– Good! I am coming!
With these words Alexei Shirov accepted to participate in Hasselbacken Chess Open, that will take place from April 30 through May 8, 2016 in Swedish capital Stockholm.
Stockholms Schacksällskap, one of the world’s oldest chess clubs, celebrates its 150 years jubilee with a grand tournament at the venerable Scandic Hotel Hasselbacken**** in the heart of The Royal Djurgården. The organizers provide hefty prize fund in total of 300 000 SEK (nearly 32,000 €), whereof 50 000 SEK (approximately 5,300 €) to the winner.