Schacksnack

The 4th Vladimir Petrov Memorial pays tribute to one of the greatest players of Latvian Chess. Vladimir Petrov (1908-1943) was the winner of Kemery 1937, equal with Flohr and Reshevsky. He died tragically in the Soviet camps during WWII.  The tournament starts 7-8th of March in Jurmala, Latvia. It's an 11-round Swiss with the time control 15 min. plus 6 sec. increment. The first round begins at 15.00. The top is incredibly strong with nine players rated more than 2700. GM Ivanchuk Vassily UKR 2809,  GM Karjakin Sergey RUS 2798, GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar AZE 2766, GM Tomashevsky Evgeny RUS 2748, GM Morozevich Alexander RUS 2741, GM Gelfand Boris ISR 2724, GM Rapport Richard HUN 2724, GM Fedoseev Vladimir RUS 2714 and GM Malakhov Vladimir RUS 2706. Official website / Participants / Live games rapid