IM Tomas Krnan from Canada claimed a clear first place and a Grandmaster norm with a 7,5-points finish at the V4 OPEN – International Championship of Slovakia 2013.
The Stiavnica’s Chess Festival took on 6th-14th July at the Cultural and public centre, Kammerhofská 1 (downtown), Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia.
The main event of the Festival was the V4 Open (9-round Swiss), which was also regarded as the 2013 Slovakian Chess Championship.
GM Peter Michalik edged the other local players on tie-break to claim the title of the Slovakian champion. Michalik shared the second place with 7,0/9 points and finished third overall.
IM Eva Repkova (6 points, 20th place) became the Slovakian women’s champion. Official website.
Final standings (top finishers):
1. IM Krnan Tomas CAN 2411 – 7.5
2. GM Banusz Tamas HUN 2588 – 7
3. GM Michalik Peter SVK 2579 – 7
4. GM Markos Jan SVK 2580 – 7
5. Repka Christopher SVK 2361 – 7
6. IM Cernousek Lukas CZE 2454 – 7
7. IM Nagy Gabor HUN 2449 – 7
8. GM Petrik Tomas SVK 2512 – 6.5
9. IM Bokros Albert HUN 2439 – 6.5
10. IM Leniart Arkadiusz POL 2473 – 6.5
11. FM Korpa Bence HUN 2308 – 6.5
12. FM Vojtek Vladimir SVK 2278 – 6.5
13. IM Lanc Alois SVK 2369 – 6.5
14. GM Fodor Tamas Jr. HUN 2455 – 6.5
15. FM Gledura Benjamin HUN 2421 – 6.5
16. GM Plachetka Jan SVK 2355 – 6
17. IM Pacher Milan SVK 2455 – 6
18. IM Aczel Gergely HUN 2451 – 6
19. Nemeth Denes HUN 2257 – 6
20. IM Repkova Eva SVK 2374 – 6
21. GM Talla Vladimir CZE 2394 – 6
22. GM Manik Mikulas SVK 2412 – 6
23. Gbyl Andrzej POL 2174 – 6
24. Nayhebaver Martin SVK 2228 – 6
25. Nasuta Grzegorz POL 2353 – 6
26. Jarmula Lukasz POL 2261 – 6
27. Cech Dominik SVK 2094 – 6
28. FM Farkas Gabor SVK 2359 – 6
29. WGM Kocetkova Julia SVK 2328 – 5.5
30. GM Likavsky Tomas SVK 2458 – 5.5
Impressive.