6th Metropolitan Chess FIDE Invitational
1-5th June at the California Market Center on 110 East 9th Street, Los Angeles

Metropolitan Chess, Inc. will host an International Master norm round robin tournament on June 1 to 5 of 2011. The tournament is sponsored by California Market Center, Fashion Business, Inc, Chess.com, MonRoi, LawyerFy, and Betty Bottom Showroom.

This tournament named the 6th Metropolitan Chess FIDE Invitational will be held in Suite C998 of the California Market Center on 110 East 9th Street, Los Angeles 90079. The tournament is organized by Ankit Gupta.

The participants include: IM Zhanibek Amanov (KAZ), IM Timothy Taylor (USA), IM Andranik Matikozyan (ARM), FM Joel Banawa (USA), FM Pedram Atoufi (IRI), FM Phillip Xiao Wang (USA), CM Giovanni Carreto (MEX), FM Harutyan Akopyan (USA) and NM Alessandro Steinfl (ITA).

The tournament will be a 10 player round-robin (all play all), with rounds scheduled as follows – 1st: 7:00 PM, 2nd: 11:00 AM & 5:00 PM, 3rd: 11:00 AM & 5:00 PM, 4th: 11:00 AM & 5:00 PM, 5th: 10:00 AM & 4:00 PM. Spectators are welcome and encouraged to come to watch the games in person at the tournament site.

Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
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