The tournament is organized by the Municipality of Rethymno and Chess Club Rethymno, with support from the Region of Rethymno and Greek Chess Federation.
The 9-round Swiss event is providing possibility to win FIDE title norms. Total prize fund is 5000 EUR – top prizes EUR 1300, 900, 650, 3Χ250.
Tournament director is Anagnostakis Emmanouil, chief arbiter is Logothetis Sotiris.
Last year winner was GM Gabriel Sargissian.
Most of the players are continuing the Cretan chess tour after the 6th Paleochora International Tournament 2013.
Rethymno is the principal city of Rethymno prefecture (with population 27.868 recorded in 2001). It is situated on the northern side of the Almiros gulf and is the third largest city on Crete, following Heraklion and Chania. Rethymno city represents the administrative, commercial and communicative centre of Rethymno prefecture.
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Participants:
1. GM Banikas Hristos GRE 2609
2. GM Svetushkin Dmitry MDA 2603
3. GM David Alberto ITA 2589
4. GM Borovikov Vladislav UKR 2564
5. GM Rychagov Andrey RUS 2544
6. GM Kharitonov Alexandr RUS 2538
7. GM Maiorov Nikita BLR 2538
8. GM Zinchenko Yaroslav UKR 2536
9. GM Tukhaev Adam UKR 2520
10. GM Popilski Gil ISR 2506
11. GM Pap Misa SRB 2489
12. IM Ashwin Jayaram IND 2470
13. GM Baron Tal ISR 2469
14. GM Skembris Spyridon GRE 2458
15. GM Kapnisis Spyridon GRE 2449
16. IM Georgiadis Ioannis GRE 2449
17. IM Lekic Dusan MNE 2430
18. IM Ankit R. Rajpara IND 2421
19. Goumas Georgios GRE 2380
20. Markidis Konstantinos GRE 2376