The 17th Dubai Open Chess Tournament 2015 SHEIKH RASHID BIN HAMDAN AL MAKTOUM CUP is held from 5th to 16th April, 2015, at the Dubai Chess & Culture Club (Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamdan Hall) in the United Arab Emirates.
The event is organized under the patronage of Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai & Minister of Finance and Industry of the United Arab Emirates.
The chess festival is a 9-round Swiss tournament with hefty prize fund in the amount of USD $ 50,000.
English GM David Howell (2687) heads the field of 151 players from 39 different countries, including 39 Grandmasters.
