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Sunway Sitges Open: Final round - Live!

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12/22/2022 – The Sunway Chess Festival, sponsored by Chessable, is taking place on December 12-22 at the Playa Golf Hotel in Sitges, Catalonia. Two massive open tournaments will be played at the resort southwest of Barcelona. Over 300 players have registered to participate in the main group, with the likes of Andrey Esipenko and Vasyl Ivanchuk in the mix. | Follow the games live with expert commentary. The final round starts at 9.30 CET (4.30 ET, 15.00 IST)

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Round 10

The tournament is a 10-round Swiss open. Games will be played with a time control of 90 minutes for the first 40 moves plus 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with 30-second increments from the first move.

Schedule

December 12-17: Rounds 1-6
December 18: Rest day
December 19-22: Rounds 7-10

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