8 June 2011
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011
Hello everyone,
The Baku Chess Open 2011 will take place from August 5-14 in Azerbaijan. The total prize fund for the event is Euros 50,000. The Super Open event prize list is as follows:
2 – place – 6000 €
3 – place – 4000 €
4 – place – 2000 €
5 – place – 1500 €
6 – place – 1400 €
7 – place – 1300 €
8 – place – 1200 €
9 – place – 1100 €
Places 10th to 25th ranging from 1000 eur to 300 eur.
Women prizes:
1 place – 600 €, 2 place – 400 €, 3 place – 200 €
Prize for the best senior player :
1 place – 500 AZN, 2 place – 300 AZN, 3 place – 200 AZN
Valuable prize for the young player (under 18) who show the best result.
Prizes for the best 3 (three) players from Azerbaijan: 1 place – 2000 AZN, 2 place – 1500 AZN, 3 place – 1000 AZN
You can access the official website or email at this id for more info: azerbaijanchess@yahoo.com.
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