Sergey Fedorchuk Wins 87th Paris Chess Championship 2012

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Hi everyone,

Grandmaster Sergey Fedorchuk has won the 87th Paris Chess Championship held from July 7-15 at the Stade Pierre de Coubertin, 82 avenue Georges Lafont 75016 Paris. The Championship was played in 4 Groups, each being a 9-round Swiss event. 669 players took participation, which is a significant increase from the last year’s 633.

The main FIDE Open was limited to the players rated above 2200. GM Fedorchuk won the title a full point ahead of the field and 3,000 euros. FM Ryan Rhys Griffiths (Ireland) and Lars Rindlisbacher (Switzerland) earned IM norms.

Top final standings (63 players):

1. GM FEDORCHUK Sergey A. 2630 UKR – 7,5
2-6. GM LE ROUX Jean-Pierre 2559 FRA, IM MOUSSARD Jules 2412 FRA, GM STRIKOVIC Aleksa 2559 SRB, GM SHCHEKACHEV Andrei 2528 FRA and GM GULIYEV Namig 2539 AZE – 6,5
7-9. GM RENET Olivier 2472 FRA, IM DOURERASSOU Jonathan 2460 FRA and GM WIRIG Anthony 2452 FRA – 6
10-16. FM GRIFFITHS Ryan Rhys 2326 IRL, RINDLISBACHER Lars 2266 SUI, IM SOCHACKI Christophe 2406 FRA, IM ZHOU Yang-Fan 2427 ENG, IM SHIRAZI Kamran 2417 FRA, IM DEMUTH Adrien 2460 FRA and LOISEAU Quentin 2314 FRA – 5,5 etc

A Open was for the players rated between 1800 and 2300. Ukrainian FM Nazar Ustianovich won the event with impressive 8.5/9 points in the field of 202 players. He earned 1500 EUR.

B Open was for the players rated between 1400 and 1900. Among the 285 participants Michael Hajage from France took the first place with 8 points. His prize is 1000 EUR.

C Open was reserved for the players rated under 1500. Alexandre Coulet (FRA 1440) won the top prize of 600 EUR by finishing clear first with 8.5 points. 119 players competed.

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87th Paris Chess Championship from July 7

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Hi everyone,

The 87th Paris Chess Championship will take place from July 7th to 15th July at the Stade Pierre de Coubertin, 82 avenue Georges Lafont 75016 Paris. The Championship will be played in 4 Groups and is open to all players of FIDE federations. Currently 532 players are signed to take participation.

- FIDE Open: 9 rounds with rating above 2200 (1st prize 3 000 €)
- A Open: 9 rounds with rating from 1800 to 2300 (1st prize 1 500 €)
- B Open: 9 rounds with rating from 1400 to 1900 (1st prize 1 000 €)
- C Open: 9 rounds with rating under 1500 (1st prize 600 €)
Rate of play in all tournaments: Fischer 90 min / 40 moves + 30 min + 30s/move from the first move

Last year 633 participants from 35 countries competed. GM Arun Prasad won the main tournament.

Top rated players:

1 GM FEDORCHUK Sergey A. 2634 UKR
2 GM LE ROUX Jean-Pierre 2551 FRA
3 GM STRIKOVIC Aleksa 2548 SRB
4 GM SALEM A.r. Saleh 2528 UAE
5 GM GULIYEV Namig 2522 AZE
6 GM SHCHEKACHEV Andrei 2513 FRA
7 GM CHABANON Jean-Luc 2483 FRA
8 GM RENET Olivier 2479 FRA
9 GM WIRIG Anthony 2465 FRA
10 IM DOURERASSOU Jonathan 2462 FRA
11 IM AKSHAYRAJ Kore 2454 IND
12 IM ZHOU Yang-Fan 2438 ENG
13 IM ROSER Kevin 2432 FRA
14 IM D’COSTA Lorin A R 2430 ENG
15 IM DEMUTH Adrien 2423 FRA
16 IM KUIJF Marinus 2419 NED
17 IM SOCHACKI Christophe 2412 FRA
18 IM SAPTARSHI Roy 2394 IND
19 IM SHIRAZI Kamran 2372 FRA

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Indian GM Arun Prasad wins 86th Paris Chess Championship

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Hello everyone,

Here is the latest chess news from Paris. Indian Grandmaster Arun Prasad has won the 86th edition of the Paris Open Chess Championship. The tournament was held from July 2-10 and included more than 600 players competing in four different groups. In fact, Prasad's last round victim was another Indian GM SP Sethuraman giving the eventual champion a total of 7.0 points out of 9 rounds.

The A Open was won by Belgian Albin Dal Borgo (8.0 points, full point ahead of the rest of the field). The trophy in the B Group went to French Thaymour Bonneville and

C Open was won by the young Daniel Pietras from Poland. You can access the official website at this link.

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86th Paris Chess Championship from July 2-10

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Hi everyone,

Anyone planning a chess holiday in Paris?

The 86th Paris Chess Championship is set to take place from July 2-10 at the Stade Pierre de Coubertin, 82 avenue Georges Lafont 75016 Paris. The Championship will be played in 4 Groups and is open to all players of FIDE federations.

- FIDE Open: 9 rounds with rating above 2200
- A Open: 9 rounds with rating from 1800 to 2300
- B Open: 9 rounds with rating from 1400 to 1900
- C Open: 9 rounds with rating under 1500

Rate of play in all tournaments : Fischer 90 min 40 moves + 30 min + 30s/move from the first move
The title of Champion de Paris Ile-de-France 2011 will be given to the best member of a club from the Île de France League of the 2010-2011 season.

According to the organisers, 496 players have already been registered to take participation. Top rated are GM Sergey Fedorchuk UKR 2654, GM Yuniesky Quesada CUB 2626, GM Alberto David LUX 2593, GM Mladen Palac CRO 2583, GM Ruben Felgaer ARG 2570, GM Robert Zelcic CRO 2557, GM Namig Guliyev AZE 2554, GM Magesh Panchanathan IND 2539, GM Andrei Shchekachev FRA 2528, GM S. Sethuraman IND 2527.

You can track more details at the official website.

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