1st Open “Old Capital” in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria

The 1st Open “Old Capital” will take place on 1st – 6th May 2013 at the Hotel Etar in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria.

The even will be a 9 round Swiss Open. Time control – 90 min. with an increment of 30 seconds per move, starting from the 1st move. Valid for FIDE ELO and title norms.

73 players have already registered to participate, including 3 Grandmasters and 12 International Masters. GM Grigor Grigorov is the first seed among them.

Main prizes:6350 BGN

1.) 2 000 BGN
2.) 1 200 BGN
3.) 700 BGN

Participants (top seeds):

1	GM	Grigorov Grigor	BUL	2510
2	GM	Petrov Marijan	BUL	2505
3	GM	Drenchev Petar	BUL	2490
4	IM	Arnaudov G. Petar	BUL	2489
5	FM	Lilov Valeri	BUL	2434
6	IM	Dimitrov Radoslav	BUL	2420
7	IM	Janev Tihomir	BUL	2412
8	IM	Dancevski Orce	MKD	2388
9	IM	Kukov Velislav	BUL	2387
10	FM	Erwich Frank	NED	2363