The game between FM Hagner and GM Fernandez of round 1 will be played on Thursday morning.
The Thinkers Publishing Chess Masters is a 10 player closed tournament, allowing talented players to score IM and GM norms. The participating GM's are some of TP's finest authors.
The tournament will be played alongside the Bruges Masters tournament.
Rate of play: 90 mins + 30 secs/move
10/8 - 15:00: Round 1
11/8 - 10:00: Round 2
11/8 - 15:00: Round 3
12/8 - 15:00: Round 4
13/8 - 10:00: Round 5
13/8 - 15:00: Round 6
14/8 - 15:00: Round 7
15/8 - 15:00: Round 8
16/8 - 10:00: Round 9
Everybody is welcome to visit the tournament. Free entry.
Contact tom.piceu@gmail.com for more information.
All rules of the Bruges Masters Open tournament apply, except for the bye rules (not possible in a closed tournament) and the tie-break systems, which are:
1. Mutual result; 2. Number of games won; 3. Sonneborn-Berger; 4. Koya System.
Current list of participants:
GM Alexandre Dgebuadze (BEL)
GM Daniel Howard Fernandez (ENG)
GM Daniel Gormally (ENG)
IM Arthur Pijpers (NED)
IM Han Yichen (NED)
IM Teodora Injac (IND)
FM Bennet Hagner (GER)
FM Krzysztof Raczek (POL)
FM Jacob Dreelinck (BEL)
FM Warre De Waele (BEL)