The 8th International Chess Festival "Aeroflot Open" 2009 in Moscow
The 8th International Chess Festival "Aeroflot Open 2009" will be held in Moscow, Russia, from 16 February (arrival day) to 27 February 2009 (departure day).
This major event is open to chess players of most varied qualification: from unrated to having a very high rating. As before, the festival is held “under the wings” of our leading air company – Aeroflot. For the fourth year running the festival will take place in the major tourist complex “Izmailovo” - hotel “Gamma – Delta”, where the participants of the previous festivals so liked to stay and to play. This time the festival has the largest prize fund in the entire history of Aeroflot Open Festival - EUR 180 000 (taking into account the prizes for the World Blitz Qualification Tournament).
The festival consists of four tournaments - nine rounds swiss each.
Official site:
http://www.aeroflotchess.com/
This major event is open to chess players of most varied qualification: from unrated to having a very high rating. As before, the festival is held “under the wings” of our leading air company – Aeroflot. For the fourth year running the festival will take place in the major tourist complex “Izmailovo” - hotel “Gamma – Delta”, where the participants of the previous festivals so liked to stay and to play. This time the festival has the largest prize fund in the entire history of Aeroflot Open Festival - EUR 180 000 (taking into account the prizes for the World Blitz Qualification Tournament).
The festival consists of four tournaments - nine rounds swiss each.
Official site:
http://www.aeroflotchess.com/
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