We’d like to inform you that Association of Chess Professionals and “Event Consulting”, with support of FIDE, ECU and Greek Chess Federation will organize a new chess event under the title “1st ACP WORLD CHESS TOUR”. The event will be organized from October 12th to October 20th 2009 in Kallithea (Halkidiki, Greece). Playing venue is “G-Hotel Complex” (3.000 beds capacity). The event consists of a number of individual and teams rapid chess events in all levels and ages which should take part in the first four days. A knockout handicap tournament will be played in the last three days. The event will be supported by sponsors: tour operators and air companies. Expected prize fund should be EUR 100.000 to 500.000 according the number of participants and the final sponsorship. We would like ask you for the support and cooperation, Igor Glek ACP General Secretary Chess Grandmaster Theodoros Tsorbatzoglou Chairman of Event Consulting ECU Marketing Director