The 23rd edition of the traditional chess tournament Martigny Open was held on 25-28th July 2014 in Martigny, Switzerland.

The event was a 7-round Swiss with a time control 90′ + 30″.

GM Sergei Ovsejevitsch (UKR) emerged a clear winner with 6/7 points and grabbed the top prize of 1.500 CHF.

Second place was shared in a five-way tie by GM Igor Rausis (CZE), GM Alexandre Dgebuadze (BEL), GM Marin Bosiocic (CRO), GM Alexander Cherniaev (RUS) and IM Nicolas Brunner (FRA) on 5,5 points each.

In parallel with the open tournament GM Christian Bauer, 2012 France Individual Chess Champion, delivered a simultaneous exhibition.

Official website

Top standings after 7 rounds:

1. Ovsejevitsch,Sergei GM 2569 M UKR 6.0
2. Rausis,Igors GM 2578 M CZE 5.5
3. Dgebuadze,Alexandre GM 2487 M BEL 5.5
4. Bosiocic,Marin GM 2544 M CRO 5.5
5. Cherniaev,Alexander GM 2434 M RUS 5.5
6. Brunner,Nicolas IM 2425 M FRA 5.5
7. Bauer,Christian GM 2649 M FRA 5.0
8. Huss,Andreas IM 2378 M SUI 5.0
9. Habibi,Ali IM 2263 M GER 5.0
10. Kelecevic,Nedeljko IM 2232 M SUI 5.0

Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
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