The Latvian Chess Federation is holding the 5th Vladimir Petrov Memorial on 5-6th March, 2016, at the Jurmala City museum in Jurmala, Latvia.
The aim of the tournament is to pay the tribute to one of the brightest representatives of Latvian Chess ever who tragically died in Soviet camps during the Second World War. The tournament is supported by the family of Vladimir Petrov among others.
The tournament will be held in three groups A, B and C.
Tournament A is 12-round Swiss with the time control 15 minutes for each player plus 5 seconds increment for each move. First round on 5th of March 2015 at 14.30.
The total prize fund is 15200 Euros:
1. 1420 2. 1200 3. 1000 4. 800 5. 700 6. 600 7. 550 8. 500 9.450 10. 400 11. 350 12. 300 13-14. 250 15-19. 200 20-26. 150 EUR.
Best Latvian players: 1. 350 2. 250 3. 180 4. 150 EUR.
Best ladies 1. 500 2. 400 3. 300 4. 250 5. 200 6. 150 EUR.
Best veterans (+50) 1. 200 2. 150 3. 100 EUR
Prizes in different categories: 1 prize of 150 EUR in each category. The categories are: Best veterans (+60 and +70), best junior, best Latvian regional (non-Riga) player, best non-EU player, best in rating categories: <2100 ; 2100-2349; 2350 -2549.
Tournament B is reserved for players rated 1800-2349. Time control is 15 minutes plus 5 seconds per move; Swiss system; 11 rounds. The prize fund will be 80% of all entry fees.
Tournament C is reserved for players rated less than 1800. Time control is 15 minutes plus 5 seconds per move; Swiss system; 9 rounds. The prize fund will be 75% of all entry fees.
The Blitz Tournament will be held March 4 at 17:00 in the Amber Beach resort (Jaunkemeri). The time control is 3 minutes plus 3 seconds for each move starting with the first move; 11 rounds.
Prize fund 2150 Euros: 1. 400. 2. 300 3. 250 EUR 4. 200 EUR 5. 150 EUR 6-8. 100 EUR 9-12. 50 EUR
Open A (top 50 seeds):
1 GM Ivanchuk Vassily UKR 2844
2 GM Kovalenko Igor LAT 2750
3 GM Zhigalko Sergei BLR 2748
4 GM Malakhov Vladimir RUS 2725
5 GM Shirov Alexei LAT 2676
6 GM Naiditsch Arkadij AZE 2666
7 GM Vitiugov Nikita RUS 2666
8 GM Alekseev Evgeny RUS 2656
9 GM Stupak Kirill BLR 2612
10 GM Bortnyk Olexandr UKR 2606
11 GM Fedorov Alexei BLR 2593
12 GM Krasenkow Michal POL 2593
13 GM Neiksans Arturs LAT 2583
14 GM Van Wely Loek NED 2582
15 GM Aleksandrov Aleksej BLR 2577
16 GM Novikov Stanislav RUS 2574
17 GM Hracek Zbynek CZE 2565
18 GM Dobrov Vladimir RUS 2562
19 GM Gleizerov Evgeny RUS 2561
20 GM Lintchevski Daniil RUS 2552
21 GM Fier Alexandr BRA 2539
22 GM Schlosser Philipp GER 2539
23 GM Popov Valerij RUS 2534
24 GM Ulybin Mikhail RUS 2532
25 IM Kantans Toms LAT 2530
26 GM Ehlvest Jaan USA 2522
27 GM Shabalov Alexander USA 2509
28 GM Piorun Kacper POL 2506
29 IM Sveshnikov Vladimir LAT 2470
30 GM Gunina Valentina RUS 2464
31 IM Krivonosov Oleg LAT 2464
32 GM Yevseev Denis RUS 2460
33 IM Meskovs Nikita LAT 2454
34 IM Berzinsh Roland LAT 2453
35 GM Sveshnikov Evgeny RUS 2448
36 IM Ladva Ottomar EST 2438
37 NM Kollars Dmitrij GER 2429
38 GM Cramling Pia SWE 2428
39 FM Mustaps Matiss LAT 2416
40 NM Putka Verners LAT 2396
41 IM Kashtanov Ruslan RUS 2395
42 IM Kohlweyer Bernd GER 2395
43 GM Starostits Ilmars LAT 2390
44 FM Bernotas Arturs LAT 2386
45 IM Casper Thomas GER 2382
46 WGM Michna Marta GER 2374
47 IM Karttunen Mika FIN 2373
48 IM Heinzel Olaf GER 2358
49 IM Carlstedt Jonathan GER 2356
50 WGM Rogule Laura LAT 2355