The 2014 Politiken Cup is taking place on 21-29th July 2014 in Helsingor, a city in Denmark, known internationally for its castle Kronborg, where William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet is set.
The event is a 10-round FIDE Swiss Tournament, open to all players and it’s going to be a nice preparation just before the Chess Olympiad 2014 in Tromso, Norway.
The tournament gathers 313 players from 25 different countries, including 24 GMs, 11 IMs, 3 WGMs and 4 WIMs.
First prize is in the amount of 20.000 DKK, nearly 2.700 €), top seed is GM Alexander Moiseenko.
