The Mainz Attraction II
| ICC is pleased to announce we're collaborating yet again with Chess Tigers, organizers of the popular annual Mainz Chess Classic in Germany, for a 2nd Chess 960 Internet Qualifier for the FiNet and Ordix opens. And we're building on the big success of last year's tourney by adding onto the human qualifier a new computer qualifier for the Livingston Chess960 Computer World Championship. There will be four qualifiers to the finals on ICC, running June 17th-22nd. No preregistration is necessary. This event is only open to ICC members and to those who sign up for a free trial 7-day membership of the ICC - so don't delay, sign-up at www.chessclub.com today! You can play in as many qualifiers as you like, and the dates will be: |
Are you ready to do the shuffle again? No, not a Van McCoy retro disco theme-night but instead a Chess960 shuffle of the major pieces on the back-rank, as favored by former world champion Bobby Fischer! - Qualifier 1: Tuesday, June 17, 6pm EDT
- Qualifier 2: Wednesday, June 18, 3pm EDT
- Qualifier 3: Thursday, June 19, 2pm EDT
- Qualifier 4: Friday, June 20, 4pm EDT
- Finals: Sunday, June 22, 3pm EDT
And the main prizes we have on offer to one of the world's biggest and best tournaments include:
HUMAN SECTION
- 1st prize: $630 (400 Euro) + Free entry to FiNet and Ordix + Hotel and breakfast at Mainz
- 2nd prize: $470 (300 Euro) + Free entry to FiNet and Ordix + Hotel and breakfast at Mainz
- 3rd/4th prize: $157 (100 Euro) + Free entry to FiNet and Ordix
- 5th-8th prize: 1 year ICC membership extension
- 9th-16th prize: 3 months ICC membership extension
COMPUTER SECTION
- 1st prize: $470 (300 Euro) + a place in the Livingston Chess960 Computer World Championship + Hotel and breakfast at Mainz
- 2nd prize: $313 (200 Euro) + a place the in Livingston Chess960 Computer World Championship + Hotel and breakfast at Mainz
Full details of all the rules and conditions for this exclusive qualifier for ICC members can be found here.
Aerosvit 2008
The impressive line-up in Foros for this extremely strong elite event includes: Magnus Carlsen (Norway), Peter Svidler (Russia), Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukraine), Alexei Shirov (Spain), Sergey Karjakin (Ukraine), Dmitry Jakovenko (Russia), Evgeny Alekseev (Russia), Pavel Eljanov (Ukraine), Andrei Volokitin (Ukraine), Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu (Romania), Loek Van Wely (Netherlands) and Alexander Onischuk (USA).
ICC Chess.FM will have a live relay of Aerosvit 2008 (starting at 08:00am EDT) and a GOTD service throughout, hosted by GMs Joel Benjamin, Larry Christiansen and Ronen Har-Zvi.
ICC: Foros08
Aerosvit 2008 official site
Regular ICC Events
 ICC Newsletter XXII-2008  June 6 In this issue: The Mainz Attraction II, AeroSvit 2008, Are You A Member of the USCF?, Chess.FM videos, and the ICC Store. |
All events are free to ICC members unless noted. All times are Eastern Standard Time. Add 5 hours for GMT. Add 6 hours for CET.
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