The 2023 edition of the Mitropa Cup starts this Monday in Mali Losinj, Croatia. The event will be played from 10th – 20th April at Hotel Aurora in the well-known tourist destination in Croatia.
The event is played in Open and Women’s sections separately, with participation of 10 federations: Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Slovakia, Slovenia and Switzerland. The Championships are played in 9 rounds, round-robin system, with time control of 90 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes to finish the game, with 30 seconds increment for each move from move one.Each team is composed of 4 players plus one reserve player (for open section), 4 women players plus one reserve woman player (for women section), one of them acts as a team captain.
The best-rated players who will represent their federations at the tournament are: Jergus Pechac (SVK, 2610), Yannick Gozzoli (FRA, 2585), Viktor Erdos (HUN, 2583), Maxime Lagarde (FRA, 2579) and Adam Kozak (HUN, 2568).
Replay: Nepo – Ding game 1 live / Nepo – Ding game 1 video coverage with Vishy Anand
Live: Ding – Nepo 2023, game 2
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