"Ever-Chess-2024" starts on May 8. Russian chess players have reached the Everest base camp
7 May, 22:48
Official publication on the website of the Russian Chess Federation:
In total, from the city of Lukla to the base camp, the chess players had to overcome 50 kilometers and climb from a height of 2,860 meters to a height of 5,364 meters during seven days of the hike.
Tomorrow, from 8:15 Moscow time and 11:00 Nepal time, the chess tournament starts at the highest natural altitude.
The chess players will have to play 9 games according to the Swiss system with a control of 10’+3”.
Recall that the competition will be held at the highest altitude, not counting the chess games played in space. The tournament will feature a prize pool of 7 million rubles.
The games will be broadcast on the channel of the Russian Chess Federation.
