Susan Polgar Chess Daily News and Information: 1st IWICA International Rapid Chess Tournament

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1st IWICA International Rapid Chess Tournament Apr 12th 2013, 02:24 The IWICA Chess School, together with the sponsors and partners, is organizing the 1st IWICA International Youth Chess Championship (IYCC) on April 11, 2013 and the 1st IWICA International Rapid Chess Championship (IRCC) on April 12-13, 2013, both in Bangkok. As of this year, FIDE initiated a Rapid Chess Rating. the 1st IWICA Rapid Chess Championship is aimed to help players increase or attain their FIDE Rapid Chess Rating. Also, we have timed this tournament such that this FIDE-rated tournament will be great opportunity for players to prepare before heading on to the BCC Thailand Open at Pattaya. Note that from the two chess tournaments being organized, only the 1st IWICA IRCC is FIDE-rated. We are expecting around 150 Chess players from over 15 countries, including players with International titles. With 50,000 THB in prize money (approx. 1,800 USD), trophies and various gift vouchers, this event is the largest FIDE-Rated Rapid Chess Tournament ever organized in Thailand. 10% of the proceeds from this events will be donated to charity: water, a non-profit organization that builds water pump facilities that provides clean and safe water to Africa and other developing countries. Registered players: 1 GM Barbosa Oliver PHI 2596 2 GM Vajda Levente ROU 2588 3 GM Paragua Mark PHI 2535 4 GM Antonio Rogelio Jr PHI 2517 5 GM Gomez John Paul PHI 2510 6 GM Laylo Darwin PHI 2504 7 GM Horvath Adam HUN 2499 8 GM Venkatesh M.R. IND 2492 9 GM Czebe Attila HUN 2490 10 IM Datu Idelfonso PHI 2457 11 GM Varga Zoltan HUN 2446 12 GM Jha Sriram IND 2388 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar

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