Akash G in the Challengers
China no.3 - Hao Wang, USA no.6 - Sam Shankland, India no.4 - Pentala Harikrishna, Romania no.3 - Bogdan-Daniel Deac, Germany no.1 - Vincent Keymer, Czech Republic no.1 - David Navara, USA no.10 - Ray Robson, Armenia no.2 - Haik Martirosyan, Israel no.1 - Boris Gelfand and Czech Republic no.2 Thai Dai Van Nguyen comprise the Masters section. The average rating of the Masters event is 2690. That should give an inkling about the strength of this event. GM Akash G is playing in the Challengers section which has the exact same format and schedule. The average rating of the Challengers section is 2543.
Masters participants
The Masters section participants are - Hao Wang (CHN, 2722), Sam Shankland (USA, 2711), Pentala Harikrishna (2704), Bogdan-Daniel Deac (ROU, 2693), Vincent Keymer (GER, 2690), David Navara (CZE, 2689), Ray Robson (USA, 2689), Haik Martirosyan (ARM, 2685), Boris Gelfand (ISR, 2688) and Thai Dai Van Nguyen (CZE, 2653).
Challengers participants
The Challengers section participants are - GM Gledura Benjamin (HUN, 2645), GM Erwin l'Ami (NED, 2645), GM Jergus Pechac (NED, 2611), GM Mateusz Bartel (POL, 2609), GM Alexander Motylev (ROU, 2597), GM Paulius Pultinevicius (LTU, 2530), GM Akash G (2483), IM Jan Vykouk (CZE, 2467), IM Richard Stalmach (CZE, 2436) and FM Vaclav Finek (CZE, 2409).
Pairings and Schedule
The Round-Robin tournaments will take place from 21st to 30th June 2023. Every day except the last round, games will start at 3 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST). Monday 26th June is a rest day. The ninth round game on 30th June will start at 11 a.m. local time, 2:30 p.m. IST.
Round 1 Masters pairings
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | |||||
| 1 | 1 | 2653 | GM | NGUYEN Thai Dai Van | GM | HARIKRISHNA Pentala | 2704 | 10 | ||||
| 2 | 2 | 2690 | GM | KEYMER Vincent | GM | WANG Hao | 2722 | 9 | ||||
| 3 | 3 | 2689 | GM | NAVARA David | GM | DEAC Bogdan-Daniel | 2693 | 8 | ||||
| 4 | 4 | 2711 | GM | SHANKLAND Sam | GM | GELFAND Boris | 2668 | 7 | ||||
| 5 | 5 | 2685 | GM | MARTIROSYAN Haik M. | GM | ROBSON Ray | 2689 | 6 |
Round 1 Challengers pairings
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | |||||
| 1 | 1 | 2609 | GM | BARTEL Mateusz | GM | GLEDURA Benjamin | 2645 | 10 | ||||
| 2 | 2 | 2436 | IM | STALMACH Richard | GM | PULTINEVICIUS Paulius | 2530 | 9 | ||||
| 3 | 3 | 2409 | FM | FINEK Vaclav | GM | AKASH G | 2483 | 8 | ||||
| 4 | 4 | 2611 | GM | PECHAC Jergus | IM | VYKOUK Jan | 2467 | 7 | ||||
| 5 | 5 | 2597 | GM | MOTYLEV Alexander | GM | L'AMI Erwin | 2645 | 6 |
Time Control
The time control is 90'/40 moves + 30'/end & 30"/move.
Links
Tournament Regulations: Masters, Challengers and Open
