Grandmaster David Shengelia Winner in Graz Open
The 18th Graz International Open took place from 27th August to 4th September in Graz, Austria. The organizer is Landesverband Steiermark des Österreichischen Schachbundes and the playing venue is Brauhaus Puntigam.
The tournament was played over 9 rounds of Swiss pairings and in two rating groups.
The Group A had 63 players and six Grandmasters in the field. Top seeded Vyacheslav Ikonnikov (2553) from Russia. Group B had 52 participants.
The local Grandmaster David Shengelia took a clear first place with 7.5 points. Half a point behind is top Austrian woman IM Eva Moser. GM Zdenko Kozul, who was in joint lead after round 7, suffered two losses in the remaining games and slipped down to shared 5th place.
Raimund Lipp won the Group B with 7.5 points. Full standings bellow.
Group A Final Standings:
1. GM Shengelia David AUT 2513 – 7.5
2. IM Moser Eva AUT 2432 – 7
3. GM Farago Ivan HUN 2485 – 6.5
4. GM Tratar Marko SLO 2491 – 6.5
5. GM Kozul Zdenko CRO 2541 – 6
6. IM Sakelsek Tadej SLO 2407 – 6
7. FM Schreiner Peter AUT 2326 – 6
8. FM Poetz Florian AUT 2416 – 6
9. IM Krumpacnik Domen SLO 2360 – 6
10. IM Basagic Zlatko SLO 2325 – 6
11. Handler Lukas AUT 2301 – 6
12. IM Diermair Andreas AUT 2432 – 5.5
13. GM Ikonnikov Vyacheslav RUS 2553 – 5.5
14. Tomazini Zan SLO 2288 – 5.5
15. FM Fahrner Kurt AUT 2319 – 5.5
16. Spalir Jernej SLO 2155 – 5.5
Did Eva get a GM norm?