The 22nd Canakkale Troya International Open Chess Tournament was held on 11-18th August in Canakkale, a town and seaport in Turkey on the southern (Asian) coast of the Dardanelles.
Azerbaijani GM Vugar Rasulov emerged a clear winner on 8/9 points, leaving the runner-up half a point behind.
GM Handszar Odeev (Turkmenistan) took the silver on 7,5 points, while third place was shared on a three-way tie by IM Kamal Aghasiyev (Azerbaijan), IM Misratdin Iskandarov (Azerbaijan) and IM Iveri Chigladze (Georgia) on 7 points each.
Replay the games with analysis
Final standings (top finishers):
1 GM RASULOV VUGAR AZE 2509 8
2 GM ODEEV HANDSZAR TKM 2390 7,5
3 IM AGHASIYEV KAMAL AZE 2393 7
4 IM ISKANDAROV MISRATDIN AZE 2397 7
5 IM CHIGHLADZE IVERI GEO 2348 7
6 ARAT UFUK SEZEN TUR 2189 6,5
7 FM EMİROĞLU CANKUT TUR 2356 6,5
8 CHKHAIDZE NIKOLOZ GEO 2215 6,5
9 EMİNOV ORKHAN TUR 2281 6,5
10 FM GHOLAMI ARYAN IRI 2306 6,5
Impressive.