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The venue of the First Samba Cup is the Hotel Skanderborghus, Dyrehaven 3, DK 8660 Skanderborg (Tel. +45-86 52 09 55). The town is located close to Arhus.
With players like Ivanchuk, Short, Bologan, Kasimdzhanov, Sasikiran and PH Nielsen participating it sports a Category 16 and is possibly the strongest ever held in Denmark.
The Skanderborg Ungdomskor (choir) at the openings ceremony
Top seed Vassily Ivanchuk in Kanderborg
Nigel Short, at 2701 one of the favourites to win
The view from the hotel
