Games Festival 2010 – Chess Events
A record participation and many titled players expected
Report by Chessdom.com
Official website: http://gamesfestival.chessdom.com/
Games Festival 2010, one of the largest intellectual and games sports festivals in Europe, is going to take place in Thessaloniki, Greece, 4-18 April. In the chess section of the Games Festival more than 500 participants are expected to play in the 3 tournaments: European Chess School (International School Open), European Chess Seniors, and Thessaloniki International Open (with A and B section).
The chess tournaments are hosted in the luxurious GRAND HOTEL PALACE located in the western part of the city under excellent playing conditions. The events will take place together with the 4th Bridge festival, sudoku solving, darts, etc.
The tournament will finish right before the World Championship match between Viswanathan Anand and Veselin Topalov, and being only a few hours away from Sofia is a great opportunity of combining a tournament with a chess excursion.
More details about the event at the official website or email the organizers at teotsorb@otenet.gr.
Participants
The Organizing Committee of Games Festival 2010 announces the first participants’ lists (250 players) for “Thessaloniki Chess Festival”. The participants lists for the European School Championship 2010, European Senior Championship 2010, and Thessaloniki International Open include registrations received untill 25th of February and will be updated on a daily basis. The participants are going to increasesince the registrations are still open.
(Video and preview of the events)
Thessaloniki International Open
1 GM Ibrahimov Rasul AZE 2550
2 GM Tukhaev Adam UKR 2534
3 IM Shoker Samy EGY 2485
4 IM Bruno Fabio ITA 2470
5 GM Bagaturov Giorgi GEO 2453
6 GM Georgiev Krum BUL 2447
7 GM Velikov Petar BUL 2433
8 IM Alavi Sayed Javad IRI 2431
9 IM Piscopo Pierluigi ITA 2418
10 Galopoulos Nikolaos GRE 2347, etc.
European Senior Championship
1 GM Tseshkovsky Vitaly RUS 2554
2 GM Rashkovsky Nukhim N RUS 2519
3 GM Timoscenko Gennadij SVK 2495
4 IM Fradkin Boris RUS 2467
5 GM Chernikov Oleg L RUS 2439
6 GM Kupreichik Viktor D BLR 2439
7 GM Butnorius Algimantas LTU 2437
8 GM Tseitlin Mark D ISR 2404
9 FM Mishuchkov Nikolai M RUS 2396
10 IM Shestoperov Aleksej RUS 2388
11 GM Gaprindashvili Nona GEO 2360
12 FM Sorokin Valentin RUS 2333
13 FM Werner Clemens GER 2333
14 IM Onoprienko Vladimir RUS 2325
15 IM Arkhangelsky Boris RUS 2291
Full report and list here.
This is a huge event.