The Bank Lviv Rapid Chess Tournament 2016 is taking place from 14-16 March, in Lviv, Ukraine, sponsored by Bank Lviv.

The event is going to be held parallel to the Women’s World Chess Championship Match 2016 between Mariya Muzychuk and Hou Yifan, which is currently in progress.

The event is an 11-round open Swiss tournament and a total of 147 players from 10 different countries take part in it.

Top seed is GM Onischuk Vladimir UKR 2732.

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