6 players tied for 1st in Banyoles, a city of 16,000 residents, located in the province of Girona in Northeastern Catalonia (Spain) near the French border and the Mediterranean coast. Banyoles is most famous for the Lake of Banyoles.
The legendary Korchnoi finished in a six way tie for first and he won the tie-breaks. It is another fantastic performance for Victor. Also tied for first are American IM Yury Lapshun, Dutch superstar Sergei Tiviakov and the Swedish Tiger.
1 GM Korchnoi Viktor SUI 2600 7.0
2 GM Tiviakov Sergei NED 2668 7.0
3 IM Lapshun Yury USA 2452 7.0
4 GM Hillarp Persson Tiger SWE 2549 7.0
5 IM Fomichenko Eduard RUS 2385 7.0
6 IM Kristiansen Jens DEN 2425 7.0
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
I cant get enough of Mr Korchnoi. One of the biggest fighters in Chess History. Good for him..he deserves it. Falt bad for him last month in the speed tourney….nice to see him bounce back so fast. Wow….the man is a phenom.
Mike M
Amazing Korchnoi in Banyoles. I played there as well. He is a phenom indeed. Having outplayed Tiviakov in the 8th round, he really deserved it. Congrats.