InventiChess 2009 Tournament
A nine-player round GM robin tournament is underway in Antwerp, Belgium. The InventiChess competition takes place from 18-26 September and features an intriguing line-up including top seed Etienne Bacrot, veteran Jan Timman, and top women's players Anna Muzychuk (pictured, left) and Antoaneta Stefanova (pictured, right).
The full line-up:
| Etienne Bacrot | France | 2709 |
| Gabriel Sargassian | Armenia | 2678 |
| Emil Sutovsky | Israel | 2676 |
| Krishnan Sasikiran | India | 2661 |
| Bartosz Socko | Poland | 2637 |
| David Howell | England | 2624 |
| Jan Timman | Netherlands | 2588 |
| Anna Muzychuk | Ukrainian | 2542 |
| Antoaneta Stefanova | Bulgaria | 2535 |
| Bart Michiels | Belgium | 2451 |
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The official website is here, and live games are available here.
The top two seeds clashed in the very first round, with Bacrot winning quickly with nice tactic
