2010-05-10

Astrakhan Grand-Prix 2010

The final FIDE Grand-Prix tournament is held from 9th to 25th May in Astrakhan, Russia. The second qualifier for the Candidates Matches 2010-2011 after Levon Aronian will become clear. Games will be played in round robin format starting on May 10th, while 15th and 20th May are rest days. The participants are:
  • Vladimir Akopian (Armenia 2694)
  • Evgeny Alekseev (Russia 2700)
  • Pavel Eljanov (Ukraine 2751)
  • Vugar Gashimov (Azerbaijan 2734)
  • Boris Gelfand (Israel 2741)
  • Ernesto Inarkiev (Russia 2669)
  • Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukraine 2741)
  • Dmitry Jakovenko (Russia 2725)
  • Peter Leko (Hungary 2735)
  • Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan 2763)
  • Ruslan Ponomariov (Ukraine 2733)
  • Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan 2740)
  • Peter Svidler (Russia 2735)
  • Wang Yue (China 2752)
The Games will be broadcast live on ChessBomb.com every playing day at 11:00 GMT. The most intriguing games will have unlimited analysis for our premium members.