19 December 2015

World's Strongest Open Begins in Qatar

Magnus Carlsen is the highest seed.

The world's strongest open tournament – Qatar Masters – takes place on December 19-29 in Doha. The World Champion Magnus Carlsen is the highest seed player (2834). Other high rated participants are Vladimir Kramnik (2796), Anish Giri (2784), Wesley So (2775), Sergey Karjakin (2766), Li Chao (2750), Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (2748), Evgeny Tomashevsky (2744), Pentala Harikrishna (2743), Dmitry Jakovenko (2737).

Many strong women players will also be playing in the event, including Hou Yifan (2683), Nana Dzagnidze (2559), Alexandra Kosteniuk (2542), Antoaneta Stefanova (2521), Aleksandra Goryachkina (2493), etc.

The announced prize fund is $130,000.

December 25 is a rest day. All games start at 3 pm Moscow time, but the last rounds starts at noon.