Eltaj Safarli wins Chess Festival Basel

by Johannes Fischer
1/9/2017 – A lot of players used the Christmas Holidays to take part in a chess tournament. Or two. One of them was Azeri grandmaster Nijat Abasov. After winning the Christmas Open in Zürich he started in Basel, in the Chess Festival that took place from 2nd to 8th January. But in Basel he "only" finished sixth. Another Azeri won the tournament on tie-break: Eltaj Safarli.
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Eltaj Safarli wins Chess Festival Basel 2017

The Chess Festival Basel included a Masters tournament, amateur tournaments, youth tournaments, and a blitz tournament. The main attraction was the Masters. This year more than 100 players took part, among them 12 grandmasters and a women grandmaster. After 9 rounds three players shared first place with 7.0/9: the Azeri Eltaj Safarli, Chinese talent Jinshi Bai and Christian Bauer from France.

Bai Jinshi, Eltai Safarli, Christian Bauer

Top seed Safarli had the best tie-break and won the tournament, Jinshi Bai was second, Christian Bauer third. Nijat Abasov, the winner of the Zürich Christmas Open, finished sixth with 6.5/9.

Final standings after 9 rounds

Rank Name Title TWZ At Club/City Country W D L Pts TB1 TB2
1. Safarli,Eltaj GM 2686 M   AZE 5 4 0 7.0 37.0 54.5
2. Bai,Jinshi GM 2560 M   CHN 5 4 0 7.0 36.0 53.0
3. Bauer, Christian GM 2635 M Zürich SG FRA 6 2 1 7.0 35.0 48.5
4. Svane,Rasmus GM 2560 M Hamburger SK vo GER 5 3 1 6.5 36.5 53.5
5. Gao,Rui GM 2544 M   CHN 5 3 1 6.5 35.0 48.5
6. Abasov,Nijat GM 2561 M   AZE 4 5 0 6.5 34.5 50.5
7. Deepan Chakkravar GM 2485 M   IND 6 1 2 6.5 33.0 44.5
8. Van Foreest,Jorde GM 2612 M Schachklub Turm NED 6 1 2 6.5 31.5 50.0
9. Donchenko,Alexand GM 2559 M Schachclub Hans GER 5 2 2 6.0 35.5 50.0
10. Schroeder,Jan-Chr GM 2550 M SV 1920 Hofheim GER 4 4 1 6.0 32.5 47.0
11. Karthikeyan,P IM 2488 M   IND 5 2 2 6.0 31.5 48.5
12. Heimann, Andreas GM 2603 M Riehen Schachge GER 4 4 1 6.0 31.5 48.5
13. Bellahcene, Bilel IM 2493 M Porrentruy Echi FRA 5 2 2 6.0 31.5 44.5
14. Mesaros,Florian FM 2372 M SV Wulkaproders AUT 4 4 1 6.0 28.0 41.0
15. Pratyusha,Bodda WIM 2247 W   IND 5 2 2 6.0 23.5 39.5
16. Chu,Wei Chao IM 2289 M   CHN 5 1 3 5.5 32.5 50.0
17. Kunin,Vitaly GM 2576 M Freibauer Mörle GER 3 5 1 5.5 31.5 46.0
18. Korpa,Bence IM 2473 M Schachclub Hans HUN 4 3 2 5.5 31.0 47.5
19. van Foreest,Lucas   2356 M Schachklub Turm NED 4 3 2 5.5 30.0 50.5
20. Low,Zhen Yu Cyrus FM 2245 M   SIN 4 3 2 5.5 30.0 48.0
21. Alvarez Marquez,J IM 2404 M   VEN 4 3 2 5.5 29.5 43.0
22. Filipovic, Branko IM 2402 M Trubschachen SUI 4 3 2 5.5 29.0 46.5
23. Collins,Sam E IM 2455 M   IRL 4 3 2 5.5 28.5 45.0
24. Akshat,Khamparia IM 2358 M   IND 4 3 2 5.5 28.5 44.0
25. Gomes,Mary Ann WGM 2299 W   IND 3 5 1 5.5 28.0 45.5
26. Bao,Qilin   2343 M   CHN 3 5 1 5.5 27.5 47.0
27. Antal,Tibor Kende FM 2420 M   HUN 4 3 2 5.5 27.0 46.0
27. Heinz,Timothée FM 2346 M Riehen Schachge FRA 4 3 2 5.5 27.0 46.0
29. Botta, Gabriele FM 2377 M Echallens SUI 3 5 1 5.5 25.5 37.0
30. Tschann,Stephan   2208 M SK 1926 Ettling GER 4 3 2 5.5 24.0 40.0

... 107 players

Tournament winner Eltaj Safarli

With five wins and four draws Safarli played a solid tournament. He started with 4.5/5 and then finished the tournament with three draws and a win against Christian Bauer in round eight.

In round five Safarli scored a surprisingly quick win against the young German Alexander Donchenko after a tactical oversight by his opponent:

 
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Safarli,E2686Haag,G22511–02017C26Schachfestival Basel1.1
Pratyusha,B2247Bauer,C2635½–½2017C01Schachfestival Basel1.2
Van Foreest,J2612Low,Z22450–12017B31Schachfestival Basel1.3
Yakimenko,A2242Heimann,A26030–12017D70Schachfestival Basel1.4
Kunin,V2576Kappeler,K2241½–½2017D61Schachfestival Basel1.5
Keetman,M2232Pelletier,Y2576½–½2017B11Schachfestival Basel1.6
Abasov,N2561Ruff,M22281–02017B14Schachfestival Basel1.7
Heinemann,J2227Bai,J25600–12017B47Schachfestival Basel1.8
Svane,R2560Vulevic,V22251–02017A17Schachfestival Basel1.9
Srienz,C2223Donchenko,A25590–12017D02Schachfestival Basel1.10
Schroeder,J2550Jakel,W22231–02017C54Schachfestival Basel1.11
Pfatteicher,L2222Gao,R25440–12017D85Schachfestival Basel1.12
Bellahcene,B2493Roe,S2211½–½2017D34Schachfestival Basel1.13
Tschann,S2208Karthikeyan,P24880–12017E46Schachfestival Basel1.14
Deepan Chakkravarthy,J2485Furman,B22051–02017E01Schachfestival Basel1.15
Lorscheid,G2203Korpa,B24730–12017E36Schachfestival Basel1.16
Collins,S2455Sieber,F22031–02017D91Schachfestival Basel1.17
Schleich,M2196Asadli,V2427½–½2017B06Schachfestival Basel1.18
Benkovic,P2424Guennigmann,M2183½–½2017A55Schachfestival Basel1.19
Beukema,J2182Antal,T2420½–½2017B21Schachfestival Basel1.20
Kevlishvili,R2417Curien,N21751–02017C06Schachfestival Basel1.21
Xheladini,M2171Seul,G24050–12017B08Schachfestival Basel1.22
Alvarez Marquez,J2404Muetsch,A21631–02017E44Schachfestival Basel1.23
Fehr,A2148Filipovic,B24020–12017A26Schachfestival Basel1.24
Beukema,S2398Ditter,J21401–02017C55Schachfestival Basel1.25
Jaber,D2135Anwesh,U23840–12017B06Schachfestival Basel1.26
Botta,G2377Paul,M2135½–½2017B22Schachfestival Basel1.27
Biastoch,B2134Kozak,A2376½–½2017C96Schachfestival Basel1.28
Ramaraju,N2124Mesaros,F23720–12017D46Schachfestival Basel1.30
Akshat,K2358Nguyen,K21221–02017E73Schachfestival Basel1.31
Martig,M2104Van Foreest,L23560–12017E12Schachfestival Basel1.32
Warmerdam,M2350Kutschenko,R21011–02017C61Schachfestival Basel1.33
Kokje,J2093Heinz,T23460–12017E05Schachfestival Basel1.34
Bao,Q2343Probst,A20931–02017E90Schachfestival Basel1.35
Kolb,M2091Zwahr,P23251–02017A36Schachfestival Basel1.36
Faibisovich,V2320Graeber,F20731–02017E06Schachfestival Basel1.37
Schmider,N2065Beeke,B23150–12017C65Schachfestival Basel1.38
Schmitz,T2314Bethke,R20551–02017B22Schachfestival Basel1.39
Ditzler,J2052Eichler,C23120–12017D41Schachfestival Basel1.40
Gomes,M2299Bender,D20501–02017A36Schachfestival Basel1.41
Schmuki,R2048Thiel,T22970–12017B22Schachfestival Basel1.42
Hamblok,R2294Faraone,E20331–02017A46Schachfestival Basel1.43
Kopylov,D2003Chu,W22890–12017B90Schachfestival Basel1.44
Meier,V2284Ernst,H19981–02017D34Schachfestival Basel1.45
Lumsdon,A1994Bluhm,S2276½–½2017B20Schachfestival Basel1.46
Schneider,J2274Cholleti,S1987½–½2017B51Schachfestival Basel1.47
Schultze,J1984Rahnfeld,J22740–12017D85Schachfestival Basel1.48
Arcuti,D2269Pajeken,J19771–02017D27Schachfestival Basel1.49
Braeunlin,K1965Nandhidhaa,P22681–02017B43Schachfestival Basel1.50
Stillger,B2261Kaeppeli,A19521–02017A35Schachfestival Basel1.51
Wagner,B1926Metz,H22550–12017B13Schachfestival Basel1.52
Brait,W1923Harringer,M2009½–½2017D13Schachfestival Basel1.53
Akshat,K2358Safarli,E2686½–½2017D95Schachfestival Basel2.1
Heimann,A2603Warmerdam,M2350½–½2017D85Schachfestival Basel2.1
Van Foreest,L2356Abasov,N2561½–½2017C50Schachfestival Basel2.3
Bai,J2560Bao,Q2343½–½2017D06Schachfestival Basel2.4
Heinz,T2346Svane,R25600–12017D38Schachfestival Basel2.5
Donchenko,A2559Faibisovich,V23201–02017E02Schachfestival Basel2.6
Beeke,B2315Schroeder,J25500–12017A47Schachfestival Basel2.7
Gao,R2544Schmitz,T23141–02017C78Schachfestival Basel2.8
Karthikeyan,P2488Gomes,M2299½–½2017B38Schachfestival Basel2.9
Eichler,C2312Deepan Chakkravarthy,J24850–12017B06Schachfestival Basel2.10
Korpa,B2473Hamblok,R2294½–½2017A30Schachfestival Basel2.11
Thiel,T2297Collins,S2455½–½2017C47Schachfestival Basel2.12
Chu,W2289Kevlishvili,R24171–02017E60Schachfestival Basel2.13
Seul,G2405Meier,V22841–02017B50Schachfestival Basel2.14
Rahnfeld,J2274Alvarez Marquez,J24040–12017B32Schachfestival Basel2.15
Filipovic,B2402Arcuti,D22691–02017D02Schachfestival Basel2.16
Metz,H2255Beukema,S23981–02017A81Schachfestival Basel2.17
Anwesh,U2384Stillger,B22610–12017A37Schachfestival Basel2.18
Low,Z2245Engel,L23731–02017B20Schachfestival Basel2.19
Mesaros,F2372Kolb,M2091½–½2017D37Schachfestival Basel2.20
Bauer,C2635Braeunlin,K19651–02017A05Schachfestival Basel2.21
Roe,S2211Kunin,V25760–12017E10Schachfestival Basel2.22
Pelletier,Y2576Schleich,M21961–02017E94Schachfestival Basel2.23
Kappeler,K2241Bellahcene,B24930–12017E08Schachfestival Basel2.24
Asadli,V2427Keetman,M22320–12017A00Schachfestival Basel2.25
Paul,M2135Benkovic,P24241–02017B21Schachfestival Basel2.26
Antal,T2420Biastoch,B2134½–½2017B52Schachfestival Basel2.27
Guennigmann,M2183Botta,G23771–02017B42Schachfestival Basel2.28
Kozak,A2376Beukema,J21820–12017A96Schachfestival Basel2.29
Bluhm,S2276Brait,W19231–02017C00Schachfestival Basel2.30
Harringer,M2009Schneider,J22740–12017C00Schachfestival Basel2.31
Cholleti,S1987Pratyusha,B2247½–½2017D94Schachfestival Basel2.32
Zwahr,P2325Lumsdon,A19941–02017B16Schachfestival Basel2.33
Schweizer,S2131Van Foreest,J26120–12017B80Schachfestival Basel2.34
Nandhidhaa,P2268Jaber,D2135½–½2017C01Schachfestival Basel2.35
Haag,G2251Ramaraju,N2124½–½2017A50Schachfestival Basel2.36
Nguyen,K2122Yakimenko,A22421–02017C71Schachfestival Basel2.37
Ruff,M2228Martig,M2104½–½2017D02Schachfestival Basel2.38
Kutschenko,R2101Heinemann,J22270–12017A45Schachfestival Basel2.39
Vulevic,V2225Kokje,J2093½–½2017B50Schachfestival Basel2.40
Probst,A2093Srienz,C2223½–½2017C00Schachfestival Basel2.41
Jakel,W2223Schmider,N2065½–½2017B92Schachfestival Basel2.42
Graeber,F2073Halfhide,S22220–12017A32Schachfestival Basel2.43
Bethke,R2055Pfatteicher,L22161–02017B70Schachfestival Basel2.44
Bender,D2050Tschann,S22080–12017A13Schachfestival Basel2.45
Furman,B2205Ditzler,J20521–02017E61Schachfestival Basel2.46
Faraone,E2033Lorscheid,G22031–02017B07Schachfestival Basel2.47
Sieber,F2203Schmuki,R20481–02017C11Schachfestival Basel2.48
Curien,N2175Kopylov,D20031–02017B13Schachfestival Basel2.49
Ernst,H1998Xheladini,M21710–12017A40Schachfestival Basel2.50
Muetsch,A2163Schultze,J1984½–½2017B12Schachfestival Basel2.51
Pajeken,J1977Fehr,A21481–02017B05Schachfestival Basel2.52
Ditter,J2140Wagner,B1926½–½2017C47Schachfestival Basel2.53
Svane,R2560Filipovic,B24021–02017A50Schachfestival Basel3.1
Alvarez Marquez,J2404Donchenko,A25590–12017A77Schachfestival Basel3.2
Schroeder,J2550Chu,W2289½–½2017B91Schachfestival Basel3.3
Stillger,B2261Gao,R2544½–½2017D34Schachfestival Basel3.4
Deepan Chakkravarthy,J2485Metz,H22551–02017D23Schachfestival Basel3.5
Low,Z2245Seul,G24051–02017B06Schachfestival Basel3.6
Safarli,E2686Van Foreest,L23561–02017C77Schachfestival Basel3.7
Warmerdam,M2350Bauer,C2635½–½2017B07Schachfestival Basel3.8
Bao,Q2343Heimann,A2603½–½2017A05Schachfestival Basel3.9
Kunin,V2576Thiel,T2297½–½2017D17Schachfestival Basel3.10
Gomes,M2299Pelletier,Y2576½–½2017A30Schachfestival Basel3.11
Abasov,N2561Bluhm,S22761–02017C95Schachfestival Basel3.12
Hamblok,R2294Bai,J25600–12017B21Schachfestival Basel3.13
Bellahcene,B2493Keetman,M22321–02017E90Schachfestival Basel3.14
Schneider,J2274Karthikeyan,P24880–12017A50Schachfestival Basel3.15
Guennigmann,M2183Korpa,B24730–12017B42Schachfestival Basel3.16
Collins,S2455Paul,M21351–02017B22Schachfestival Basel3.17
Beukema,J2182Mesaros,F23721–02017D00Schachfestival Basel3.18
Kolb,M2091Akshat,K23580–12017A36Schachfestival Basel3.19
Van Foreest,J2612Furman,B22051–02017D02Schachfestival Basel3.20
Pratyusha,B2247Antal,T24200–12017E32Schachfestival Basel3.21
Kevlishvili,R2417Sieber,F22031–02017C84Schachfestival Basel3.22
Beukema,S2398Curien,N21751–02017C18Schachfestival Basel3.23
Heinemann,J2227Anwesh,U23840–12017C84Schachfestival Basel3.24
Engel,L2373Nguyen,K21220–12017E67Schachfestival Basel3.25
Halfhide,S2222Heinz,T23460–12017C00Schachfestival Basel3.26
Tschann,S2208Zwahr,P2325½–½2017D20Schachfestival Basel3.27
Faibisovich,V2320Bethke,R20551–02017E09Schachfestival Basel3.28
Xheladini,M2171Beeke,B23150–12017C67Schachfestival Basel3.29
Schmitz,T2314Faraone,E20331–02017C47Schachfestival Basel3.30
Braeunlin,K1965Eichler,C2312½–½2017C55Schachfestival Basel3.31
Meier,V2284Pajeken,J19771–02017A13Schachfestival Basel3.32
Kaeppeli,A1952Rahnfeld,J22740–12017B94Schachfestival Basel3.33
Arcuti,D2269Cholleti,S1987½–½2017E32Schachfestival Basel3.34
Biastoch,B2134Benkovic,P24240–12017B42Schachfestival Basel3.35
Botta,G2377Ditter,J21401–02017C63Schachfestival Basel3.36
Jaber,D2135Kozak,A2376½–½2017D02Schachfestival Basel3.37
Ramaraju,N2124Nandhidhaa,P22680–12017D00Schachfestival Basel3.38
Martig,M2104Haag,G22510–12017A13Schachfestival Basel3.39
Kokje,J2093Kappeler,K22410–12017E04Schachfestival Basel3.40
Schmider,N2065Ruff,M22280–12017B42Schachfestival Basel3.41
Lumsdon,A1994Vulevic,V2225½–½2017B20Schachfestival Basel3.42
Srienz,C2223Harringer,M2009½–½2017A18Schachfestival Basel3.43
Schultze,J1984Jakel,W22230–12017D34Schachfestival Basel3.44
Wagner,B1926Roe,S22110–12017B03Schachfestival Basel3.45
Schleich,M2196Probst,A2093½–½2017A08Schachfestival Basel3.46
Brait,W1923Muetsch,A2163½–½2017E32Schachfestival Basel3.47
Yakimenko,A2242Kutschenko,R21011–02017C32Schachfestival Basel3.48
Pfatteicher,L2216Graeber,F2073½–½2017A11Schachfestival Basel3.49
Lorscheid,G2203Ditzler,J20521–02017B06Schachfestival Basel3.50
Fehr,A2148Ernst,H1998½–½2017D34Schachfestival Basel3.51
Kopylov,D2003Schweizer,S21310–12017B76Schachfestival Basel3.52
Engel,L2373Schweizer,S21311–02017C47Schachfestival Basel1.29
Deepan Chakkravarthy,J2485Svane,R2560½–½2017C07Schachfestival Basel4.1
Donchenko,A2559Low,Z22451–02017A16Schachfestival Basel4.2
Karthikeyan,P2488Safarli,E26860–12017A33Schachfestival Basel4.3
Korpa,B2473Abasov,N2561½–½2017A46Schachfestival Basel4.4
Bai,J2560Collins,S24551–02017E05Schachfestival Basel4.5
Akshat,K2358Schroeder,J2550½–½2017E20Schachfestival Basel4.6
Gao,R2544Beukema,J21821–02017C60Schachfestival Basel4.7
Chu,W2289Bellahcene,B24931–02017D59Schachfestival Basel4.8
Heimann,A2603Stillger,B22611–02017D41Schachfestival Basel4.9
Bauer,C2635Bao,Q23431–02017C26Schachfestival Basel4.10
Heinz,T2346Van Foreest,J26120–12017D13Schachfestival Basel4.11
Beeke,B2315Kunin,V25760–12017A37Schachfestival Basel4.12
Pelletier,Y2576Warmerdam,M2350½–½2017E94Schachfestival Basel4.13
Antal,T2420Faibisovich,V23201–02017C65Schachfestival Basel4.14
Thiel,T2297Kevlishvili,R24170–12017B23Schachfestival Basel4.15
Seul,G2405Schmitz,T23141–02017B01Schachfestival Basel4.16
Metz,H2255Alvarez Marquez,J24040–12017B70Schachfestival Basel4.17
Filipovic,B2402Gomes,M2299½–½2017B06Schachfestival Basel4.18
Rahnfeld,J2274Beukema,S23980–12017C45Schachfestival Basel4.19
Anwesh,U2384Meier,V2284½–½2017B72Schachfestival Basel4.20
Nguyen,K2122Botta,G23770–12017B23Schachfestival Basel4.21
Benkovic,P2424Kappeler,K2241½–½2017D35Schachfestival Basel4.22
Mesaros,F2372Keetman,M22321–02017E92Schachfestival Basel4.23
Van Foreest,L2356Ruff,M22281–02017C00Schachfestival Basel4.24
Zwahr,P2325Jakel,W2223½–½2017Schachfestival Basel4.25
Eichler,C2312Tschann,S2208½–½2017C54Schachfestival Basel4.26
Cholleti,S1987Hamblok,R2294½–½2017A96Schachfestival Basel4.27
Bluhm,S2276Guennigmann,M2183½–½2017D01Schachfestival Basel4.28
Roe,S2211Schneider,J22741–02017A14Schachfestival Basel4.29
Paul,M2135Arcuti,D22690–12017C33Schachfestival Basel4.30
Nandhidhaa,P2268Kolb,M20911–02017D04Schachfestival Basel4.31
Haag,G2251Braeunlin,K19651–02017A42Schachfestival Basel4.32
Kozak,A2376Xheladini,M21711–02017A41Schachfestival Basel4.33
Muetsch,A2163Engel,L23730–12017B93Schachfestival Basel4.34
Schweizer,S2131Pratyusha,B22471–02017C47Schachfestival Basel4.35
Probst,A2093Yakimenko,A2242½–½2017C41Schachfestival Basel4.36
Bethke,R2055Heinemann,J22270–12017B84Schachfestival Basel4.37
Vulevic,V2225Jaber,D21351–02017C00Schachfestival Basel4.38
Faraone,E2033Srienz,C2223½–½2017B17Schachfestival Basel4.39
Halfhide,S2222Biastoch,B2134½–½2017B32Schachfestival Basel4.40
Furman,B2205Lumsdon,A19940–12017A59Schachfestival Basel4.41
Pajeken,J1977Lorscheid,G22030–12017C41Schachfestival Basel4.42
Sieber,F2203Kaeppeli,A19520–12017C54Schachfestival Basel4.43
Harringer,M2009Schleich,M2196½–½2017B08Schachfestival Basel4.44
Curien,N2175Brait,W19231–02017D00Schachfestival Basel4.45
Kokje,J2093Pfatteicher,L22160–12017E83Schachfestival Basel4.46
Graeber,F2073Fehr,A21481–02017E89Schachfestival Basel4.47
Ditter,J2140Schmider,N20650–12017B86Schachfestival Basel4.48
Ernst,H1998Ramaraju,N21240–12017E32Schachfestival Basel4.49
Schultze,J1984Martig,M21041–02017E32Schachfestival Basel4.50
Kutschenko,R2101Wagner,B19260–12017C54Schachfestival Basel4.51
Ditzler,J2052Kopylov,D20030–12017D31Schachfestival Basel4.52
Safarli,E2686Donchenko,A25591–02017B50Schachfestival Basel5.1
Gao,R2544Bai,J2560½–½2017C47Schachfestival Basel5.2
Svane,R2560Chu,W22891–02017A31Schachfestival Basel5.3
Van Foreest,J2612Deepan Chakkravarthy,J24851–02017D00Schachfestival Basel5.4
Kevlishvili,R2417Bauer,C26350–12017B33Schachfestival Basel5.5
Alvarez Marquez,J2404Heimann,A2603½–½2017D95Schachfestival Basel5.6
Kunin,V2576Antal,T24201–02017B50Schachfestival Basel5.7
Abasov,N2561Akshat,K23581–02017B06Schachfestival Basel5.8
Schroeder,J2550Seul,G24051–02017C96Schachfestival Basel5.9
Beukema,S2398Korpa,B24731–02017B41Schachfestival Basel5.10
Low,Z2245Pelletier,Y2576½–½2017C11Schachfestival Basel5.11
Bellahcene,B2493Nandhidhaa,P22681–02017B41Schachfestival Basel5.12
Warmerdam,M2350Karthikeyan,P24880–12017B78Schachfestival Basel5.13
Collins,S2455Haag,G22511–02017C47Schachfestival Basel5.14
Meier,V2284Filipovic,B2402½–½2017A50Schachfestival Basel5.15
Gomes,M2299Anwesh,U2384½–½2017A13Schachfestival Basel5.16
Botta,G2377Roe,S2211½–½2017B22Schachfestival Basel5.17
Arcuti,D2269Mesaros,F2372½–½2017D87Schachfestival Basel5.18
Stillger,B2261Van Foreest,L23560–12017C47Schachfestival Basel5.19
Beukema,J2182Heinz,T2346½–½2017C15Schachfestival Basel5.20
Heinemann,J2227Benkovic,P2424½–½2017B42Schachfestival Basel5.21
Kappeler,K2241Kozak,A23760–12017D12Schachfestival Basel5.22
Engel,L2373Metz,H22551–02017B11Schachfestival Basel5.23
Bao,Q2343Vulevic,V22251–02017A40Schachfestival Basel5.24
Lorscheid,G2203Zwahr,P2325½–½2017D20Schachfestival Basel5.25
Faibisovich,V2320Curien,N21751–02017B14Schachfestival Basel5.26
Jakel,W2223Beeke,B23150–12017C34Schachfestival Basel5.27
Schmitz,T2314Schweizer,S21310–12017C26Schachfestival Basel5.28
Guennigmann,M2183Eichler,C2312½–½2017C91Schachfestival Basel5.29
Tschann,S2208Thiel,T22971–02017D08Schachfestival Basel5.30
Hamblok,R2294Nguyen,K21221–02017A46Schachfestival Basel5.31
Kaeppeli,A1952Bluhm,S22760–12017B45Schachfestival Basel5.32
Lumsdon,A1994Rahnfeld,J22740–12017B20Schachfestival Basel5.33
Yakimenko,A2242Cholleti,S1987½–½2017B23Schachfestival Basel5.34
Schneider,J2274Ramaraju,N2124½–½2017B40Schachfestival Basel5.35
Keetman,M2232Probst,A20931–02017B42Schachfestival Basel5.36
Ruff,M2228Kolb,M20911–02017E01Schachfestival Basel5.37
Srienz,C2223Graeber,F2073½–½2017A34Schachfestival Basel5.38
Schmider,N2065Halfhide,S22220–12017C77Schachfestival Basel5.39
Pfatteicher,L2216Faraone,E20331–02017B90Schachfestival Basel5.40
Schleich,M2196Schultze,J1984½–½2017B12Schachfestival Basel5.41
Wagner,B1926Paul,M21351–02017B33Schachfestival Basel5.42
Biastoch,B2134Harringer,M20091–02017C95Schachfestival Basel5.43
Braeunlin,K1965Pratyusha,B22470–12017C54Schachfestival Basel5.44
Schmuki,R2048Furman,B22051–02017B22Schachfestival Basel5.45
Brait,W1923Sieber,F22030–12017D85Schachfestival Basel5.46
Xheladini,M2171Bethke,R20550–12017C91Schachfestival Basel5.47
Kopylov,D2003Muetsch,A21631–02017B32Schachfestival Basel5.48
Jaber,D2135Pajeken,J1977½–½2017C68Schachfestival Basel5.49
Fehr,A2148Kokje,J20930–12017A25Schachfestival Basel5.50
Martig,M2104Ditter,J21400–12017E89Schachfestival Basel5.51
Ditzler,J2052Ernst,H1998½–½2017D36Schachfestival Basel5.52
Svane,R2560Safarli,E2686½–½2017A16Schachfestival Basel6.1
Bauer,C2635Schroeder,J25501–02017D55Schachfestival Basel6.2
Bai,J2560Van Foreest,J26121–02017D10Schachfestival Basel6.3
Donchenko,A2559Kunin,V2576½–½2017C42Schachfestival Basel6.4
Abasov,N2561Gao,R2544½–½2017B22Schachfestival Basel6.5
Bellahcene,B2493Beukema,S2398½–½2017C30Schachfestival Basel6.6
Heimann,A2603Low,Z22451–02017D85Schachfestival Basel6.7
Karthikeyan,P2488Alvarez Marquez,J24041–02017A26Schachfestival Basel6.8
Van Foreest,L2356Deepan Chakkravarthy,J24851–02017B51Schachfestival Basel6.9
Chu,W2289Collins,S24551–02017A06Schachfestival Basel6.10
Pelletier,Y2576Bao,Q2343½–½2017D30Schachfestival Basel6.11
Korpa,B2473Faibisovich,V23201–02017A11Schachfestival Basel6.12
Antal,T2420Gomes,M22990–12017B51Schachfestival Basel6.13
Beeke,B2315Kevlishvili,R24170–12017E63Schachfestival Basel6.14
Seul,G2405Hamblok,R2294½–½2017B50Schachfestival Basel6.15
Filipovic,B2402Tschann,S22081–02017A01Schachfestival Basel6.16
Anwesh,U2384Beukema,J21821–02017A14Schachfestival Basel6.17
Bluhm,S2276Botta,G2377½–½2017D02Schachfestival Basel6.18
Kozak,A2376Arcuti,D2269½–½2017E39Schachfestival Basel6.19
Rahnfeld,J2274Engel,L23731–02017B90Schachfestival Basel6.20
Mesaros,F2372Meier,V2284½–½2017A30Schachfestival Basel6.21
Roe,S2211Akshat,K23581–02017D07Schachfestival Basel6.22
Schweizer,S2131Warmerdam,M23500–12017B54Schachfestival Basel6.23
Benkovic,P2424Pfatteicher,L22161–02017A49Schachfestival Basel6.24
Heinz,T2346Heinemann,J22271–02017D90Schachfestival Basel6.25
Zwahr,P2325Guennigmann,M21830–12017B33Schachfestival Basel6.26
Eichler,C2312Lorscheid,G2203½–½2017A55Schachfestival Basel6.27
Nandhidhaa,P2268Biastoch,B21341–02017B20Schachfestival Basel6.28
Ruff,M2228Stillger,B22610–12017E08Schachfestival Basel6.29
Haag,G2251Wagner,B1926½–½2017E92Schachfestival Basel6.30
Cholleti,S1987Keetman,M22320–12017E92Schachfestival Basel6.31
Thiel,T2297Halfhide,S2222½–½2017C47Schachfestival Basel6.32
Curien,N2175Schmitz,T23140–12017B13Schachfestival Basel6.33
Nguyen,K2122Schneider,J22740–12017C07Schachfestival Basel6.34
Metz,H2255Schleich,M21960–12017E63Schachfestival Basel6.35
Pratyusha,B2247Schmuki,R20481–02017D36Schachfestival Basel6.36
Ramaraju,N2124Yakimenko,A2242½–½2017A17Schachfestival Basel6.37
Kappeler,K2241Kopylov,D20031–02017D46Schachfestival Basel6.38
Vulevic,V2225Schultze,J19841–02017B18Schachfestival Basel6.39
Bethke,R2055Srienz,C2223½–½2017B17Schachfestival Basel6.40
Jakel,W2223Kaeppeli,A19521–02017C30Schachfestival Basel6.41
Sieber,F2203Lumsdon,A19941–02017B12Schachfestival Basel6.42
Graeber,F2073Ditter,J21400–12017E81Schachfestival Basel6.43
Faraone,E2033Jaber,D21350–12017B85Schachfestival Basel6.44
Pajeken,J1977Kokje,J2093½–½2017B92Schachfestival Basel6.45
Probst,A2093Schmider,N20650–12017B50Schachfestival Basel6.46
Kolb,M2091Braeunlin,K19651–02017A21Schachfestival Basel6.47
Harringer,M2009Xheladini,M21710–12017B12Schachfestival Basel6.48
Furman,B2205Brait,W19231–02017E21Schachfestival Basel6.49
Ernst,H1998Kutschenko,R21010–12017E32Schachfestival Basel6.50
Muetsch,A2163Martig,M21040–12017B06Schachfestival Basel6.51
Safarli,E2686Bai,J2560½–½2017C42Schachfestival Basel7.1
Bauer,C2635Svane,R25601–02017D10Schachfestival Basel7.2
Gao,R2544Heimann,A26031–02017B51Schachfestival Basel7.3
Kunin,V2576Karthikeyan,P2488½–½2017D39Schachfestival Basel7.4
Beukema,S2398Abasov,N25610–12017B33Schachfestival Basel7.5
Van Foreest,L2356Donchenko,A2559½–½2017B17Schachfestival Basel7.6
Korpa,B2473Chu,W22891–02017B90Schachfestival Basel7.7
Van Foreest,J2612Filipovic,B24021–02017C01Schachfestival Basel7.8
Schroeder,J2550Anwesh,U2384½–½2017D02Schachfestival Basel7.9
Gomes,M2299Bellahcene,B24930–12017A09Schachfestival Basel7.10
Kevlishvili,R2417Rahnfeld,J2274½–½2017B80Schachfestival Basel7.11
Deepan Chakkravarthy,J2485Roe,S22111–02017D02Schachfestival Basel7.12
Hamblok,R2294Pelletier,Y25761–02017D02Schachfestival Basel7.13
Collins,S2455Bao,Q2343½–½2017C42Schachfestival Basel7.14
Meier,V2284Benkovic,P2424½–½2017E09Schachfestival Basel7.15
Arcuti,D2269Seul,G2405½–½2017E38Schachfestival Basel7.16
Alvarez Marquez,J2404Bluhm,S2276½–½2017E76Schachfestival Basel7.17
Botta,G2377Nandhidhaa,P2268½–½2017B22Schachfestival Basel7.18
Stillger,B2261Kozak,A2376½–½2017E04Schachfestival Basel7.19
Low,Z2245Mesaros,F2372½–½2017C54Schachfestival Basel7.20
Keetman,M2232Warmerdam,M23500–12017B81Schachfestival Basel7.21
Guennigmann,M2183Heinz,T23460–12017C11Schachfestival Basel7.22
Halfhide,S2222Antal,T24200–12017B94Schachfestival Basel7.23
Engel,L2373Kappeler,K22411–02017C42Schachfestival Basel7.24
Akshat,K2358Vulevic,V22251–02017E31Schachfestival Basel7.25
Faibisovich,V2320Jakel,W22231–02017D40Schachfestival Basel7.26
Tschann,S2208Beeke,B2315½–½2017D45Schachfestival Basel7.27
Schmitz,T2314Sieber,F2203½–½2017A45Schachfestival Basel7.28
Schleich,M2196Eichler,C2312½–½2017C45Schachfestival Basel7.29
Schneider,J2274Schweizer,S21310–12017C24Schachfestival Basel7.30
Lorscheid,G2203Haag,G2251½–½2017A34Schachfestival Basel7.31
Beukema,J2182Pratyusha,B22470–12017D00Schachfestival Basel7.32
Wagner,B1926Zwahr,P23251–02017C54Schachfestival Basel7.33
Jaber,D2135Thiel,T22970–12017B32Schachfestival Basel7.34
Yakimenko,A2242Kolb,M20911–02017C02Schachfestival Basel7.35
Biastoch,B2134Ruff,M22280–12017C84Schachfestival Basel7.36
Heinemann,J2227Ramaraju,N2124½–½2017B48Schachfestival Basel7.37
Srienz,C2223Schmider,N2065½–½2017D94Schachfestival Basel7.38
Pfatteicher,L2216Cholleti,S1987½–½2017E39Schachfestival Basel7.39
Ditter,J2140Bethke,R20551–02017B87Schachfestival Basel7.40
Schmuki,R2048Metz,H22550–12017B13Schachfestival Basel7.41
Kopylov,D2003Furman,B22051–02017B64Schachfestival Basel7.42
Lumsdon,A1994Curien,N21750–12017C00Schachfestival Basel7.43
Schultze,J1984Xheladini,M2171½–½2017B00Schachfestival Basel7.44
Kaeppeli,A1952Nguyen,K21221–02017B76Schachfestival Basel7.45
Kutschenko,R2101Pajeken,J1977½–½2017D00Schachfestival Basel7.46
Kokje,J2093Graeber,F20730–12017E04Schachfestival Basel7.47
Martig,M2104Faraone,E20331–02017A05Schachfestival Basel7.48
Braeunlin,K1965Probst,A20930–12017B42Schachfestival Basel7.49
Harringer,M2009Ditzler,J2052½–½2017B06Schachfestival Basel7.50
Brait,W1923Ernst,H19981–02017D36Schachfestival Basel7.51
Safarli,E2686Bauer,C26351–02017B01Schachfestival Basel8.1
Bai,J2560Abasov,N2561½–½2017E05Schachfestival Basel8.2
Van Foreest,J2612Gao,R25441–02017D01Schachfestival Basel8.3
Kunin,V2576Korpa,B2473½–½2017A07Schachfestival Basel8.4
Karthikeyan,P2488Svane,R25600–12017A11Schachfestival Basel8.5
Donchenko,A2559Kevlishvili,R24171–02017E60Schachfestival Basel8.6
Bellahcene,B2493Van Foreest,L23561–02017C30Schachfestival Basel8.7
Heimann,A2603Hamblok,R22941–02017A96Schachfestival Basel8.8
Warmerdam,M2350Schroeder,J25500–12017C92Schachfestival Basel8.9
Anwesh,U2384Deepan Chakkravarthy,J24850–12017B67Schachfestival Basel8.10
Chu,W2289Beukema,S23981–02017A80Schachfestival Basel8.11
Heinz,T2346Collins,S2455½–½2017D43Schachfestival Basel8.12
Antal,T2420Meier,V22841–02017E60Schachfestival Basel8.13
Seul,G2405Gomes,M2299½–½2017B28Schachfestival Basel8.14
Nandhidhaa,P2268Alvarez Marquez,J24040–12017B90Schachfestival Basel8.15
Filipovic,B2402Stillger,B22611–02017D02Schachfestival Basel8.16
Rahnfeld,J2274Botta,G2377½–½2017B19Schachfestival Basel8.17
Kozak,A2376Low,Z2245½–½2017A38Schachfestival Basel8.18
Bluhm,S2276Engel,L23730–12017A40Schachfestival Basel8.19
Mesaros,F2372Wagner,B19261–02017E97Schachfestival Basel8.20
Schweizer,S2131Akshat,K23580–12017B35Schachfestival Basel8.21
Bao,Q2343Arcuti,D22691–02017E09Schachfestival Basel8.22
Roe,S2211Faibisovich,V2320½–½2017E17Schachfestival Basel8.23
Pratyusha,B2247Schmitz,T23141–02017E94Schachfestival Basel8.24
Pelletier,Y2576Tschann,S22080–12017C00Schachfestival Basel8.25
Beeke,B2315Lorscheid,G22030–12017B07Schachfestival Basel8.26
Haag,G2251Schleich,M2196½–½2017E94Schachfestival Basel8.27
Sieber,F2203Yakimenko,A22420–12017C87Schachfestival Basel8.28
Ditter,J2140Keetman,M2232½–½2017B44Schachfestival Basel8.29
Ruff,M2228Guennigmann,M21831–02017A53Schachfestival Basel8.30
Curien,N2175Schneider,J22741–02017D02Schachfestival Basel8.31
Metz,H2255Pfatteicher,L2216½–½2017B42Schachfestival Basel8.32
Kappeler,K2241Beukema,J21820–12017A96Schachfestival Basel8.33
Graeber,F2073Heinemann,J2227½–½2017D85Schachfestival Basel8.34
Vulevic,V2225Kaeppeli,A19521–02017C50Schachfestival Basel8.35
Ramaraju,N2124Srienz,C2223½–½2017A13Schachfestival Basel8.36
Jakel,W2223Kopylov,D20031–02017B59Schachfestival Basel8.37
Cholleti,S1987Halfhide,S2222½–½2017A30Schachfestival Basel8.38
Schmider,N2065Jaber,D21351–02017B81Schachfestival Basel8.39
Zwahr,P2325Schultze,J19840–12017B19Schachfestival Basel8.40
Xheladini,M2171Probst,A20931–02017B06Schachfestival Basel8.41
Kolb,M2091Biastoch,B21340–12017A26Schachfestival Basel8.42
Pajeken,J1977Martig,M21040–12017B06Schachfestival Basel8.43
Bethke,R2055Kutschenko,R21011–02017B15Schachfestival Basel8.44
Furman,B2205Harringer,M2009½–½2017D10Schachfestival Basel8.45
Muetsch,A2163Schmuki,R20480–12017C08Schachfestival Basel8.46
Nguyen,K2122Lumsdon,A19941–02017B10Schachfestival Basel8.47
Ditzler,J2052Kokje,J20930–12017E65Schachfestival Basel8.48
Faraone,E2033Brait,W19231–02017C07Schachfestival Basel8.49
Ernst,H1998Braeunlin,K1965½–½2017A42Schachfestival Basel8.50
Abasov,N2561Safarli,E2686½–½2017C67Schachfestival Basel 20179
Bai,J2560Bellahcene,B24931–02017D30Schachfestival Basel 20179
Bauer,C2635Donchenko,A25591–02017B20Schachfestival Basel 20179
Deepan Chakkravarthy J2485Kunin,V25761–02017A10Schachfestival Basel 20179
Gao,R2544Chu,W22891–02017A05Schachfestival Basel 20179
Korpa,B2473Karthikeyan,P24880–12017C49Schachfestival Basel 20179
Schroeder,J2550Heimann,A2603½–½2017B90Schachfestival Basel 20179
Svane,R2560Van Foreest,J2612½–½2017D45Schachfestival Basel 20179

Next year, the Chess Festival Basel will take place from 2nd to 7th January 2018.

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Johannes Fischer was born in 1963 in Hamburg and studied English and German literature in Frankfurt. He now lives as a writer and translator in Nürnberg. He is a FIDE-Master and regularly writes for KARL, a German chess magazine focusing on the links between culture and chess. On his own blog he regularly publishes notes on "Film, Literature and Chess".

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