The 4th Grand Prix Stage Starts in Thessaloniki

Время публикации: 21.05.2013 22:58 | Последнее обновление: 21.05.2013 23:26

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The opening ceremony of the 4th Grand Prix stage was held in Thessaloniki this evening. The competition is sponsored by the businessman Ivan Savvidi whose greeting word is published on the welcoming page of the official website. Earlier Madrid was announced as the venue for the 4th stage, however, it quickly became clear the venue would be changed. In the interviews Kirsan Ilyumzhinov emphasized that the dates of the Series will remain unchanged and yet this promise is kept.

Here we offer you the table and drawing results of 4th stage.

Pairings for Round 1 which will be held tomorrow May 22:
Topalov - Grischuk
Kamsky - Dominguez
Ponomariov - Caruana
Ivanchuk - Morozevich
Svidler - Bacrot
Kasimdzhanov - Nakamura

Let us remind you, Teimour Radjabov withdrew from this stage for personal reasons, he is replaced by Etienne Bacrot.
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