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FICS Relay Calendar for 2008
July
3-7 July Short vs. Karjakin Rapid Match

Where : Kiev, Ukraine
Times : 2 rounds a day at 13:00 & 15:00 GMT, last day 12:00 & 14:00
Players :

  1. GM Karjakin (2727)
  2. GM Short (2655)

5-13 July Norwegian Championships 2008

Where : Tonsberg, Norway
Times :
Top 5 Players :

  1. GM Lie,K (2541)
  2. IM Hammer (2494)
  3. GM Ostenstad (2475)
  4. IM Lie,E (2436)
  5. IM Elsness (2428)

8-17 July 9th Poikovsky Cup

Where : Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia
Times :
Top 5 Players :

  1. GM Shirov (2741)
  2. GM Gashimov (2717)
  3. GM Jakovenko (2709)
  4. GM Rublevsky (2699)
  5. GM Wang,H (2691)

11-18 July 23rd North Sea Cup

Where : Esjberg, Denmark
Times : R1 17:00 GMT, R2&4 10:00, R3,5-9 16:00, R10 13:00
Top 5 Players :

  1. GM Malakhatko (2612)
  2. GM Ovsejevitsch (2582)
  3. GM Evdokimov (2555)
  4. GM Iljushin (2546)
  5. IM Rasmussen (2458)

11-18 July Heart of Finland Open

Where : Jyvaskyla, Finland
Times : R1&3 09:00 GMT, R2&4 14:30, R5-8 12:00, R9 08:00
Top 5 Players :

  1. GM Nyback (2639)
  2. GM Kulaots (2531)
  3. GM Solozhenkin (2511)
  4. IM Agopov (2436)
  5. IM Karttunen (2418)

11-19 July Lake Sevan Tournament

Where : Martuni, Armenia
Times : 10:00 GMT, last round 06:00 GMT
Top 5 Players :

  1. GM Pantsulaia (2607)
  2. GM Zhou (2604)
  3. GM Zhigalko (2583)
  4. GM Pashikian (2564)
  5. GM Bassem (2561)

11-20 July Leiden Chess Tournament

Where : Leiden, The Netherlands
Times : R1&4-7 17:00 GMT, R2-3&8 11:00 GMT, R9 09:00 GMT
Top 5 Players :

  1. GM Sandipan (2588)
  2. GM Van Den Doel (2567)
  3. GM Horvath (2537)
  4. GM Pavlovic (2515)
  5. GM Van Der Wiel (2504)

14-23 July 13th Balaguer Open

Where : Balaguer, Spain
Times : 14:00 GMT
Top 5 Players :

  1. GM Baklan (2630)
  2. GM Burmakin (2625)
  3. GM Delchev (2618)
  4. GM Kurnosov (2617)
  5. GM Bruzon Batista (2592)

18-26 July Czech Open

Where : Pardubice, Czech Republic
Times : 13:00 GMT
Top 5 Players :

  1. GM Hracek (2625)
  2. GM Babula (2597)
  3. GM Smirnov (2592)
  4. GM Korobov (2590)
  5. GM Arutinian (2586)

19-27 July Politiken Cup

Where : Lo-skolen, Denmark
Times : R1,4-9 11:00 GMT, R2 07:00, R3 14:00, R10 08:00
Top 5 Players :

  1. GM Eljanov (2716)
  2. GM Malakhov (2689)
  3. GM Roiz (2680)
  4. GM Heine Nielsen (2652)
  5. GM Tiviakov (2645)

19-27 July 26th Andorra Open

Where : Erts, Andorra
Times : R1 15:00 GMT, R2-8 14:00, R9 07:30
Top 5 Players :

  1. GM Rodshtein (2605)
  2. GM Granda Zuniga (2599)
  3. GM Damljanovic (2579)
  4. GM Howell (2561)
  5. GM Marin (2553)

19-27 July ZMD Open

Where : Dresden, Germany
Times : R1 14:00 GMT, R2-7 12:00, R8-9 07:00
Top 5 Players :

  1. GM Kazhgaleyev (2641)
  2. GM Graf (2629)
  3. GM Fedorchuk (2624)
  4. GM Kempinski (2614)
  5. GM Malakhatko (2612)

19-27 Jul Austrian Championships

Where : Leoben, Austria
Times: R1-8 13:00 GMT, R9 08:00
Men :

  1. GM Ragger (2527)
  2. IM Neubauer (2457)
  3. IM Schroll (2436)
  4. IM Baumegger (2433)
  5. IM Freitag (2408)
Women :
  1. WFM Kopinits (2273)
  2. WFM Novkovic (2128)
  3. WIM Mira (2115)
  4. Sonja Sommer (2063)
  5. Katharina Newrkla (2049)

22-30 July 34th Vila De Sitges International Open

Where : Sitges, Spain
Times : R1-8 14:30 GMT, R9 14:00
Top 5 Players :

  1. GM Erdos (2576)
  2. GM Moskalenko (2569)
  3. GM Movsziszian (2560)
  4. GM Jankovic (2532)
  5. GM Grigore (2517)

20-31 July 41st International Chess Festival

Where : Biel, Switzerland
Times : 12:00 GMT
Players :

  1. GM Carlsen (2775)
  2. GM Alekseev (2708)
  3. GM Dominguez (2708)
  4. GM Bacrot (2691)
  5. GM Onischuk (2670)
  6. GM Pelletier (2569)

22-31 July Dutch Open

Where : Dieren, Netherlands
Times : R1-8 11:00 GMT, R9 09:00
Players :

  1. GM Ikonnikov (2592)
  2. GM Sandipan (2588)
  3. GM Ernst (2581)
  4. GM Van den Doel (2567)
  5. GM Nijboer (2564)

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)
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