10th Tal Memorial Lineup Announced

The tournament will have 21st category (average rating of the participants – 2760).

The lineup:
Vladimir Kramnik (Russia, 2808)
Levon Aronian (Armenia, 2795)
Viswanathan Anand (India, 2776)
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan, 2761)
Anish Giri (Netherlands, 2755)
Li Chao (China, 2746)
Peter Svidler (Russia, 2745)
Boris Gelfand (Israel, 2743)
Ian Nepomniachtchi (Russia, 2740)
Evgeny Tomashevsky (Russia, 2731)

The 10th Tal Memorial will take place on September 25 – October 6, 2016, in the Museum of Russian Impressionism in Moscow. This tournament will become a part of Chess in Museums project, carried out by Russian Chess Federation together with the Timchenko Foundation since 2012. The general sponsor of the event in Russian Highways state company.

Prize fund: 200 000 USD.

This will be a 9-round round-robin with classical time control. IA Anatoly Bykhovsky is a chief arbiter.

The opening ceremony and lots-drawing blitz tournament will take place on September 25 at 6 pm. Playing days are September 26 through October 6, with two rest days on September 28 and October 3.

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