Pearl Spring chess tournament
Chinese chess tournament
The Pearl Spring Chess Tournament (simplified Chinese: 中国（南京）国际象棋超级大赛; traditional Chinese: 中國（南京）國際象棋超級大賽; pinyin: Zhōngguó（Nánjīng）guójì xiàngqí chāojí dà sài) was a double round robin chess tournament event featuring six super-GM players that took place in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China three times between 2008 and 2010. The first edition in December 2008 was won by Veselin Topalov. The 2009 and 2010 editions were both won by Magnus Carlsen.
Together with Corus Chess Tournament in the Netherlands, Linares Chess Tournament in Spain, M-Tel Masters in Bulgaria, and Grand Slam Masters Final in Spain, Nanjing Pearl Spring Chess Tournament was one of the five "Grand Slam" tournaments. It was the first in Asia and the only one in China.
Venue
The tournament was named after the venue, the Mingfa Pearl Spring Hotel located in Pukou District of Nanjing.
Organization
The tournament was organized by the Municipal People's Government of Nanjing and Chess & Cards Administration Center of General Administration of Sport of China, and the People's Government of Pukou District, Nanjing, and Nanjing Administration of Sport
Tournament Director: Wang Yonghong
Chief arbiter: Casto Abundo
Arbiters: Tang Jianming, Feng Zhe, Zhang Jilin
The organization web site did not disclose the player invitation criteria or protocol. In each of the first three years, one participant was of Chinese nationality.
Sponsorship
The tournament was sponsored by Jiangsu Kanion Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Yangzi Evening News, and Mundell International University of Entrepreneurship. The total prize fund was €250,000 with a first prize of €80,000.
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