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The playing hall
The Bahamas International & Amateur was held from October 24-28, 2012 at the Wyndham Nassau Resort & Crystal Palace Casino, West Bay Street, Cable Beach, Nassau, Bahamas.
The tournament poster with GM Joshua Friedel playing in the foreground
GM Alex Shabalov won the International Section, finishing with an undefeated 6.5/9 and taking home the $2000 first prize. Just a half-point behind Shabalov was GM Alexander Goldin who collected $1200 for his efforts over the five days.
Alexander Shabalov took clear first
with 6.5/9
GM Alexander Goldin came in second a half-point behind Shabalov
Yaacov Norowitz and Erik Santarius both scored IM norms. Norowitz had secured his norm before his round nine game began while Santarius his with a last round draw against Goldin.
Yaacov Norowitz scored an IM norm at the tournament
Andre White, Vice President of the Bahamas Chess Federation, was invaluable help in running this tournament, attending to the many details and for providing the beautiful wooden sets and the DGT clocks.
FM Alberto Mascarenhas came from Brazil to participate
| Rk | Name | Rtg | Fed | Pts |
| 1 | GM Alexander Shabalov | 2570 | USA | 6.5 |
| 2 | GM Alexander Goldin | 2549 | USA | 6.0 |
| 3 | IM Leonid Gerzhoy | 2469 | CAN | 5.5 |
| 4 | Yaacov Norowitz | 2420 | USA | 5.5 |
| 5 | GM Giorgi Margvelashvili | 2582 | GEO | 5.0 |
| 6 | GM Joshua E Friedel | 2495 | USA | 5.0 |
| 7 | IM Justin Sarkar | 2408 | USA | 5.0 |
| 8 | Erik F Santarius | 2278 | USA | 5.0 |
| 9 | FM Alex Betaneli | 2223 | USA | 5.0 |
| 10 | GM Bator Sambuev | 2524 | CAN | 4.5 |
| 11 | IM Tom O’ Donnell | 2350 | CAN | 4.5 |
| 12 | FM Alberto Pinheiro Mascarenhas | 2261 | BRA | 4.0 |
LinksThe games are being broadcast live on the official web site and on the chess server Playchess.com. If you are not a member you can download a free Playchess client there and get immediate access. You can also use ChessBase 11 or any of our Fritz compatible chess programs. |
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