Dates:
April 17-26. Daily at 5.30pm CET / 11.30am EDT
Information:
The inaugural Sunway Sitges International Online Chess Open tournament, likely the first-ever classical open tournament played online, will start Friday, April 17 on Chess.com.
The format is a 9-round Swiss, followed by a 16-player knockout. The time control for the Swiss portion is 90 minutes per player for the game, with an increment of 30 seconds per move. The first prize is €1,500. In addition, one lucky participant will win free apartment accommodations for four people in Sitges during the offline festival in December and entry fee into the open tournament (a €900 value)
Participants:
All players with a valid FIDE license and a valid FIDE id number can take part in the
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