The first round of FIDE Grand Prix will kick off on February 18 in Sharjah (UAE).
The Swiss system tournament will see 18 chess players compete. The 9-round competition will end on February 27.
Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian is among the contestants, and so are Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France), Hikaru Nakamura (USA), Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan), Ding Liren (China), Pavel Yeljanov (Ukraine), and others.
The tournament will take place in four stages in Sharjah, Moscow, Geneva and Palma de Mallorca.
The players that win the first and second place will qualify for World Chess Candidates Tournament.
Comments
Dear visitors, You can place your opinion on the material using your Facebook account. Please, be polite and follow our simple rules: you are not allowed to make off - topic comments, place advertisements, use abusive and filthy language. The editorial staff reserves the right to moderate and delete comments in case of breach of the rules.