The competition will take place in November


(Sofia, May 19, 2006) Chess tournament named after Veselin Topalov will take place in November in Argentina. The competition will be in San Luis where in October 2005 Topalov won the world title. It will be in the hotel that was the host of the World Championship – Potrero de los Funes.

„The tournament will be named “Veselin Topalov” not only because he became World Champion in San Luis but also because he left part of his image in the town and made it more popular”, the organizer of the event Pedro Bazán said. He is now in Sofia as guest of the super chess tournament M-Tel Masters. Chess is second in popularity among sports in Argentina after football. So far the country has been host of two chess Olympiads and one World Championship.

The tournament “Veselin Topalov” will be with 10 participants and will be 14th or 15th FIDE category. The goal of the organizers is it to become annual and to be the biggest in Latin America meeting the best players from the region.

Players from Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, Peru, Mexico and some European players will participate in the first edition. Probably among them will be the Bulgarian talent Ivan Cheparinov.

The prize for the winner will be cup “Veselin Topalov” made of precious metal.