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The first edition of the Iasi Open is being held from May 10 – 18, 2014, in the Sports Hall of Iasi.The Open A, played at a rate of 90 min for 40 moves + 30 min for the rest with 30 sec increment for each move, is for all players and lasts nine rounds. Players are not allowed to agree to draws before 30th move. There is also an Open B for juniors under 12 years old (born after 01.01.2001), and an Open C, which is a blitz competition open to any player, regardless of age. The total prize fund is 25,000 Euros, guaranteed no metter the number of players and their distribution.
The hero of the event is Axel Bachmann, who started with 6.0/6 points – and then drew against GM Dmitry Svetushkin in round seven.
Axel came well prepared for the Romanian summers – strangely enough, it has been rather cold lately, for our standards at least. The players have been a bit unlucky so far, as it rained with cats and dogs (in Romanian we say it pours buckets) every single day!
Held Bachman to a 59-move draw in round seven: GM Russell Crowe of Gladiator and Noah fame.
No, hang on, our mistake: that's Moldavian GM Dmitry Svetushkin who stopped Bachman's run.
Turkish WGM Yildiz Betul Cemre celebrating her birthday
| Rk. | SNo | Ti. | Name | FED | RtgI | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 |
| 1 | 8 | GM | Bachmann Axel | PAR | 2589 | 6.5 | 25.5 | 35.5 |
| 2 | 4 | GM | Sjugirov Sanan | RUS | 2647 | 6.0 | 24.5 | 33.5 |
| 3 | 16 | GM | Svetushkin Dmitry | MDA | 2544 | 6.0 | 24.0 | 33.5 |
| 4 | 1 | GM | Lysyj Igor | RUS | 2661 | 6.0 | 24.0 | 33.5 |
| 5 | 11 | GM | Prohaszka Peter | HUN | 2575 | 6.0 | 23.5 | 33.0 |
| 6 | 13 | GM | Parligras Mircea-Emilian | ROU | 2559 | 6.0 | 23.0 | 32.0 |
| 7 | 22 | IM | Ankit R. Rajpara | IND | 2506 | 5.5 | 23.0 | 31.5 |
| 8 | 9 | GM | Jianu Vlad-Cristian | ROU | 2579 | 5.5 | 22.5 | 32.5 |
| 9 | 12 | GM | Kulaots Kaido | EST | 2571 | 5.5 | 22.0 | 30.5 |
| 10 | 14 | GM | Kovchan Alexander | UKR | 2558 | 5.5 | 22.0 | 30.0 |
| 11 | 15 | GM | Nevednichy Vladislav | ROU | 2546 | 5.5 | 22.0 | 30.0 |
| 12 | 7 | GM | Iordachescu Viorel | MDA | 2594 | 5.5 | 21.0 | 29.5 |
| 13 | 30 | FM | Aravindh Chithambaram Vr. | IND | 2439 | 5.5 | 21.0 | 29.0 |
| 14 | 10 | GM | Fier Alexandr | BRA | 2575 | 5.5 | 20.0 | 27.5 |
| 15 | 5 | GM | Kovalenko Igor | LAT | 2611 | 5.5 | 19.5 | 26.5 |
| 16 | 20 | GM | Can Emre | TUR | 2513 | 5.0 | 25.0 | 34.5 |
| 17 | 24 | IM | Georgescu Tiberiu-Marian | ROU | 2492 | 5.0 | 24.5 | 33.5 |
| 18 | 40 | IM | Baratosi Daniel | ROU | 2390 | 5.0 | 23.5 | 32.5 |
| 19 | 21 | GM | Manolache Marius | ROU | 2510 | 5.0 | 23.5 | 32.0 |
| 20 | 2 | GM | L'ami Erwin | NED | 2651 | 5.0 | 23.5 | 32.0 |
| 21 | 59 | IM | Bargan Sergei | MDA | 2235 | 5.0 | 23.0 | 31.5 |
| 22 | 26 | IM | Pavlidis Antonios | GRE | 2474 | 5.0 | 22.5 | 33.0 |
| 23 | 3 | GM | Lupulescu Constantin | ROU | 2649 | 5.0 | 22.5 | 31.5 |
| 24 | 17 | GM | Nanu Costica-Ciprian | ROU | 2533 | 5.0 | 22.5 | 31.5 |
| 25 | 38 | Sandalakis Angelos | GRE | 2399 | 5.0 | 22.0 | 30.5 | |
| 26 | 19 | IM | Miron Lucian-Costin | ROU | 2524 | 5.0 | 21.0 | 30.0 |
| 27 | 18 | GM | Halkias Stelios | GRE | 2530 | 5.0 | 20.5 | 29.0 |
| 28 | 23 | IM | Ardelean George-Catalin | ROU | 2496 | 5.0 | 20.0 | 28.5 |
| 29 | 65 | NM | Ciobanu Aurelian | ROU | 2210 | 5.0 | 18.5 | 27.5 |
| 30 | 53 | NM | Bonte Andrei-Mihai | ROU | 2282 | 5.0 | 18.5 | 25.5 |
| 31 | 67 | Chircu Vadim | MDA | 2201 | 5.0 | 16.5 | 24.5 |
The tournament venue in the Sports Hall of Iasi
Top seed: GM Igor Lysyj from Russia, rated 2661
Second seed: GM Erwin l'Ami from Holland, ten points lower at 2651
Third seed and number one in Romania: GM Constantin Lupulescu, two points lower (2649)
GM from Elista: Sanan Sjugirov, two points below Lupulescu
Dutch GM Benjamin Bok, rated 2605, only faced ladies in the first three rounds
Brazilian GM Alexandr Fier, rated 2575
Romanian IM Tiberiu Georgescu, 2492, getting inspiration from Rafael Nadal's biography
The legendary Romainan GM Mihai Suba, 66, currently rated 2399
14-year-old FM Aravindh Chithambaram of India, rated 2439 (!)
Came all the way from India to look after her son: Deivanai Chithambaram
Top seed amongst women: IM Corina-Isabela Peptan, Romania, rated 2438
Just three points lower: IM Ekaterina Atalik, Turkey, rated 2435
Always great to see IM Irina Vasilevich of Russia, rated 2345
IM Irina Bulmaga, Romania, rated 2365
WGM Betul Cemre Yildiz, Turkey, TUR 2328, chess player and lawyer
Good old memories: my main rival from the past, NM Camelia Ciobanu, 2210
WCM Georgiana-Steluta Morea, Romania, 1898, chess player and model
They are the future
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