Daniel Fridman wins Vladimir Bagirov Memorial
Riga Chess Federation, Alexei Shirov and Riga Armenian Society have organized Vladimir Bagirov Memorial, which took place on 20th September in Riga, Latvia.
The blitz tournament with 12 rounds and the time control 3+3 was held on the initiative of GM Daniel Fridman, who flew in from Germany on his own account in order to participate.
Alexei Shirov’s small contribution and symbolic entry fees formed the prize fund.
Daniel Fridman eventually took a clear first place with 11 points. A middle-tournament victory against his former trainer Shirov turned to be decisive as the Spanish top player remained a point behind. Full standings bellow.
Vladimir Bagirov (Baku, August 16, 1936 – Finland, July 21, 2000) was a Soviet-Latvian Grandmaster, author, and trainer. He played in ten USSR Championships, with his best result being fourth place in his debut in 1960. Bagirov was World Senior Champion in 1998. He passed away while playing a tournament game in the Heart of Finland Open. Read more.
Final top 10 standings:
1 GM Fridman Daniel GER 2652 – 11
2 GM Shirov Alexei ESP 2713 – 10
3 IM Berzinsh Roland LAT 2417 – 9
4 IM Sveshnikov Vladimir LAT 2412 – 8.5
5 IM Neiksans Arturs LAT 2502 – 8.5
6 M Makovskis Georgijs LAT 2237 – 7.5
7 IM Antoms Guntars LAT 2395 – 7.5
8 GM Miezis Normunds LAT 2534 – 7
9 WIM Dolgova Olga RUS 2206 – 7
10 MK Shulman Vladlen LAT 2324 – 7
Fridman is better than Shirov?