The ACP Masters, organized by the municipality of Ashdod and the Association of Chess Professionals, is taking place on December 7-10 in Kivoonim Centre (The City district), 4 Hatzionut st. Ashdod.
The event is 18th category rapid tournament with an average Elo rating of 2695 and prize fund in the amount of 41,000 USD.
Participants: GM Vassily Ivanchuk, Ukraine 2825, GM Ian Nepomniachtchi, Russia 2821, GM Gadir Guseinov, Azerbaijan 2739, GM Richard Rapport, Hungary 2736, GM Boris Gelfand, Israel 2713, GM Etienne Bacrot, France 2700, GM Dimitry Jakovenko, Russia 2700, GM Pavel Eljanov, Ukraine 2680, GM Kiril Georgiev, Bulgaria 2633, GM Emil Sutovsky, Israel 2622, GM Ilia Smirin, Israel 2613 and GM Sam Sevian, USA – 2546