20 10 national elephant competition
20 10 China (Nanjing) Chess Super Tournament will be held in Pearl Spring, Pukou, Nanjing from September 9th to 30th. The world's top three players, Magnus Carlson of Norway, Viselin Topalof of Bulgaria and Viswanathan anand of India, will compete together.
China (Nanjing) Chess Super Tournament successfully joined the Grand Slam last February, becoming the world's five largest chess tournaments, ranking first in Asia.
This competition is the starting point of the world's five grand slam chess events. In addition to the top three chess masters in the world, the other three players are Blair of China ranked 16, Uga Gasimov of Azerbaijan ranked 26th and Etienne Backrot of France ranked 28th.
Competition schedule and rules setting
10 19 night, the opening ceremony of the competition will be held in the studio of Nanjing TV Station, the opening ceremony of chess will be held on the 20th, the annual meeting of Grand Slam Chess Association will be held at +00 on the 28th, the competition will be a rest day on the 25th, and the competition will end on the 30th with a closing ceremony. Competition schedule 1 1 day, with a prize of 250,000 euros and a prize of 80,000 euros for the first place.
The rules adopted in this competition are double cycle system, with ten rounds of competition, and the serial number of players is determined by drawing lots. Players are not allowed to make peace during the whole game. Only when the theory is tied and the referee makes a ruling can they make peace. On the basis of last year's competition system, the time system was changed. Now each side needs to take 40 steps in the first stage 120 minutes, 20 steps in the second stage 60 minutes, and 30 seconds in the third stage 15 minutes. This not only ensures the fairness of the game, but also has more visibility, which is more conducive to the players to play more high-quality chess games.
During the competition, a chess cultural photography exhibition will be held in Pearl Spring, the venue of the competition, presenting the wonderful moments of previous competitions and expanding the popularity of chess among the citizens.