Chess Stars to Arrive in Saint Petersburg

List of registered participants of King Salman Rapid and Blitz Championships as of December 11.

The registration for the King Salman Rapid and Blitz Championships-2018 (Saint Petersburg, December 25-31) is in progress. 

112 participants, including super grandmasters Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan), Anish Giri (Netherlands), Viswanathan Anand, Pentala Harikrishna (both from India), Levon Aronian (Armenia), Dmitry Jakovenko, Nikita Vitiugov, Evgeny Tomashevsky (all from Russia), Wang Hao (China), Le Quang Liem (Vietnam) and other masters of speed play, are registered in open events as of December 11.

71 entries for the women's events have been accepted so far. The reigning Women's World Champion Ju Wenjun (China), Kateryna Lagno, Alexnadra Kosteniuk, Valentina Gunina, Olga Girya (all from Russia), Nana Dzagnidze (Georgia) are other well-known players are among the registered participants. 

It is to be recalled that the following players are eligible to participate in R&B:

- The players rated at least 2500 (2200 in the women's events) in any of the FIDE rating lists (Standard, Rapid or Blitz) from January 1st to December 1st 2018;

- The reigning National Champions representing their National Federation regardless of their title or rating.

Each participant shall pay an ENTRY FEE to the Organizer. A player’s entry fees are USD 100 before December 15th, 2018. The late registrations will be accepted till December 22, and will cost 200 USD.

List of participants as of 11.12.2018 are attached. 

Registration

Tournament information