16th Chess Festival Amantea will be held from 9-16 September in Amantea, Italy.
Playing venue is Hotel “Marechiaro” – s.s. 18 Campora S. Giovanni-Amantea (CS).
3 different tournaments will take place within Amantea Chess Festival:
Main: reserved to players holding F.I.D.E. or F.S.I. ELO higher than 1850.
Open B: reserved to players holding F.I.D.E. or F.S.I. ELO lower than 1900.
Open C: reserved to players holding F.I.D.E. or F.S.I. ELO lower than 1500.
The players with FIDE / F.S.I. ELO ranging between 1851 and 1899 can choose to play either in the Open or Main Tournament.
In the main group 41 players are expected.
The top seeded are GM Evgeny Vorobiov, GM Laszlo Gonda, GM Vladimir Burmakin etc…