The event will be held in the Notre Dame of Jerusalem Center, with the tournament employing a knock-out format starting with 16 players.
Israelis wait for their turn to play against former Indian chess world champion Viswanathan Anand and former Russian chess world champion Anatoly Karpov (both not pictured) as they play simultaneous matches against tens of Israeli players during an event marking Israel's 70th anniversary at Jerusale(photo credit: REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun)ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
