Top finishers (15′ + 3″ inc / 9 rds SS)
1 | Battaglini, Gabriel | m | 2434 | 8 | 49 | 43 | |
2 | Jussupow, Artur | g | 2608 | 7½ | 48 | 39½ | |
3 | Brkic, Ante | g | 2575 | 7½ | 46½ | 38½ | |
4 | Djuric, Stefan | g | 2445 | 7½ | 46 | 40½ | |
5 | Short, Nigel D | g | 2707 | 7 | 46 | 38 | |
6 | Shchekachev, Andrei | g | 2519 | 7 | 44 | 37½ | |
7 | Massoni, Michael | f | 2381 | 7 | 44½ | 37½ | |
8 | Seletsky, Grigory | f | 2318 | 7 | 44 | 36 | |
9 | Philippe, Christophe | m | 2391 | 7 | 44 | 37 | |
10 | Dimitrov, Radoslav | m | 2403 | 6½ | 44½ | 37½ | |
11 | Vaisser, Anatoly | g | 2540 | 6½ | 43½ | 34½ | |
12 | Dimitrov, Pavel | m | 2321 | 6½ | 44½ | 35½ | |
13 | Mishev, Liubomir | 2234 | 6½ | 42 | 33½ | ||
14 | Pesotsky, Alexandr | 1971 | 6½ | 41½ | 32½ | ||
15 | Guillemart, Serge | 1799 | 6½ | 42½ | 31½ |
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Why Short bombed?
Lost on time in a won position against Battaglini! But, it’s a pity people can’t get away from the concept of there being winners and losers. It is more of a news item who won than what of interest there was in the games.