The Inčukalna District Open Chess Championship 2013 is set to take place on May 11th 2013 in this district of Latvia. It is the first leg of the Vidzeme Grand Prix of rapid chess.
It will be a 8-rounds Swiss open with a time control of 12 minutes for the whole game plus 4 seconds increments per move.
The competition is organized by the Inčukalna County Council in cooperation with the Riga Chess Federation.
A total of 23 players are already registered in the event. Three GMs top the rating list: Alexei Shirov, Evgeny Sveshnikov – both from Latvia – and Estonian Aleksandr Volodin.
Alexei Shirov
Registered players:
| 1 | GM | Shirov Alexei | LAT | 2712 |
| 2 | GM | Sveshnikov Evgeny | LAT | 2541 |
| 3 | GM | Volodin Aleksandr | EST | 2443 |
| 4 | Bernotas Arturs | LAT | 2407 | |
| 5 | Nikolajev Denis | LAT | 2377 | |
| 6 | FM | Lavendelis Egons | LAT | 2372 |
| 7 | Shlykov Vitali | EST | 2294 | |
| 8 | FM | Vovk Ilja | EST | 2291 |
| 9 | Karklins Imants | LAT | 2255 | |
| 10 | Dubrovin Robert | EST | 2229 | |
| 11 | Klimakovs Sergejs | LAT | 2225 | |
| 12 | Daudzvardis Janis | LAT | 2190 | |
| 13 | Kretainis Kristaps | LAT | 2183 | |
| 14 | WIM | Dolgova Olga | RUS | 2156 |
| 15 | Dzjuba Vsevolod | LAT | 2143 | |
| 16 | Laizans Aivars | LAT | 2099 | |
| 17 | Melderis Uldis | LAT | 1954 | |
| 18 | Gercans Visvaldis | LAT | 1906 | |
| 19 | Plitnieks Janis | LAT | 1870 | |
| 20 | Mihailovs Arturs | LAT | 1849 | |
| 21 | Lielmezs Girts | LAT | 1839 | |
| 22 | Deglis Dainis | LAT | 0 | |
| 23 | Sedleniece Sarma | LAT | 0 | |
