Information from The Week in Chess and the official website:
Le trophee Anatoly Karpov takes place in Cap D'Agde 25th October to 2nd November 2013. Ivanchuk, Karpov, Bacrot, Pelletier, Muzychuk, Maisuradze, Zhao Xue and Sebag play in a 14 round double preliminary event. 4 players advance to the knockout. 25 mins + 10 seconds a move.
Official website (in French, but with Google "translation" to English provided - hilarious!)
Current standings:
Le classement après la ronde 12
| Joueur | Elo | Pays | Pts | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anatoly KARPOV | (2619) | RUS | 10 | 52 |
| Etienne BACROT | (2730) | FRA | 8 | 34 |
| Yannick PELLETIER | (2578) | SUI | 7,5 | 32,5 |
| Vassily IVANCHUK | (2733) | UKR | 6,5 | 32,25 |
| Mariya MUZYCHUK | (2491) | UKR | 6,5 | 31,5 |
| Marie SEBAG | (2510) | FRA | 5,5 | 32,25 |
| Xue ZHAO | (2579) | CHN | 3,5 | 10,75 |
| Nino MAISURADZE | (2302) | FRA | 0,5 | 3,25 |
As I understand the rules, only the top 4 finishers will go into the knock-out rounds. Looks like the ladies are going to be shut out unless one or more can pull some miracle chess out of their handbags...
