10th - 18th January 2009 in Antalya, Turkey
 

The 6th Mediterranean Chess Championship finished yesterday with a thrilling last round as the new men's champion became known only after 116 moves have been played on the top board between Anthony Wirig and Mert Erdoğdu. This draw allowed IM Ionnais Georgiadis of Greece to claim the Championship on better tiebreak as he ended on the same score with Wirig. Georgiadis also earned a GM norm.

The Women Champion's trophy will remain in Montenegro for another year. Ultra-talented WIM Jovana Vojinovic took it over form the hands of her compatriot WIM Ljilja Drljevic. Italian champion IM Elena Sedina finished with same points as Vojinovic, but with weaker additional criteria. According to the tournament rules, men and women play together in the same group and the best placed female player is proclaimed the Champion.

WIM Jovana Vojinovic

IM Ioannis Georgiadis

Round 9 results:

1 IM Wirig Anthony ½ - ½ IM Erdogdu Mert
2 IM Georgiadis Ioannis ½ - ½ GM Parligras Mircea
3 GM Mohr Georg ½ - ½ GM Gurevich Mikhail
4 IM Hakki Imad 0 - 1 IM Haznedaroglu Kivanc
5 IM Todorovic Jovan 0 - 1 IM Vocaturo Daniele
6 GM Aroshidze Levan 1 - 0 GM Odeev Handszar
7 FM Plesec Damjan ½ - ½ IM Doric Darko
8 IM Sedina Elena ½ - ½ FM Abdel Razik Khaled
9 CM Sanal Vahap ½ - ½ IM Atakisi Umut
10 GM Gelashvili Tamaz ½ - ½ GM El Gindy Essam
11 FM Yeke Serkan 0 - 1 WIM Vojinovic Jovana
12 Kose Serkan 0 - 1 Ersahin Bulent
13 WGM Makropoulou Marina 1 - 0 Mijovic Stefan
14 WFM Berke Ana 1 - 0 WIM Drljevic Ljilja
15 Emiroglu Cankut 0 - 1 Apaydin Fethi
16 Malokas Nermina 1 - 0 Richard Emma
17 Sitnic Adnan 0 - 1 FM Algildah Khalid
18 WFM Yanik Emine 1 - 0 WIM Lebel-Arias Julia
19 Al-Jelda Fatma 0 - 1 Sammut Ron
20 Rechi Montes Xavier 1 - 0 Durmaz Ayca Fatma

Final standings:

1 IM Georgiadis Ioannis 2383 GRE 6½
2 IM Wirig Anthony 2464 FRA 6½
3 GM Gurevich Mikhail 2624 TUR 6
4 IM Vocaturo Daniele 2445 ITA 6
5 GM Parligras Mircea 2605 ROU 6
6 GM Mohr Georg 2488 SLO 6
7 GM Aroshidze Levan 2526 GEO 6
8 IM Erdogdu Mert 2460 TUR 6
9 IM Haznedaroglu Kivanc 2451 TUR 6
10 IM Atakisi Umut 2393 TUR 5
11 IM Hakki Imad 2417 SYR 5
12 WIM Vojinovic Jovana f 2331 MNE 5
13 IM Doric Darko 2477 CRO 5
14 IM Todorovic Jovan 2384 SRB 5
15 FM Plesec Damjan 2317 SLO 5
16 CM Sanal Vahap 1873 TUR 5
17 FM Abdel Razik Khaled 2429 EGY 5
18 Ersahin Bulent 2127 TUR 5
19 IM Sedina Elena f 2380 ITA 5
20 GM Gelashvili Tamaz 2622 GEO 4½
21 GM Odeev Handszar 2408 TKM 4½
22 GM El Gindy Essam 2526 EGY 4½
23 Apaydin Fethi 2200 TUR 4½
24 WGM Makropoulou Marina f 2262 GRE 4½
25 WFM Berke Ana f 2081 CRO 4½
26 Mijovic Stefan 2300 MNE 4
27 Kose Serkan 2201 TUR 4
28 FM Yeke Serkan 2319 TUR 4
29 Malokas Nermina f 1890 BIH 4
30 FM Algildah Khalid 2027 SYR 4
31 WIM Drljevic Ljilja f 2244 MNE 3½
32 Emiroglu Cankut 2079 TUR 3½
33 WFM Yanik Emine f 2046 TUR 3½
34 Richard Emma f 2073 FRA 3
35 Sitnic Adnan 1932 BIH 3
36 Al-Jelda Fatma f 1835 SYR 2½
37 Rechi Montes Xavier 1905 AND 2½
38 Sammut Ron 1826 MLT 2½
39 WIM Lebel-Arias Julia f 1997 MNC 2
40 Durmaz Ayca Fatma f 1897 TUR 2

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