Upcoming Events: The European Team Championship, the World Junior Championship and the Bundesliga
The European Team Championship you’ve already heard about, thanks to yesterday’s mini-controversy. Even without Magnus Carlsen, it should be a very strong event, with players like Topalov, Aronian, Radjabov, Morozevich and plenty more 2700s. It takes place in Ohrid and runs from October 21-31.
The World Junior Championship (the main one, open to qualified players under 20 years of age) also starts on the 21st (in Puerto Madryn, Argentina), but carries on until November 4. It’s not as strong as the ETC, but it’s not exactly weak: there are 16 GMs among the 87 participants. The clear favorite is Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (it’s a little surprising that he’s participating, as it could be a little embarrassing for him to win Biel a couple of months ago ahead of Morozevich, Ivanchuk and Gelfand and then fail to win this tournament), but other promising stars like Wesley So are participating. I wrote that there are 16 GMs, but that only counts people who have completed the paperwork. Both American entrants have earned the title, but won’t have the “G” in front of the “M” for a little while longer. The players? Alex Lenderman and Ray Robson.
Finally, though it starts sooner than the other events, the 2009/2010 Bundesliga season starts today. (Site here.)
Related posts:
- European Team Chess Championship in November ...
- European Team Championship – a pictorial retrospect ...
- European Team Chess Championship starts in Halkidiki ...
- World Team Championship starts in Ningbo, China ...
- Women’s World Team Championship: Mesopotamia and Zhao ...
Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.