[chessmind] Dennis Monokroussos: The Mainz Chess Classic, 2007 Edition

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Posted by Dennis Monokroussos:
The Mainz Chess Classic, 2007 Edition
http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1187062498.shtml


   This yearly [1]festival started earlier today (Monday), but really
   heats up tomorrow. Traditionally, there have been four big events: an
   open rapid event, an open Chess960 event, a rapid match between the
   reigning champion and the previous year's rapid open winner, and a
   Chess960 match between the reigning champ in that discipline and the
   previous year's winner of the open Chess960 tournament.
   This year, there's a twist: all four of the players who be involved in
   the matches are thrown together and will compete in both rapid
   (regular) chess and Chess960. From 8/14-8/16, they'll fight it out in
   Chess960, and after they've been confused by the misplaced pieces
   they'll battle in ordinary rapid chess from the 17th through the 19th.
   On the first two days of each event, they'll play a double-round robin
   which will seed the players for day three; the top 2 will play for the
   top two prizes and the bottom 2 for 3rd-4th.
   I suppose I should mention the players: Viswanathan Anand (defending
   rapid champion), Levon Aronian (defending Chess960 champion), Etienne
   Bacrot and Rustam Kasimdzhanov (the qualifiers from last year's
   opens). Rounds each day are at 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.
   (all times ET). Should be great fun!

References

   1. http://chesstigers.de/ccm7.php?lang=1