The popular tournament features the prize fund of 30,000 EUR and starts immediately after the 11th Rochefort Chess Open, making it convenient for the players to combine participation in two events.
Cappelle-la-Grande is a small town of 8000 inhabitants in the northeast of France, near to the North Sea. It is part of the Urban Community of Dunkerque, an industrial and commercial port with residential areas housing more than 200,000 inhabitants.
Last year winner was GM Grzegorz Gajewski from Poland
Currently two Indian players are playing on top board and they are Parimarjan Negi and Pentala Harikrishna and the live game shown below:-
The current top 26 chess players leading in this 28th International Open Cappelle La Grande 2012 in France.
Official website: http://www.cappelle-chess.fr/en2/default.php
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