The traditional event Mitropa Cup 2016 started yesterday in Prague/Czech Republic.
The tournament is organized by the Czech Chess Federation, in cooperation with AVE-KONTAKT s.r.o. and Hotel Olympik ****.
Ten Chess Federations participate in this event: Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Slovakia, Slovenia and Switzerland, and compete in Open and Women sections.
Each team is composed of 4 players + one reserve player in Open section, and 2 women players + one reserve player in Women section.
The tournament is played in 9 rounds with time control 90 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game, + 30 seconds increment for each move starting from move one.
After two rounds played, teams of Germany, Czech Republic A and Italy are leading in the Open section with 3 match points, while Germany is sole leader in Women section with maximum score.
More information are available on the Official Website