Startfältet för årets turnering är nu komplett. Turneringen spelas på Malmö Live 29 april – 5 maj.
“The starting field is an interesting mix of legends, young stars on the rise and top players:
- GM Anatoly Karpov, Russia, World Champion 1975-1985 and 1993-1999
- GM Nils Grandelius, Sweden, number one on the Swedish rating list
- GM Alexei Shirov , Spain, former World Championship challenger
- GM David Navara, Czech Republic, with the highest rating of the tournament
- GM Liêm Guang Lê, Vietnam, the current Asian champion
- GM Harika Dronavalli. India, one of the world’s strongest female players
- GM Jorden Van Foreest, the Netherlands, one of the most promising young players in Europe
- GM Nihal Sarin, India, a chess prodigy who, at 14, became India’s youngest grandmaster
The tournament will offer live commenting by GM Ivan Sokolov.
Johan Berntsen
Director, TePe Sigeman Chess
msf@telia.com
++46 709317574
http://www.tepesigemanchess.com/”