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Event overview
Chess Classic Mainz ist a chess monster event of superlatives. It takes place once a year in Rheingoldhalle Mainz, Germany and spans over seven full days,. This year, it's from Monday, 27th of July, 2009 until Sunday 2nd of August, 2009. Chess Classic Mainz 2009 (CCM9) features excellent viewer oriented and media affine entertainment: Huge screens and TVs transmit the event into every corner of the Rheingoldhalle, several Grandmasters live comment the games audible on lendable earphones. Schach Niggemann, a well-known national chess seller has a large book stand in the lounge, everyone can play the Opens and watch the many Grandmasters play. Also, all tournaments are transmitted on the Internet live.
Good to know:
- Besides traditional chess, the same number of tournaments goes Chess960.
- All tournaments are played as rapid chess with additional time after each move, which is 20min for the game plus 5s addon for each move.
- Open participants get free entry to the evening program of the world championships.
Chess Classic Mainz 2009 consists of the following events:
Events of CCM9:
- ORDIX Open
- World's biggest and highest ranked rapid chess Open in traditional chess. 762 participants, thereof 72 grand masters and another 112 title holders (2007). Combined price fonds (with FiNet Open) 40,000 EUR. more info
- FiNet Open
- World's biggest Chess960 rapid chess open. 280 participants, thereof 64 Grandmasters and 53 other title holders (2007). Combined price fonds (including ORDIX Open) 40.000 EUR. mehr
- 6. Chess960 Rapid World Championship
- Chess960 rapid world championship. Four participants: Current Chess960 world champion Levon Aronian against challengers Victor Bologan, Hikaru Nakamura, Sergei Movsesian. more
- 14. GRENKELEASING Rapid World Championship
- Rapid world championship. Four participants: Current world champion Viswanathan Anand and his challengers Levon Aronian, Ian Nepomniachtchi and Arkadij Naiditsch. more
- 3. Mini-ORDIX Open
- Children's Rapid chess open below 16 years (U16). 108 participants (2007). more
- 3. Mini-FiNet Open
- Chess960 Children's Rapid Chess Open below 16 years (U16). 35 participants (2007) more
- Simul at 40 boards
- Grandmaster and current Chess960 world champion Levon Aronian stands a simul in traditional chess. more
- 5. Livingston Chess960 Rapid Computer World Championship
- Chess960 Computer world championship in rapid chess. more
- Gourmet Club
- Listen to Grandmasters commentaries while relaxing in upscale ambience with fine food and drinks
in front of five huge lcd screens, talk shop or just lay back.
- Kinder Club
- Children are being taken care of by competent personnel. They play, do handicrafts, paint, together with other children. Alternatively, they play a round of "Fritz und Fertig".
Course of events
The tournament plan 1 (.pdf) shows the main events in a graphical overview. More events an the computer world championship are shown in the tournament plan 2 (.pdf). The Course of events (.pdf) shows all start times in table form.
Accomodation
Different accomodations are available from Jugendherberge to player's hotel Hilton Mainz, located directly at river Rhine.
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Contact
If you got questions, please contact Hans-Walter Schmitt as your personal assistant, phone +49 (6196) 22926. If you have got questions about the web site, please contact the web master Börries Wendling.
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