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Direct Entry 5th Webserver Anniversary Tournament (DE5A) - Announcement
Friday, February 18, 2011: Friday, February 18, 2011: Please see below for a new status update at 8:00 GMT
DE5A
Players belonging to Direct Entry Member Federations still respond superbly to the Direct Entry 5th Webserver Anniversary Tournament, with a total number of entries reaching 334 by Febryary, 18th - 00:00 GMT, and still 11 days to register (closing date: March, 1st)!
Up to now, players are coming from 46 different countries:
|
Country
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Entries
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Country
|
Entries
|
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USA
|
48
|
|
Ireland
|
3
|
|
Russia
|
34
|
|
Peru
|
3
|
|
England
|
28
|
|
Slovakia
|
3
|
|
Poland
|
26
|
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Bulgaria
|
2
|
|
France
|
25
|
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Cape Verde
|
2
|
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Netherlands
|
21
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|
India
|
2
|
|
Denmark
|
11
|
|
Luxembourg
|
2
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Canada
|
10
|
|
Moldova
|
2
|
|
Portugal
|
10
|
|
Slovenia
|
2
|
|
Australia
|
9
|
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Belarus
|
1
|
|
Austria
|
9
|
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Cameroon
|
1
|
|
Ukraine
|
9
|
|
Columbia
|
1
|
|
Spain
|
8
|
|
Cyprus
|
1
|
|
Latvia
|
7
|
|
Ecuador
|
1
|
|
Switzerland
|
7
|
|
Estonia
|
1
|
|
Belgium
|
6
|
|
Greece
|
1
|
|
Czech Republic
|
6
|
|
Hong Kong
|
1
|
|
Italy
|
6
|
|
Hungary
|
1
|
|
Cuba
|
5
|
|
Israel
|
1
|
|
Finland
|
4
|
|
Lithuania
|
1
|
|
Romania
|
4
|
|
New Zealand
|
1
|
|
Chile
|
3
|
|
Philippines
|
1
|
|
Croatia
|
3
|
|
South Africa
|
1
|
The DE5A is to be played fast, on a short period. Excellent prizes are available, as well as title norms in Semifinals and Final. A very good opportunity to play against strong or very strong players: 34 players are rated above 2400, among them 5 players above 2500, up to 2565 - and you can count 2 GM, 20 SM, 31 IM, 1 FIDE IM, 2 FIDE Master, 1 LGM, 3 LM! 64 entries out of 334 come from players rated above 2300.
Jean-Christophe Chazalette, DE5A TO