Fourth FIDE Grand Prix - in Nalchik
The FIDE Grand Prix series of chess tournaments continues onwards, with the latest event - the fourth of a planned six - taking place from 15-29 April in Nalchik, Russia.
Despite the problems with the organisation of the series so far, it continues to provide some very strong tournaments and some great chess games.
The impressive line-up for Nalchik is:
| Name | Country | Elo |
| Levon Aronian | Armenia | 2754 |
| Peter Leko | Hungary | 2751 |
| Alexander Grischuk | Russia | 2748 |
| Vassily Ivanchuk | Ukraine | 2746 |
| Boris Gelfand | Israel | 2733 |
| Etienne Bacrot | France | 2728 |
| Peter Svidler | Russia | 2726 |
| Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | Azerbaijan | 2725 |
| Sergey Karjakin | Ukraine | 2721 |
| Gata Kamsky | USA | 2720 |
| Evgeny Alekseev | Russia | 2716 |
| Vladimir Akopian | Armenia | 2696 |
| Rustam Kasimdzhanov | Uzbekistan | 2695 |
| Pavel Eljanov | Ukraine | 2693 |
The total prize fund in Nalchik is €162,000 and the time control will be 120 minutes for the first 40 moves, 60 minutes for the next 20 moves, and then 15 minutes extra plus an increment of 30 seconds per move for the rest of the game.
The official website of the Nalchik GP is here, and the website for the Grand Prix competition as a whole (including the Women's Grand Prix) is here.
