20-01-2014, 12:33 AM
David G Congalton Wrote:ROUND 1May we infer from this that the draw for round 1 at Ayr will therefore be made and published on Tuesday after the Giri-Aronian game?
The allocation of colours for round 1 will be determined by the number of moves for white in the Giri v Aronian game in round 8 of the Tata Steel Masters currently taking place in Holland. The match takes place on Tuesday, January 21st. An odd number of moves and the higher rated player on board one in all sections of the South Ayrshire Congress will have the white pieces. An even number of white moves by Giri and the higher rated player has black.