2009 Nanjing Pearl Spring Chess Tournament Prix started in the Pukou Pearl Spring this afternoon, and in the 12-day competition, six players who are world's top masters of the chess today will start 10 fighting rounds to win the 250,000euros competition total prize, among whom the winner will receive 80,000 euros, even though the player who finishes No. 6 will also have 20,000 euros.

　　At the same time, there will be including Zhu Chen, Shen Yang, Zhao Xue and other masters of 12 women, participating in the 2009-2010 competition season, the Nanjing-station competition of World Chess Women's Grand Prix, the competition's total prize is 50,000 euros.

　　Last night, tournament organizer held a grand opening ceremony at Pukou Campus, Nanjing Industrial University, and six male players and 12 female players all wore Tang suits with strong Chinese flavor, but as a representative of male players, the world's number one champion Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria made a speech in standard Chinese at the site twice, saying "I love Nanjing", so that everyone present were greatly amazed.

　　The International Chess Grand Prix organized in Nanjing last year has attracted attention of various parties, but in the event this year that it is upgraded to a super race, regardless of whether attention rate or the level of players for the competition has been raised to a new level. As an old acquaintance, the only one of the six men players, who participated in the last year’s game in Nanjing, Topalov also said that the level of contestants this year are significantly higher than that last year, and imagining last year winning, he must make more effort. In addition to Topalov, and among the other five players, the world's lowest-ranked player Wang Yue, Chinese player is also ranked 15, and there are four players who have the world ranking in the top 10, therefore,the competition will be fierce, and the defending champion Topalov and the world's No. 4 Norway "Genius of Youth" Carlsson have the loudest voices for champion winning, but Wang Yue who recently won Chinese Champion Chess Player Tournament Crown similarly is given high hope.

　　This super-race as the as last year’s, it will use double cycle race system, and a total of 10-round contest will be made, and the highest one who eventually outscored the others will become champion. In last night's opening ceremony, the six players were chosen from his own for their order of precedence, and according to ballot results, in today's game, Topalov VS Russian chess player Jakovenko, Carlson VS the world No. 6 Leko of Hungary, Wang Yue VS opponent Radjabov of Azerbaijan. Express News correspondent Tao Jing

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