Pentala Harikrishna from India took the winner’s trophy in the 2nd Isle of Man International after edging Laurent Fressinet and Gabriel Sargissian on tie-break.
The three Grandmasters finished on 7,0/9 points each.
The 2nd Isle of Man International Chess tournament was held from 3-11th October in Douglas, Isle of Man, with 102 chess players from 27 countries and with as many as 37 Grandmasters in the field.
Video report courtesy of Vijay Kumar
Final standings (top finishers):
1-3. GM Harikrishna P. IND 2737 – 7
GM Fressinet Laurent FRA 2702 – 7
GM Sargissian Gabriel ARM 2679 – 7
4-5. GM Howell David W L ENG 2705 – 6.5
GM Short Nigel D ENG 2678 – 6.5
6-16. GM Adams Michael ENG 2742 – 6
GM Naiditsch Arkadij AZE 2682 – 6
GM Granda Zuniga Julio E PER 2667 – 6
GM Movsesian Sergei ARM 2658 – 6
GM L’ami Erwin NED 2619 – 6
GM Donchenko Alexander GER 2577 – 6
GM Brunello Sabino ITA 2553 – 6
IM Van Foreest Jorden NED 2548 – 6
GM Rambaldi Francesco ITA 2547 – 6
GM Hillarp Persson Tiger SWE 2546 – 6
IM Swayams Mishra IND 2444 – 6
17-30. GM Grandelius Nils SWE 2647 – 5.5
GM Kuzubov Yuriy UKR 2641 – 5.5
GM Jones Gawain C B ENG 2623 – 5.5
GM Melkumyan Hrant ARM 2622 – 5.5
GM Tiviakov Sergei NED 2612 – 5.5
GM Sengupta Deep IND 2580 – 5.5
GM Boruchovsky Avital ISR 2536 – 5.5
GM Greenfeld Alon ISR 2534 – 5.5
GM Arkell Keith C ENG 2505 – 5.5
GM Gormally Daniel W ENG 2500 – 5.5
GM Sundararajan Kidambi IND 2497 – 5.5
IM Nakar Eylon ISR 2463 – 5.5
IM Zumsande Martin GER 2422 – 5.5
IM Houska Jovanka ENG 2372 – 5.5
31-45. GM Fridman Daniel GER 2649 – 5
GM Timman Jan H NED 2562 – 5
IM Illingworth Max AUS 2517 – 5
GM Vaisser Anatoly FRA 2515 – 5
GM Vishnu Prasanna. V IND 2503 – 5
GM Tarjan James E USA 2479 – 5
IM Lampert Jonas GER 2461 – 5
GM Cherniaev Alexander RUS 2458 – 5
IM Pert Richard G ENG 2450 – 5
IM Paehtz Elisabeth GER 2447 – 5
GM Williams Simon K ENG 2429 – 5
FM Basso Pier Luigi ITA 2428 – 5
IM Satyapragyan Swayangsu IND 2416 – 5
IM Eggleston David J ENG 2404 – 5
FM Merry Alan B ENG 2335 – 5
46-61. GM Harika Dronavalli IND 2516 – 4.5
GM Neelotpal Das IND 2465 – 4.5
IM Greet Andrew N SCO 2455 – 4.5
IM Tan Justin AUS 2445 – 4.5
IM Hamitevici Vladimir MDA 2439 – 4.5
IM Kobo Ori ISR 2427 – 4.5
FM Koop Thorben GER 2407 – 4.5
FM Jackson James P ENG 2368 – 4.5
WIM Shvayger Yuliya ISR 2368 – 4.5
FM Berry Neil SCO 2355 – 4.5
IM Ciuksyte Dagne ENG 2354 – 4.5
IM Vuilleumier Alexandre SUI 2345 – 4.5
IM Zozulia Anna BEL 2335 – 4.5
FM Zwahr Paul GER 2326 – 4.5
IM Kolbus Dietmar GER 2300 – 4.5
IM Afek Yochanan ISR 2252 – 4.5