The 22nd Canakkale Troya International Open Chess Tournament is taking place on 11-18th August in Canakkale, a town and seaport in Turkey on the southern (Asian) coast of the Dardanelles.
The event is a 9-round Swiss Open with a time control 90′ + 30″ consisting of 139 players from 15 different countries, including 5 GMs, 6 IMs and 1 WIM.
Top seed is Ukrainian GM Andrey Sumets (2622).
