12 May 2017
FIDE Grand Prix Leg Opens in Moscow
The colors for the first round were assigned.
The drawing of lots followed the official part. The rating favorite Maxime Vachier-Lagrave drew White.
Round 1 pairings: Vachier-Lagrave-Adams, Inarkiev-Nakamura, Giri-Gelfand, Radjabov-Ding Liren, Mamedyarov-Vallejo, TOmashevsky-Svidler, Nepomniachtchi-Hou Yifan, Salem-Grischuk, Harikrishna-Hammer.
The tournament is a 9-round Swiss and takes place at the Central Telegraph (Tverskaya 7).
Playing days: May 12-16 and 18-21. May 17 is a rest day. All games start at 2 pm Moscow time.
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