The 10th Vandoeuvre International Open will take place on 26-30th December at the Parc des sports, rue de Gembloux à Vandoeuvre, in Nancy, France.
The event will consist of three playing groups – Open A (for players rated over 1900, valid for title norms), Open B (U2000) and Open C (U1500).
Open A and Open B will be played over nine rounds of Swiss system, while Open C will be completed over 5 double rounds on 28-30th December.
The total prize fund is 6000 EUR, with 1500 EUR reserved for the winner of Open A.
Grandmasters who have confirmed participation: Sergey Fedorchuk, Levente Vajda, Matthieu Cornette, Adam Horvath, Marc Narciso Dublan, Mikhail Kazakov, Attila Czebe and Petr Velicka.
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
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