Eight players from eight different countries
The organizers have put up an exciting line up. They mentioned on their site - As usual, only players known for playing interesting games have been invited, and we would like to congratulate all chess fans on the opportunity to once again see world-class chess live. Do not miss the opportunity to visit Malmo Live and follow the games live, guided by our commentators, Swedish GM Stellan Brynell and Dutch GM Erwin l’Ami.
Players and Crosstable
The in-form Arjun Erigaisi has got the top seed. He will be joined by Sweden no.1 and the winner of 2013, 2017 and 2018 editions, GM Nils Grandelius, defending champion Jorden van Foreest, UAE no.1 Salem Saleh, recently concluded Capablanca Memorial 2022 winner Hans Niemann, legendary England no.1 Michael Adams, very creative and a gentleman of the game, Czech no.1 David Navara and the man who exemplifies exciting chess, Alexei Shirov.
Time Control
90 minutes for 40 moves and then 30 minutes for the remaining moves with 30 seconds cumulative increment for each move starting from the first move (Malmö rules-no draws before move 40).
Round 1 pairings
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | ||||
| 1 | 1 | 2675 | GM | Erigaisi Arjun | GM | Shirov Alexei | 2695 | 8 | |||
| 2 | 2 | 2690 | GM | Salem A.R. Saleh | GM | Navara David | 2682 | 7 | |||
| 3 | 3 | 2656 | GM | Niemann Hans Moke | GM | Adams Michael | 2698 | 6 | |||
| 4 | 4 | 2635 | GM | Grandelius Nils | GM | Van Foreest Jorden | 2715 | 5 |
Schedule
3rd - 8th May - 3 p.m. CET (6:30 p.m. IST), 7th May - 2 p.m. CET (5:30 p.m. IST).
9th May - 12 p.m. CET (3:30 p.m. IST)
