Sharjah FIDE Grand Prix 2017

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
18 - 27 Februari 2017

Super GM Tournament

This is the first of four events in the 2017 Grand Prix series, from which
the top two players will qualify for the 2018 Candidates Tournament.

18 players compete in a 9-round Swiss Open

* The 24 players competing in the Grand Prix series
must each play in three of the four events.

9 Rounds Swiss

Rate of play: 
100 minutes in 40 moves +
50 minutes in 20 moves +
15 minutes all moves +
30 seconds increment
from move 1

Schedule : * UTC/GMT +4 hours

2017, February 18  - 15:00 - Round 01
2017, February 19  - 15:00 - Round 02
2017, February 20  - 15:00 - Round 03
2017, February 21  - 15:00 - Round 04
2017, February 22  - 15:00 - Round 05
                  REST DAY
2017, February 24  - 15:00 - Round 06
2017, February 25  - 15:00 - Round 07
2017, February 26  - 15:00 - Round 08
2017, February 27  - 15:00 - Round 09