The İzmir Chess Training Center (ISEM) is holding two Scheveningen chess tournaments where a group of foreign Grandmasters is pitted against the local talent.
The tournaments are taking place from 8-12th March at Iyonya Hotel in Izmir, Turkey. The organizer is IO Nese Kahmazalp, tournament director is IO Enis Bilyap and chief arbiter is IA Melih Cicek.
Live games are available on the official website through FollowChess app.
Urla 1 team:
GM Mladen Palac CRO 2582
GM Vladislav Nevednichy ROU 2547
GM Vadim Malakhatko BEL 2488
GM Marian Petrov BUL 2480
GM Giorgi Bagaturov GEO 2428
Urla 2 team:
IM Mert Yilmazyerli TUR 2452
IM Ogulcan Kanmazalp TUR 2439
IM Ufuk Sezen Arat TUR 2382
FM Ege Koksal TUR 2369
FM Emre Emin Dedebas TUR 2342
Cesmealti 1 team:
GM Azer Mirzoev AZE 2554
GM Davit Benidze GEO 2515
GM Vladimir Petkov BUL 2501
IM Pier Luigi Basso ITA 2462
IM Djurabek Khamrakulov UZB 2437
Cesmealti 2 team:
IM Mert Erdogdu TUR 2456
FM Omer Faruk Ozer TUR 2373
FM Serkan Soysal TUR 2342
FM Melih Yurtseven TUR 2316
FM Cem Kaan Gokerkan TUR 2275