Villa Marina, Isle of Man
Isle of Man InternationalSep 23, 2014
The PokerStars Isle of Man International Chess Tournament is set to take place from 4-12th October at the Villa Marina, Isle of Man.
The event will consist of three sections: Master (9-round Swiss), Major and Minor (7-round Swiss each).
Rate of play: 100 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 50 minutes for 20 moves, then 15 minutes for the remaining moves, with 30 seconds added per move from the start.
In addition, there will be a combined Chess and Poker Event on Friday 3rd October (description here).
The total prize fund is £21,000, with £18,000 reserved for Masters, £1,500 for Major and £1,500 for Minor.
Masters prizes: 1st £6,000, 2nd £3,000, 3rd £2,000, 4th £1,500, 5th £1,000, 6th £700
Ladies’ Awards: 1st £2,000, 2nd £1,000
The highest placed eligible player not already qualified shall qualify for the right to play in the 2015 British Championship, subject to ECF regulations.
Top rated players:
Vachier-Lagrave Maxime France 2768
Adams Michael England 2740
Fressinet Laurent France 2708
Sargissian Gabriel Armenia 2686
Jones Gawain England 2665
Tiviakov Sergey Netherlands 2664
Granda Zuniga Julio Peru 2663
Howell David England 2650
Short Nigel England 2646
Fridman Daniel Germany 2639
Gupta Abhijeet India 2638
Marin Mihail Romania 2583
Hebden Mark England 2554
Greenfeld Alon Israel 2551
Hillarp Persson Tiger Sweden 2549
Vaisser Anatoly France 2531
Tarjan James USA 2525
Nice to see Tarjan play chess again.