Henry Steel from Stellenbosch and Daniel Cawdery will be representing South Africa in Baoji in the 1st BRICS Chess Masters, a 10-player round-robin rapid tournament taking place from 23-26 April, 2017 in Baoji, China.

Ten players, two each from the five countries Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, hence the name BRICS, compete for $36,000 in prize money, with $8,000 for first prize.

Players receive 25 minutes for the entire game, plus a 10-second increment starting from move one.

Follow the games live on Chess24