The International Chess Festival “Waves of the Danube” is scheduled to take place from 30th April to 3rd May, 2015, in Continental Hotel, Drobeta Turnu Severin, in Romania.

The event is organized by Chess Club Oltenia and is separated into five different FIDE tournaments with guaranteed prize fund in total of 12,000 RON (approximately 2,700 €):

– PROLOGOS Cup – 9-round Swiss Rapid Chess Open for players rated below 2450
– 2200 Cup – 5-round Swiss Classic Open for players rated below 2200
– 2000 Cup – 5-round Swiss Classic Open for players rated below 2000
– 1800 Cup – 5-round Swiss Classic Open for players rated below 1800
– 1600 Cup – 7-round Swiss Classic Open for players rated below 1600

Contacts:
IA, FM Radu-Catalin Chirila
Email: sah@cuvantortodox.ro
Tel.: 0040 722 266 584

Tournament website

Preliminary list of players:

1 BARATOSI DANIEL IM 2441 ROM PRO
2 CETERAS MARIUS FM 2437 ROM PRO
3 VAJDA ALBERT IM 2427 ROM PRO
4 PANTEV VESELIN IM 2424 BUL PRO
5 CARMACIU LUCIAN-CATALIN IM 2422 ROM PRO
6 DRAGOMIRESCU ROBIN-ALEXANDRU IM 2409 ROM PRO
7 MANEA ALEXANDRU IM 2397 ROM PRO
8 DOBREV NANKO IM 2386 BUL PRO
9 MUSAT ADRIAN FM 2349 ROM PRO
10 PETRE NAD IM 2337 ROM PRO

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