The 2015 edition of Basel Chess Festival is scheduled to be held on 1-5th January 2015 at Hotel Hilton in Basel, Switzerland.
The event will be split into two main tournaments – Master Section and Amateur Tournament.
The format of the competitions will be 7-round Swiss FIDE with tempo of play 100 minutes for 40 moves plus 30 minutes for the rest of the game plus 30 seconds increment starting from move one.
The prize fund will be awarded as follows:
Master Section: 2.500 CHF/ 2.000 CHF/ 1.500 CHF/ 1.000 CHF/ 700 CHF/ 500 CHF/ 300 CHF/ 200 CHF/ 200 CHF/ 200 CHF
Special prizes: U2300 – 200 CHF, U2100 – 200 CHF, Best female player – 200 CHF, Best Senior player – 200 CHF
Amateur Tournament: 1.000 CHF/ 700 CHF/ 400 CHF/ 300 CHF/ 250 CHF/ 200 CHF/ 150 CHF/ 100 CHF/ 100 CHF/ 100 CHF;
Special prizes: U1800 – 100 CHF/ U1600 – 100 CHF/ U1500 – 100 CHF
Contacts:
Tournament Director: Bruno Zanetti
Langnaustrasse 9c, 4153 Reinach
Tel.: +41 (0) 79 783 80 70
E-mail: bruno.zanetti@schachfestivalbasel.ch
For the first time in Basel GM Richard Rapport from Hungary, world No. 1 in the Junior!, GM Eduardo Iturrizaga from Venezuela, GM Delchev Aleksandar from Bulgaria, the young GM Benjamin Bok from Holland, GM Milos Pavlovic (Serbia) and GM Stanislav Novikov from Russia! Again, of course are GM Yannick Pelletier and GM Vlastimil Hort. Yoou can see the starting list of players below.
Tournament website/ LIVE games with analysis
Preliminary list of participants in the Master Section:
1. Rapport,Richard GM 2716 M HUN 1996
2. Iturrizaga Bonelli,E GM 2654 M VEN 1989
3. Delchev,Aleksander GM 2627 M BUL 1971
4. Pelletier,Yannick GM 2588 M Zürich SG SUI 1976
5. Bok,Benjamin GM 2572 M NED 1995
6. Novikov,Stanislav GM 2550 M RUS 1985
7. Donchenko,Alexander IM 2523 M Schachclub Hansa Dor GER 1998
8. Svane,Rasmus IM 2507 M Hamburger SK von 183 GER 1997
9. Ducarmon,Quinten IM 2488 M NED 1994
10. Pavlovic,Milos GM 2472 M SRB 1964
11. Graf,Felix IM 2472 M GER 1993
12. Van Foreest,Jorden IM 2467 M Groningen NED 1999
13. Dann,Matthias IM 2457 M GER 1991
14. Loetscher,Roland IM 2447 M Luzern SK SUI 1982
15. Hort,Vlastimil GM 2432 M Luzern SK GER 1944
Lovely city.