Starting tomorrow at 3pm (Tromsø time), there will be LIVE video feed, commentary, interview, and tweeting at the 2013 World Cup.
A lot of info will only be available on twitter. Therefore, be sure to follow @SusanPolgar and @Tromso2014 for all the exclusive tidbits, information, updates, behind the scene fun stuff, and photos right from the playing venue. Many pictures and fun stuff have been posted.
Don't miss out this spectacular event with the top Superstars such as Aronian, Kramnik, Caruana, Karjakin, Nakamura, Morozevich, Radjabov, Ivanchuk, Grischuk, Ponomariov, Gelfand, Dominguez, Mamedyarov, Kamsky, and many more...
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The 29th Abierto Internacional Albariño was organized by the Club de Xadrez Albariño on 1-9th August at the Instituto de Bachillerato “Ramón Cabanillas” in Cambados, Spain.The 9-round Swiss open is valid for the 26th Circuito Galego de Xadrez.Latvian FM Nikita Meskovs overtook several Grandmasters in the tournament to claim a clear first place with 7,5 points.81 players from five countries competed. Top prizes were EUR 1000 / 800 / 700 / 600 / 500 etcFinal standings (top finishers):1 FM MESKOVS Nikita LAT 2372 – 7.5
2 FM GONZALEZ PEREZ Arian FID 2467 – 7
3 IM ESPINEIRA GONZALEZ Diego ESP 2341 – 7
4 GM PAUNOVIC Dragan SRB 2495 – 6.5
5 FM KANTANS Toms LAT 2343 – 6.5
6 GM KHAMRAKULOV Ibragim S. ESP 2484 – 6.5
7 LORENZO DURAN Marcos ESP 2117 – 6.5
8 COSTADO DIOS Luis A. ESP 2224 – 6.5
9 NAVARRO ALONSO Jorge ESP 2152 – 6
10 PATINO ROMARIS Juan Roberto ESP 2212 – 6
11 CARBALLO CANCELA Manuel ESP 1850 – 6
12 VARELA FERNANDEZ Andres ESP 1880 – 6
13 GOMEZ SEGADE Pablo ESP 2014 – 6
14 IM RODRIGUEZ LOPEZ Rafael ESP 2251 – 5.5
15 MEDARDE SANTIAGO Luis Marcos ESP 2104 – 5.5
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SO vs. Ipatov, Barbosa vs. Le and Paragua vs. Jakovenko.
Published : Sunday, August 11, 2013 Written by : Ed Andaya
These three exciting first-round matches will capture the hearts and minds of the local chess fans as the 2013 FIDE World Cup chess championships begin at 3 p.m. today in Tromso, Norway.
Kazan Universiade gold medalist GM Wesley So opens his campaign against reigning world junior champion GM Alexaader Ipatov of Turkey in one of the keenly-awaited first-round matches in this prestigous, 128-player tournament which offers a guaranteed prize fund of $1.6M.
Barbosa will battle GM Le Quang Liem of Vietnam, while Paragua will meet GM Dmitri Jakovenko of Russia.
The three Filipino players, whose campaign is being supported by the National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) and the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), arrived in the famous Norwegian city north of the Arctic Circle last Aug. 9.
So came from Toronto, Canada where he briefly stayed following his successful campaign in the Kazan Universiade in Russia last month.
Barbosa and Paragua both came from Manila.
“It will be a tough assignment for me against Ipatov, but I’ll do my best for the country,” said So, who made history by winning the country’s first-ever gold medal in the 27th Summer Universaide in Kazan, Russia last month.
“He (Ipatov) is a very talented player, who just won the world junior championship in Athens, Greece last year,” added So, who is also hoping to duplicate, if not surpass, his smashing showing during the 2009 World Cup in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.
The 19-year-old Filipino champion created a stir in 2009 World Cup when he defeated GM Gadir Gusienov of Azerbaijan and former world championship candidates Vassily Ivanchuk of Ukraine and Gata Kamsky of the United States in the first three rounds before losing to GM Vladimir Malakhov of Russia in the fourth round.
In 2011, So defeated GM Ling Diren of China in the first round but lost to GM sergey Karjakin of Russia in a hard-fought rapid-game tiebreaker in the second round.
In Tromso, So is lined up to meet top seed GM Levon Aronian of Armenia in a possible explosive third-round encounter.
But first, So must hurlde Ipatov.
Considered as a ‘live-for-chess guy’ by several chess analysts, Ipatov was born in Lviv, Ukraine, represented the country of his birth in several world youth competitions (under-10, under-14, under-16 and under-20) before moving to Spain in 2008.
Last year, Ipatov changed affiliations again and represented Turkey in the world junior championship held in Athens, Greece.
Last week, Ipatov topped the DSK Chess Classic in Cape Town, South Africa.
If successful against Ipatov, So will meet the winner of the match between No.32 seed GM Evgeny Tomashevsky (ELO 272) and No. 97 Alejandro Ramirez (ELO 2583) of the United States.
In the third round, So’s possible opponents are top seed GM Levon Aronian (ELO 2816) of Armenia, GM Igor Lysyl (ELO 2656) of Russia, GM Andrei Istratescu (ELO 2651) of France and GM Mikhail Markov (ELO 2305) of Kyrgyzstan.
Awaiting So in the fourth round are GM Alexander Morozevich (ELO 2736) of Russia, GM Nikita Vitiugov (ELO 2734) of Russia, GM Marcus Ragger (ELO 2660) of Austria, GM Ernesto Inarkiev (ELO 2680) of Russia, GM Rafael Leitao (ELO 2632) of Brazil, GM Ivan Popov (ELO 2632) of Russia, GM Bator Sambuev (ELO 2530) of Canada and GM Conrad Holt (ELO 2530) of the United States.
But while So is given by experts an equal chance to advance, Barbosa and Paragua face an uphill battle.
Barbosa’s rival, Le, is regarded as the strongest-ever player from Vietnam with an ELO of 2712.
The 22-year-old Le rode to prominence by topping the Aeroflot Open, reputedly the strongest open tournament in the world, for two successive years in 2010 and 2011.
He also finished second to GM Vladimir Kramnik in the 2011 Dortmund Super GM tournament.
“Magaling ang kalaban, pero laban lang,” said Barbosa, who has yet to win over Le in six head-to-head encounters.
Paragua is in similar tight situation.
Jakovenko (ELO 2713) is considered one of the finest endgame players in the world.
He was once coached by former world champion Garry Kasparov’s trainer, Alexander Nikitin.
He tied for first place thrice in the Russian SuperFinals in 2006, 2008 and 2012 and bagged the individual gold medal in the 2008 Dresden Olympiad in Germany.
Source: http://www.journal.com.ph
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www.polgarworldopen.com
November 2 – 3, 2013
Special 3 hour Camp – November 1, 2013
Crowne Plaza Hotel – Northbrook, IL (near Chicago)
Over $100,000 in Chess Prizes (including iPad Mini) and Scholarships to Webster University (Home of the #1 ranked College Chess Division 1 team in the nation!)
The winners of the Girls K-3, 4-5, 6-8 and 9-12 will receive automatic invitations to the Susan Polgar Foundation Girls’ Invitational
(late July 2014 at Webster University in St. Louis), which includes free room and board.
All winners from the 2012 SPWO (Boys and Girls) receive free entry to the 2013 SPWO
6R-SS in 8 sections: (K-3), (4-5), (6-8), (9-12)
Time Control (all sections): Game-45 w/5-sec delay
Round Times (all sections): Sat & Sun: 11:00am, 1:30pm, 4pm
Side Events:
Puzzle Solving – Saturday 6:00pm
Simul * – Saturday 7:00pm
Blitz – Sunday – 9:00am
*Simul is limited to 30 participants with maximum 10 adults as available
Book Signing with GM Susan Polgar: Saturday 3:00pm
Q&A with GM Susan Polgar: Saturday 12:30pm
Special 3 hour chess camp with GM Susan Polgar: Friday 11/1 – 5:30pm – 8:30pm
Unrated Tournament*: Must be unrated, No USCF membership required
K-3, 4-5, 6-8, 9-12 sections
Boys and Girls together
4R-SS Game-45 w/5-sec delay
11am, 1:30pm, 4pm, 6:30pm
Trophies 1st thru 5th per section and top 2 teams
Prizes (Boys and Girls - rated sections)
9th-12th Grade Section
1st – Webster University Scholarship
2nd – $150 value of chess prizes
3rd – $100 value of chess prizes
4th – $75 value of chess prizes ![]()
1st – iPad Mini
2nd – $150 value of chess prizes
3rd – $100 value of chess prizes
4th – $75 value of chess prizes
K-3
1st – $250 value of chess prizes
2nd – $150 value of chess prizes
3rd – $100 value of chess prizes
4th – $75 value of chess prizes
Trophies (in all rated sections)
Trophies to Top 10 individuals
Trophies to Top 3 school teams
Tournament Entry Fees:
$40 by October 12, 2013
$50 by October 26, 2013
$60 thereafter and onsite
Side events – $15 each or $40 for all three if purchased by 10/26; $20 each thereafter and onsite
1/2 day camp – $40 in advance, $60 onsite – camp limited to 40 participants
Unrated Tournament Entry Fee
$10 by October 12, 2013
$15 by October 26, 2013
$20 thereafter and onsite
Questions: sevan@nachess.org or call 847.423.8626 and mention Polgar tournament in your message.
Chess Vendor Onsite with Huge Selection!
Payments to be mailed to (payable):
North American Chess Association
4957 Oakton Street Suite 113
Skokie, IL 60077
All equipment will be provided (boards, sets, clocks). Organizer provided equipment must be used
Crowne Plaza Chicago-Northbrook Hotel
2875 N. Milwaukee Avenue
Northbrook, IL 60062
847.298.2525
$99 room rate; must call hotel directly and ask for CHESS rate.
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The 1st Torneo Internacional Ciudad de Pontevedra is being held from 9th to 15th August at the Casino Mercantil e Industrial de Pontevedra in Galicia, Spain.
The 9-round Swiss Open is organized by the Escola Xadrez Pontevedra and is valid for the 26th Circuito Gallego de Ajedrez. Top prize are EUR 1.000 / 750 / 600 / 500 / 450 etc
Most of the players from the recently concluded Abierto Internacional Albariño in Cambados are continuing the tour in Pontevedra.
Tournament director is IM Pablo García Castro, chief arbiter is IA Álvaro Reinaldo Soto.
Official website
Participants (top seeds):
1 GM Paunovic Dragan SRB 2503
2 GM Starostits Ilmars LAT 2475
3 GM Khamrakulov Ibragim S. ESP 2474
4 FM Gonzalez Perez Arian FID 2473
5 GM Hoffman Alejandro ARG 2455
6 FM Santos Latasa Jaime ESP 2436
7 FM Meskovs Nikita LAT 2354
8 FM Alcaraz Ortega Javier ESP 2350
9 FM Kantans Toms LAT 2349
10 IM Rodriguez Lopez Rafael ESP 2265
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August 10, 2013, 10:01 pm
The Grand Prix Attack Bb5 System with GM Perelshteyn
Carlsen vs Vallejo - Closed Sicilian DominationPosted on August 08,2013 By William in Strategy & Game Review, Chess Openings, All Articles w/ Videos. Carlsen opens with 1. e4 and Vallejo-Pons responds with the Sicilian Defense with 1. ..c5, however from there the opening takes a strange twist in move order and ends up with a Closed Sicilian by Carlsen. It seemed that black got the worst of the opening because he essentially wasted an important tempo with an early ..a6 and also white managed to achieve an annoying way of stopping black from castling early in the game. Carlsen achieved a sizable[...]
The Grand Prix Attack Bb5 System with GM PerelshteynPosted on August 05,2013 By William in Strategy & Game Review, Chess Openings, All Articles w/ Videos. The Grand Prix Attack is one of the most popular sidelines for white against the Sicilian Defense, sidestepping the main lines in favor of a more narrowly targeted battle in the opening. The Grand Prix Attack Bb5 systems are highly regarded by many leading Grandmasters as the positional ideas behind his early bishop maneuver are fundamentally very solid - white plays to exchange his light-squared bishop early in the game, and then strives to plac[...]
Carlsen vs Nakamura - Insane Tactics in the Queen's GambitPosted on July 31,2013 By William in Strategy & Game Review, Chess Openings, All Articles w/ Videos. Carlsen opens with 1. d4 and Nakamura responds with the Slav Defense. Carlsen plays an early exchange on d5 and play steers towards the Charousek Variation of the Queen's Gambit. I was not extremely impressed with Nakamura's choice of opening with black as Carlsen was able to gain an extremely rapid lead in development followed by a very solid position and finally mobile pawns in the center. Carlsen skillfully exploited a superior position by emb[...]
Stonewall Defense with GM PerelshteynPosted on July 29,2013 By William in Strategy & Game Review, Chess Openings, All Articles w/ Videos. The Stonewall Defense is an exceptionally solid choice for black against 1. d4, based on strong positional ideas that are very tough to crack! The Stonewall Defense involves placing your pawns on the light squares (..d5, e6, and f5) - granting black an iron grip on the center and making it extremely difficult for white to achieve thematic breaks involving an e4 push. While black does have problems with developing his light-squared bishop on c8, i[...]
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August 10, 2013, 10:15 pm
How many GMs can you name in this pic?
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August 10, 2013, 10:27 pm
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August 10, 2013, 10:30 pm
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August 11, 2013, 12:00 am
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Bolojubov-Mieses, Baden-Baden 1925
White to move. What should White do?
r2r2k1/p2b2pp/Q3p3/1p1pPp1q/5P2/2P1P3/P4PBP/3R2RK w - - 0 22
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August 11, 2013, 11:00 am
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The event was held in three sections:
- FIDE Open (9 round Swiss for players rated above 2000 elo)
- Aficionados (9 round Swiss for players rated under 2000 elo)
- Talentos (7 round Swiss for juniors born on 1999 and later)
Peruvian Grandmaster Emilio Cordova took a clear first place in the FIDE Open with 8,0 points from nine games. Local IM Cristhian Camilo Rios finished second with 7,5 points, while Cuban GM Yuri Gonzalez Vidal is third with 7,0 points. 85 players competed, full standings below.
Aficionados tournament had 231 participants. Jhon Sebastian Hernandez Montes and Rafael Montoya shared the first place with 8,0/9 points each.
Buritica Eduardo Llano won the Talentos section with 6,5/7 points. 106 players competed in this group. All standings below.
FIDE Open final standings:
1 GM Cordova Emilio PER 2580 – 8
2 IM Rios Cristhian Camilo VAL 2369 – 7.5
3 GM Gonzalez Vidal Yuri CUB 2520 – 7
4 FM Marin Sebastian ANT 2332 – 6.5
5 IM Fernandez Cardoso Alexey CUB 2459 – 6.5
6 IM Ruiz Sanchez Orlen CUB 2396 – 6.5
7 GM Barrientos Sergio E COL 2475 – 6.5
8 Castaneda Jhon David ANT 2164 – 6.5
9 IM Hevia Alejano Carlos Antonio CUB 2508 – 6
10 IM Sanchez Sebastian Felipe SAN 2318 – 6
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Grandmaster Michal Krasenkow from Poland took the winner’s trophy after edging GM Erwin L’Ami, GM Lalith Babu M.R. and IM Quinten Ducarmon on tie-break score. All four players finished the tournament with 7,5 points from nine games. This is Krasenkow’s third victory in Vlissingen (after 2006 and 2009).
Erwin L’Ami entered the final round with a half point advantage ahead of the competitors. He faced the top-seed Pentala Harikrishna and the hard-fought game ended in a draw. The other players used the opportunity to catch him on the shared first place.
250 players took part in the tournament. More information on the official website.
Final standings:
1-4. GM Krasenkow Michal POL 2635, GM L’Ami Erwin NED 2626, GM Lalith Babu M.R. IND 2576 and IM Ducarmon Quinten NED 2438 – 7,5
5-11. GM Harikrishna P. IND 2696, GM Ernst Sipke NED 2560, GM Landa Konstantin RUS 2632, IM Burg Twan NED 2486, GM Ikonnikov Vyacheslav RUS 2555, Mostertman Milan NED 2280 and FM Rijnaarts Sjef NED 2354 – 7,0
12-18. IM Van Delft Merijn NED 2415, GM Zhao Xue CHN 2562, GM Reinderman Dimitri NED 2598, Kerigan Demre TUR 2257, IM Akshat Khamparia IND 2354, IM Leenhouts Koen NED 2379 and WGM L’Ami Alina ROU 2358 – 6,5
19-44. IM Henrichs Thomas GER 2458, GM Harika Dronavalli IND 2479, GM Huschenbeth Niclas GER 2542, IM Zaragatski Ilja GER 2505, FM Bezemer Arno NED 2292, IM Bosboom Manuel NED 2396, IM Kohlweyer Bernd GER 2440, IM Swapnil S. Dhopade IND 2489, Verstraeten Rein BEL 2281, IM Berkovich Mark A ISR 2375, IM Tan Matthew NED 2444, IM De Jong Migchiel NED 2345, FM Freeke Matthieu NED 2332, FM Vedder Richard NED 2238, Grochal Joey NED 2170, Timmermans Mark NED 2287, Van Den Berg Ad NED 2197, IM Ris Robert NED 2424, Dijkhuis Tycho NED 2176, FM Sibriaev Aleksandr RUS 2239, Timmermans Ivo NED 2214, Kuling Lody NED 2246, Maris Ivo NED 2171, Colijn Stefan NED 2276, Van Foreest Jorden NED 2284 and Henrichs Wenke GER 2055 – 6,0 etc.
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Webster University team results:
GM Wesley So 1-0 GM Alexander Ipatov (TUR)
GM Le Quang Liem 1-0 GM Oliver Barbosa (PHI)
GM Ray Robson 1-0 GM Andrei Volokitin (UKR)
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August 11, 2013, 10:01 pm
The Grand Prix Attack Bb5 System with GM PerelshteynCarlsen vs Vallejo - Closed Sicilian DominationPosted on August 08,2013 By William in Strategy & Game Review, Chess Openings, All Articles w/ Videos. Carlsen opens with 1. e4 and Vallejo-Pons responds with the Sicilian Defense with 1. ..c5, however from there the opening takes a strange twist in move order and ends up with a Closed Sicilian by Carlsen. It seemed that black got the worst of the opening because he essentially wasted an important tempo with an early ..a6 and also white managed to achieve an annoying way of stopping black from castling early in the game. Carlsen achieved a sizable[...]
The Grand Prix Attack Bb5 System with GM PerelshteynPosted on August 05,2013 By William in Strategy & Game Review, Chess Openings, All Articles w/ Videos. The Grand Prix Attack is one of the most popular sidelines for white against the Sicilian Defense, sidestepping the main lines in favor of a more narrowly targeted battle in the opening. The Grand Prix Attack Bb5 systems are highly regarded by many leading Grandmasters as the positional ideas behind his early bishop maneuver are fundamentally very solid - white plays to exchange his light-squared bishop early in the game, and then strives to plac[...]
Carlsen vs Nakamura - Insane Tactics in the Queen's GambitPosted on July 31,2013 By William in Strategy & Game Review, Chess Openings, All Articles w/ Videos. Carlsen opens with 1. d4 and Nakamura responds with the Slav Defense. Carlsen plays an early exchange on d5 and play steers towards the Charousek Variation of the Queen's Gambit. I was not extremely impressed with Nakamura's choice of opening with black as Carlsen was able to gain an extremely rapid lead in development followed by a very solid position and finally mobile pawns in the center. Carlsen skillfully exploited a superior position by emb[...]
Stonewall Defense with GM PerelshteynPosted on July 29,2013 By William in Strategy & Game Review, Chess Openings, All Articles w/ Videos. The Stonewall Defense is an exceptionally solid choice for black against 1. d4, based on strong positional ideas that are very tough to crack! The Stonewall Defense involves placing your pawns on the light squares (..d5, e6, and f5) - granting black an iron grip on the center and making it extremely difficult for white to achieve thematic breaks involving an e4 push. While black does have problems with developing his light-squared bishop on c8, i[...]
OnlineChessLessons.net is a producer of thousands of free chess articles and free chess videos by FIDE chess masters. They recently released the renowned Empire Chess series that has been taking the chess world by storm. Please consider checking out their chess blog and chess shopwith tons of free updated previews.
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August 11, 2013, 10:12 pm
Annual Chess Tournament at Reykjavík Museum
The annual chess tournament at Árbær Open Air Museum will be held from 2 pm tomorrow in cooperation with the Reykjavík Chess Association.
The tournament takes place at the museum’s square with large chess pieces on a specially-painted chess board.
Entrance into the competition is ISK 1,000 (free for pensioners and children under 18) and entrance to the museum is ISK 1,200.
Árbær Open Air Museum presents the Iceland of the 19th century with staff dressed in clothing from the period.
More information is available on the museum’s website.
Source: http://www.icelandreview.com
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The Riga Technical University International Chess Festival was held on 5-11th August at the University building in 1 Kalku Street, Riga, Latvia.
The Festival, which was was organized by the Riga Technical University and Latvian Chess Federation, consisted of four events. The total prize fund for all tournaments was 7 700 LVL (11 000 EUR).
Tournament A was a 9-round Swiss and open for all players. 173 players from 28 federations competed, including 30 Grandmasters and 30 International Masters.
The last round was very exciting since as many as ten players entered the arena with 6,0/8 points each. Reigning Polish Champion Bartosz Socko and Robin Van Kampen (Netherlands) were victorious to finally share the first place with 7,0/9 points each. Socko claimed the winner’s trophy on better tie-break.
The 16-years old Russian IM Mikhail Al. Antipov finished third on tie-break and completed the requirements (norms, elo) for the Grandmaster title.
Tournament B was a 9-round Swiss for the players with an Elo rating below 2099 and a Latvian rating below 2199. 78 players competed in this section. Nikolaijs Krilovs (LAT 1998) and Edgars Ungurs (LAT 2045) shared the first place with 7,5/9 points each.
Tournament C was a Weekend Amateur ELO Tournament for players with Elo under 2199 and Latvian rating under 2299. After 7 rounds of play Mihail Gutmans (LAT 2137) took a clear first place with 6,5 points. There were 51 participants in this event.
After the conclusion of the main competition, a blitz event (Tournament D) was played in the evening on 11th August. 128 players participated in the 11-round event with a time control 3′+2”. The winner was IM Ziska Helgi Dam from Faroe Islands with 9,5/11 points.
Official website
Tournament A final standings (top finishers):
1. GM Socko Bartosz POL 2646 – 7
2. GM Van Kampen Robin NED 2606 – 7
3. IM Antipov Mikhail Al. RUS 2488 – 6.5
4. GM Burmakin Vladimir RUS 2565 – 6.5
5. GM Kovalenko Igor LAT 2646 – 6.5
6. IM Naroditsky Daniel USA 2503 – 6.5
7. IM Collins Sam E. IRL 2463 – 6.5
8. FM Lugovskoy Maxim RUS 2372 – 6.5
9. GM Rausis Igors CZE 2552 – 6.5
10. GM Vovk Yuri UKR 2608 – 6.5
11. GM Kulaots Kaido EST 2581 – 6.5
12. GM Hera Imre Jr. HUN 2567 – 6.5
13. GM Dragun Kamil POL 2546 – 6.5
14. GM Kveinys Aloyzas LTU 2491 – 6
15. GM Vovk Andrey UKR 2581 – 6
16. GM Gleizerov Evgeny RUS 2567 – 6
17. IM Baghdasaryan Vahe ARM 2414 – 6
18. IM Carlstedt Jonathan GER 2387 – 6
19. IM Boruchovsky Avital ISR 2441 – 6
20. GM Neiksans Arturs LAT 2557 – 6
21. GM Vysochin Spartak UKR 2531 – 6
22. GM Yemelin Vasily RUS 2564 – 6
23. Paravyan David RUS 2426 – 6
24. IM Berzinsh Roland LAT 2400 – 6
25. Ben Artzi Ido ISR 2341 – 6
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