Cap d'Agde Starts on October 26, 2008
The prestigious Cap d'Agde chess tournament starts on October 26. This year, the organizers have assembled an assortment of riches in terms of players gathered.
Apart from the usual stars, the organizers have invited Nakamura, who is a blitz expert and also Karpov, who is no pushover in the rapid format. Add a dash of the female brigade and you have an interesting tourney.
Participants
Group A
GM Vasily Ivanchuk Ukraine 2786
GM Maxime Vachier Lagrave France 2716
GM Bu Xiangzhi China 2714
GM Ivan Cheparinov Bulgaria 2696
GM Fabiano Caruana Italy 2640
GM Marie Sebag France 2533
GM Alexandra Kosteniuk Russia 2525
GM Katerina Lahno Ukraine 2488
Group B
GM Magnus Carlsen Norway 2786
GM Teimour Radjabov Azerbaijan 2751
GM Hikaru Nakamura USA 2704
GM Anatoly Karpov Russia 2651
GM Humpy Koneru India 2618
WGM Hou Yifan China 2578
GM Sebastien Feller France 2526
WGM Almira Skripchenko France 2455
The initial rounds will be rapid games of 25 minutes +10 seconds each. The top four in each group make it to the Quarterfinals. From this stage, the tournament will proceed on knock out basis.
Apart from the usual stars, the organizers have invited Nakamura, who is a blitz expert and also Karpov, who is no pushover in the rapid format. Add a dash of the female brigade and you have an interesting tourney.
Participants
Group A
GM Vasily Ivanchuk Ukraine 2786
GM Maxime Vachier Lagrave France 2716
GM Bu Xiangzhi China 2714
GM Ivan Cheparinov Bulgaria 2696
GM Fabiano Caruana Italy 2640
GM Marie Sebag France 2533
GM Alexandra Kosteniuk Russia 2525
GM Katerina Lahno Ukraine 2488
Group B
GM Magnus Carlsen Norway 2786
GM Teimour Radjabov Azerbaijan 2751
GM Hikaru Nakamura USA 2704
GM Anatoly Karpov Russia 2651
GM Humpy Koneru India 2618
WGM Hou Yifan China 2578
GM Sebastien Feller France 2526
WGM Almira Skripchenko France 2455
The initial rounds will be rapid games of 25 minutes +10 seconds each. The top four in each group make it to the Quarterfinals. From this stage, the tournament will proceed on knock out basis.
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