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The 3rd Stein am Rhein Spring Open took place from 1-3rd May, 2015, in a palm garden in Stein am Rhein, a medieval town in Switzerland.

The event was a 5-round Swiss tournament with tempo of play 90′ + 30″.

Bulgarian GM Boris Chatalbashev emerged a clear winner with 4,5/5 points, leaving the nearest followers half a point behind.

The second place was shared in a three-way tie by GM Leonid Milov (Germany), IM Nikita Petrov (Russia) and Juergen Doeserich (Germany), after the whole group finished the event with 4 points.

You can see the full standings below.

Tournament website

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Final standings (top finishers):

1 GM Chatalbashev Boris BUL 4,5
2 GM Milov Leonid GER 4
3 IM Petrov Nikita RUS 4
4 Doeserich Juergen GER 4
5 FM Knoedler Dieter Dr. GER 3,5

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