Vienna Chess Open 2011: 14 players share lead after five rounds
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Hi everyone,
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The playing venue is the beautiful Vienna Town Hall
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Simultaneous exhibition at the Rathausplatz
Round 5 top-20 standings:
1 GM Buhmann Rainer GER 2582 - 4.5
2 GM Shengelia David AUT 2513 - 4.5
3 IM Fauland Alexander AUT 2477 - 4.5
4 IM Rau Hannes GER 2448 - 4.5
5 GM Petrov Marijan BUL 2537 - 4.5
6 GM Stanec Nikolaus AUT 2536 - 4.5
7 GM Ulibin Mikhail RUS 2538 - 4.5
8 FM Ortmann David GER 2322 - 4.5
9 IM Lekic Dusan MNE 2378 - 4.5
10 IM Rombaldoni Denis ITA 2495 - 4.5
11 IM Krivoborodov Egor RUS 2507 - 4.5
12 GM Khenkin Igor GER 2629 - 4.5
13 IM Riff Jean-Noel FRA 2493 - 4.5
14 IM Maryasin Boris ISR 2321 - 4.5
15 GM Degraeve Jean-Marc FRA 2574 - 4
16 IM Zeller Frank GER 2395 - 4
17 IM Gozzoli Yannick FRA 2532 - 4
18 FM Georgiadis Nico SUI 2328 - 4
19 FM Bykov Alexey RUS 2278 - 4
20 GM Hertneck Gerald GER 2551 - 4
Hi everyone,
When did you last hear of 14 people sharing the lead after five rounds in a chess tournament? Well, we've just got the news (via www.chessdom.com) that the 17th International Vienna Chess Open is taking place from August 13-21 and after five rounds in Open A a total of 14 players share the lead with 4.5 points each. You can also check the official website for more details.
![](http://www.chessdom.com/images/store/vienna-town-hall-26213.jpg)
The playing venue is the beautiful Vienna Town Hall
![](http://www.chessdom.com/images/store/simultan-on-the-rathausplatz-26216.jpg)
Simultaneous exhibition at the Rathausplatz
Round 5 top-20 standings:
1 GM Buhmann Rainer GER 2582 - 4.5
2 GM Shengelia David AUT 2513 - 4.5
3 IM Fauland Alexander AUT 2477 - 4.5
4 IM Rau Hannes GER 2448 - 4.5
5 GM Petrov Marijan BUL 2537 - 4.5
6 GM Stanec Nikolaus AUT 2536 - 4.5
7 GM Ulibin Mikhail RUS 2538 - 4.5
8 FM Ortmann David GER 2322 - 4.5
9 IM Lekic Dusan MNE 2378 - 4.5
10 IM Rombaldoni Denis ITA 2495 - 4.5
11 IM Krivoborodov Egor RUS 2507 - 4.5
12 GM Khenkin Igor GER 2629 - 4.5
13 IM Riff Jean-Noel FRA 2493 - 4.5
14 IM Maryasin Boris ISR 2321 - 4.5
15 GM Degraeve Jean-Marc FRA 2574 - 4
16 IM Zeller Frank GER 2395 - 4
17 IM Gozzoli Yannick FRA 2532 - 4
18 FM Georgiadis Nico SUI 2328 - 4
19 FM Bykov Alexey RUS 2278 - 4
20 GM Hertneck Gerald GER 2551 - 4
The tournament has 391 people from 39 countries competing in the main Open A. Among them are 16 Grandmasters and 32 International Masters. In addition, Open B (U2000) has 176 players, Open C (U1600) has 70 players and Open D (U1600, 5 rounds) has 26 players. All groups, except Open D, are managed as 9-round Swiss events.
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1 Comments:
At August 18, 2011 at 11:54 AM ,
Saira Fernandes, Madrid said...
Beautiful city fantastic chess
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