The 8th Arad International Chess Festival 2015 (Arad Open) is taking place from August 6 – 12, in Arad, a city in western Romania, situated near Hungarian border, 250 KM from Budapest.
The event is a 9-round Swiss open with prize fund of over 9,000 Euro and first prize in the amount of nearly 2,400 Euro.
Ukrainian player GM Alexander Zubov (2619) will head the field of 243 players from 17 different countries, including 15 GMs and 12 IMs.
