The Portugal Chess Academy announces the Lisbon Christmas International Chess Open to be held from 26-30th December at the Hotel Real Palácio in Lisbon, Portugal.
The tournament is sponsored and supported by DAUD Consors, Real Hotels, Portuguese Chess Federation and Chess Association of Lisbon.
The 9-round Swiss event is rated with FIDE and valid for title norms. Top prizes are EUR 1500 / 1100 / 800 / 650 / 500 etc. There are also special elo prizes and trophies for age groups.
Currently 248 players from 32 countries are registered to take part in the event. Among them are 12 Grandmasters and 19 International Masters.
Participants (top seeds):
1. GM SOCKO Bartosz POL 2617
2. GM RAUSIS Igors CZE 2585
3. GM BURMAKIN Vladimir RUS 2579
4. GM CANDELARIO Manuel Perez ESP 2565
5. GM SPRAGGETT Kevin Barry CAN 2561
6. GM CAN Emre TUR 2556
7. GM ARRIBAS LOPEZ Angel ESP 2537
8. GM STRIKOVIC Aleksa SRB 2528
9. IM BURG Twan NED 2517
10. IM DEMUTH Adrien FRA 2517
11. IM COLLINS Sam E. IRL 2490
12. GM HOFFMAN Alejandro Sergio ARG 2476
13. GM PAUNOVIC Dragan SRB 2472
14. GM SOCKO Monika POL 2470
15. IM CAMACHO COLLADOS Marcos ESP 2451
16. IM KANTANS Toms LAT 2447
17. GM STAROSTITS Ilmars LAT 2441
18. IM WEGERLE Joerg GER 2440
19. IM MONROY Charles FRA 2429
20. IM DAMASO Rui POR 2425
Nice field.