After GM Niclas Huschenbeth there is the second grandmaster over 2600 Elo on the registration list for the Sparkassen Open A: Erwin l'Ami will try to play for the tournament victory in July. The Dutch chess grandmaster is a familiar face in Germany and has been active in the German Bundesliga for many years as a team mate of GM Florian Handke at SG Solingen, who has also registered in advance. 

The participant lists for the Open of the 49th International Dortmund Chess Days continue to fill up, so that there are already more than 180 registrations well over 3 months before the start of the tournament. Two renowned grandmasters from the region are newly pre-registered: Daniel Hausrath, winner of the A-Open in 2016 and 2017, will strive for his third tournament victory. Hausrath not only lives in Mülheim an der Ruhr, but has also played for SV Mülheim-Nord in the first Bundesliga since 2004. He has won numerous tournaments in the region and is always one of the most popular players in NRW. He has made a name for himself not only as a chess player, but also as a chess trainer and book author. 

Two World Champions and numerous Grandmasters in the Congress Centre of the Westfalenhallen

After the successful start last year, the NC World Masters will be expanded in Dortmund in July 2022: The two world chess champions Vladimir Kramnik and Viswanathan Anand will meet two more strong grandmasters in a double-round tournament: