Ikaros 2009
The main event of the festival, the International Aegean Open Championship takes place from 11th till 19th of July 2009.
It is a 9 round swiss event with prize fund 3600 Euros in total (1st prize 1000 Euros, special money prizes for ladies and veterans).
For general information about the island of Ikaria one can also check at: http://www.island-ikaria.com
Official Media Partner: ChessDom.com
Here are some of the top seeds:
| 1 | Markus Robert | GM | SRB | 2606 |
| 2 | Vorobiov Evgeny | GM | RUS | 2596 |
| 3 | Kempinski Robert | GM | POL | 2587 |
| 4 | Borovikov Vladislav | GM | UKR | 2584 |
| 5 | Mista Alexandr | GM | POL | 2572 |
| 6 | Zubarev Alexander | GM | UKR | 2566 |
| 7 | Bobras Piotr | GM | POL | 2561 |
| 8 | Tukmakov Vladimir | GM | UKR | 2551 |
| 9 | Zinchenko Yaroslav | GM | UKR | 2531 |
| 10 | Rychagov Andrey | GM | RUS | 2530 |
Official website: http://www.chess.gr/ikaros/index.html
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Nice location.