The International Chess Festival Nakhchivan Open 2013, dedicated to the memory of Heydar Aliyev, is scheduled to take place from 21st April to 1st May at the Nakhchivan Chess Center in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan.
The Festival is organized by the Azerbaijan Youth & Sport Ministry, Azerbaijan Chess Federation and Nakhchivan AR Chess Federation.
Last year the winner was GM Viorel Iordachescu from Moldova.
The total prize fund is increased to 60,000 USD. Top prizes in the Tournament A are: 10,000$ + cup/ 8000$/ 5000$/ 3000$/ 2000$/ 1500$/ 1400$/ 1300$/ 1200$/ 1000$ etc. There are 30 regular and many special prizes.
Participants (Open A) – top seeds:
1 GM Potkin Vladimir RUS 2665
2 GM Mamedov Rauf AZE 2662
3 GM Zhigalko Sergei BLR 2656
4 GM Tiviakov Sergei NED 2650
5 GM Kurnosov Igor RUS 2649
6 GM Safarli Eltaj AZE 2643
7 GM Landa Konstantin RUS 2642
8 GM Khismatullin Denis RUS 2640
9 GM Mchedlishvili Mikheil GEO 2640
10 GM Shimanov Aleksandr RUS 2631
11 GM Macieja Bartlomiej POL 2630
12 GM Papaioannou Ioannis GRE 2630
13 GM Guseinov Gadir AZE 2623
14 GM Khalifman Alexander RUS 2614
15 GM Korneev Oleg ESP 2609
16 GM Aleksandrov Aleksej BLR 2604
17 GM Iordachescu Viorel MDA 2603
18 GM Mamedov Nidjat AZE 2602
19 GM Durarbayli Vasif AZE 2597
20 GM Gupta Abhijeet IND 2596
21 GM Mirzoev Azer AZE 2557
22 GM Pantsulaia Levan GEO 2556
23 GM Kotsur Pavel KAZ 2552
24 GM Miezis Normunds LAT 2552
25 GM Yilmaz Mustafa TUR 2531
What a field. Nice.
Collection of loosers.