1. Standard membersundown316
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    The Wood of N'Kai
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    19 May '17 23:11
    This event has to be one of the biggest jokes FIDE has foisted on the chess world. How can you have a 9 round Swiss event with only 18 players? There are going to be some mighty weird pairings the last 2 rounds! And the players are putting in almost no effort-lots of 15-20 move draws, thought those was illegal!
  2. Donationketchuplover
    Isolated Pawn
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    19 May '17 23:35
    Overall the Grand Prix series is a 27 round event.
  3. Standard membermchill
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    20 May '17 03:59
    Originally posted by sundown316
    This event has to be one of the biggest jokes FIDE has foisted on the chess world. How can you have a 9 round Swiss event with only 18 players? There are going to be some mighty weird pairings the last 2 rounds! And the players are putting in almost no effort-lots of 15-20 move draws, thought those was illegal!
    A 9 round Swiss event with only 18 players?? That's pretty silly. I wonder who dreamed that one up. There must be dozens of good players who can compete in this event. Oh well, it won't require much furniture. 😀
  4. Standard membersundown316
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    The Wood of N'Kai
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    22 May '17 14:45
    Event was "won" by Chinese GM Dong Liren. Next up-the super tournament at Stavenger, Norway, next month. According to reports all of the world's top 10 are playing in that event, making it probably the strongest in history.
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