Former world champion Viswanathan Anand will participate within the Croatia Grand Chess Tour fast and blitz match to be held in Zagreb from July 5 to 12.
The match would be the third leg of the 2021 Grand Chess Tour. Apart from Indian Grandmaster Anand, the occasion will even function former world champion Garry Kasparov, who will compete within the blitz part.
It would be the first board occasion for Anand (ELO score 2753) in additional than a yr as sporting occasions the world over have been affected as a result of COVID-19 pandemic and journey restrictions.
He helped India win a gold medal on the FIDE Online Chess Olympiad in 2020.
Russian Grandmaster Alex Grischuk, Shakhriyar Mamedyrov (Azerbaijan) and Frenchman Maxim Vachier-Lagrave are additionally within the fray. Ian Nepomniachtchi (Russia), who will problem Magnus Carlsen for the 2021 World Chess Champion title, has entered the occasion as a wild card, like Anand.
Dutch common managers Anish Giri, Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Poland), Ivan Sarik (Croatia), Anton Korobov (Ukraine) and Jordan van Forest (Netherlands) are additionally within the fray.
“Fans can look forward to five days of exhilarating chess performances by renowned world champions such as Garry Kasparov and Vishy Anand as well as a new wave of top players,” stated Grand Chess Tour Executive Director Michael Khodarkovsky.
The match will see 10 elite Grandmasters competing in 9 rounds of fast chess and 18 rounds of blitz for a complete prize cash of USD 150,000.
The Grand Chess Tour is a circuit of worldwide occasions, every showcasing the best degree of group for the perfect gamers on the planet.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
