Alexander Onischuk wins the SPICE Cup |
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Tuesday, 09 November 2010 07:25 |
A crucial last round victory against the future star Ray Robson propelled the former US champion Alexander Onischuk to the clear first place in the 2010 SPICE Cup GMA. German GM Georg Meier enjoyed a one point advantage prior to the final act, but the Blbao scoring system (3 points for a win, 1 for draw, 0 for loss) favoured decisive games.
Final standings: 1. Alexander Onischuk - 18 points 2. Georg Meier - 17 3-4. Wesley So and Zoltan Almasi - 14 5-6. Ray Robson and Eugene Perelshtein - 7 GM Anatoly Bykhovsky and IM Gergely Antal shared the first place in SPICE Cup GMB with 6.0 points each. This tournament was a 10-player round robin. GM Georgi Kacheishvili (Georgia) won the 2010 SPICE Cup FIDE Open with the score of 5.5 / 6. More information on the official website ![]() ![]() ![]() |