The 6th Rethymno International Chess Tournament was held on 12-19th July at the Municipal House of Culture, in the city of Rethymno on island Crete, Greece.
The event was a 9-round Swiss, valid for FIDE title norms. 149 players from 26 countries took part in the tournament, including 16 Grandmasters and 14 International Masters.
Polish masters IM Jacek Stopa and Zbigniew Pakleza and Italian GM Alberto David shared the first place with 7,0 points each. Stopa took the winner’s trophy on superior tiebreak. Full standings below.
Final standings (top finishers):
1. IM Stopa Jacek POL 2482 – 7
2. IM Pakleza Zbigniew POL 2487 – 7
3. GM David Alberto ITA 2553 – 7
4. GM Gupta Abhijeet IND 2634 – 6.5
5. GM Kharitonov Alexandr RUS 2554 – 6.5
6. GM Zinchenko Yaroslav UKR 2532 – 6.5
7. GM Petrov Marijan BUL 2438 – 6.5
8. GM Gavrilov Alexei RUS 2494 – 6.5
9. GM Borovikov Vladislav UKR 2556 – 6.5
10. GM Rychagov Andrey RUS 2543 – 6.5
11. GM Mirzoev Azer AZE 2554 – 6.5
12. GM Antic Dejan SRB 2479 – 6.5
13. GM Pap Misa SRB 2514 – 6.5
14. Markidis Konstantinos GRE 2314 – 6.5
15. GM Svetushkin Dmitry MDA 2557 – 6
16. IM Leenhouts Koen NED 2388 – 6
17. GM Yrjola Jouni FIN 2354 – 6
18. IM Swapnil S. Dhopade IND 2421 – 6
19. Kazakos Emmanouil GRE 2146 – 6
20. GM Skembris Spyridon GRE 2473 – 6
Nice.