19 November 2015

ACP Masters is Scheduled for December 7-10

Ian Nepomniachtchi and Dmitry Jakovenko are the only Russian participants of the event.

The ACP Tour final tournament will be played in Ashdod, Israel, on December 7-10. The time control for the event is rapid. The participants are: Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukraine), Ian Nepomniachtchi (Russia), Gadir Guseinov (Azerbaijan), Richard Rapport (Hungary), Boris Gelfand (Israel), Etienne Bacrot (France), Dmitry Jakovenko (Russia), Pavel Eljanov (Ukraine), Baskaran Adhiban (India), Emil Sutovsky (Israel), Ilya Smirin (Israel), and Sam Sewian (USA). 

The players will be split in two groups with six players in each. Two group winners advance to the semifinals. Total prize fund of the event is $41,000. The winner will receive $10,000.