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GM Daniel Hausrath and GM Florian Handke in the Sparkassen Open A

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. 

49th International Dortmund Chess Days: Chess Festival with Seven Extraordinary Events

No Castling World Masters 2021 minTwo 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:

Press release

Due to isolated requests in connection with the participation of Russian nationals in the 49th International Dortmund Chess Days, IPS e.V. as the organiser comments as follows:

GM Jan Werle is the third Grandmaster in the Sparkassen Open A

Already more than 100 registrations in the Open of the 49th International Dortmund Chess Days

After GM Iniyan Panneerselvam (IND) and the German top player GM Niclas Huschenbeth, the third grandmaster has now already registered for the Sparkassen Open A of the 49th International Dortmund Chess Days: Jan Werle, Dutch grandmaster, player in the German Chess Bundesliga for years. Werle has been a grandmaster since 2006 and has already exceeded the magic ELO of 2600. He currently has a rating of 2550 and plays for SV Werder Bremen. 

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