12/12/2013
the opening ceremony of the Kurdistan Second International Chess Festival under the auspices of Mr. (Nechirvan Barzani ), President of the Kurdistan Regional Government and the presence of Mr. ( Dilshad Barzani ) A representative of the President of the Kurdistan Region' ( Nawzad Hadi ) the governor of Erbil, ( Salah Hassan ) official Olympic Committee and the Kurdish (Burhan Argushi ) Director of the Ministry of Education .
The champion held in the ( Saad's Palace for Conferences & Meetings ) in Arbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region and with the participation of 70 players (male and female) from 22 countries . The Festival regulated and supervised by of the Central Union of Chess of Kurdistan, Khanzad Chess Club and Capablanka Institute.
The 9-round Swiss open is taking place from 12th to 19th December
The Championship supervised by the international referees :
1 – Dlzar HamaSalih/ Kurdistan-Iraq/ Tournament director
2 – Sati Al-Husari / Hungary / Hall Organizer
3 - IA Ashot Vardapetyan / Armenia / Chief Arbiter
4 - Georgiev Zhivkov / Bulgaria / Deputy Chief Arbiter
5 - Kamal Jalaladdin / International Arbiter
6 – Ali Hamza /International Arbiter
7 – Shwan Othman Hussein / International Arbiter
8 - Sasan Abdul-Khaliq /International Arbiter
9 - Denz Faiq / International Arbiter
10 - Diar Hama Saleh Qadir / First Arbiter
11 - Ali Abdullah / First Arbiter
12 - Abdulaziz Aswad / First Arbiter
13 – Taib Burhan/ First Arbiter
14 – Ali Maqsudi / Iran / Arbiter
Top rated players are:
GM Tiviakov Sergei NED 2658, GM Tarlev Konstantin UKR 2562, GM Malakhatko Vadim BEL 2542, GM Sulskis Sarunas LTU 2529, GM Jakubiec Artur POL 2513, GM Kasparov Sergey BLR 2487, GM Starostits Ilmars LTU 2458 and IM Sammalvuo Tapani FIN 2453.
:: Pictures from the championship ::
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| The Championship's Poster |
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