Amber Tournament At Nice From Today

The 17th Edition of the Melody Amber Rapid and Blindfold Chess Tournament starts at Hotel Palais de la Mediterranee in Nice, France from today.

World champion Viswanathan Anand and World No.1 Vladimir Kramnik of Russia are among the 12 players who will play in this double all play all from March 15-28.

The twelve players will face each other once in a rapid chess game and another blindfold encounter. It is a huge prize fund and appearance fee event.

The event which used to take place at Monte Carlo has been moved closer and easier for the players at Nice. It also boasts of an all-time strong field. Eleven of the world's top 14 players are present along with of course Loek Van Wely of the Netherlands. The sponsors and organisers are Dutch.

The show will be organised by Association Max Euwe and sponsored by J.J. Van Oosterom, the retired Dutch billionaire who runs it after his daughter Melody Amber.

Those needing to follow the event can also visit www.amberchess2008.com  for live coverage.

The players: 1 V. Anand (Ind), 2 V. Kramnik (Rus), 3 V. Topalov (Bul), 4 A. Morozevich (Rus), 5 S. Mamedyarov (Aze), 6 P. Leko (Hun), 7 V. Ivanchuk (Ukr), 8 L. Aronian (Arm), 9 B. Gelfand (Isr), 10 Magnus Carlsen (Nor), 11 S. Karjakin (Ukr), 12 L. Van Wely (Ned).

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