The 21st edition of the IPCA World Individual Chess Championship 2022 kicks off tomorrow in Ashdod, Israel. The championship will be held in Hotel “Leonardo” from 8-17 May.
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The physically disabled chess players – men, women and juniors (2002 year of birth and younger) will compete in the 9 rounds swiss tournament, with time control: 90 minutes + 30 seconds of increment. The total prize fund of the event is 5.500e and the winner among men, women, and players in wheelchairs will obtain the right to participate in the IPCA team at the FIDE World Chess Olympiad 2022. Related to Chess Olympiad 2022: Kenya announces Teams for 44th Chess Olympiad 2022 / Malawi determined Teams for Chess Olympiad 2022
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The event’s schedule:
| Sunday | May 8 | 12:00 – 20:00 | Arrival, registration, accommodation of participants |
| Sunday | May 8 | 20:00 | Technical meeting |
| Monday | May 9 | 15:00 | Opening ceremony |
| Monday | May 9 | 16:00-20:00 | 1st round |
| Tuesday | May 10 | 10:00-14:00 | 2nd round |
| Tuesday | May 10 | 16:00-20:00 | 3rd round |
| Wednesday | May 11 | 16:00-20:00 | 4th round |
| Thursday | May 12 | 16:00-20:00 | 5th round |
| Thursday | May 12 | 20:30 | 27th IPCA Congress |
| Friday | May 13 | 16:00-20:00 | 6th round |
| Saturday | May 14 | 16:00-20:00 | 7th round |
| Sunday | May 15 | 16:00-20:00 | 8th round |
| Monday | May 16 | 10:00-14:00 | 9th round |
| Monday | May 16 | 16:00 | Closing ceremony |
| Tuesday | May 17 | Departure of participants |
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Starting list of participants – 21st IPCA World Individual Chess Championship 2022
| 1 | IM | Yarmonov Igor | 14114496 | UKR | 2394 |
| 2 | IM | Mikheev Stanislav | 4135920 | SRB | 2333 |
| 3 | GM | Zilberman Yaacov | 2801612 | ISR | 2323 |
| 4 | IM | Obodchuk Andrei | 4114310 | FID | 2306 |
| 5 | IM | Gurbanov Andrei | 13503391 | ISR | 2301 |
| 6 | IM | Campos Eugenio | 10100156 | ANG | 2247 |
| 7 | FM | Lipilin Ilia | 54113245 | FID | 2174 |
| 8 | FM | Vit Vaclav Valenta | 307440 | CZE | 1999 |
| 9 | Cosic Radoslav | 14504367 | CRO | 1997 | |
| 10 | Srimskov Elishar | 2807254 | ISR | 1992 | |
| 11 | Babanov Aleksandr | 24117412 | FID | 1918 | |
| 12 | Gerasimova Svetlana | 4145968 | FID | 1906 | |
| 13 | Shapiro Benny | 2801582 | ISR | 1899 | |
| 14 | Alperovich Asher | 2803275 | ISR | 1865 | |
| 15 | WFM | Aleksandrova Aleksandra | 4144198 | ISR | 1702 |
| 16 | Mekus Manuela | 16202562 | GER | 1644 | |
| 17 | Vardi Moshe | 2801710 | ISR | 1631 | |
| 18 | Pilimon Zbigniew | 1110489 | POL | 1620 | |
| 19 | Oliel Yehonatan | 2834928 | ISR | 1535 | |
| 20 | Shchukina Ekaterina | 34103055 | FID | 1493 | |
| 21 | Klein Djimmy | 20669445 | FRA | 1409 | |
| 22 | Volodarsky Michael | 2814366 | ISR | 1400 | |
| 23 | Frumin Rebecca | 28380791 | ISR | 1319 | |
| 24 | Freiberg Doron | 2841312 | ISR | 1241 |
