The 6th Wunsiedel Schach-Festival will take place from 17th to 20th May at the Fichtelgebirgshalle, 95632 Wunsiedel, Germany. The event is organized by the Festspielstadt Wunsiedel – Stadtsportverband in cooperation with the family Zier and Klaus Steffan.
The players with elo higher that 1800 can play in the Masters Tournament, while players rated under 1900 can enter the Challengers Tournament. Both sections will be played over 7 rounds with Swiss System. Players lists bellow.
Top prizes in the Masters Tournament are 1. place 1000 € / 2. place 750 € / 3. place 500 € / 4. place 350 € / 5. place 250 € / 6. place 200 € etc
Pre-registered (top seeds) players (Masters Tournament):
1. GM Volkov Sergey RUS 2623
2. GM Howell David ENG 2614
3. GM Miezis Normunds LAT 2557
4. GM Danin Alexandre RUS 2539
5. GM Teterev Vitaly BLR 2516
6. GM Kunin Vitaly GER 2524
7. IM Arnaudov G. Petar BUL 2476
8. IM Neuman Petr CZE 2468
9. IM Richter Michael GER 2484
10. IM Wegerle Jörg GER 2450
11. GM Maiwald Jens-Uwe GER 2462
12. IM Spieß Gunter GER 2420
13. IM Grimberg Boris GER 2357
14. Novak Pavel Dr. CZE 2370
15. IM Fedorovsky Michael GER 2395
Howell looks Asian. I thought he’s British?