Zürich: Nijat Abasov with best tie-break

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1/9/2017 – 116 players took part in the Masters Tournament of the traditional Christmas Open in Zürich. After seven rounds six players shared first place with 5.5/7 each. Nijat Abasov from Azerbaijan had the best tie-break and won the tournament. Chess legend Vlastimil Hort scored 4.0/7.
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Nijat Abasov - first on tie-break

Final standings after 7 rounds

Rg. Name Pts.  TB1 
1 Abasov Nijat 5,5 32,5
2 Laznicka Viktor 5,5 31,0
3 Wagner Dennis 5,5 30,5
4 Bauer Christian 5,5 29,5
5 Bartel Mateusz 5,5 29,5
6 Michalik Peter 5,5 27,5
7 Vorobiov Evgeny E. 5,0 31,0
8 Kunin Vitaly 5,0 30,5
9 Pikula Dejan 5,0 30,5
10 Gonda Laszlo 5,0 27,0
11 Lomasov Semen 5,0 25,0
12 Moussard Jules 4,5 32,5
13 Safarli Eltai 4,5 32,0
14 Brkic Ante 4,5 30,0
15 Stojanovic Mihajlo 4,5 29,5
16 Schröder Jan-Christian 4,5 29,0
17 Valsecchi Alessio 4,5 29,0
18 Burmakin Vladimir 4,5 28,0
19 Zude Arno 4,5 27,5
20 Borgo Giulio 4,5 27,5
21 Benkovic Petar 4,5 26,5
22 Donchenko Alexander 4,5 26,5
23 Jenni Florian 4,5 26,5
24 Derakhshani Dorsa 4,5 26,0
25 Prusikin Michael 4,5 26,0
26 Moroni Luca Jr 4,5 25,5
27 Catsiapis Yiannis 4,5 24,5

... 116 players

One of the grandmasters who took part in Zürich was Chess legend Vlastimil Hort. On January 12, Hort will celebrate his 72nd birthday but he is still playing tournaments. In Zürich he scored 4.0/7 and finished as 32nd. In the following game he showed his positional understanding and his huge experience.

 
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1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.b3 Bb4 7.Bd2 0-0 8.Be2 b6 9.0-0 Be7 10.Bd3 Bb7 11.Qe2 Qc7 12.Rac1 Rad8 13.cxd5 exd5 14.b4 Qb8 15.a3 Rfe8 16.Rfd1 Bd6 17.Be1 Ne4 18.Qa2 Ndf6 19.Ne2 Re7 20.Ng3 g6 21.a4 Rde8 22.a5 Qd8 23.a6 Ba8 24.Qb2 Re6 25.Ne5 Qe7 26.Nxe4 Bxe5 27.dxe5 Nxe4 28.f3 Ng5
29.f4!? White refrains from winning the knight on g5 to avoid the complications that might arise after 29.h4 Nxf3+ 30.gxf3 Rxe5 31.Bf2 c5 The engines evaluate this position as won for White but Black has two pawns for the piece and the white king is exposed. With the move played in the game White avoids all complications and keeps a clear advantage. 29...Ne4 30.Bxe4 dxe4 31.Qd4 c5 32.bxc5 bxc5 33.Qxc5 Qxc5 34.Rxc5 Rxa6 35.Rc7 White's active rooks give him a clear advantage. Bc6 36.Bh4 Bb5 37.Bf6 Bd3 38.Rdc1 Rb6 39.Rxa7 Rb1 40.Rxb1 Bxb1
41.e6! A nice little tactical trick in the endgame - White is winning now. fxe6 42.Rg7+ Kf8 43.Rxh7 Ba2 44.Be5 Bd5 45.Rg7 Ra8 46.Rxg6 Ra2 47.h4 Re2 48.h5 Black cannot stop the h-pawn. 1–0
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Hort,V2423Friedrich,N22511–02016D45Weihnachtsopen 2016 M5

Vlastimil Hort

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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Be3 Qf6 6.Nb5 Bxe3 7.fxe3 Qh4+ 8.g3 Qxe4 9.Nxc7+ Kd8 10.Nxa8 Qxh1 11.Qd6 Nge7 12.Nd2 Qd5 13.Qc7+ Ke8 14.Qxc8+ 1–0
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Asadli,V2426Santeramo,A20581–02016C45Weihnachtsopen 2016 M1
Burmakin,V2535Sadeghi,H21221–02016D41Weihnachtsopen 2016 M1
Stojanovic,M2515Jenal,J20991–02016D30Weihnachtsopen 2016 M1
Bauer,C2635Hugentobler,P22041–02016E60Weihnachtsopen 2016 M1
Drechsler,C2222Safarli,E26910–12016A48Weihnachtsopen 2016 M1
Paleologu,V2114Prusikin,M2535½–½2016C50Weihnachtsopen 2016 M1
Abasov,N2561Potterat,M21611–02016A11Weihnachtsopen 2016 M1
Hort,V2423Toenz,A20561–02016B15Weihnachtsopen 2016 M1
Kwossek,G2057Benkovic,P2424½–½2016A30Weihnachtsopen 2016 M1
Cvitan,O2491Schmid,C20901–02016D58Weihnachtsopen 2016 M1
Borner,D2167Donchenko,A25640–12016B86Weihnachtsopen 2016 M1
Haas,C2211Bartel,M2641½–½2016E21Weihnachtsopen 2016 M1
Curien,N2202Kunin,V25860–12016C41Weihnachtsopen 2016 M1
Vorobiov,E2583Jeitz,C21901–02016D85Weihnachtsopen 2016 M1
Ferster,F2188Moussard,J25710–12016A30Weihnachtsopen 2016 M1
Prusikin,M2535Haas,C22111–02016A11Weihnachtsopen 2016 M2
Berset,A2023Moroni,L24780–12016E04Weihnachtsopen 2016 M2
Asadli,V2426Bauer,C2635½–½2016C10Weihnachtsopen 2016 M2
Yakimenko,A2230Stojanovic,M2515½–½2016A84Weihnachtsopen 2016 M2
Remensberger,P2041Cvitan,O24910–12016E07Weihnachtsopen 2016 M2
Bartel,M2641Paleologu,V21141–02016C41Weihnachtsopen 2016 M2
Donchenko,A2654Goldstern,F2295½–½2016E39Weihnachtsopen 2016 M2
Moor,O2309Abasov,N25610–12016E12Weihnachtsopen 2016 M2
Wyss,J2277Burmakin,V25350–12016B12Weihnachtsopen 2016 M2
Kunin,V2586Hort,V2413½–½2016D94Weihnachtsopen 2016 M2
Zude,A2384Vorobiov,E25830–12016B90Weihnachtsopen 2016 M2
Michalik,P2551Aeschbach,P2293½–½2016B98Weihnachtsopen 2016 M2
Dimitrov,A2293Wagner,D25480–12016D45Weihnachtsopen 2016 M2
Studer,N2446Catsiapis,Y19561–02016A90Weihnachtsopen 2016 M2
Jenni,F2464Remensberger,H2007½–½2016C10Weihnachtsopen 2016 M2
Lou,V1907Kurmann,O24580–12016E32Weihnachtsopen 2016 M2
Guttenthaler,F2268Jenni,F2464½–½2016E15Weihnachtsopen 2016 M3
Georgescu,L2146Knödler,D2346½–½2016C01Weihnachtsopen 2016 M3
Hort,V2423Moussard,J25710–12016B23Weihnachtsopen 2016 M3
Stojanovic,M2515Florescu,C22831–02016E12Weihnachtsopen 2016 M3
Bauer,C2635Borgo,G23561–02016C07Weihnachtsopen 2016 M3
Portmann,D2066Schwab,F19981–02016B20Weihnachtsopen 2016 M3
Todovovic,N2249Aeschbach,W20760–12016B12Weihnachtsopen 2016 M3
Levrand,R2097Wyss,J22771–02016C00Weihnachtsopen 2016 M3
Burmakin,V2535Studer,N2446½–½2016E11Weihnachtsopen 2016 M3
Derakhshani,D2370Kunin,V25860–12016B07Weihnachtsopen 2016 M3
Fuchs,J2276Miezis,N25090–12016B41Weihnachtsopen 2016 M3
Laznicka,V2661Riff,V23931–02016C01Weihnachtsopen 2016 M3
Aeschbach,P2293Schröder,J25410–12016E01Weihnachtsopen 2016 M3
Kunin,V2586Cvitan,O2491½–½2016D61Weihnachtsopen 2016 M4
Valsecchi,A2479Vorobiov,E2583½–½2016B38Weihnachtsopen 2016 M
Moussard,J2571Moroni,L24781–02016A01Weihnachtsopen 2016 M4
Bartel,M2641Stojanovic,M25151–02016C11Weihnachtsopen 2016 M4
Kelecevic,N2211Hort,V24230–12016A43Weihnachtsopen 2016 M4
Kaufmann,P2067Derakshani,D23700–12016C62Weihnachtsopen 2016 M4
Stijve,T2021Fuchs,J22760–12016B80Weihnachtsopen 2016 M4
Zemlicka,V1997Jovanovic,S21310–12016C41Weihnachtsopen 2016 M4
Brandis,B1909Jenal,J20991–02016B43Weihnachtsopen 2016 M4
Pikula,D2434Wagner,D2548½–½2016C54Weihnachtsopen 2016 M4
Gähler,M2380Deuber,R20061–02016A09Weihnachtsopen 2016 M4
Bühler,M2007Drechsler,C22220–12016A41Weihnachtsopen 2016 M4
Chabanon,J2487Bauer,C26350–12016E91Weihnachtsopen 2016 M
Nazarenus,O2050Eschmann,P21430–12016A06Weihnachtsopen 2016 M5
Stojanovic,M2515Arapovic,V23221–02016B06Weihnachtsopen 2016 M5
Fuchs,J2276Michalik,P25510–12016B55Weihnachtsopen 2016 M5
Salzgeber,F2229Williams,J20161–02016D70Weihnachtsopen 2016 M5
Levrand,R2097Dimitrov,A22930–12016B06Weihnachtsopen 2016 M5
Portmann,D2066Rusconi,B19100–12016A20Weihnachtsopen 2016 M5
Vorobiov,E2583Jenni,F24641–02016C48Weihnachtsopen 2016 M5
Lomasov,S2441Guttenthaler,F22681–02016C11Weihnachtsopen 2016 M5
Brkic,A2569Valsecchi,A24791–02016C18Weihnachtsopen 2016 M5
Cvitan,O2491Moor,O23090–12016A13Weihnachtsopen 2016 M5
Hort,V2423Friedrich,N22511–02016D45Weihnachtsopen 2016 M5
Fend,J2257Adamantidis,P21451–02016A12Weihnachtsopen 2016 M5
Michalik,P2551Asadli,V24261–02016E15Weihnachtsopen 2016 M6
Valsecchi,A2479Gretz,D22881–02016A80Weihnachtsopen 2016 M6
Moor,O2309Laznicka,V26610–12016D11Weihnachtsopen 2016 M6
Kunin,V2586Abasov,N25610–12016D38Weihnachtsopen 2016 M6
Safarli,E2691Moroni,L24781–02016C14Weihnachtsopen 2016 M6
Bartel,M2641Brkic,A25691–02016C50Weihnachtsopen 2016 M6
Benkovic,P2424Curien,N22021–02016A40Weihnachtsopen 2016 M6
Studer,N2446Bauer,C26350–12016B06Weihnachtsopen 2016 M6
Moussard,J2571Wagner,D25480–12016D02Weihnachtsopen 2016 M6
Brandis,B1909Kelecevic,N22110–12016B01Weihnachtsipen 2016 M6
Catsiapis,Y1956Knoedler,D22111–02016C07Weihnachtsopen 2016 M7
Lomasov,S2441Miezis,N25091–02016B40Weihnachtsopen 2016 M7
Wagner,D2548Bartel,M2641½–½2016A13Weihnachtsopen 2016 M7
Michalik,P2551Safarli,E26911–02016B14Weihnachtsopen 2016 M7
Chabanon,J2487Kunin,V25860–12016A30Weihnachtsopen 2016 M7
Jovanovic,S2131Fuchs,J22760–12016E16Weihnachtsopen 2016 M7
Moroni,L2478Moor,O23091–02016D35Weihnachtsopen 2016 M7
Bauer,C2635Schroeder,J25411–02016A13Weihnachtsopen 2016 M7
Derakhshani,D2370Friedrich,N22511–02016B85Weihnachtsopen 2016 M7
Curien,N2202Gähler,M23800–12016A40Weihnachtsopen 2016 M7
Eschmann,P2143Arapovic,V23220–12016B08Weihnachtsopen 2016 M7

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