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FICS Relay Calendar for 2008
August
Jul 25-4 Aug 6th Marx Gyorgy Memorial

Where : Paks, Hungary
Times : R1-9 13:00 GMT, R10 09:00
Players :

  1. GM Vachier-Lagrave (2681)
  2. GM Sargissian (2660)
  3. GM Berkes (2645)
  4. GM Stellwagen (2616)
  5. GM Beliavsky (2606)
  6. GM Acs (2544)

Jul 27-3 Aug Women's Supertournament North Urals Cup

Where : Krasnoturinsk, Russia
Times : R1-6 09:00 GMT, R7 05:00
Players :

  1. GM Koneru (2622)
  2. GM Stefanova (2550)
  3. GM Cramling (2544)
  4. IM Sebag (2529)
  5. IM Muzychuk (2504)
  6. GM Xu (2483)
  7. IM Ushenina (2476)
  8. WGM Pogonina (2469)

Jul 28-9 Aug British Championships

Where : Liverpool, England
Times : 13:15 GMT
Top 5 Players :

  1. GM Jones (2549)
  2. GM Pert,N (2547)
  3. GM Conquest (2536)
  4. GM Lalic (2533)
  5. GM Hebden (2520)

Jul 29-6 Aug Baltic Sea Cup

Where : Ronne, Denmark
Times : R1,3-9 15:00 GMT, R2&10 08:00
Top 5 Players :

  1. GM Roiz (2680)
  2. GM Khenkin (2655)
  3. GM Tiviakov (2645)
  4. GM Vitiugov (2616)
  5. GM Gyimesi (2586)

Jul 31-7 Aug 17th Open International Tournament of Kavala

Where : Kavala, Greece
Times : R1 07:00 GMT, R2 14:00, R3-8 13:00, R9 09:30
Top 5 Players :

  1. GM Georgiev (2671)
  2. GM Kryvoruchko (2628)
  3. GM Burmakin (2625)
  4. GM Graf (2621)
  5. GM Gelashvili (2612)

Jul 31-14 Aug FIDE Grand Prix

Where : Sochi, Russia
Times : R1-12 11:00 GMT, R13 10:00 GMT
Top 5 Players :

  1. GM Ivanchuk (2781)
  2. GM Radjabov (2744)
  3. GM Svidler (2738)
  4. GM Aronian (2737)
  5. GM Grischuk (2728)

1-9 Aug University of Twente Young Masters

Where : Enschede, The Netherlands
Times : R1-8 12:30 GMT, R9 07:00 GMT
Top 5 Players :

  1. GM Mamedov (2564)
  2. GM Adly (2562)
  3. GM Maiorov (2535)
  4. GM Filippov (2531)
  5. GM Iotov (2520)

2-9 Aug 12th Hogeschool Zeeland Chess Tournament

Where : Vlissingen, The Netherlands
Times : R1,3-8 16:30 GMT, R2&9 09:30 GMT
Top 5 Players :

  1. GM Amonatov (2650)
  2. GM Landa (2615)
  3. GM Bruzon (2592)
  4. GM Ikonnikov (2592)
  5. GM Sandipan (2588)

2-10 Aug 7th Miguel Najdorf International Chess Tournament

Where : Warsaw, Poland
Times : R1-8 15:00 GMT, R9 08:00 GMT
Top 5 Players :

  1. GM Sasikiran (2684)
  2. GM Nyback (2639)
  3. GM Krasenkow (2639)
  4. GM Socko (2628)
  5. GM Balogh (2624)

2-10 Aug Arctic Chess Challenge

Where : Tromso, Norway
Times : R1-7 14:00 GMT, R8 11:00, R9 08:00
Top 5 Players :

  1. GM Kurnosov (2617)
  2. GM Malakhatko (2612)
  3. GM Agdestein (2583)
  4. GM Kunin (2532)
  5. GM Turner (2493)

8-16 Aug FIDE Open Stare Mesto

Where : Stare Mesto, Czech Republic
Times : R1&4 14:00 GMT, R2 12:00, R3 06:30, R5-9 13:30, R10 07:00
Top 5 Players :

  1. GM Vokac (2451)
  2. IM Klima (2439)
  3. IM Tibensky (2416)
  4. IM Camarena Gimenez (2416)
  5. IM Sosna (2379)

9-17 Aug 4th BDO Chess Tournament

Where : Haarlem, The Netherlands
Times : R1-8 11:00 GMT, R9 09:00
Top 5 Players :

Premier
  1. GM Burmakin (2625)
  2. GM Spraggett (2601)
  3. IM Janssen (2503)
  4. GM Peng (2462)
  5. IM Siebrecht (2453)
Challengers
  1. Croese, Cor (2363)
  2. FM Overeem (2288)
  3. FM Rubingh (2267)
  4. Duchene, Rene (2221)
  5. Rombaldoni, Andrea (2219)

10-17 Aug Predeal Chess Festival

Where : Predeal, Romania
Times : R1,2,4-8 13:00 GMT, R3&9 06:00
Top 5 Players :

  1. GM Lupulescu (2589)
  2. GM Nevednichy (2577)
  3. GM Grigore (2517)
  4. IM Nanu (2514)
  5. IM Szabo (2514)

11-22 Aug French Championships

Where : Pau, France
Times : R1 12:00 GMT, R3-11 13:30
Top 5 Players :

  1. GM Bacrot (2691)
  2. GM Vachier-Lagrave (2681)
  3. GM Fressinet (2673)
  4. GM Bauer (2583)
  5. GM Sokolov (2561)

18-27 Aug Tal Memorial

Where : Moscow, Russia
Times : 11:00 GMT
Top 5 Players :

  1. GM Kramnik (2788)
  2. GM Morozevich (2788)
  3. GM Ivanchuk (2781)
  4. GM Mamedyarov (2742)
  5. GM Leko (2741)

20-29 Aug Konik Morski Rewala 2008

Where : Rewala, Poland
Times : R1 13:30 GMT, R2-9 13:00 GMT
Top 5 Players :

  1. GM Zhigalko (2551)
  2. GM Cyborowski (2546)
  3. IM Koziak (2489)
  4. Orzech, Dominik (2472)
  5. Brodowski, Piotr (2424)

20-30 Aug NH Chess Tournament

Where : Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Times : R1-9 11:30 GMT, R10 10:00 GMT
Players :

Experience Team
  1. GM Bareev (2655)
  2. GM Kortchnoi (2602)
  3. IM Jussupow (2587)
  4. GM Agdestein (2583)
  5. GM Ljubojevic (2555)
Rising Stars Team
  1. GM Wang (2704)
  2. GM Cheparinov (2687)
  3. GM Caruana (2630)
  4. GM Stellwagen (2616)
  5. GM L'Ami (2610)

22-30 Aug 28th International Chess Festival Presolana

Where : Bratto, Italy
Times : R1-8 12:30 GMT, R9 07:30 GMT
Top 5 Players :

  1. GM Tiviakov (2644)
  2. GM Korneev (2631)
  3. GM Burmakin (2625)
  4. GM Epishin (2574)
  5. GM David (2568)

22-31 Aug 10th Sants Open International

Where : Barcelona, Spain
Times : R1-9 14:30 GMT, R10 07:30 GMT
Top 5 Players :

  1. GM Postny (2661)
  2. GM Rodshtein (2605)
  3. GM Hernandez Carmenates (2582)
  4. GM Bartel (2579)
  5. GM Nijboer (2564)

23-31 Aug InventiChess 2008

Where : Antwerp, Belgium
Times : 12:00 GMT
Top 5 Players :

  1. GM Bu (2710)
  2. GM Miroshnichenko (2593)
  3. GM Vaganian (2594)
  4. GM Gyimesi (2586)
  5. GM Werle (2591)

Aug 24-02 Sep 9th Montreal International

Where : Montreal, Canada
Times : R1-8 21:00 GMT, R9 18:00 GMT
Top 5 Players :

  1. GM Nakamura (2697)
  2. GM Shulman (2623)
  3. GM Akobian (2610)
  4. GM Maze (2553)
  5. GM Bluvshtein (2548)

Aug 29-18 Sep Womens World Championships 2008

Where : Nalchik, Kabardino Balkaria
Times : 11:00 GMT
Top 5 Players :

  1. GM Koneru (2622)
  2. WGM Hou (2557)
  3. GM Stefanova (2550)
  4. GM Cramling (2544)
  5. IM Sebag (2529)
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