In a unique partnership with the Corus Chess Tournament, one of the world’s most famous chess festivals, Internet Chess Club (ICC) will be hosting a special satellite qualifier for one of the final spots in the 2009 ‘C’ Group.

16 invited players, selected by Corus in consultation with ICC, will fight it out in an online rapid knockout tournament, held on the weekends of November 1st & 2nd, and 8th & 9th (starting at 10:00 am Eastern Time each day), with the winner receiving the Corus ‘C’ Group invite, a round-trip ticket to Wijk aan Zee, Hotel & Breakfast plus $1,300 (1,000 Euro).

And its a true international line-up, with the 16 players spanning the globe and different time zones. From the USA through Canada to Brazil, Cuba and Venezuela, and from Scotland, England, Spain, Germany, Netherlands, Azerbaijan and Russia, to even far away Australia all coming together as one over the internet.

¤ 1/8 FINAL 1/4 FINAL 1/2 FINAL FINAL
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16
GM Alexander Fier (BRA, 2581) 1.5
FM Graham Morrison (SCO, 2328) 0.5 		GM Alexander Fier
(BRA, 2581)
IM Sevak Mekhitarian
(BRA, 2511)
8
9
IM Manuel Rodriguez (CUB, 2521) 0
IM Sevak Mekhitarian (BRA, 2511) 2.0
5
12
GM Ivan Salgado (ESP, 2556) 2.5
FM Anish Giri (RUS, 2466) 1.5 		GM Ivan Salgado
(ESP, 2556)
GM Mark Bluvshtein
(CAN, 2557)
4
13
GM Mark Bluvshtein (CAN, 2557)
IM Robert Ris (NED, 2417)
bye/no-show
3
14
GM Georg Meier (GER, 2558)
FM Marcus Santo (BRA, 2394)
bye/no-show 		GM Georg Meier
(GER, 2558)
IM Ray Robson
(USA, 2466)
6
11
IM Sanan Sjugirov (RUS, 2549) 2.0
IM Ray Robson (USA, 2466) 3.0
7
10
GM Eduardo Iturrizaga (VEN, 2538)
IM David Smerdon (AUS, 2470)
bye/no-show 		GM Eduardo Iturrizaga
(VEN, 2538)
GM Eltaj Safarli
(AZE, 2568)
2
15
GM Eltaj Safarli (AZE, 2568) 2.0
WGM Dagne Ciuskytev (ENG, 2339) 0
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Susan Polgar November 2, 2008 Daily News, General News 3 Comments
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