Bansko Grand Chess Open Blitz
IM Radoslav Dimitrov and GM Vasil Spasov share the first place

The Bansko Grand Chess Open 2010 launched on 12th December with a 7-round blitz tournament. The starting lineup was incredibly strong, with three Super-Grandmasters and five International Masters topping the field of 28 players.

IM Radoslav Dimitrov and GM Vasil Spasov shared the first place with 6.0 points each, but IM Dimitrov was declared winner on better additional criteria. GM Ivan Cheparinov on clear third closes the list of the prize winners.

Top 10 Final standings:

1 IM Dimitrov Radoslav 2410 BUL – 6.0
2 GM Spasov Vasil 2606 BUL – 6.0
3 GM Cheparinov Ivan 2668 BUL – 5.5
4 FM Velchev Hristo 2322 BUL – 5.0
5 Malikentzos Sotirios 2312 GRE – 4.5
6 Urosevic Goran 2232 SRB – 4.5
7 IM Perunovic Miodrag 2465 SRB – 4.0
8 IM Arnaudov G. Petar 2468 BUL – 4.0
9 IM Gvetadze Sopio 2350 GEO – 4.0
10 GM Savchenko Boris 2632 RUS – 4.0

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