To make chess tournaments attractive for weaker players the handicap formula is used. Other big incentive is good organization and the money.

In Tartu the big prize fund did not attract so many players. Most likely chess players were cautious because it was first tournament for the main sponsor Mr. Ants Vihmand and this was his first time to organize an chess event. He probably hoped for more players and I think next time there will be more, because the organization was excellent. Total 65 players took part this time and the prize fund of 3000 EUR and 6 Grandmasters among the participants makes this tournament the biggest in Tartu for last decades. The blitz tournament of 11 double rounds had some hint. Every round the opening position was decided beforehand by drawing it from more than 60  positions. Some of them were quite normal, but you do not like to play 1.g4 in the first move. I was leading most of the tournament but in the last rounds I got tired and Neiksans from Latvia won the tournament. The whole table of results one may found on http://vaadeldaja.blogspot.com/

Elo Points
1 Neiksans, Arturs 2537 17
2 Ehlvest, Jaan 2591 16
3-4 Külaots, Kaido 2573 15
3-4 Kantans, Toms 2344 15
5-6 Sepp, Olav 2458 14.5
5-6 Kanep, Meelis 2536 14.5
7-9 Putka, Verners 2306 14
7-9 Kiik, Kalle 2404 14
7-9 Seeman, Tarvo 2440 14
10-12 Volodin, Aleksander 2498 13.5
10-12 Mustaps, Matiss 2304 13.5
10-12 Ðvõrjov, Igor 2366 13.5