The 5th International Open Chess Tournament Rethymno took place from 28th July to 4th August at the Municipal House of Culture in Rethymno, Crete, Greece.

The tournament was organized by the Municipality of Rethymno and Chess Club Rethymno, with support from the Region of Rethymno and Greek Chess Federation.

Grandmaster Dmitry Svetushkin from Moldova clinched a clear first place in the tournament with a last round win against IM Ankit R. Rajpara. Svetushkin collected 7,5 points from nine rounds.

Greek Grandmasters Hristos Banikas and Spyridon Kapnisis were also victorious in their final games to share the second place with 7,0 points each. Full standings below.

Tournament director was Anagnostakis Emmanouil and chief arbiter was Logothetis Sotiris.

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