Vizag GM International Open Concluded

Sunday, 04 November 2012 23:16

Vizag Grandmasters International Open Chess Tournament was held from 25th October to 4th November at the Swarna Bharathi AC Indoor Stadium in Visakhapatnam, state of Andhra Pradesh, India. The tournament was played over 11 rounds of Swiss system and for the prize fund of 14,700 EUR. Grandmasters Enamul Hossain (Bandgladesh), B Adhiban (India) and Davit G Petrosian (Armenia) shared the first place with 8,5 points each. Hossain took the winner’s trophy on superior tie-break. This is another excellent result for Bangladesh as GM Ziaur Rahman previously won the NIT International Grandmasters Open in Nagpur. Final standings: 1-3. GM Hossain Enamul BAN 2481, GM Adhiban B. IND 2564 and GM Petrosian Davit G. ARM 2459 – 8.5 4-10. GM Aleksandrov Aleksej BLR 2602, GM Vovk Andrey UKR 2564, FM Ghosh Diptayan IND 2415, IM Stany G.A. IND 2404, GM Deviatkin Andrei RUS 2588, GM Lalith Babu M.R. IND 2540 and GM Rahman Ziaur BAN 2502 – 8 11-18. GM Kravtsiv Martyn UKR 2592, IM Swayams Mishra IND 2393, FM Gagare Shardul IND 2366, IM Nolte Rolando PHI 2445, IM Rathnakaran K. IND 2439, GM Iuldachev Saidali UZB 2458, IM Ashwin Jayaram IND 2480 and GM Harutjunyan Gevorg ARM 2446 – 7.5 etc