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Making Grandmasters: 1st Champions League - £500 Prize Fund

44 members

We have 32 players, from 4 continents, 10 countries, avg rating of 2336!

Pool 1 Players

Zugzwang:
IM Ravi Haria
IM Tom Rendle
FM Killian Delaney
Jonny Pein

Tabiya:
IM Andrew Greet
IM Alvaro Valdes Escobar
FM David Haydon
Midhun P Unnikrishnan

Fingerfehler:
IM Andy Horton
FM Sam Chow
IM David Fitzsimons
WFM Ellen Fredericia Nilssen

En Passant:
GM Valentina Gunina
FM Borna Derakhshani
FM Conor O'Donnell
Ali Hill

Pool 2 Players

Prophylaxis:
FM Marcus Harvey
FM Samuel Franklin
IM Loz Cooper
IM Malcolm Pein

Zeitnot:
FM Jonah Willow
IM Mark Kvetny
IM Ali Mortazavi
James Holland

Zwischenzug:
GM Daniel Fernandez
IM Joe McPhillips
IM Adam Taylor
Jamie Horton

Allumwandlung:
IM Peter Roberson
IM Matthew Wadsworth
FM Peter Batchelor
Nghia Dong

Format: 3+2, 8 equally strength-ed 4 player teams, 2 pools of 4 teams, with top 2 from each qualifying for the semis. Teams sort out their own fixtures! Can all participants make sure they are aware of the full event details (MGM Document).

Prizes:
1st: £350
2nd: £100
Best Individual Game: £50 (decided by Marcus Harvey, Adam Taylor, and Sir Lawrence Cooper).

Best Game entries must be submitted to one of the organisers, no later than 3 days after the final.