The 30th International Chess Open in the Principality of Liechtenstein was held on 11-19th May, 2012, at the Gemeindesaal Triesen. The tournament was organized under the patronage by S.D. Erbprinz Alois von und zu Liechtenstein.

There were two playing groups – Open and Senior, both held over 9 rounds of Swiss system.

German Grandmaster Sebastian Bogner won the Open group by collecting 7/9 points, leaving a large group of followers half a point behind. 105 players competed – full standings bellow.

The Senior Open had 55 participants. The reigning World Senior Champion GM Vladimir Okhotnik convincingly won the first place with 8/9 points. Standings bellow.

The prizes in the main Open event were: 1st – CHF 2’000, 2nd – CHF 1’500, 3rd – CHF 1’200, 4th – CHF 1’000, 5th – CHF 800, 6th – CHF 700, 7th – CHF 600, 8th – CHF 500, 9th – CHF 400, 10th – (until 10th Hort-System) CHF 300, 11th to 20th – (ranking) CHF 200.

The prizes in the Seniors Open (players born in 1952 or earlier) were: 1st – CHF 800, 2nd – CHF 600, 3rd – CHF 400, 4th – CHF 300, 5th – CHF 200, 6th to 10th – CHF 100

Official website

Final Standings (Open) – top 15:

1 GM Bogner Sebastian GER 2569 – 7
2 GM Hera Imre Jr HUN 2567 – 6.5
3 GM Ovsejevitsch Sergei UKR 2572 – 6.5
4 IM Froewis Georg AUT 2394 – 6.5
5 FM Wagner Dennis GER 2424 – 6.5
6 GM Dgebuadze Alexandre BEL 2558 – 6.5
7 GM Van Der Weide Karel NED 2456 – 6.5
8 IM Colovic Aleksandar MKD 2433 – 6.5
9 GM Cebalo Miso CRO 2437 – 6.5
10 GM Paehtz Thomas GER 2438 – 6.5
11 GM Farago Ivan HUN 2500 – 6
12 FM Dittmar Peter GER 2297 – 6
13 GM Sergeev Vladimir UKR 2486 – 6
14 FM Schachinger Mario AUT 2385 – 6
15 IM Kuijf Marinus NED 2419 – 6

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