Nine leaders in Gjakova

by Johannes Fischer
5/15/2016 – After three rounds nine players share the lead with 3.0/3 at the European Championship in Gjakova and only two of them belong to the top ten of the starting list: Radoslav Wojtaszek and Maxim Matlakov. Nine of the 15 top encounters in round three were decided, six times the Elo-favorites won, but in three games the favorites failed to win.
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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

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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.

 
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1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.g3 e5 7.Nde2 Be7 8.Bg2 0-0 9.a4 9.0-0 is the main line. 9...Nc6 Wojtaszek uses the fact that he did put his knight to d7 - the usual square for the knight in the Najdorf - and plays the knight to c6 where it has an eye on b4, the square White weakened with 9.a4. 10.0-0 Nb4 11.b3 Be6 12.Ba3 a5 This weakens b5 but is the only way to keep the knight on b4. And the game shows that Black can comfortably live with the weakness of b5. 12...Qa5? 13.Qd2 Rac8 14.Nd5+- 12...Qb6?! 13.Qd2 Rac8 13...a5 14.a5!+- 13.Qd2 13.Nb5 d5! 14.c3 Nc6 15.Bxe7 Nxe7 16.exd5 Bxd5= 13...Rc8 14.Rac1 Re8 15.h3 d5
If Black manages to achieve the ...d5 break without suffering serious consequences he usually equalized. This position is no exception and Lupulescu must already be careful. 16.exd5 Nfxd5 17.Nxd5 Nxd5 18.Bxe7 Rxe7 19.Rfd1 Rd7 20.Qe1 Nb4 attacking White's weak queenside. After 20...Qc7 21.c4 Nb4 22.Rxd7 Bxd7 23.Rd1 Bc6 Black has the better structure but White has the d-file. 24.Bxc6 bxc6 25.Qd2= 21.Bxb7 Rcc7 22.Bg2 22.Be4! f5 23.Bg2 Nxc2 24.Rxd7 Rxd7 25.Qc3 and compared to the game White has more counterplay because the pawn on f5 is not strong but tends to be weak. Nb4? 26.Qxe5 Bxb3 27.Nf4± 22...Nxc2 23.Rxd7 Rxd7 24.Qc3 Nb4 25.Qe3 25.Qxe5 Nd3-+ 25...f6 Wojtaszek has the better structure and the more active pieces. 26.f4? 26.Kh2 Rd2 26...Rd3 27.Qa7 27.Be4 Rb2 28.Rb1! Rxb1 28...Ra2 29.Rc1 Qd2?? 30.Qb6+- 29.Bxb1 g6 26...Rd3 27.Qc5 Rd2 28.Qb5 h6 29.fxe5 Nd3 30.Rc3 Nxe5 Black's king is safe, White's king is not. 31.Re3 Rb2 32.Kh2 Better is 32.Nf4 Bf7 33.Bd5! Rd2 33...Bxd5 34.Qxd5+ Qxd5 35.Nxd5 Kf7 36.g4 with good drawing chances. 34.Bxf7+ Kxf7 35.Qb7+ Rd7 36.Qe4 32...Bc4! Liquidating into a won position. The white pieces are not coordinated enough to drum up sufficient counterplay. 33.bxc4 Rxb5 34.cxb5 Qd2 35.Re4 Qb2 36.Nd4 h5 37.Kg1 g5 38.Nf3 Qb1+ 39.Ne1 Nd3 40.Kf1 Nc5 41.Rc4 Nxa4 42.Rc8+ Kg7 43.Rb8 Qf5+ 44.Kg1 Qc5+ 45.Kh2 Nb6 46.Rb7+ Kf8 47.Nf3 a4 48.Nd2 a3 49.Ne4 Qd4 50.Ra7 Qb2 0–1
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Lupulescu,C2620Wojtaszek,R27220–12016B9117th ch-EUR Indiv 20163.1

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

 
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1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.d4 Nf6 5.0-0 0-0 6.c4 c6 7.b3 dxc4 8.bxc4 c5 9.Bb2 Qb6 10.Qb3 cxd4 11.Bxd4 Qxb3 12.axb3 Nc6 13.Nc3 Nxd4 14.Nxd4
Black has the pair of bishops but White has pressure against Black's queenside. In the course White managed to emphasize his advantages. 14...a6 15.e3 Rb8 16.b4 Bd7 17.c5 Rfc8 18.Na4 Be8 19.Nb6 Rd8 20.Rad1 e6 21.Nb3 Bb5 22.Rxd8+ Rxd8 23.Rc1 Nd7 24.Rd1 Bf6 25.Nxd7 Bxd7 26.Bxb7 Bb5 27.Rxd8+ Bxd8 28.f4 Kf8 29.Kf2 Bf6 30.Nd4 Ke7 31.Bf3 Bd7 32.Ke1 g5 33.Kd2 gxf4 34.gxf4 Bc8 35.Nc6+ Ke8 36.Ne5 Bd8 37.Bc6+ Ke7 38.Be4 Bc7 39.Bxh7 f5 40.h4 Kf6 41.h5 Bxe5 42.fxe5+ Kxe5 43.c6 1–0
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Matlakov,M2693Bok,B26141–02016D7817th ch-EUR Indiv 20163.3

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.

 
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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Nb3 Bb6 6.Nc3 Nf6 7.Qe2 0-0 8.Be3 Re8 9.f3 d5 10.0-0-0 d4N A new move. A previous game continued 10...Be6 11.Qf2 Ne5 12.h3 Ng6 13.Bxb6 axb6 14.f4 Bd7 15.f5 Ne5 16.exd5 b5 17.a3 Nc4 18.Bxc4 bxc4 19.Nd2 b5 20.g4 b4 21.axb4 Ra1+ 22.Ndb1 Ne4 23.Nxe4 Rxe4 24.f6 Qa8 25.Qf3 Qe8 26.Qc3 Qa8 27.Qf3 Qe8 28.Rhf1 g5 29.Qg3 Re3 30.Rf3 Re2 31.Rf2 Ba4 32.Qf3 Rxb1+ 33.Kxb1 Bxc2+ 34.Kc1 Bxd1 35.Kxd1 Re3 36.Qf5 h6 37.b5 Re5 38.Qf3 Qxb5 39.Re2 Qxd5+ 40.Qxd5 Caruana,F (2775) -Naiditsch,A (2700) Dortmund 2012 1/2-1/2 11.Bf2 Ng4 12.Kb1 Nxf2 13.Qxf2 d3 14.Qd2 dxc2+ 15.Qxc2 Qh4 16.Nd5 Be6 17.g3 Qh6 18.Qc3 Bxd5 19.Rxd5 Ne7 20.Rd1 Rad8 21.Bc4 Nc8 22.e5 Qe3 23.Qxe3 Bxe3 24.Na5 Rxd1+ 25.Rxd1 Nb6 26.Bb3 g5 27.Nxb7 Rxe5 28.Nd8 Rf5 29.Re1 Bc5 30.Nxf7 Kg7 31.Nd8 Bd6 32.Ne6+ Kf6 33.Nxc7 Re5 34.Rxe5 Kxe5 35.Nb5 Bb8 36.Kc2 a6 37.Nc3 Ba7 38.Bf7 Nd7 39.b4 Bg1 40.h3 h6 41.Bc4 Nb8 42.Kb3 Bf2 43.Ne2 Be1 44.Ka4 Kd6 45.a3 Kc7 46.f4 gxf4 47.gxf4 Kb6 48.f5 Nd7 49.Nf4 Bh4 50.Be6 Nf6 51.Nd5+ Nxd5 52.Bxd5 Bf6 53.Bc4 Bg7 54.Bd3 Bf6 55.Bc2 Be7 56.Bd1 Kc6 57.Kb3 Bf6 58.a4 Bg7 59.Be2 Kb6 60.a5+ Kb7 61.Kc4 Kc6 62.Bf3+ Kc7 63.b5 axb5+ 64.Kxb5 Kd6 65.Kb6 Ke5 66.Bg4 h5 67.a6 Kf4 68.Kb7 Bd4 69.f6 hxg4 70.hxg4 1–0
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Duda,J2666Brunello,S25731–02016C4517th ch-EUR Indiv 20163.28

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

 
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1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nf3 b6 5.Bd2 0-0 6.g3 Ba6 7.b3 d5 8.cxd5 exd5 9.e3 Bxf1 10.Kxf1 Nbd7 11.Kg2 c6 12.Rc1 Rc8 13.Qc2 Qe7 14.Qd3 Rfd8 15.Rc2 Nf8 16.Ne2 Bd6 17.Rhc1 Ba3 18.Rb1 Bd6 19.b4 Ne4 20.Be1 Ne6 21.a3 h6 22.Rbc1 Qb7 23.Qb3 Black's position is already easier to play. White has weak squares on the kingside, a bad bishop on e1 and no real targets on the queenside because Black's only potential weakness, c6, is well protected. Rc7 To be able to protect c6 one more, should that be necessary. 23...Bb8 ∆24.Qa4 b5 25.Qb3 Nd6 24.Ne5?! 24.Qa4 Rdc8 24.Nf4 Re8 24...Nxf4+?! 25.exf4 f6 26.Nh4 24...Bxf4 25.exf4 Nd6 26.Qd3 f6∞ 25.Nd3= 24...Bxe5 25.dxe5 c5 26.f3 N4g5 27.Ng1 27.h4? Nxf3 28.Kxf3 d4+ 29.e4 d3 27...c4 28.Qb1 d4 29.h4? Ignoring Black's central break. Better was 29.Rxc4! Rxc4 30.Rxc4 b5!? fighting for d4. 30...Qa6 31.Qc1 dxe3 32.h4 Nh7 33.Rc3 31.Rc1 dxe3 32.Qb3 32.h4? Nxf3 33.Nxf3 Nd4-+ 32...Nc7 33.h4 Nge6 34.Qxe3 Nd5 35.Qe4 Qa6 and Black has compensation for his pawn - but no advantage. 29...d3 30.Rf2 Nh7 31.Bc3 Nhf8
Black pushed his pawns deep into White's camp and the pawns hinder White's pieces from developing counterplay. 32.Nh3 b5 33.Rh1 Nd7 34.Nf4 Qc6 35.e4 Nb6 36.Qc1 Rcd7 37.Qd2 Na4 38.Rc1 Nd4 39.Bxd4 Rxd4 40.Nd5 R8xd5 41.exd5 Qxd5 42.Rff1 c3! wickelt in ein sofort gewonnenes Endspiel ab. 43.Rxc3 Nxc3 44.Qxc3 Rc4 45.Qe1 Rc2+ 46.Rf2 Qa2 47.e6 fxe6 48.Rxc2 Qxc2+ 0–1
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Melkumyan,H2646Svane,R25260–12016E2117th ch-EUR Indiv 20163.34

Rasmus Svane (Photo: Georgios Souleidis)

Games from rounds 1 to 3

 
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1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e6 7.0-0 Be7 8.f4 0-0 9.Kh1 Qc7 10.a4 Nc6 11.Be3 Re8 12.Bf3 Bf8 13.Qd2 Na5 14.b3 Bd7 15.Nde2 Bc6 16.Bd4 e5 17.Be3 b6 18.f5 Rad8 19.Ng3 d5 20.exd5 Bb7 21.Bg5 Bb4 22.Bxf6 1–0
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Antal,G2539Ipatov,A26480–12016C2617th ch-EUR Indiv 20162.29
Stupak,K2535Zhigalko,S2647½–½2016D3017th ch-EUR Indiv 20162.30
Kobalia,M2646Sanikidze,T2537½–½2016A1317th ch-EUR Indiv 20162.31
Stocek,J2531Melkumyan,H2646½–½2016D9617th ch-EUR Indiv 20162.32
Sivuk,V2532Dubov,D26440–12016D0017th ch-EUR Indiv 20162.33
Svane,R2526Kovalenko,I2644½–½2016D3717th ch-EUR Indiv 20162.34
Volokitin,A2642Blomqvist,E2526½–½2016B4717th ch-EUR Indiv 20162.35
Andersen,M2505Kravtsiv,M2641½–½2016C6917th ch-EUR Indiv 20162.36
Romanov,E2641Esen,B25081–02016A4817th ch-EUR Indiv 20162.37
Neverov,V2498Georgiev,K2640½–½2016A4717th ch-EUR Indiv 20162.38
Berkes,F2636Deac,B25011–02016A4517th ch-EUR Indiv 20162.39
Gasanov,E2496Hovhannisyan,R26320–12016D4517th ch-EUR Indiv 20162.40
Lupulescu,C2620Wojtaszek,R27220–12016B9117th ch-EUR Indiv 20163.1
Salgado Lopez,I2618Ponomariov,R2715½–½2016B9017th ch-EUR Indiv 20163.2
Matlakov,M2693Bok,B26141–02016D7817th ch-EUR Indiv 20163.3
Fressinet,L2692Zubov,A2612½–½2016B4317th ch-EUR Indiv 20163.4
Khismatullin,D2609Inarkiev,E26860–12016E1717th ch-EUR Indiv 20163.5
Yilmaz,M2603Laznicka,V2668½–½2016D2717th ch-EUR Indiv 20163.6
Andriasian,Z2602Dreev,A26621–02016B1217th ch-EUR Indiv 20163.7
Ter-Sahakyan,S2601Jobava,B26610–12016C1017th ch-EUR Indiv 20163.8
Goganov,A2600Saric,I2650½–½2016E9017th ch-EUR Indiv 20163.9
Ipatov,A2648Brkic,A25841–02016D3017th ch-EUR Indiv 20163.10
Dubov,D2644Kulaots,K25661–02016A2917th ch-EUR Indiv 20163.11
Parligras,M2599Romanov,E26411–02016A5617th ch-EUR Indiv 20163.12
Kovalev,V2562Berkes,F2636½–½2016B1817th ch-EUR Indiv 20163.13
Hovhannisyan,R2632Petrosyan,M2480½–½2016B4317th ch-EUR Indiv 20163.14
Sturua,Z2548Onischuk,V26281–02016E6217th ch-EUR Indiv 20163.15
Navara,D2735Kunin,V25951–02016C1017th ch-EUR Indiv 20163.16
Vitiugov,N2721Hracek,Z25981–02016A6217th ch-EUR Indiv 20163.17
Vallejo Pons,F2700Palac,M25771–02016B9617th ch-EUR Indiv 20163.18
Antipov,M2576Ragger,M2696½–½2016B9417th ch-EUR Indiv 20163.19
Demchenko,A2589Hammer,J2689½–½2016C5317th ch-EUR Indiv 20163.20
Gagunashvili,M2569Fedoseev,V26851–02016E6317th ch-EUR Indiv 20163.21
Najer,E2681Prohaszka,P2593½–½2016C6517th ch-EUR Indiv 20163.22
Vocaturo,D2574Piorun,K26811–02016D7017th ch-EUR Indiv 20163.23
Korobov,A2674Steingrimsson,H25741–02016D3717th ch-EUR Indiv 20163.24
Sanikidze,T2537Howell,D26711–02016E1217th ch-EUR Indiv 20163.25
Nisipeanu,L2669Oparin,G2575½–½2016E1417th ch-EUR Indiv 20163.26
Areshchenko,A2667Donchenko,A2569½–½2016B9017th ch-EUR Indiv 20163.27
Duda,J2666Brunello,S25731–02016C4517th ch-EUR Indiv 20163.28
Jones,G2657Dvirnyy,D2552½–½2016D1017th ch-EUR Indiv 20163.29
Bartel,M2653Can,E2557½–½2016C4117th ch-EUR Indiv 20163.30
Grandelius,N2649Stupak,K25351–02016C1017th ch-EUR Indiv 20163.31
Zhigalko,S2647Boruchovsky,A25421–02016C0217th ch-EUR Indiv 20163.32
Blomqvist,E2526Kobalia,M26460–12016A0717th ch-EUR Indiv 20163.33
Melkumyan,H2646Svane,R25260–12016E2117th ch-EUR Indiv 20163.34
Kovalenko,I2644Stocek,J2531½–½2016B8117th ch-EUR Indiv 20163.35
Haznedaroglu,K2494Volokitin,A2642½–½2016E1117th ch-EUR Indiv 20163.36
Kravtsiv,M2641Neverov,V24981–02016B9217th ch-EUR Indiv 20163.37
Georgiev,K2640Andersen,M25050–12016D0017th ch-EUR Indiv 20163.38
Beliavsky,A2624Petrov,N2475½–½2016A5017th ch-EUR Indiv 20163.39
Studer,N2463Oleksiyenko,M26220–12016E6317th ch-EUR Indiv 20163.40

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

 
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Sanikidze,T2537Howell,D26711–02016E1217th ch-EUR Indiv 20163.25

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

 

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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