The Cup of Akim Pavlodar 2015 is taking place on 28-30th January, 2015, in the city of Pavlodar, Kazakhstan.
The event is a 9-round round-robin tournament with the special participations of 10 players from 4 different continents: GM Adly, Ahmed, Egypt (2684), GM Granda Zuniga, Julio E, Peru (2679), GM Jumabayev, Rinat, Kazakhstan (2591), GM Khalifman, Alexander, Russia (2588), GM Ismagambetov, Anuar, Kazakhstan (2563), GM Vladimirov, Yevgeniy, Kazakhstan (2589), GM Aleksandrov, Aleksej, Belarus (2564), GM Kotsur, Pavel, Kazakhstan (2548), GM Kostenko, Petr, Kazakhstan (2455) and IM Ly, Moulthun, Australia (2460).