Tuesday, November 5, 2019

夢幻島 (Neverland)

The 2nd Chess Festival Eighth Centenary 2019 of Salamanca University (II Festival de Ajedrez VIII Centenario 2019 de la Universidad de Salamanca) was announced, being held in Salamanca, Spain from November 25–30, 2019. The feather in its cap is the 2nd Masters Tournament of Salamanca University, which will feature eight prominent contestants, including two former FIDE World Champions and a worldwide Women’s Champion, namely: Veselin Aleksandrov Topalov (who was the winner of the inaugural edition), Ruslan Olegovich Ponomariov, and, least, but not last, four-time Women’s World Chess Champion and Rhodes Scholar 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán). Then, in alphabetical order, are Eduardo Patricio Iturrizaga Bonelli, Sophie Milliet, Miguel Santos Ruiz, Karina Szczepkowska-Cyfka, and Sabrina Vega Gutiérrez. The format consists of a seven-round round-robin tournament with time control 40 minutes per player plus 5 seconds per move.

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