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Match of the Millennials – USA vs the World
July 25, 2017
From the official FIDE site:
USA vs The World
26-29 July, 2017
The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis, in cooperation with the Kasparov Chess Foundation, U.S. Chess Federation, World Chess Federation and FIDE Trainers’ Commission will organize the Match of the Millennials. Eight American players will face some of the best juniors from around the world.
Teams consist of four players under 17, two boys under 14 and two girls under 14 years old. The four players under 17 years old will face each member of the opposing team in two game matches, while the under 14 players will similarly play two-game matches against their two corresponding opponents.
The prize fund of the match is $30,000. The winning team will receive $20,000, while the runner-up will receive $10,000. Prizes will be split evenly should the match end in a tie.
Regulations
See:
http://www.fide.com/images/stories/N...egulations.pdf
Schedule:
July 25 Opening Ceremony
July 26 Rounds 1 and 2
July 27 Rounds 3 and 4
July 28 Rounds 5 and 6
July 29 Rounds 7 and 8
The daily rounds are at 10 AM and 5 PM
The Fields
US Team
Captains: Michael Khodarkovsky and Armen Ambartsumian; Coach Alex Onischuk
U17 Jeffery Xiong
U17 Sam Sevian
U17 Ruifeng Li
U17 John Michael Burke
U17 Nicolas Checa
U14 Awonder Liang
U14 Andrew Hong
U14 Carissa Yip
U14 Martha Samadashvili
World Team
Captains: Efstratios Grivas (Greece) and Alexander Beliavsky (Slovenia), Head of delegation/Coach Zurab Azmaiparashvili (Georgia).
U17 Haik Martirosyan – Armenia
U17 Andrey Esipenko – Russia
U17 Aleksey Sarana - Russia
U17 Anton Smirnov – Australia
U17 Aryan Chopra – India
U14 Praggnanandhaa Ramesh Babu – India
U14 Nodirbek Abdusattorov – Uzbekistan
U14 Bibisara Assaubayeva – Russia
U14 Nurgyul Salimova – Bulgaria
http://uschesschamps.com/information/match-millennials
July 25, 2017
From the official FIDE site:
USA vs The World
26-29 July, 2017
The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis, in cooperation with the Kasparov Chess Foundation, U.S. Chess Federation, World Chess Federation and FIDE Trainers’ Commission will organize the Match of the Millennials. Eight American players will face some of the best juniors from around the world.
Teams consist of four players under 17, two boys under 14 and two girls under 14 years old. The four players under 17 years old will face each member of the opposing team in two game matches, while the under 14 players will similarly play two-game matches against their two corresponding opponents.
The prize fund of the match is $30,000. The winning team will receive $20,000, while the runner-up will receive $10,000. Prizes will be split evenly should the match end in a tie.
Regulations
See:
http://www.fide.com/images/stories/N...egulations.pdf
Schedule:
July 25 Opening Ceremony
July 26 Rounds 1 and 2
July 27 Rounds 3 and 4
July 28 Rounds 5 and 6
July 29 Rounds 7 and 8
The daily rounds are at 10 AM and 5 PM
The Fields
US Team
Captains: Michael Khodarkovsky and Armen Ambartsumian; Coach Alex Onischuk
U17 Jeffery Xiong
U17 Sam Sevian
U17 Ruifeng Li
U17 John Michael Burke
U17 Nicolas Checa
U14 Awonder Liang
U14 Andrew Hong
U14 Carissa Yip
U14 Martha Samadashvili
World Team
Captains: Efstratios Grivas (Greece) and Alexander Beliavsky (Slovenia), Head of delegation/Coach Zurab Azmaiparashvili (Georgia).
U17 Haik Martirosyan – Armenia
U17 Andrey Esipenko – Russia
U17 Aleksey Sarana - Russia
U17 Anton Smirnov – Australia
U17 Aryan Chopra – India
U14 Praggnanandhaa Ramesh Babu – India
U14 Nodirbek Abdusattorov – Uzbekistan
U14 Bibisara Assaubayeva – Russia
U14 Nurgyul Salimova – Bulgaria
http://uschesschamps.com/information/match-millennials
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