Schacksnack

Today the third lap of the FIDE Grand Prix series 2014-2015 is initiated. The super tournament takes place in Tbilisi, which is the capital of Georgia, and during the next two weeks twelve players compete for the opportunity to participate in the Candidates Tournament. The twelve qualified players are the following:

GM Alexander Grischuk, Russia (2810)

GM Anish Giri, Netherland (2794)

GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, France (2775)

GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Azerbaijan (2759)

GM Peter Svidler, Russia (2739)

GM Dmitry Andreikin, Russia (2737)

GM Dmitry Jakovenko, Russia (2733)

GM Teimour Radjabov, Azerbaijan (2731)

GM Leinier Dominguez Perez, Cuba (2726)

GM Evgeny Tomashevsky, Russia (2716)

GM Rustam Kasimdzhanov, Uzbekistan (2705)

GM Baadur Jobava, Georgia (2696)

The games can be followed live every day at 15.00 (Local Tbilisi time is GMT +4) except Februay 19 and 24 which are free days.

There is more information and live coverage on the homepage.

GM Alexander Grischuk, Russia (2810) to the left is the favourite to win the third stage of the FIDE Grand Prix 2015. (Photo: Thomas Engqvist, Bilbao 2014)