Nalchik to host 4th FIDE Grand Prix chess tournament

The FIDE Grand Prix series of chess tournaments continues onwards, with the latest event - the fourth of a planned six - taking place from 15-29 April in Nalchik, Russia, chess.com reported.

Despite the problems with the organisation of the series so far, it continues to provide some very strong tournaments and some great chess games.

The total prize fund in Nalchik is €162,000 and the time control will be 120 minutes for the first 40 moves, 60 minutes for the next 20 moves, and then 15 minutes extra plus an increment of 30 seconds per move for the rest of the game.

Game days: April 15-19, 21-24, 26-29
Rest days: April 20, 25.

The impressive line-up for Nalchik is:

Levon Aronian ( Armenia 2754)
Peter Leko (Hungary 2751)
Alexander Grischuk (Russia 2748)
Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukraine 2746)
Boris Gelfand (Israel 2733)
Etienne Bacrot (France 2728)
Peter Svidler (Russia 2726)
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan 2725)
Sergey Karjakin (Ukraine 2721)
Gata Kamsky (USA 2720)
Evgeny Alekseev (Russia 2716)
Vladimir Hakopian (Armenia 2696 )
Rustam Kasimdzhanov (Uzbekistan 2695)
Pavel Eljanov (Ukraine 2693).