After GM Niclas Huschenbeth there is the second grandmaster over 2600 Elo on the registration list for the Sparkassen Open A: Erwin l'Ami will try to play for the tournament victory in July. The Dutch chess grandmaster is a familiar face in Germany and has been active in the German Bundesliga for many years as a team mate of GM Florian Handke at SG Solingen, who has also registered in advance.
"I am looking forward to returning to Dortmund this summer, where I have already been on a couple of occasions with Anish Giri, when he was playing in the main event. The tournament has an enormous history and you feel the appreciation for chess in the tournament hall and its surroundings. To be playing there myself will be a new experience for me, and I trust it will prove inspirational." says l'Ami himself, who is not only known as a strong grandmaster but also as an author and opening specialist, about his participation in Dortmund.
In the meantime, almost 200 starting places in the Sparkassen Open have already been filled. Registration is still open: Registration