Marcin Tazbir triumphs at IBCA World Championship

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10/29/2023 – Marcin Tazbir is the new IBCA World Champion. The Polish GM completed the World Championship for Blind and Visually Impaired undefeated with an excellent score of 8 points in 9 games. The defending champion, IM Predrag Nikac (Montenegro), took second place with 7½ points, while bronze went to FM Alexey Streltsov (Israel) as the player with the best tiebreak score in a group of six participants.
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Press release by FIDE

IBCA World Chess Championship

Marcin Tazbir is the new IBCA World Champion. The Polish GM completed the World Championship for Blind and Visually Impaired undefeated with an excellent score of 8 points in 9 games. Congratulations!

The defending champion, IM Predrag Nikac (Montenegro), took second place with 7½ points, while bronze went to FM Alexey Streltsov (Israel) as the player with the best tiebreak score in a group of six participants.

The 9-round Swiss tournament featured 82 players from 29 countries. Among them were one GM, five IMs and three FMs, making it one of the strongest IBCA World Championships ever.

IBCA World Chess Championship

The closing ceremony of the event turned into a great night with the prize awards to the winners and a spectacular show of traditional Greek music with local singers and dancers.

The cups and medals to the winners were presented by the Deputy Mayor of Rhodes, Konstantinos Taraslias, the President of the Aegean Consumers Association, Georgios Avgerinos and the newly elected President of IBCA, Jörgen Magnusson.

Everyone is already looking forward to the next IBCA World Championship in 2025!

IBCA World Chess Championship

Final standings

Rk. Name Pts.  TB1 
1 Tazbir, Marcin 8 50
2 Nikac, Predrag 7,5 51
3 Streltsov, Alexey 6,5 52,5
4 Djakashov, Kuralbay 6,5 45,5
5 Kolpakov, Vladyslav 6,5 45,5
6 Jandric, Damjan 6,5 45
7 Bibikov, Yuriy 6,5 43,5
8 Adiyaman, Rene 6,5 42
9 Stachanczyk, Jacek 6 47
10 Dukaczewski, Piotr 6 46
11 Clemente Llamero, Roberto 6 44,5
12 Magnusson, Jorgen 6 44
13 Nizam, Rasim 6 42,5
14 Maklushov, Serik 6 36

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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Bursuc,M1832Tazbir,M24990–120232023 IBCA World Chapionship1
Saltik,S1694Spinu,E21141–020232023 IBCA World Chapionship1
Dima,M1917Makkinje,J13611–02023A002023 IBCA World Chapionship1
Prpic,M1725Djakashov,K21330–120232023 IBCA World Chapionship1
Sarantidis,G1119Vela Ignacio,J18730–120232023 IBCA World Chapionship1
Magnusson,J2240Georgiev,T17791–020232023 IBCA World Chapionship1
Maklushov,S1922Spychala,J14321–020232023 IBCA World Chapionship1
Mueller,T2046De Jong,L16191–020232023 IBCA World Championship1
Adiyaman,R2122Bratu,G17191–020232023 IBCA World Championship1
Nizam,R2150Deville,O17511–020232023 IBCA World Championship1
Stachanczyk,J2066Mikulec,M18551–020232023 IBCA World Championship2
Bibikov,Y2050Sahrane,J15141–02023A002023 IBCA World Championship2
Spinu,E2114Berginas,S15081–02023C022023 IBCA World Championship2
Zanoletty Garcia,D1840Yatsishin,I20190–12023A002023 IBCA World Championship2
Gooijers,R1282Chiriboga,D-0–120232023 IBCA World Championship3
Saltik,S1694Shepelev,I2022½–½2023D792023 IBCA World Championship3
Horbal,J1613Harnandan,S1863½–½20232023 IBCA World Championship3
Adiyaman,R2122Tonteri,A18501–020232023 IBCA World Championship3
Meyer,E1649Vela Ignacio,J18731–020232023 IBCA World Championship3
Mueller,T2046Vroini,B1918½–½20232023 IBCA World Championship3
Nikac,P2283Saez Gabikagogeaskoa,O19101–020232023 IBCA World Championship3
Stachanczy,J2066Perttula,J18901–020232023 IBCA World Championship4
Spinu,E2114Bogatu,V1588½–½20232023 IBCA World Championship4
Spoelstra,J1485Kapnakis,K1061½–½20232023 IBCA World Championship4
Tonteri,A1850Horbal,J16131–020232023 IBCA World Championship4
Ikromalieva,S1497Bursuc,M18320–120232023 IBCA World Championship
Bibikov,Y2050Falkowski,D18671–020232023 IBCA World Championship4
Balci,M1381Spoelstra,J14851–020232023 IBCA World Championship3
Vrioni,B1918Magnusson. Jorgen2240½–½20232023 IBCA World Championship4
Tazbir,M2499Nikac,P22831–020232023 IBCA World Championship4
Dima,M1917Adiyaman,R2122½–½20232023 IBCA World Championship4
De Jong,L1619Makhsudova,M-1–020232023 IBCA World Championship4
Sarantidis,G1119Gooijers,R12820–120232023 IBCA World Championship4
Boer,J1661Gooijers,R12821–020232023 IBCA World Championship2
Nikac,P2283Djakashov,K21331–020232023 IBCA World Championship5
Kapnakis,K1061Sahrane,J1514½–½20232023 IBCA World Championship5
Magnusson,J2240Gulamov,I18041–020232023 IBCA World Championship5
Boer,J1661Saez Gabikagogeaskoa,O19100–120232023 IBCA World Championship5
Streltsov,A2343Tazbir,M24990–120232023 IBCA World Championship5
Bland,M-Bratu,G17190–12023A002023 IBCA World Ind. Chess Championship4
Gjakashov,K2133Yatsishin,I20191–020232023 IBCA World Ind. Chess Championship4
Tazbir,M2499Kolpakov,V2238½–½2023B922023 IBCA World Ind. Chess Championship6
Madjeric,M1655Georgiev,T17790–120232023 IBCA World Ind. Chess Championship6
Deville,O1751Dima,M1917½–½20232023 IBCA World Ind. Chess Championship6
Ikromalieva,S1497Bland,M-1–020232023 IBCA World Ind. Chess Championship6
Knafo,M1505Prpic,M1725½–½20232023 IBCA World Ind. Chess Championship6
Georgiev,T1779Dyballa,G1919½–½20232023 IBCA World Ind. Chess Championship7
Balci,M1381Bursuc,M1832½–½20232023 IBCA World Ind. Chess Championship6
Adiyaman,R2122Vrioni,B19181–020232023 IBCA World Ind. Chess Championship5
Bursuc,M1832De Jong,L1619½–½20232023 IBCA World Ind. Chess Championship5
Saltic,S1694Bindzus,E19951–020232023 IBCA World Ind. Chess Championship5
Bibikov Yiuriy2050FM Streltsov Alexey2343½–½2023A13Ibca 2023 world champ.6
Perttula Juha1890Horbalova Ivana12642023B06Ibca world championchip1
Blecic Jovan-Tonteri Ari18500–12023E18Ibca world championchip1
Bindzus Ernst1995Knafo Michael15051–02023C41Ibca world championchip1
Horbal Jozef1613Shepelev Igor20220–12023A59Ibca world championchip1

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