GM Benidze wins 3rd Golden Apricot Tournament 2015 Print
Monday, 31 August 2015 12:13
Golden Apricot Tournament

The 3rd Golden Apricot International Chess Tournament took place from August 25th – 30th, 2015, at the Ataturk Sports Hall, in the city of Malatya, Turkey.

The event was organized by the Turkish Chess Federation, Malatya Metropolitan Municipality and Malatya GHSİM in a 9-round Swiss FIDE format with time control 90’ + 30”.

The first place was shared in a six-way tie by GM Davit Benidze (Georgia), IM Meilis Annaberdiev (Turkmenistan), GM Andrey Zhigalko (Belarus), GM Sergey Volkov (Russia), Yasin Hur (Turkey) and Ozer Omer (Turkey) at 7 points each.

However, Benidze clinched the title on a superior tie-break score, while Annaberdiev remained second.

IM Alina L’Ami was the best female player with 5.5 points and 23rd position in the final standings.

http://malatyaopen.tsf.org.tr/tr/component/turnuva/?task=fileview&kid=422


Final top standings:

1 GM BENIDZE DAVIT 2469 GEO 13603086 7
2 IM ANNABERDİEV MEİLİS 2417 TKM 14000563 7
3 GM ANDREY ZHIGALKO 2585 BLR 13502247 7
4 GM VOLKOV SERGEY 2589 RUS 4122763 7
5 YASİN HÜR 2086 2029 TUR 6300170 7
6 ÖZER ÖMER FARUK 2130 2067 TUR 6354564 7
7 GM SERGEY TIVYAKOV 2611 NED 1008013 6½
8 RAHMANOV SHAHRİYAR 2338 AZE 13402285 6½
9 ERDEN KADİR 2223 2176 TUR 6305776 6½
10 KESER MURAT 1939 1855 TUR 6320414 6½
11 GM HAZNEDAROĞLU KIVANÇ 2468 2451 TUR 6300634 6
12 GM NEVYEROV VALERIY 2515 UKR 14100150 6
13 IM AZALADZE SHOTA 2489 GEO 13603027 6
14 IM GULİEV LOGMAN 2415 AZE 13400061 6
15 ZEYNALLİ RASHAD 2173 AZE 13403320 6
16 METİN OĞUZ 2198 2182 TUR 6307850 6
17 FM ANNABERDİYEV BABAGELDİ 2281 2234 TUR 14000385 6
18 FM EMİNOV ORKHAN 2361 2326 TUR 13402153 6
19 GM MIRZOEV AZER 2558 AZE 13400304 5½
20 GM BAGATUROV GİORGİ 2399 GEO 13600133 5½
21 DOĞAN ALİ EKBER 2278 2159 TUR 6304540 5½
22 FM ÖZEN BAHADIR 2165 2102 TUR 6337058 5½
23 IM LAMI ALINA F 2371 ROU 1210246 5½
24 ALİYEV ELNUR 2095 AZE 13402617 5½
25 YELLİGEDİK MURAT 2046 1955 TUR 6366457 5½
26 AYDIN ERSİN 1953 1928 TUR 6306187 5½
27 TANRIVERDİ ENES 1840 1690 TUR 34543279 5½
28 YAYIK MUSTAFA 2168 2111 TUR 6301231 5½
29 SAMANİ YAMAÇ 1902 1959 TUR 6352634 5
30 AYSOY VEYSİ 1968 1879 TUR 6306071 5
31 ŞAKİR RIDVAN 1915 1872 TUR 6365434 5
32 FM AYDINÇELEBİ KAĞAN 1991 1977 TUR 6361102 5
33 TÜRKMEN HÜSEYİN NAZİFHAN 1823 1771 TUR 6340083 5
34 YILDIZ MEHMET 1811 TUR 5
35 KEREM HALİL ÖZGÜN 1871 1761 TUR 6348475 5
36 TAŞKAYA MUHAMMED 1987 1867 TUR 6363865 5
37 BULUT MUHAMMED 1745 1701 TUR 6313922 5
38 DEMİRÇİN KASIM 2071 1946 TUR 6306098 5
39 AĞDELEN HÜSEYİN CAN 2035 1944 TUR 6352260 5
40 KÜRÜZ YUSUF 1967 1939 TUR 6307477 5
41 BAYKAL MUHAMMED 1795 1708 TUR 6332722 5
42 KILIÇ İHSAN 2083 2025 TUR 6305334 5
43 GÜLBEYAZ EMİR 1966 1845 TUR 6377076 5
44 ACAR İLHAMİ 1840 1797 TUR 6324053 5
45 ÖZTEKİN MEHMET METİN 1957 TUR 6358829 5
46 WCM ÇAĞLAR SILA F 1756 1621 TUR 6364063 5
47 ÇELEBİ ORHAN 1981 1875 TUR 6306101 5 etc