Four Players Will Participate in the Kings' Tournament. The Participants' List and the Dates Have Been Determined
Время публикации: 23.10.2012 19:39 | Последнее обновление: 23.10.2012 21:13
The organizers of the Kings' Tournament have finally announced the dates and the participants' list of the upcoming competition. Four players, Fabiano Caruana, Veselin Topalov, Vassily Ivanchuk and Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu will play in the tournament which will take place from November 7th - 14th in Bucharest. Carlsen, Anand, Karjakin and Radjabov have refused invitations.
The 6th edition of the Kings' Tournament should have taken place in June this year in Medias, Romania but it was postponed due to the financial problems. The official website has published the announcement saying the competition will be held later this year. It says: "The new schedule will be announced soon."
The last round games of the Kings Tournament which gathered 4 GMs and was held in Bucharest have finished. The leaders' encounter Ivanchuk - Topalov finished in a draw. Thus, we will have another tie-break today: according to regulations Ivanchuk and Topalov should play 2 rapid games with time control 15+3. If the match won't determine the winner, another two games 5+3 will be played. IF it also finishes in a draw, Armageddon will take place.
The opening ceremony and draw for the Kings Tournament have been done in Bucharest. This time only 4 GMs confirmed their participation in the competition. Pairings for Round 1: Topalov - Caruana, Ivanchuk - Nisipeanu. The games will start at 17:30 MSK Time.
The second round of the Kings Tournament is under way in Bucharest. In the key game of Round 2 Vassily Ivanchuk faces Veselin Topalov. GM Nisipeanu is Black against Caruana and again tries to avoid castling. You can follow the games live.
Malcolm Pein, the tournament director of the London Chess Classic festival, has announced five participants of the main tournament for 2014 in his Twitter, namely:
Fabiano CARUANA
Viswanathan ANAND
Hikaru NAKAMURA Vladimir KRAMNIK
Michael ADAMS.
The last and decisive round games of the Kings Tournament are played in Bucharest. The leaders Vassily Ivanchuk and Veselin Topalov face each other. Follow the games live.