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Thursday, March 10, 2011

GM Sergei Tiviakov wins Fajr International Chess Open 2011

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Hi everyone,

The 19th Fajr Open took place from 26th February – 7th March 2011 in Mashhad, Iran. There were no rest days, and two rounds played on Feb. 26 and Mar. 4. Amongst the participants were 25 GMs, 15 IMs and 10 FMs. Nine GMs were rated 2600+



The top three prize winners Gleizerov (2nd), Tiviakov (1st) and Benidze (3rd).

Final standings


Rk.
Tit
Name
FED
Rtg
Pts.
TB
1
GM
Tiviakov Sergei
NED
2623
8.5
79.5
2
GM
Gleizerov Evgeny
RUS
2581
8.5
78.5
3
IM
Benidze Davit
GEO
2522
8.5
76.0
4
GM
Guseinov Gadir
AZE
2591
8.5
75.5
5
GM
Ulibin Mikhail
RUS
2547
8.5
75.0
6
GM
Mamedov Nidjat
AZE
2580
8.5
74.5
7
GM
Kasimdzhanov Rustam
UZB
2681
8.5
74.5
8
GM
Gagunashvili Merab
GEO
2619
8.5
71.0
9
GM
Dzhumaev Marat
UZB
2493
8.0
74.5
10
GM
Moiseenko Alexander
UKR
2670
8.0
74.5
11
GM
Ghaem maghami Ehsan
IRI
2604
8.0
73.5
12
FM
Sharbaf Mohsen
IRI
2392
8.0
72.5
13
IM
Sebenik Matej
SLO
2526
8.0
71.0
14
GM
Moradiabadi Elshan
IRI
2558
8.0
70.5
15
GM
Shanava Konstantine
GEO
2560
8.0
70.5
16
IM
Grover Sahaj
IND
2462
8.0
68.5
17
IM
Guliev Logman
AZE
2464
8.0
67.0
18
FM
Pourramezanali Amirreza
IRI
2326
8.0
66.0


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