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The Israeli capital has hosted over the years quite a few major International chess events. The fourth edition of the International tournament in memory of Gideon Japhet (1928-2013) a lawyer, a Jerusalem man and an avid enthusiast of chess and sports, will be opened on Sunday. The tournament is organized by Jeruchess club under the direction of IA Alon Cohen and his team, in collaboration with the ACP (Association of Chess Professionals) with the generous support and sponsorship of the Japhet family. It will be held on July 1st to 6th, in the Lerner Sport Centre of Hebrew University.
The crown group of the event is Gideon Japhet Cup, a rapid super-tournament featuring six world-class grandmasters who will play a double round all play all contest.
The participants are GMs Ian Nepomniachtchi (Russia, 2770), Peter Svidler (Russia 2747), Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukraine, 2682), Boris Gelfand (Israel, 2674), Georg Meier (Germany, 2662) and Anna Muzychuk (Ukraine, 2611).
In addition to the crown competition, some 200 players will compete in four classical chess open tournaments. In the major seven round group, 60 players will participate, including 16 GMs and 10 IMs. The top ten are:
The senior players in the main category are the former Israeli champions GM Yehuda Gruenfeld and IM Nathan Birnboim.
Women are notably represented. In addition to the former Women World Champions Maria Muzychuk and Anna Ushenina, Israel's No.1, IM Yuliya Shvayger, Israel's current champion WFM Michal Lahav, Georgian IM Salome Melia and WGM Inga Khurtsilava and the Swedish WIM Inna Agrest will all be there.
The Israeli youth is led by IMs David Gorodetzky and Ariel Ehrenberg as well as local hero Shoham Cohen-Revivo.
A simultaneous exhibition will be held on July 3rd with GM Alex Huzman, the long-time second of Gelfand.
The prize fund is 60,000 Nis (about €14,200 Euro) and additional special prizes in kind. The games in the crown group, as well as those on the top boards of the Open A group, will be transmitted live with commentary by GM Emil Sutovsky.
Photo: Anna Muzychuk's Facebook page
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