All of England's top GMs are playing. Along with the World Chess Champion GM Magus Carlsen.

Live games and commentary can be found here: http://iominternationalchess.com/live.html

Random parings for round 1 :http://www.chess-results.com/tnr303618.aspx?lan=1&art=2&rd=1&wi=821

Schedule : Masters

Saturday 23 September to Sunday 1 October 2017

9 rounds, starting 1.30pm daily (12 Noon for round 9), approx. 7 hour sessions

Rate of play:

100 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 50 minutes for 20 moves, then 15 minutes for the remaining moves, with 30 seconds added per move from the start.