammed VI takes place from 28th January to 5th February, 2015, at the Sacré Coeur Cathedral, in the splendid city of Casablanca, situated on the western part of Morocco on the Atlantic Ocean.
The event is organized under the auspices of the Council of the Greater Casablanca Region, the Council of the City of Casablanca and the potential of Casablanca in two main tournaments – International Open Tournament, open to international and domestic players with a federal license or ID FIDE, and Open Youth Tournament (U20) with a valid federal license for the 2014 season.
Three players lead the International Open with 6/7 points – GM Sergei Tiviakov, GM Sergey Kasparov and GM Huynh Minh Huy Nguyen, while Mehdi Jamari heads the field of 106 players in the Youth Tournament with the impressive 6.5/7.
You can see the current standings below.
Enjoy the photo report, kindly provided by Youssef Jdidou!
Official website/ More information here
International Open standings after 7 rounds (top scores):
1 GM Tiviakov Sergey NED 2669 6
2 GM Kasparov Sergey BLR 2477 6
3 GM Nguyen Huynh Minh Huy VIE 2493 6
4 GM Strikovic Aleksa SRB 2529 5,5
5 GM Chatalbashev Boris BUL 2552 5,5
6 GM Le Roux Jean-pierre FRA 2539 5,5
7 GM Malakhatko Vadim BEL 2520 5,5
8 GM El Gindy Essam EGY 2475 5,5
9 GM Korneev Oleg ESP 2591 5
10 WGM Videnova Iva BUL 2386 5
11 WGM Ambartsumova Karina RUS 2325 5
12 GM Djuric Stefan SRB 2400 5
13 GM Larino Nieto David ESP 2442 5
14 IM Daulyte Deimante LTU 2389 5
15 IM Tissir Mohamed MAR 2368 5
16 Choukri Adel MAR 2211 5
17 WIM Kasparova Tatiana BLR 2137 5
18 GM Kuljasevic Davorin CRO 2558 4,5
19 IM Zozulia Anna BEL 2358 4,5
20 IM Touzane Olivier FRA 2337 4,5
21 IM Milliet Sophie FRA 2390 4,5
22 Nafri Khalil MAR 2192 4,5
23 FM Amdouni Zoubaier TUN 2365 4,5
24 FM Mohannad Farhan JOR 2244 4,5
25 Zouizine Rachid MAR 2092 4,5
26 GM Bouaziz Slim TUN 2306 4,5
27 Dubreuil Nicolas FRA 2227 4,5
28 IM Farahat Ali EGY 2392 4
29 FM Boydia Sidi MTN 2097 4
30 Bouflija hedi TUN 2220 4
Impressive.