Russian Grandmaster Sergey Volkov emerged clear winner of the 8th Beirut International Open 2015 after concluding the race with 8,0/9 points, half a point ahead of GM Kirill Stupak from Belarus.
The Beirut International Open was held from 19-27th September with 88 players from 14 countries. Among them were nine Grandmasters.
The total prize fund was 7000 USD with 2000 USD reserved for the winner.
Final standings (top 20):
1 GM Volkov Sergey RUS 2589 – 8
2 GM Stupak Kirill BLR 2531 – 7.5
3 GM Simantsev Mikhail UKR 2457 – 7
4 GM Mirzoev Azer AZE 2558 – 7
5 GM Tiviakov Sergei NED 2611 – 7
6 FM Najjar Ahmad LIB 2226 – 6.5
7 IM Ibrahim Hatim EGY 2305 – 6.5
8 GM Kotanjian Tigran ARM 2495 – 6
9 Shamieh Jamal LIB 2096 – 6
10 GM Bouaziz Slim TUN 2301 – 6
11 Nassar Marwan LIB 2030 – 6
12 Ishoo Younan SYR 2028 – 6
13 GM Kasparov Sergey BLR 2475 – 6
14 Tashev Aleksandar BUL 2048 – 6
15 Moudallal Tarek LIB 1992 – 5.5
16 Kaouri Mahdi LIB 2100 – 5.5
17 Hammoud Nadim LIB 1929 – 5.5
18 IM Valles Manuel FRA 2386 – 5.5
19 GM Raetsky Alexander RUS 2403 – 5.5
20 Asmar Elie LIB 1972 – 5.5