Nine leaders in Gjakova

Results of round 3

Br.	Nr.		Name	FED	Elo	Pkt.	Ergebnis	Pkt.		Name	FED	Elo	Nr.
1	48	GM	Lupulescu Constantin	ROU	2620	2	0 - 1	2	GM	Wojtaszek Radoslaw	POL	2722	2
2	50	GM	Salgado Lopez Ivan	ESP	2618	2	½ - ½	2	GM	Ponomariov Ruslan	UKR	2715	4
3	7	GM	Matlakov Maxim	RUS	2693	2	1 - 0	2	GM	Bok Benjamin	NED	2614	52
4	8	GM	Fressinet Laurent	FRA	2692	2	½ - ½	2	GM	Zubov Alexander	UKR	2612	55
5	56	GM	Khismatullin Denis	RUS	2609	2	0 - 1	2	GM	Inarkiev Ernesto	RUS	2686	12
6	57	GM	Yilmaz Mustafa	TUR	2603	2	½ - ½	2	GM	Laznicka Viktor	CZE	2668	20
7	58	GM	Andriasian Zaven	ARM	2602	2	1 - 0	2	GM	Dreev Aleksey	RUS	2662	24
8	59	GM	Ter-Sahakyan Samvel	ARM	2601	2	0 - 1	2	GM	Jobava Baadur	GEO	2661	26
9	60	GM	Goganov Aleksey	RUS	2600	2	½ - ½	2	GM	Saric Ivan	CRO	2650	30
10	32	GM	Ipatov Alexander	TUR	2648	2	1 - 0	2	GM	Brkic Ante	CRO	2584	70
11	36	GM	Dubov Daniil	RUS	2644	2	1 - 0	2	GM	Kulaots Kaido	EST	2566	82
12	61	GM	Parligras Mircea-Emilian	ROU	2599	2	1 - 0	2	GM	Romanov Evgeny	RUS	2641	40
13	84	GM	Kovalev Vladislav	BLR	2562	2	½ - ½	2	GM	Berkes Ferenc	HUN	2636	42
14	43	GM	Hovhannisyan Robert	ARM	2632	2	½ - ½	2	IM	Petrosyan Manuel	ARM	2480	108
15	89	GM	Sturua Zurab	GEO	2548	2	1 - 0	2	GM	Onischuk Vladimir	UKR	2628	44
16	1	GM	Navara David	CZE	2735	1½	1 - 0	1½	GM	Kunin Vitaly	GER	2595	64
17	3	GM	Vitiugov Nikita	RUS	2721	1½	1 - 0	1½	GM	Hracek Zbynek	CZE	2598	62
18	5	GM	Vallejo Pons Francisco	ESP	2700	1½	1 - 0	1½	GM	Palac Mladen	CRO	2577	72
19	73	GM	Antipov Mikhail Al.	RUS	2576	1½	½ - ½	1½	GM	Ragger Markus	AUT	2696	6
20	69	GM	Demchenko Anton	RUS	2589	1½	½ - ½	1½	GM	Hammer Jon Ludvig	NOR	2689	10
21	81	GM	Gagunashvili Merab	GEO	2569	1½	1 - 0	1½	GM	Fedoseev Vladimir	RUS	2685	14
22	15	GM	Najer Evgeniy	RUS	2681	1½	½ - ½	1½	GM	Prohaszka Peter	HUN	2593	66
23	77	GM	Vocaturo Daniele	ITA	2574	1½	1 - 0	1½	GM	Piorun Kacper	POL	2681	16
24	17	GM	Korobov Anton	UKR	2674	1½	1 - 0	1½	GM	Steingrimsson Hedinn	ISL	2574	76
25	93	GM	Sanikidze Tornike	GEO	2537	1½	1 - 0	1½	GM	Howell David W L	ENG	2671	18
26	19	GM	Nisipeanu Liviu-Dieter	GER	2669	1½	½ - ½	1½	GM	Oparin Grigoriy	RUS	2575	74
27	21	GM	Areshchenko Alexander	UKR	2667	1½	½ - ½	1½	GM	Donchenko Alexander	GER	2569	80
28	22	GM	Duda Jan-Krzysztof	POL	2666	1½	1 - 0	1½	GM	Brunello Sabino	ITA	2573	78
29	27	GM	Jones Gawain C B	ENG	2657	1½	½ - ½	1½	GM	Dvirnyy Danyyil	ITA	2552	88
30	29	GM	Bartel Mateusz	POL	2653	1½	½ - ½	1½	GM	Can Emre	TUR	2557	86
31	31	GM	Grandelius Nils	SWE	2649	1½	1 - 0	1½	GM	Stupak Kirill	BLR	2535	94
32	33	GM	Zhigalko Sergei	BLR	2647	1½	1 - 0	1½	GM	Boruchovsky Avital	ISR	2542	90
33	97	GM	Blomqvist Erik	SWE	2526	1½	0 - 1	1½	GM	Kobalia Mikhail	RUS	2646	34
34	35	GM	Melkumyan Hrant	ARM	2646	1½	0 - 1	1½	IM	Svane Rasmus	GER	2526	98
35	37	GM	Kovalenko Igor	LAT	2644	1½	½ - ½	1½	GM	Stocek Jiri	CZE	2534	95
36	105	GM	Haznedaroglu Kivanc	TUR	2494	1½	½ - ½	1½	GM	Volokitin Andrei	UKR	2642	38
37	39	GM	Kravtsiv Martyn	UKR	2641	1½	1 - 0	1½	GM	Neverov Valeriy	UKR	2498	102
38	41	GM	Georgiev Kiril	BUL	2640	1½	0 - 1	1½	GM	Andersen Mads	DEN	2505	100
39	45	GM	Beliavsky Alexander G	SLO	2624	1½	½ - ½	1½	IM	Petrov Nikita	RUS	2475	110
40	113	IM	Studer Noel	SUI	2463	1½	0 - 1	1½	GM	Oleksiyenko Mykhaylo	UKR	2622	46
41	49	GM	Nabaty Tamir	ISR	2619	1½	½ - ½	1½	IM	Valsecchi Alessio	ITA	2494	106
42	51	GM	Anton Guijarro David	ESP	2616	1½	1 - 0	1½	IM	Firat Burak	TUR	2461	114
43	53	GM	Pantsulaia Levan	GEO	2613	1½	1 - 0	1½	IM	Schachinger Mario	AUT	2443	118
44	137		Saraci Nderim	KOS	2275	1½	½ - ½	1½	GM	Pashikian Arman	ARM	2612	54

...

Radoslaw Wojtaszek, number two seed (Photo: Polish Chess Federation)

The first three rounds went well for Poland's number one. In round four he will play with White against Alexander Ipatov, in round three he showed why the Sicilian is so popular for Black.

Russian grandmaster Maxim Matlakov won a smooth positional game against Benjamin Bok from Holland.

Jan-Krzystof Duda

Duda drew in round two against Alexander Donchenko and in round three he won a theoretically interesting game in the Scotch against Sabino Brunello.

The young German Rasmus Svane managed a small upset in round three: He won with black against the higher-rated Hrant Melkumyan (2646 Elo).

Rasmus Svane (Photo: Georgios Souleidis)

Games from rounds 1 to 3

David Howell (left) was considered as one of the favorites but suffered a loss against Tornike Sanikidze in round two.

The tournament hall

The organising team

The Hotel Pashtriku

Standings after three rounds

Rg.	Snr		Name	Typ	sex	Elo	Pkt.	Wtg1
1	7	GM	Matlakov Maxim			RUS	2693	3,0
2	2	GM	Wojtaszek Radoslaw			POL	2722	3,0
	12	GM	Inarkiev Ernesto			RUS	2686	3,0
4	26	GM	Jobava Baadur			GEO	2661	3,0
5	32	GM	Ipatov Alexander			TUR	2648	3,0
	36	GM	Dubov Daniil	U20		RUS	2644	3,0
7	58	GM	Andriasian Zaven			ARM	2602	3,0
8	89	GM	Sturua Zurab	S50		GEO	2548	3,0
9	61	GM	Parligras Mircea-Emilian			ROU	2599	3,0
10	4	GM	Ponomariov Ruslan			UKR	2715	2,5
11	20	GM	Laznicka Viktor			CZE	2668	2,5
	30	GM	Saric Ivan			CRO	2650	2,5
	42	GM	Berkes Ferenc			HUN	2636	2,5
14	43	GM	Hovhannisyan Robert			ARM	2632	2,5
	50	GM	Salgado Lopez Ivan			ESP	2618	2,5
	57	GM	Yilmaz Mustafa			TUR	2603	2,5
	84	GM	Kovalev Vladislav			BLR	2562	2,5
18	55	GM	Zubov Alexander			UKR	2612	2,5
19	108	IM	Petrosyan Manuel	U18		ARM	2480	2,5
20	8	GM	Fressinet Laurent			FRA	2692	2,5
21	34	GM	Kobalia Mikhail			RUS	2646	2,5
22	5	GM	Vallejo Pons Francisco			ESP	2700	2,5
23	100	GM	Andersen Mads			DEN	2505	2,5
24	39	GM	Kravtsiv Martyn			UKR	2641	2,5
25	93	GM	Sanikidze Tornike			GEO	2537	2,5
26	3	GM	Vitiugov Nikita			RUS	2721	2,5
27	46	GM	Oleksiyenko Mykhaylo			UKR	2622	2,5
	98	IM	Svane Rasmus	U20		GER	2526	2,5
29	17	GM	Korobov Anton			UKR	2674	2,5
30	22	GM	Duda Jan-Krzysztof	U18		POL	2666	2,5
31	60	GM	Goganov Aleksey			RUS	2600	2,5
32	1	GM	Navara David			CZE	2735	2,5
	33	GM	Zhigalko Sergei			BLR	2647	2,5
	53	GM	Pantsulaia Levan			GEO	2613	2,5
35	31	GM	Grandelius Nils			SWE	2649	2,5
	51	GM	Anton Guijarro David			ESP	2616	2,5
	81	GM	Gagunashvili Merab			GEO	2569	2,5
38	77	GM	Vocaturo Daniele			ITA	2574	2,5

...245 players

Starting list

No.		Name	FideID	Rtg
1	GM	Navara David	309095	2735
2	GM	Wojtaszek Radoslaw	1118358	2722
3	GM	Vitiugov Nikita	4152956	2721
4	GM	Ponomariov Ruslan	14103320	2715
5	GM	Vallejo Pons Francisco	2205530	2700
6	GM	Ragger Markus	1610856	2696
7	GM	Matlakov Maxim	4168003	2693
8	GM	Fressinet Laurent	608742	2692
9	GM	Kryvoruchko Yuriy	14109182	2691
10	GM	Hammer Jon Ludvig	1503707	2689
11	GM	Sargissian Gabriel	13300881	2689
12	GM	Inarkiev Ernesto	4162722	2686
13	GM	Cheparinov Ivan	2905540	2685
14	GM	Fedoseev Vladimir	24130737	2685
15	GM	Najer Evgeniy	4118987	2681
16	GM	Piorun Kacper	1130420	2681
17	GM	Korobov Anton	14105730	2674
18	GM	Howell David W L	410608	2671
19	GM	Nisipeanu Liviu-Dieter	1202758	2669
20	GM	Laznicka Viktor	316385	2668
21	GM	Areshchenko Alexander	14109530	2667
22	GM	Duda Jan-Krzysztof	1170546	2666
23	GM	Moiseenko Alexander	14102560	2663
24	GM	Dreev Aleksey	4100107	2662
25	GM	Postny Evgeny	2804344	2662
26	GM	Jobava Baadur	13601520	2661
27	GM	Jones Gawain C B	409561	2657
28	GM	Swiercz Dariusz	1126881	2656
29	GM	Bartel Mateusz	1112635	2653
30	GM	Saric Ivan	14508150	2650
31	GM	Grandelius Nils	1710400	2649
32	GM	Ipatov Alexander	14116731	2648
33	GM	Zhigalko Sergei	13502956	2647
34	GM	Kobalia Mikhail	4119150	2646
35	GM	Melkumyan Hrant	13302485	2646
36	GM	Dubov Daniil	24126055	2644
37	GM	Kovalenko Igor	14117908	2644
38	GM	Volokitin Andrei	14107090	2642
39	GM	Kravtsiv Martyn	14113147	2641
40	GM	Romanov Evgeny	4148843	2641
41	GM	Georgiev Kiril	2900017	2640
42	GM	Berkes Ferenc	718572	2636
43	GM	Hovhannisyan Robert	13302507	2632
44	GM	Onischuk Vladimir	14114038	2628
45	GM	Beliavsky Alexander G	14602377	2624
46	GM	Oleksiyenko Mykhaylo	4152417	2622
47	GM	Gabuzyan Hovhannes	13303732	2620
48	GM	Lupulescu Constantin	1207822	2620
49	GM	Nabaty Tamir	2809052	2619
50	GM	Salgado Lopez Ivan	2257327	2618
51	GM	Anton Guijarro David	2285525	2616
52	GM	Bok Benjamin	1017063	2614
53	GM	Pantsulaia Levan	13602071	2613
54	GM	Pashikian Arman	13301578	2612
55	GM	Zubov Alexander	14109409	2612
56	GM	Khismatullin Denis	4142578	2609
57	GM	Yilmaz Mustafa	6302718	2603
58	GM	Andriasian Zaven	13302000	2602
59	GM	Ter-Sahakyan Samvel	13302531	2601
60	GM	Goganov Aleksey	24109959	2600

...245 players

Schedule:

Day	Date	Hour	Program
Wednesday	11.05.2016		Arrivals of participants
Wednesday	11.05.2016	20:00	Opening ceremony
Thursday	11.05.2016	22:00	Technical meeting
Thursday	12.05.2016	15:30	Round I
Friday	13.05.2016	15:30	Round II
Saturday	14.05.2016	15:30	Round III
Sunday	15.05.2016	15:30	Round IV
Monday	16.05.2016	15:30	Round V
Tuesday	17.05.2016	15:30	Round VI
Wednesday	18.05.2016		Rest day
Thursday	19.05.2016	15:30	Round VII
Friday	20.05.2016	15:30	Round VIII
Saturday	21.05.2016	15:30	Round IX
Sunday	22.05.2016	15:30	Round X
Monday	23.05.2016	11:00	Round XI
Monday	23.05.2016	20:00	Closing ceremony
Tuesday	24.05.2016		Departure

Photos: Tournament page

Complete results at Chess-Results.com

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