IM Melkumyan “Pchyolka” wins the Mexico 2007 ICC Internet Championship
It sounds so good, they just all want to go…but who will it be? After a competitive week that saw a record-breaking 1,838 players taking part in the 6 ICC Mexico City qualifiers, the massive field has now been whittled down to the final 32 players!
And of the 32 battling it out in this weekend’s final on ICC, the charge is led by 10 grandmasters, 12 International Masters and 2 FIDE Masters. Heading the field is the Armenian ace GM Gabriel Sargissian, and he’ll faces stiff opposition from his fellow GMs such as Rauf Mamedov, Mark Paragua, Ehsan Ghaem Maghami and Daniel Fridman.
The main prize put up by ICC and their partners for this unique qualifier, the organizers of the forthcoming World Championships in Mexico City, will be a VIP ringside seat (September 13 until September 17) to watch all the action involving Kramnik, Anand, Morozevich, Aronian, Grischuk, Leko, Svidler and Gelfand.
The package for the overall winner includes: $1500 USD (to be paid out only on arrival in Mexico) to cover their airfares and other expenses. Also included in the package is 4 nights (13-17 Sept.) at a top hotel in Mexico City, plus VIP tickets for the World Championships, and free entry into the “Copa Internacional de la Cd. De Mexico” Open.
Official site: http://www.chessclub.com/resources/event/mexico2007/
An IM winning it? Wwow!
Internet ,ethernet,…
So guys you really believe they don’t use computer assistance on internet chess tournament?
HAHAHA
This guy just won relatively strong open in Poland beating in last round GM Maceia, Must be in great form.