Dear Chess Friends!
We are happy to announce Qatar Masters Open, which will take place in Doha 25th November to 5th December 2014, and will become the strongest yet open tournament in the Middle East with the prize fund as much as $110,000 including $25,000 first prize!
We are excited to have such chess players as Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Alexei Shirov, Pentala Harikrishna, Pavel Eljanov, Etienne Bacrot, Laurent Fressinet and many other strong players who already confirmed their participation. You can have a look at the list of participants here.
The tournament will be held in a 5-star hotel Crowne Plaza Hotel, which is offering a special price for the participants and tournament guests.
We are glad to announce the second official hotel Copthorne Hotel Doha, which is located across the road from the event venue.
Please follow the link for information.
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
This is great.