The Quebec Open Chess championship (July 21-28 2012) is looking for International Masters and Women Grandmasters.
– This is a great opportunity for IM and GM norms.
– We offer free accommodation (8 days) at the college residences (right next to the tournament site) for IMs or WGMs. We also offer free accommodation in a nearby hotel for IMs or WGMs who are ready to share a room with a friend.
– Prize fund : 18 000$ guaranteed.
– Come play in one of the most beautiful venues in Quebec!
– Priority will be given to WGMs. Rooms are limited.
Confirmed grandmasters in the invitational section :
GM Anton Kovalyov
GM Bator Sambuev
GM Andrei Shchekachev
GM Dejan Bojkov
GM Eduardas Rozentalis
GM Reynaldo Vera
GM Walter Arencibia
GM Matthieu Cornette
More informations at http://echecsmontreal.ca/coq/english.html
What are their ratings?
GM Cornette (2545)
GM Kovalyov (2619)
GM Sambuev (2536)
GM Vera (2482)
GM Arencibia (2526)
GM Bojkov (2556)
GM Shchekachev (2526)
GM Rozentalis (2601)
There should also be a few IMs and FMs.