European Blitz and Rapid Championships

by Alejandro Ramirez
12/29/2014 – The European Rapid and Blitz Championships were held in Wroclaw, Poland. A marathon of chess was contained in only three days, despite the players displaying their skills in 33 games (22 of them blitz and 11 rapids)! At the end of the day David Navara from the Czech Republic took gold in the blitz, while in the rapid it was local wunderkind Jan-Krzysztof Duda that took gold.
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Blitz

The European and Blitz Rapid Chess Championships took place in Wroclaw, Poland. The Centennial Hall saw some of the best blitz and rapid players duke it out for the titles of European Champion. Although the elite was generally missing, there were some very big names participating, such as Vitiugov, Vallejo, Bologan, Korobov, Navara... and that is only to name a few!

The event kicked off with the blitz tournament, an eleven double round event (the players faced their opponents twice) with three minutes plus two second increment as time control. This marathon was somehow fit into only one day.

As usual, the blitz tournament was riddled with mistakes, exciting chess and more mistakes... but that only made it more fun! Even strong grandmasters overlook simple thinks in this treacherous time control:

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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.d3 Nf6 5.0-0 0-0 6.h3 h6 7.c3 Re8 8.b4 Bf8 9.Qb3 Qe7 10.Nh4 Nd8 11.Nf5 1–0
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Bologan,V2643Mista,A26141–02014C50European Blitz 201411.1

The most exciting game perhaps goes to the duel between Jaracz and Korobov. In the first game between th em the Ukrainian crushed the Polish player easily with White, but with Black things were much more complex:

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1.b4 e5 2.Bb2 Bxb4 3.Bxe5 Nf6 4.e3 0-0 5.Nf3 d5 6.Bb2 c5 7.c4 d4 8.exd4 cxd4 9.Bxd4 Nc6 10.Be3 Ng4 11.a3 Ba5 12.Be2 Nxe3 13.fxe3 f5 14.g3 g5 15.Qc2 g4 16.Nh4 f4 17.Bd3 fxe3!? Nerves of steel, though protecting with Rf7 was probably better. 18.Bxh7+ Kg7 19.Qg6+ Kh8 20.Bg8?! 20.Qh5! Bxd2+ 21.Kd1 Rf2!∞ 20...Bxd2+ 21.Kd1 e2+! Key! The bishop now controls h6! 22.Kc2 Rxg8 23.Qh5+ Kg7 24.Nxd2 Nd4+? 24...Qe8 challenging the queen would soon end White's attack and the endgame would be very unpleasant. 25.Kc3 Be6? 26.Qe5+ Now white is back on the initiative. Qf6 27.Qxf6+ Kxf6 28.Kxd4 Rad8+ 29.Ke3 Rge8 30.Ne4+ Kg7 31.Rac1 31.Rhc1! Bd7 32.c5 Bc6 33.Nf5+ Kg6 34.Nfd6± 31...Bd7 32.Kf4? 32.c5 Rxe4+ 33.Kxe4 Bc6+ 34.Ke3 Bxh1 35.Rxh1? 35.Kxe2 35...Rd1-+ 32...Rf8+ 33.Kg5?! Rde8 34.Ng6 The final blunder. Rf5+ 35.Kxg4 Rxe4+ 36.Nf4 Rfxf4+ 0–1
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Jaracz,P2503Korobov,A26930–12014A00European Blitz 201411.2

Navara was the ultimate winner of the blitz portion, with a great 19.0/22. A big tie for second left local wonder-boy Duda in second place with Salgado also in the podium, though Savchenko, Alekseev, Anton Guijarro a nd Efimenko all tied with 17.0/22. Not to mention the truckload of people with 16.5!

Karina Szczepkowska-Horowska obtained second in the
female category in the blitz, just behind Anatasia Bodnaruk

Antonio Guijarro from Spain was off the podium only due to tiebreaks

The Blitz podium: Navara, Duda, Salgado

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1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 Be7 6.d5 0-0 7.e4 d6 8.Be2 e5 9.b4 Nbd7 10.Be3 a5 11.Nd2 axb4 12.axb4 c5 13.dxc6 Bxc6 14.0-0 Qc7 15.Rc1 Qb7 16.b5 Bxe4 17.Ndxe4 Nxe4 18.Nxe4 Qxe4 19.Bf3 Qg6 20.Bxa8 Rxa8 21.Qd5 1–0
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Korobov,A2693Szewczyk,M20491–02014E12European Blitz 20141.1
Ziebinski,B1985Savchenko,B25990–12014C08European Blitz 20141.1
Riazantsev,A2684Kiolbasa,O21331–02014D16European Blitz 20141.1
Motyl,T2015Navara,D27270–12014A00European Blitz 20141.1
Vitiugov,N2738Mackiewicz,A19811–02014A01European Blitz 20141.1
Somyk,M1988Shimanov,A25910–12014E70European Blitz 20141.1
Edouard,R2659Kanicki,K20291–02014D11European Blitz 20141.1
Psyk,R2068Matlakov,M26950–12014B50European Blitz 20141.1
Kovalenko,I2653Smieszek,W20851–02014A64European Blitz 20141.1
Ragger,M2651Goslawski,M21511–02014E91European Blitz 20141.1
Szewczyk,M2049Korobov,A26930–12014B50European Blitz 20141.2
Savchenko,B2599Ziebinski,B19851–02014B98European Blitz 20141.2
Kiolbasa,O2133Riazantsev,A26840–12014B18European Blitz 20141.2
Navara,D2727Motyl,T20151–02014B06European Blitz 20141.2
Mackiewicz,A1981Vitiugov,N27380–12014E00European Blitz 20141.2
Shimanov,A2591Somyk,M19881–02014B30European Blitz 20141.2
Kanicki,K2029Edouard,R26590–12014B56European Blitz 20141.2
Matlakov,M2695Psyk,R20681–02014C00European Blitz 20141.2
Smieszek,W2085Kovalenko,I26530–12014B17European Blitz 20141.2
Bortnyk,O2533Khamidov,K20582014B00European Blitz 20141.2
Brendel,O2348Korobov,A26930–12014A15European Blitz 20142.1
Savchenko,B2599Pedini,D22511–02014C60European Blitz 20142.1
Gajic,M2210Riazantsev,A26841–02014C01European Blitz 20142.1
Navara,D2727Nasuta,G23511–02014D80European Blitz 20142.1
Gumula,D2248Vitiugov,N27380–12014E32European Blitz 20142.1
Shimanov,A2591Krasenkova,I20901–02014A05European Blitz 20142.1
Dorner,M2204Edouard,R26590–12014A45European Blitz 20142.1
Matlakov,M2695Jancovic,P21711–02014A35European Blitz 20142.1
Paszewski,M2191Kovalenko,I26530–12014A14European Blitz 20142.1
Bortnyk,O2533Meylan,A21611–02014C11European Blitz 20142.1
Polok,K2228Ragger,M26510–12014C46European Blitz 20142.1
Korobov,A2693Brendel,O23481–02014D86European Blitz 20142.2
Pedini,D2251Savchenko,B25990–12014C02European Blitz 20142.2
Riazantsev,A2684Gajic,M22101–02014A61European Blitz 20142.2
Nasuta,G2351Navara,D27270–12014B19European Blitz 20142.2
Vitiugov,N2738Gumula,D22481–02014B06European Blitz 20142.2
Krasenkova,I2090Shimanov,A25910–12014A41European Blitz 20142.2
Edouard,R2659Dorner,M22041–02014A04European Blitz 20142.2
Jancovic,P2171Matlakov,M26950–12014E19European Blitz 20142.2
Kovalenko,I2653Paszewski,M21911–02014D45European Blitz 20142.2
Meylan,A2161Bortnyk,O25330–12014B03European Blitz 20142.2
Ragger,M2651Polok,K22280–12014A84European Blitz 20142.2
Korobov,A2693Klekowski,M24181–02014E48European Blitz 20143.1
Warakomski,T2456Savchenko,B25990–12014C08European Blitz 20143.1
Krzyzanowski,M2400Navara,D27270–12014B46European Blitz 20143.1
Vitiugov,N2738Bodnaruk,A24160–12014B06European Blitz 20143.1
Bernotas,A2272Shimanov,A25910–12014B03European Blitz 20143.1
Edouard,R2659Konopka,M24181–02014A45European Blitz 20143.1
Butkiewicz,L2422Matlakov,M2695½–½2014B49European Blitz 20143.1
Kovalenko,I2653Bartel,M23661–02014A88European Blitz 20143.1
Sieciechowicz,M2447Bortnyk,O25330–12014C41European Blitz 20143.1
Fargere,F2418Inarkiev,E2680½–½2014C69European Blitz 20143.1
Anton Guijarro,D2608Gergacz,A23521–02014C05European Blitz 20143.1
Klekowski,M2418Korobov,A26930–12014A15European Blitz 20143.2
Savchenko,B2599Warakomski,T24561–02014B09European Blitz 20143.2
Navara,D2727Krzyzanowski,M2400½–½2014A53European Blitz 20143.2
Bodnaruk,A2416Vitiugov,N27380–12014B40European Blitz 20143.2
Shimanov,A2591Bernotas,A22721–02014A45European Blitz 20143.2
Konopka,M2418Edouard,R26591–02014A04European Blitz 20143.2
Matlakov,M2695Butkiewicz,L24221–02014A04European Blitz 20143.2
Bartel,M2366Kovalenko,I26530–12014E60European Blitz 20143.2
Bortnyk,O2533Sieciechowicz,M24471–02014B22European Blitz 20143.2
Inarkiev,E2680Fargere,F24181–02014D11European Blitz 20143.2
Gergacz,A2352Anton Guijarro,D26080–12014B06European Blitz 20143.2
Pakleza,Z2498Korobov,A2693½–½2014A48European Blitz 20144.1
Shimanov,A2591Jussupow,A25821–02014D37European Blitz 20144.1
Kovalev,V2539Kovalenko,I26530–12014A05European Blitz 20144.1
Bortnyk,O2533Heberla,B25611–02014B22European Blitz 20144.1
Tomczak,J2561Anton Guijarro,D26080–12014B06European Blitz 20144.1
Duda,J2603Vallejo Pons,F27051–02014C65European Blitz 20144.1
Grigoriants,S2570Popov,V25551–02014D31European Blitz 20144.1
Kosyrev,V2520Volokitin,A2626½–½2014A48European Blitz 20144.1
Stocek,J2554Bologan,V26430–12014B06European Blitz 20144.1
Piorun,K2517Neiksans,A25590–12014A15European Blitz 20144.1
Moranda,W2591Nagy,G24221–02014A65European Blitz 20144.1
Korobov,A2693Pakleza,Z24981–02014D10European Blitz 20144.2
Jussupow,A2582Shimanov,A25911–02014D12European Blitz 20144.2
Kovalenko,I2653Kovalev,V25391–02014A52European Blitz 20144.2
Heberla,B2561Bortnyk,O25330–12014A10European Blitz 20144.2
Anton Guijarro,D2608Tomczak,J25610–12014C03European Blitz 20144.2
Vallejo Pons,F2705Duda,J26031–02014B20European Blitz 20144.2
Popov,V2555Grigoriants,S25700–12014A15European Blitz 20144.2
Volokitin,A2626Kosyrev,V2520½–½2014C02European Blitz 20144.2
Bologan,V2643Stocek,J25541–02014A58European Blitz 20144.2
Neiksans,A2559Piorun,K25171–02014B01European Blitz 20144.2
Nagy,G2422Moranda,W25911–02014E63European Blitz 20144.2
Kovalenko,I2653Grigoriants,S25700–12014D83European Blitz 20145.1
Bologan,V2643Bortnyk,O25330–12014A41European Blitz 20145.1
Neiksans,A2559Inarkiev,E2680½–½2014C84European Blitz 20145.1
Korobov,A2693Belous,V25780–12014D85European Blitz 20145.1
Volokitin,A2626Savchenko,B25990–12014C02European Blitz 20145.1
Vitiugov,N2738Dragun,K25470–12014A45European Blitz 20145.1
Cyborowski,L2518Shimanov,A25910–12014A48European Blitz 20145.1
Anton Guijarro,D2608Duda,J26031–02014B23European Blitz 20145.1
Jussupow,A2582Fedorchuk,S26690–12014A46European Blitz 20145.1
Tomczak,J2561Chigaev,M24940–12014B01European Blitz 20145.1
Socko,B2617Salgado Lopez,I26220–12014B13European Blitz 20145.1
Grigoriants,S2570Kovalenko,I26531–02014A15European Blitz 20145.2
Bortnyk,O2533Bologan,V26431–02014B06European Blitz 20145.2
Inarkiev,E2680Neiksans,A25591–02014A81European Blitz 20145.2
Belous,V2578Korobov,A26930–12014E90European Blitz 20145.2
Savchenko,B2599Volokitin,A26260–12014B40European Blitz 20145.2
Dragun,K2547Vitiugov,N27380–12014D38European Blitz 20145.2
Shimanov,A2591Cyborowski,L25180–12014A45European Blitz 20145.2
Duda,J2603Anton Guijarro,D26081–02014B07European Blitz 20145.2
Fedorchuk,S2669Jussupow,A25821–02014C08European Blitz 20145.2
Chigaev,M2494Tomczak,J25611–02014C00European Blitz 20145.2
Salgado Lopez,I2622Socko,B26170–12014C05European Blitz 20145.2
Bortnyk,O2533Grigoriants,S25700–12014B22European Blitz 20146.1
Fedorchuk,S2669Neiksans,A25590–12014B43European Blitz 20146.1
Chigaev,M2494Miton,K26010–12014B25European Blitz 20146.1
Kosyrev,V2520Korobov,A26931–02014E22European Blitz 20146.1
Navara,D2727Volokitin,A26261–02014A48European Blitz 20146.1
Matlakov,M2695Lysyj,I26860–12014A45European Blitz 20146.1
Guliyev,N2557Ragger,M26510–12014C88European Blitz 20146.1
Belous,V2578Kulaots,K25630–12014A13European Blitz 20146.1
Alekseev,E2679Golubka,P23991–02014B53European Blitz 20146.1
Moiseenko,A2692Bartel,M23271–02014A67European Blitz 20146.1
Savchenko,B2599Cyborowski,L25181–02014B41European Blitz 20146.1
Grigoriants,S2570Bortnyk,O25330–12014A04European Blitz 20146.2
Neiksans,A2559Fedorchuk,S26691–02014A05European Blitz 20146.2
Miton,K2601Chigaev,M24940–12014A41European Blitz 20146.2
Korobov,A2693Kosyrev,V25201–02014D37European Blitz 20146.2
Volokitin,A2626Navara,D27270–12014C67European Blitz 20146.2
Lysyj,I2686Matlakov,M26950–12014D38European Blitz 20146.2
Ragger,M2651Guliyev,N25570–12014D20European Blitz 20146.2
Kulaots,K2563Belous,V25781–02014B35European Blitz 20146.2
Golubka,P2399Alekseev,E26790–12014B40European Blitz 20146.2
Bartel,M2327Moiseenko,A26920–12014B20European Blitz 20146.2
Cyborowski,L2518Savchenko,B25991–02014A09European Blitz 20146.2
Kulaots,K2563Bortnyk,O2533½–½2014B04European Blitz 20147.1
Grigoriants,S2570Navara,D2727½–½2014A15European Blitz 20147.1
Neiksans,A2559Alekseev,E2679½–½2014A04European Blitz 20147.1
Chigaev,M2494Moiseenko,A26920–12014A45European Blitz 20147.1
Moranda,W2591Inarkiev,E2680½–½2014D37European Blitz 20147.1
Jaracz,P2503Kempinski,R26260–12014E61European Blitz 20147.1
Miton,K2601Dragun,K25471–02014E00European Blitz 20147.1
Bartel,M2664Duda,J2603½–½2014A00European Blitz 20147.1
Korobov,A2693Swiercz,D26161–02014D85European Blitz 20147.1
Kuzmicz,K2469Matlakov,M2695½–½2014B20European Blitz 20147.1
Ragger,M2651Lysyj,I26861–02014E12European Blitz 20147.1
Bortnyk,O2533Kulaots,K25631–02014B22European Blitz 20147.2
Navara,D2727Grigoriants,S25701–02014D80European Blitz 20147.2
Alekseev,E2679Neiksans,A25591–02014B84European Blitz 20147.2
Moiseenko,A2692Chigaev,M2494½–½2014B07European Blitz 20147.2
Inarkiev,E2680Moranda,W25910–12014D34European Blitz 20147.2
Kempinski,R2626Jaracz,P2503½–½2014D45European Blitz 20147.2
Dragun,K2547Miton,K2601½–½2014D11European Blitz 20147.2
Duda,J2603Bartel,M2664½–½2014C18European Blitz 20147.2
Swiercz,D2616Korobov,A26930–12014C84European Blitz 20147.2
Matlakov,M2695Kuzmicz,K24691–02014A04European Blitz 20147.2
Lysyj,I2686Ragger,M26510–12014D11European Blitz 20147.2
Bortnyk,O2533Alekseev,E26791–02014C53European Blitz 20148.1
Navara,D2727Moiseenko,A26921–02014B21European Blitz 20148.1
Miton,K2601Korobov,A26930–12014E70European Blitz 20148.1
Grigoriants,S2570Ragger,M2651½–½2014C84European Blitz 20148.1
Kempinski,R2626Moranda,W25911–02014D30European Blitz 20148.1
Sivuk,V2501Socko,B26170–12014E53European Blitz 20148.1
Savchenko,B2599Bartel,M26640–12014C18European Blitz 20148.1
Matlakov,M2695Bosiocic,M25551–02014A04European Blitz 20148.1
Bindrich,F2610Efimenko,Z26430–12014A15European Blitz 20148.1
Kulaots,K2563Neiksans,A25591–02014B40European Blitz 20148.1
Shimanov,A2591Duda,J2603½–½2014D43European Blitz 20148.1
Alekseev,E2679Bortnyk,O25331–02014B04European Blitz 20148.2
Moiseenko,A2692Navara,D27270–12014D52European Blitz 20148.2
Korobov,A2693Miton,K26011–02014E70European Blitz 20148.2
Ragger,M2651Grigoriants,S25700–12014E10European Blitz 20148.2
Moranda,W2591Kempinski,R2626½–½2014E70European Blitz 20148.2
Socko,B2617Sivuk,V25011–02014B13European Blitz 20148.2
Bartel,M2664Savchenko,B25991–02014C17European Blitz 20148.2
Bosiocic,M2555Matlakov,M26951–02014E24European Blitz 20148.2
Efimenko,Z2643Bindrich,F26101–02014A07European Blitz 20148.2
Neiksans,A2559Kulaots,K25631–02014A05European Blitz 20148.2
Duda,J2603Shimanov,A25911–02014D43European Blitz 20148.2
Socko,B2617Navara,D27270–12014B13European Blitz 20149.1
Efimenko,Z2643Bortnyk,O25331–02014B04European Blitz 20149.1
Duda,J2603Kempinski,R26261–02014B90European Blitz 20149.1
Alekseev,E2679Grigoriants,S25701–02014C65European Blitz 20149.1
Korobov,A2693Bartel,M26640–12014A80European Blitz 20149.1
Kovalenko,I2653Miton,K26011–02014D45European Blitz 20149.1
Chigaev,M2494Salgado Lopez,I26220–12014B10European Blitz 20149.1
Neiksans,A2559Belous,V25781–02014B30European Blitz 20149.1
Moiseenko,A2692Riazantsev,A26840–12014E15European Blitz 20149.1
Vitiugov,N2738Volokitin,A26261–02014A45European Blitz 20149.1
Edouard,R2659Moranda,W25910–12014D43European Blitz 20149.1
Navara,D2727Socko,B26171–02014A18European Blitz 20149.2
Bortnyk,O2533Efimenko,Z26430–12014C53European Blitz 20149.2
Kempinski,R2626Duda,J2603½–½2014D45European Blitz 20149.2
Grigoriants,S2570Alekseev,E2679½–½2014B46European Blitz 20149.2
Bartel,M2664Korobov,A26931–02014C77European Blitz 20149.2
Miton,K2601Kovalenko,I26531–02014E00European Blitz 20149.2
Salgado Lopez,I2622Chigaev,M24941–02014C41European Blitz 20149.2
Belous,V2578Neiksans,A25591–02014A15European Blitz 20149.2
Riazantsev,A2684Moiseenko,A2692½–½2014E11European Blitz 20149.2
Volokitin,A2626Vitiugov,N27380–12014C02European Blitz 20149.2
Moranda,W2591Edouard,R2659½–½2014A04European Blitz 20149.2
Navara,D2727Efimenko,Z26431–02014C84European Blitz 201410.1
Bartel,M2664Salgado Lopez,I2622½–½2014B10European Blitz 201410.1
Alekseev,E2679Duda,J2603½–½2014B53European Blitz 201410.1
Riazantsev,A2684Vitiugov,N27380–12014D38European Blitz 201410.1
Belous,V2578Kovalenko,I26530–12014E66European Blitz 201410.1
Bortnyk,O2533Miton,K26011–02014B22European Blitz 201410.1
Inarkiev,E2680Grigoriants,S25700–12014A62European Blitz 201410.1
Kempinski,R2626Neiksans,A25590–12014A80European Blitz 201410.1
Azarov,S2635Socko,B26171–02014C05European Blitz 201410.1
Moranda,W2591Savchenko,B25990–12014A07European Blitz 201410.1
Matlakov,M2695Kovalev,V25391–02014A45European Blitz 201410.1
Efimenko,Z2643Navara,D2727½–½2014B18European Blitz 201410.1
Salgado Lopez,I2622Bartel,M26641–02014C78European Blitz 201410.1
Duda,J2603Alekseev,E26790–12014B46European Blitz 201410.1
Vitiugov,N2738Riazantsev,A26841–02014A40European Blitz 201410.1
Kovalenko,I2653Belous,V25781–02014E60European Blitz 201410.1
Miton,K2601Bortnyk,O25330–12014A41European Blitz 201410.1
Grigoriants,S2570Inarkiev,E26800–12014B90European Blitz 201410.1
Neiksans,A2559Kempinski,R2626½–½2014B51European Blitz 201410.1
Socko,B2617Azarov,S26350–12014C53European Blitz 201410.1
Savchenko,B2599Moranda,W25911–02014C41European Blitz 201410.1
Kovalev,V2539Matlakov,M26951–02014C92European Blitz 201410.1
Vitiugov,N2738Navara,D2727½–½2014D11European Blitz 201411.1
Salgado Lopez,I2622Alekseev,E2679½–½2014B22European Blitz 201411.1
Kovalenko,I2653Bortnyk,O25331–02014A41European Blitz 201411.1
Efimenko,Z2643Bartel,M2664½–½2014C84European Blitz 201411.1
Anton Guijarro,D2608Azarov,S26350–12014D20European Blitz 201411.1
Savchenko,B2599Neiksans,A25591–02014B40European Blitz 201411.1
Duda,J2603Inarkiev,E26801–02014C95European Blitz 201411.1
Korobov,A2693Jaracz,P25031–02014E15European Blitz 201411.1
Kulaots,K2563Edouard,R26590–12014B02European Blitz 201411.1
Grigoriants,S2570Dourerassou,J24690–12014B30European Blitz 201411.1
Bologan,V2643Mista,A26141–02014C50European Blitz 201411.1
Navara,D2727Vitiugov,N27381–02014D38European Blitz 201411.2
Alekseev,E2679Salgado Lopez,I2622½–½2014B12European Blitz 201411.2
Bortnyk,O2533Kovalenko,I26531–02014A45European Blitz 201411.2
Bartel,M2664Efimenko,Z26430–12014C77European Blitz 201411.2
Azarov,S2635Anton Guijarro,D26081–02014B08European Blitz 201411.2
Neiksans,A2559Savchenko,B25990–12014A07European Blitz 201411.2
Inarkiev,E2680Duda,J26030–12014D51European Blitz 201411.2
Jaracz,P2503Korobov,A26930–12014A00European Blitz 201411.2
Edouard,R2659Kulaots,K25630–12014A15European Blitz 201411.2
Dourerassou,J2469Grigoriants,S2570½–½2014B48European Blitz 201411.2
Mista,A2614Bologan,V26430–12014B06European Blitz 201411.2

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Final Standings - Blitz

Place Title Name Fed. FIDE (Blz) Total  
1 GM NAVARA, David CZE B 2705 19,0  
2 GM DUDA, Jan-Krzysztof POL B 2525 17,0  
3 GM SALGADO Lopez, Ivan ESP B 2522 17,0  
4 GM SAVCHENKO, Boris RUS B 2733 17,0  
5 GM ALEKSEEV, Evgeny RUS B 2624 17,0  
6 GM ANTON Guijarro, David ESP B 2664 17,0  
7 GM EFIMENKO, Zahar UKR B 2640 17,0  
8 IM BORTNYK, Olexandr UKR B 2679 16,5  
9 GM KOROBOV, Anton UKR B 2752 16,5  
10 GM KOVALENKO, Igor LAT B 2682 16,5  
11 GM VITIUGOV, Nikita RUS B 2695 16,5  
12 GM LYSYJ, Igor RUS B 2577 16,5  
13 GM BOLOGAN, Viktor MDA B 2601 16,5  
14 GM BARTEL, Mateusz POL B 2585 16,0  
15 GM MATLAKOV, Maxim RUS B 2683 16,0  
16 IM DOURERASSOU, Jonathan FRA B 2523 16,0  
17 GM KEMPINSKI, Robert POL B 2637 16,0  
18 IM GEORGIADIS, Nico SUI 2465 16,0  
19 GM GAJEWSKI, Grzegorz POL B 2560 16,0  
20 GM MITON, Kamil POL B 2621 15,5

Rapid

The Rapid portion of the tournament was held over two days. The elevent round tournament had a relatively fast time control for a rapid; fifteen minutes with ten seconds increment. It was Jan-Krzysztof Duda, the current hope of Polish chess, that took the gold on t iebreaks. Tied with him on points were Volokitin, who took second, Gajewski, third and just off the podium by the magic of numbers was Kovalev.

Winner of the rapid: Jan-Krzysztof Duda.

Monica Socko won best female player

One of the top seeds: Francisco "Paco" Vallejo Pons

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Final Standings

Place Title Name Fed. ELO (Rpd) Total
1 GM DUDA, Jan-Krzysztof POL R 2467 9,5
2 GM VOLOKITIN, Andrei UKR R 2643 9,5
3 GM GAJEWSKI, Grzegorz POL R 2633 9,5
4 GM KOVALEV, Vladislav BLR R 2618 9,5
5 GM WOJTASZEK, Radoslaw POL R 2684 9,0
6 IM WARAKOMSKI, Tomasz POL R 2491 9,0
7 GM KOROBOV, Anton UKR R 2673 9,0
8 GM LYSYJ, Igor RUS R 2613 9,0
9 GM NEIKSANS, Arturs LAT R 2581 9,0
10 IM BORTNYK, Olexandr UKR R 2559 8,5
11 GM KOVALENKO, Igor LAT R 2721 8,5
12 GM VALLEJO PONS, Francisco ESP R 2689 8,5
13 GM MOISEENKO, Alexander UKR R 2670 8,5
14 FM ALEKSEENKO, Kirill RUS R 2520 8,5
15 GM INARKIEV, Ernesto RUS R 2653 8,5
16 GM FEDORCHUK, Sergey A. UKR R 2664 8,5
17 GM NAVARA, David CZE R 2633 8,5
18 GM DEVIATKIN, Andrei RUS R 2587 8,5
19 GM MATLAKOV, Maxim RUS R 2684 8,5
20 GM BARTEL, Mateusz POL R 2674 8,5

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