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Participants
Confirmed @
25th July
Ratings from FIDE 1st July
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ID code |
Name |
T |
WT |
Fed |
Rating |
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1 |
400041 |
Adams, Michael |
g |
|
ENG |
2735 |
|
2 |
623539 |
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime |
g |
|
FRA |
2681 |
|
3 |
400025 |
Short, Nigel D |
g |
|
ENG |
2655 |
|
4 |
1008013 |
Tiviakov, Sergei |
g |
|
NED |
2645 |
|
5 |
11600454 |
Fridman, Daniel |
g |
|
GER |
2637 |
|
6 |
4653530 |
Kritz, Leonid |
g |
|
GER |
2610 |
|
7 |
1007998 |
L'Ami, Erwin |
g |
|
NED |
2610 |
|
8 |
14602377 |
Beliavsky, Alexander G |
g |
|
SLO |
2606 |
|
9 |
316385 |
Laznicka, Viktor |
g |
|
CZE |
2601 |
|
10 |
4667719 |
Baramidze, David |
g |
|
GER |
2593 |
|
11 |
1007246 |
Smeets, Jan |
g |
|
NED |
2593 |
|
12 |
1704060 |
Berg, Emanuel |
g |
|
SWE |
2592 |
|
13 |
5900212 |
Kotronias, Vasilios |
g |
|
GRE |
2574 |
|
14 |
4611420 |
Luther, Thomas |
g |
|
GER |
2570 |
|
15 |
4000013 |
David, Alberto |
g |
|
LUX |
2562 |
|
16 |
203882 |
Dgebuadze, Alexandre |
g |
|
BEL |
2562 |
|
17 |
12800112 |
Sulskis, Sarunas |
g |
|
LTU |
2562 |
|
18 |
410608 |
Howell, David WL |
g |
|
ENG |
2561 |
|
19 |
4675789 |
Meier, Georg |
g |
|
GER |
2556 |
|
20 |
409561 |
Jones, Gawain C B |
g |
|
ENG |
2549 |
|
21 |
1700030 |
Cramling, Pia |
g |
|
SWE |
2544 |
|
22 |
11600136 |
Miezis, Normunds |
g |
|
LAT |
2540 |
|
23 |
400181 |
Conquest, Stuart C |
g |
|
ENG |
2536 |
|
24 |
1700812 |
Hillarp Persson, Tiger |
g |
|
SWE |
2526 |
|
25 |
400327 |
Wells, Peter K |
g |
|
ENG |
2526 |
|
26 |
400084 |
Hebden, Mark L |
g |
|
ENG |
2520 |
|
27 |
800090 |
Godena, Michele |
g |
|
ITA |
2519 |
|
28 |
1705814 |
Carlsson, Pontus |
g |
|
SWE |
2514 |
|
29 |
405248 |
Haslinger, Stewart G |
g |
|
ENG |
2511 |
|
30 |
12801259 |
Cmilyte, Viktorija |
m |
wg |
LTU |
2508 |
|
31 |
633429 |
Edouard, Romain |
m |
|
FRA |
2508 |
|
32 |
400270 |
Arkell, Keith C |
g |
|
ENG |
2506 |
|
33 |
406465 |
Gormally, Daniel W |
g |
|
ENG |
2504 |
|
34 |
11600314 |
Meijers, Viesturs |
g |
|
LAT |
2496 |
|
35 |
404420 |
Davies, Nigel R |
g |
|
ENG |
2478 |
|
36 |
2400553 |
Shaw, John |
g |
|
SCO |
2469 |
|
37 |
13600168 |
Arakhamia-Grant, Ketevan |
m |
wg |
SCO |
2452 |
|
38 |
2400030 |
McNab, Colin A |
g |
|
SCO |
2450 |
|
39 |
12802476 |
Pileckis, Emilis |
|
|
LTU |
2443 |
|
40 |
723916 |
Dembo, Yelena |
m |
wg |
GRE |
2431 |
|
41 |
2401665 |
Collins, Sam E |
m |
|
IRL |
2412 |
|
42 |
12802069 |
Vaznonis, Vytautas |
f |
|
LTU |
2407 |
|
43 |
405094 |
Houska, Jovanka |
m |
wg |
ENG |
2405 |
|
44 |
4655290 |
Langrock, Hannes |
f |
|
GER |
2398 |
|
45 |
1607456 |
Moser, Eva |
m |
wg |
AUT |
2383 |
|
46 |
1000462 |
Peek, Marcel |
m |
|
NED |
2370 |
|
47 |
405736 |
Rudd, Jack |
f |
|
ENG |
2345 |
|
48 |
1212915 |
Foisor, Sabina-Francesca |
wg |
wg |
ROU |
2337 |
|
49 |
4203267 |
Logothetis, Sotirios |
f |
|
GRE |
2318 |
|
50 |
401013 |
Carleton, John J |
|
|
ENG |
2305 |
|
51 |
1210246 |
Motoc, Alina |
wg |
wg |
ROU |
2303 |
|
52 |
407380 |
White, Michael J R |
f |
|
ENG |
2289 |
|
53 |
12800503 |
Lasinskas, Povilas |
f |
|
LTU |
2269 |
|
54 |
411906 |
Fowler, Simon A |
|
|
ENG |
2256 |
|
55 |
1801210 |
Kett, Timothy |
|
|
WLS |
2247 |
|
56 |
1004140 |
Groffen, Hans |
|
|
NED |
2228 |
|
57 |
12802506 |
Limontaite, Simona |
wf |
wf |
LTU |
2200 |
|
58 |
1800272 |
James, David |
f |
|
WLS |
2177 |
|
59 |
2401878 |
Tate, Alan |
|
|
SCO |
2137 |
|
60 |
1801228 |
Bennett, Patrick |
|
|
WLS |
2120 |
|
61 |
402257 |
Yeo, Michael J |
|
|
ENG |
2110 |
|
62 |
411566 |
Lam, Paul G M |
|
|
ENG |
2104 |
|
76 |
|
Ellis, Mark |
|
|
ENG |
2100* |
|
63 |
470830 |
Owen, Dennis |
|
|
ENG |
2095 |
|
64 |
411876 |
Majer, Chris E |
|
|
ENG |
2091 |
|
77 |
402400 |
Robertson, David J |
|
|
ENG |
2085* |
|
65 |
4628730 |
Von Herman, Brigitte |
wf |
wf |
GER |
2085 |
|
66 |
4659341 |
Godoj, Veit |
|
|
GER |
2074 |
|
67 |
401480 |
Brown, Martin |
|
|
ENG |
2072 |
|
68 |
2500736 |
Fox, Anthony |
|
|
IRL |
2068 |
|
69 |
2500884 |
Cafolla, Peter |
|
|
IRL |
2055 |
|
70 |
468606 |
Coates, David H |
|
|
ENG |
2037 |
|
71 |
405000 |
Fraser-Mitchell, Jeremy N |
|
|
ENG |
2018 |
|
78 |
|
Stancak, Andrej |
|
|
ENG |
2000* |
|
72 |
410942 |
Van Kemenade, Rudy |
|
|
WLS |
1971 |
|
79 |
415626 |
Potter, Steven |
|
|
ENG |
1940* |
|
73 |
401846 |
Gorman, John A |
|
|
ENG |
1937 |
|
80 |
470155 |
Cross, Ian K |
|
|
ENG |
1860* |
|
74 |
2501821 |
Benson, Oisin P |
|
|
IRL |
1852 |
|
75 |
415367 |
Hulligan, Steve |
|
|
ENG |
1822 |
|
81 |
|
Burge, Stephen |
|
|
ENG |
1745* |
g = grandmaster, m = international master, wg = woman grandmaster, f = fide master, wf = woman fide master
* fide conversion
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We are proud to announce the participation of Grandmasters Michael Adams and Nigel Short.
Michael Adams is England's highest ever rated player. His highest ranking was world number 4, achieved from October 2000 to October 2002 with a
rating of 2755. He is currently number 13 in the world and the number one British chess player with a rating of 2735.
Notable have been his results in World Chess Championship tournaments. Several times a Candidate, he reached the semi-finals in 1997, 1999 and 2000 and at
the 2004 FIDE Championship, he reached the final.
Nigel Short is one of England's greatest ever players, former World Championship Challenger and European Union Individual Champion 2006. His highest
rating was 2712 in 2004.
He became a Grandmaster at age 19, and challenged for the World Championship against Garry Kasparov in London 1993. Still active and fiercely competitive,
he continues to enjoy international success. Nigel is also a chess columnist, coach and commentator. |
We are pleased to announce the participation of several
other strong GM's, details of whom will be
published in the near future.
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