Susan Polgar Chess Daily News and Information: 7th Georgy Agzamov Memorial in Tashkent, Uzbekistan

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7th Georgy Agzamov Memorial in Tashkent, Uzbekistan Jan 31st 2013, 01:54 The 7th International Chess Tournament, dedicated to the memory of Georgy Agzamov, the first grandmaster of Uzbekistan, will be held in Tashkent from April 13th (arrival) till April 23rd (departure). The general management of the competition is carried out by the Chess Federation of Uzbekistan (UCF), in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture and Sports of Uzbekistan. The official hotel of the tournament is "Shodlik Palace". The playing format is 9-round Swiss. The UCF will consider all the applications and selectively, upon a compulsory preliminary agreement, accepts 10 Grandmasters on the following conditions: - Chess players with ELO rating 2650 and above are provided with a full-board single room and return of airfare (1-month, economy class) not exceeding 800 US dollars. - Chess players with ELO rating 2600-2649 are provided with a full-board single room and return of travel expenses not exceeding 400 US dollars. - Chess players with ELO rating 2550-2599 are provided with a place in a double room with full-board. In addition, UCF reserves the right to accept chess players with outstanding achievements and merits on special conditions. The general prize fund is 20 000 US dollars 1st place – 4 000 US dollars 2nd place – 3 000 US dollars 3rd place – 2 000 US dollars 4th place – 1 500 US dollars 5th place – 1 000 US dollars 6th place – 800 US dollars 7th place – 700 US dollars 8th place – 500 US dollars 9th place – 400 US dollars 10th place – 300 US dollars 11th place – 200 US dollars 12th place – 200 US dollars Total: 14 600 US dollars Special prizes: Women, if not less than 10 participants: 1st place – 1 000 US dollars 2nd place – 500 US dollars 3rd place – 300 US dollars Total: 1 800 US dollars Juniors under 20: 1st place – 500 US dollars 2nd place – 300 US dollars 3rd place – 200 US dollars Total: 1 000 US dollars Veterans: 1st place – 500 US dollars 2nd place – 300 US dollars 3rd place – 200 US dollars Total: 1 000 US dollars Contact details: Phone: (+998-71) 241-15-44 Fax: (+998-71) 241-35-01 Website: www.uzchess.uz E-mail: uzchess@sarkor.uz, real_mail@inbox.ru , turdialiev@mail.ru Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar

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