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Last update: Tuesday January 22, 2008 10:41
Ten of England’s top chess players will represent the country against teams from Norway, Sweden and Latvia in a competition to take place in Oslo from 15th to 17th February.
The matches will take place over ten boards:- five men and five women. The event has been organised by the Norwegian Chess Federation as preparation for future international competitions, such as the Olympiad which will be played in Dresden in November.
The England team will be:
Men: Gawain Jones Grandmaster 2562 David Howell Grandmaster 2528 Peter Wells Grandmaster 2520 Stephen Gordon International Master 2501 Stewart Haslinger Grandmaster 2495 Women: Harriet Hunt Woman Grandmaster 2457 Sabrina Chevannes Woman FIDE Master 2074 Kanwal Bhatia 2054 Sarah Hegarty 1974 Amisha Parmar 1995
The event will see six players make their debuts for the full England team. The competition promises to be fierce with the teams very closely matched on paper.
ECF International Director Peter Sowray said “I am delighted that so many of our top players have an opportunity to stake their claims for places in the Olympiad team. I am grateful to the Norwegian Federation for organising such an exciting event.”
ENDS
For further details please contact Peter
Sowray, ECF International Director on 07720 716 336.