Five players share first place in Lisbon Christmas Open
Jan 1, 2015
The Lisbon Christmas International Chess Open was organized by the Portugal Chess Academy from 26-30th December at the Hotel Real Palácio in Lisbon, Portugal.
A total of 239 players from 32 federations competed in the 9-round Swiss tournament. Among them were 11 Grandmasters and 20 International Masters.
Guest Grandmasters Bartosz Socko, Vladimir Burmakin, Kevin Spraggett, Emre Can, and local IM Rui Damaso shared the first place with 7,0/9 points each. Bartosz Socko took the winner’s trophy on superior tie-break.
The tournament was sponsored and supported by DAUD Consors, Real Hotels, Portuguese Chess Federation and Chess Association of Lisbon.
Final standings (top finishers):
1. GM SOCKO Bartosz POL 2617 – 7
2. GM BURMAKIN Vladimir RUS 2579 – 7
3. GM SPRAGGETT Kevin Barry CAN 2561 – 7
4. IM DAMASO Rui POR 2425 – 7
5. GM CAN Emre TUR 2556 – 7
6. IM DEMUTH Adrien FRA 2517 – 6.5
7. GM PEREZ CANDELARIO Manuel ESP 2565 – 6.5
8. IM KANTANS Toms LAT 2447 – 6.5
9. IM MORENO TEJERA Emilio ESP 2448 – 6.5
10. IM FERREIRA Jorge João Viterbo POR 2413 – 6.5
11. GM STAROSTITS Ilmars LAT 2441 – 6.5
12. IM COLLINS Sam E. IRL 2490 – 6.5
13. IM BURG Twan NED 2517 – 6.5
14. IM WEGERLE Joerg GER 2440 – 6.5
15. GM RAUSIS Igors CZE 2585 – 6.5
16. IM PICARD Romain Antoine FRA 2363 – 6.5
17. IM MONROY Charles FRA 2429 – 6.5
18. GM STRIKOVIC Aleksa SRB 2528 – 6
19. IM VUILLEUMIER Alexandre SUI 2333 – 6
20. GM HOFFMAN Alejandro Sergio ARG 2476 – 6
21. FM MENEZES Christoph AUT 2290 – 6
22. IM CAMACHO COLLADOS Marcos ESP 2451 – 6
23. IM SHKAPENKO Pavel RUS 2418 – 6
24. IM NOGUEIRA Nelson POR 2252 – 6
25. FM SALOMON Johan NOR 2343 – 6
26. FM SANTOS Antonio M L F Pereira POR 2265 – 6
27. GM SOCKO Monika POL 2470 – 6
28. FM SANTOS RUIZ Miguel ESP 2298 – 6
29. WIM IWANOW Anna POL 2290 – 6
30. FM CABEZAS AYALA Iván Rafael ESP 2324 – 6
Impressive finish.