Chess King 3

The Politiken Cup Chess Tournament is taking place from July 25 through August 2, 2015, at the Konventum in Helsingør, Denmark.

The event is a 10-round Swiss FIDE open that gathers 431 players from 23 different federations, including 27 GMs and 17 IMs.

The first prize is € 2,700, while top seed is GM Laurent Fressinet of France (2707).

37 players are in the lead with perfect score after the first three rounds.

The biggest surprise of the third round is English player Ravi Haria (2261) who upset GM Gawain Jones (2647) with Black pieces.

www.ksu.dk/politiken_cup

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