IM Pierre Laurent-Paoli wins Ghent Chess Masters (11-19.07.2023)

 


The Ghent Chess Masters 2023 is an invitational Grandmaster Tournament in association with Thinkers Publishing, held from July 11th to 19th, in Gent, Belgium. The tournament features 12 title holders and 4 wildcards in a nine-round Swiss tournament.

The time control is 90' for 40 moves, followed by 30' for the rest of the game with a 30" increment beginning from move 1.

Congratulations to the winner - Pierre Laurent-Paoli

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