Tolstoy Cup - Live!

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9/12/2021 – The Tolstoy Cup is taking place at the Yasnaya Polyana cultural centre on September 11–12. The tournament is a 9-round single round-robin event with a time control of 15 minutes for the whole game plus a 10-second increment per move. Anish Giri, Boris Gelfand, Anton Korobov and Nikita Vitiugov are among the participants. | Photo: Eteri Kublashvili

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The Tolstoy Cup is taking place at the Yasnaya Polyana cultural centre on September 11–12. The tournament is a 9-round single round-robin event with a time control of 15 minutes for the whole game plus a 10-second increment per move.

  • September 11: Rounds 1-5
  • September 12: Rounds 6-9

The action kicks off at 15:00 Moscow time (14:00 CEST, 8:00 ET).

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kenneth calitri kenneth calitri 9/12/2021 03:47
Good to see a classic Russian tournament! There are so many good Russian GMs around. Bring back Morozevich for pete's sake. :)
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