Ferdynand Dziedzic Memorial in Trzcianka, Poland
The 2nd International Chess Memorial of Ferdynand Dziedzic will be held on 4th March at Żeromskiego St. 28 (sports hall) in Trzcianka, Poland.
The tournament is organized to commemorate Ferdynand Dziedzic, teacher, chess player, successful trainer, chess arbiter and creator of chess groups in Trzcianka.
The tournament will be played over 9 rounds of Swiss system with 15 minutes per game for each player. In case of a tie on the first place there will be a tie-break to decide the single winner.
The organizers provide accommodation for players with the title of WGM/GM or with ELO rating 2500 (women ELO 2350), who signed in before 26th February. Reimbursement of travel expenses based on shown ticket (200 €) for players with ELO rating 2600, who signed in before 26th February.
Already 184 players are signed to take participation. Chess Evolution authors and Chessdom commentators Arkadij Naiditsch and Kamil Miton have entered the competition.
The prize fund will be divided into 33 prizes. The winner takes 10,000 PLN (2,400 EUR). Full prize list on the official website.
Note about Ferdynand Dziedzic (PZSzach)
Top rated players:
GM Shirov Alexei LAT 2710
GM Moiseenko Alexander UKR 2706
GM Naiditsch Arkadij GER 2702
GM Mitoń Kamil POL 2623
GM Macieja Bartłomiej POL 2617
GM Gajewski Grzegorz POL 2616
GM Markowski Tomasz POL 2612
GM Krasenkow Michal POL 2607
GM Vovk Yuri UKR 2581
GM Cyborowski Łukasz POL 2548
GM Gdański Jacek POL 2541
GM Olszewski Michał POL 2539
IM Piorun Kacper POL 2520
GM Malaniuk Vladimir UKR 2512
IM Koziak Vitali UKR 2511
Shirov will rock the house.