Ikaros 2009 chess
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Report by chessdom.com
Ikaros Chess Festival 2009 is going to be the strongest and biggest edition of the tournament in its 32 years history. And there is no surprise, as it is the event offering the best conditions in the current financial crisis – you get paid for your rating points, receive discounted accommodation, get the ferry covered, and at the same time enjoy strong chess among the beautiful nature of the Greek Island of Ikaria.
Below you can find a provisional list with 45 titled players, many of which GMs, from mahy different countries including Russia, India, Zimbabwe, Ukraine, Georgia, Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Austria, Iran, Uzbekistan, Poland, Israel, Armenia, Turkmenistan, Slovenia, Denmark, Germany, Luxembourg, Serbia, Bulgaria, Ireland, Lithuania, and of course Greece (scroll down for provisional list of participants).
For signup and participation direct your emails to ikaros@chess.gr or try a call at: +30 6932 478386 or +30 210 5010871 (Mr. Savas Kyriakou).
For more information about Municipality of Aghios Kirykos, Ikaria, and the region download the pdf file.
Here are some of the top participants:
1 GM Markus Robert SRB 2606
2 GM Vorobiov Evgeny RUS 2596
3 GM Kempinski Robert POL 2587
4 GM Borovikov Vladislav UKR 2584
5 GM Mista Alexandr POL 2572
6 GM Zubarev Alexander UKR 2566
7 GM Bobras Piotr POL 2561
8 GM Tukmakov Vladimir UKR 2551
9 GM Zinchenko Yaroslav UKR 2531
10 GM Rychagov Andrey RUS 2530
http://reports.chessdom.com/news-2009/ikaros-chess-festival-participants
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