Kamsky wins Cappelle la Grande Open
2/28/2016 – The open tournament in Cappelle la Grande in France has a long and vibrant tradition. Its 32nd edition attracted 538 players, among them strong grandmasters such as Kevin Spraggett or Artur Jussupow. With a rating of 2667 US-Grandmaster Gata Kamsky was top seed and did not disappoint: With 7.5/9 he became sole and convincing tournament winner.
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Gata Kamsky (Photo: Alexandre Feyrin, tournament page)
With six wins and three draws Kamsky did not lose a single game. He convinced with a fine mix of patient positional play and a keen tactical eye.
The three winners: Christian Bauer, Eduardo Iturrizaga, and Gata Kamsky
Photo: Alexandre Feyrin (Tournament page)
2014 World Champion U10: The 11-year old Sarin Nihal from India
attracted a lot of attention. He played a strong tournament
and finished with 5.0/9.
Final standings
| Pl | Nom | Elo | Cat. | Fede | Pts | Tr. | Perf | Bu. | |
| 1 | g | KAMSKY Gata | 2667 F | SenM | USA | 7½ | 44½ | 2806 | 56 |
| 2 | g | ITURRIZAGA BONELLI Eduardo | 2624 F | SenM | VEN | 7 | 45½ | 2717 | 54½ |
| 3 | g | BAUER Christian | 2631 F | SenM | FRA | 7 | 44½ | 2747 | 55 |
| 4 | m | ANURAG Mhamal | 2383 F | SenM | IND | 7 | 43½ | 2648 | 53 |
| 5 | g | VOVK Andrey | 2632 F | SenM | UKR | 7 | 43 | 2656 | 53½ |
| 6 | g | JUSSUPOW Artur | 2578 F | SenM | GER | 7 | 43 | 2639 | 53½ |
| 7 | g | SASIKIRAN Krishnan | 2632 F | SenM | IND | 7 | 42 | 2688 | 51 |
| 8 | g | KULAOTS Kaido | 2575 F | SenM | EST | 7 | 41½ | 2618 | 52½ |
| 9 | g | GOPAL G.n. | 2525 F | SenM | IND | 6½ | 45 | 2630 | 55½ |
| 10 | g | MIEZIS Normunds | 2486 F | SenM | LAT | 6½ | 44½ | 2655 | 55½ |
| 11 | g | PEREZ PONSA Federico | 2586 F | SenM | ARG | 6½ | 43½ | 2669 | 54½ |
| 12 | g | VOROBIOV Evgeny E. | 2571 F | SenM | RUS | 6½ | 43½ | 2569 | 53½ |
| 13 | g | TROFF Kayden W | 2511 F | CadM | USA | 6½ | 43 | 2635 | 53 |
| 14 | g | DJUKIC Nikola | 2565 F | SenM | MNE | 6½ | 43 | 2565 | 53½ |
| 15 | g | KHARITONOV Alexandr | 2569 F | SenM | RUS | 6½ | 43 | 2560 | 52½ |
| 16 | g | GUPTA Abhijeet | 2613 F | SenM | IND | 6½ | 42½ | 2635 | 53½ |
| 17 | g | ZUBOV Alexander | 2603 F | SenM | UKR | 6½ | 42½ | 2629 | 53 |
| 18 | g | BURMAKIN Vladimir | 2556 F | SenM | RUS | 6½ | 42½ | 2593 | 52½ |
| 19 | g | LALITH BABU M R | 2554 F | SenM | IND | 6½ | 42 | 2591 | 52½ |
| 20 | m | ESSERMAN Marc | 2410 F | SenM | USA | 6½ | 42 | 2587 | 52 |
| 21 | g | KAZHGALEYEV Murtas | 2580 F | SenM | KAZ | 6½ | 41½ | 2608 | 52 |
| 22 | g | KVEINYS Aloyzas | 2524 F | SenM | LTU | 6½ | 41 | 2584 | 50½ |
| 23 | g | RIFF Jean-Noel | 2505 F | SenM | FRA | 6½ | 41 | 2541 | 49½ |
| 24 | g | LU Shanglei | 2617 F | SenM | CHN | 6½ | 40½ | 2637 | 51 |
| 25 | m | KANAREK Marcel | 2533 F | SenM | POL | 6½ | 40 | 2511 | 50 |
| 26 | m | DAULYTE Deimante | 2391 F | SenF | LTU | 6½ | 39½ | 2520 | 49 |
| 27 | g | DEMUTH Adrien | 2544 F | SenM | FRA | 6½ | 39½ | 2484 | 49½ |
| 28 | g | JIANU Vlad-Cristian | 2570 F | SenM | ROU | 6½ | 38½ | 2484 | 48 |
| 29 | g | NAUMKIN Igor | 2413 F | SenM | RUS | 6½ | 38 | 2405 | 47 |
... 538 players
Impressions
Former World Championship candidate Kevin Spraggett
Artur Jussupov, also a former World Championship candidate and a living chess legend.
Christian Bauer from France
Andrea-Christina Navrotescu
Deimante Daulyte
Dina Belenkaya
Olga Kalina
Nataliya Buksa
Vera Nebolsina
Bilel Bellahcene
Kamil Dragun
Eyal Grinberg
Jean-Luc Chabanon
Matthieu Cornette
Yuri Vovk
Vladimir Burmakin
Tigran Gharamian
Raluca Sgircea
Photos: Philippe Dornbusch
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