METLIFE WARSAW NAJDORF CHESS FESTIVAL 2015

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Gen. Kazimierz Sosnkowski Chess Foundation, in co-operation with the Polish Chess Federation and under the auspices of the President of Warsaw Ms Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz organizes Miguel Najdorf International Chess Festival 2015, which will take place in Warsaw/Poland, 10-18 July, 2015.

The event consists of 4 tournaments:

A – Open for players with Elo >= 2200;

B – Open for players with Elo 1600-2199;

C – Open for players with Elo < 1600; and

D – Tournament of chess prodigies (born 2005 and later).

The tournament will be held in the Warsaw Sports and Recreation Centre (http://www.osir-polna.pl/).

The total prize fund of the festival is 30.000 EUR.

A Tournament: prize fund 20.950 EUR;

B Tournament: prize fund 5900 EUR;

C Tournament: prize fund 2750 EUR; and

D Tournament: prize fund 400 EUR.

The participants should register on the website http://www.poloniachess.pl/najdorf2015/ not later than 20 June, 2015 or submitt an application with the following data: name, surname, country, birthdate, FIDE rating – to the e-mail address metlifenajdorf@gmail.com not later than 20 June, 2015.

The tournament Director is Maria Macieja and the Chief Arbiter will be FIDE Arbiter Paweł Suwarski.

More information about the festival at the Official Website

Invitation to Najdorf Chess Festival 2015