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Thursday, August 18, 2011

Vienna Chess Open 2011: 14 players share lead after five rounds

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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.


The playing venue is the beautiful Vienna Town Hall



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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