The Chess Classic Mainz 2008 Began

The Chess Classic Mainz began in style with Anand breaks his own record with a simul on 40 boards.After three and a half hours of play only about half of the players are still in the game. Only one player managed to achieve the draw.
In the end Anand won 38 , 2 draw and breaking his own record.

Schedule of events

GRENKELEASING Rapid World Championship – 1-3 August 2008

Rapid Chess, 20min/game + 5s/move. Course of events: Fri, 1 Aug.: first rounds 1, 2 and 3; Sat, 2 Aug.: second rounds 4, 5 and 6, possible tiebreak; Sun, 3 Aug: four-game matches, big and small final, possible tiebreak, award ceremony. Start time of rounds: 18:30h, 19:30h, 20:30h, final additionally: 21:30h. Participants:

Player Nation Title Rating WRnk
Viswanathan Anand India GM 2798 1
Alexander Morozevich Russia GM 2788 2
Magnus Carlsen Norway GM 2775 6
Judit Polgar Hungary GM 2711 22

2. FiNet Chess960 Women's Rapid World Championship – 29-31 July 2008
Rapid chess, 20min/game + 5s/move. Course of events: Tue 29 July: first set of rounds 1, 2 and 3; Wed, 30 July: second set of rounds 4, 5 and 6, possible tiebreak; Thu, 31 July: four-game matches, big and small final, possible tiebreak, award ceremony. Start time of rounds: 18:30h, 19:30h, 20:30h, final additionally: 21:30h. Participants
Player Nation Rating Title WRank
Alexandra Kosteniuk Russia 2523 GM 10
Victorija Cmilyte Lithuania 2508 IM 11
Kateryna Lahno Ukraine 2507 GM 12
Natalia Zhukova Ukraine 2489 WGM 17

4th Livingston Chess960 Computer World Championship– 30 July-1 August 2008
Rapid Chess, 20min/game + 5s/move. Course of events: Wed 30 July: first set of three rounds; Thurs 31 July: second set of three rounds; Fri 1 Aug.: four-game matches, big and small final possle tiebreak (5min/game + 5s/move). Start time of rounds: 11:00h, 12:30h, 14:00h, final additionally: 15:30 h, tiebreak: 17:00h.

Participants:
Rybka
Deep Shredder
Naum
Deep Sjeng

7th FiNet Chess960 Open – July 31-August 01, 2008
Eleven rounds Chess960 Rapid Chess, 20min/game + 5s/move. Thu 31 July: rounds 1-5; Fri 1 August: rounds 6-11. Start of rounds: Thu 12:00h and Fri 10:00h. Award Ceremony Fri 17:30h.

15th ORDIX Open – August 2-3, 2008
Eleven rounds Rapid Chess Open, 20min/game + 5s/move. Registration until Sat 2 Aug, 11:30h. Sat 2 August: rounds 1-5; Sun 3 August: rounds 6-11. Start of rounds: Sat 12:00h, Sun 10:00h. Award ceremony Sun 17:30h.

2nd Mini-ORDIX (29th July) and the 2nd Mini-FiNet (30th July)
2nd Mini-ORDIX Open: Rapid Chess Open for Children and Talents U14, 20min/game + 5s/move. Registration
until Tue, July 29, 10:30h. Seven rounds: 11:00h, 12:00h, 13:00h, 14:00h, 15:00h, 16:00h, 17:00h. Award ceremony: 18:00h.

2nd Mini-FiNet Open: Rapid Chess960 Open for Children and Talents U14, 20min/game + 5s/move. Registration
until Wed, July 30, 10:30h. Seven rounds: 11:00h, 12:00h, 13:00h, 14:00h, 15:00h, 16:00h, 17:00h. Award ceremony: 18:00h.