Russian GM Najer wins 2015 EICC

The 2015 European Individual Chess Championship was organized by the Israel Chess Federation and Municipality of Jerusalem under the auspices of European Chess Union and it was held from 24th February to 8th March at the Jerusalem Ramada Hotel.

The European Individual Championship 2015 was a qualification event for the next World Chess Cup. According to FIDE regulations 23 players qualified.

Final standings:

1. GM Najer Evgeniy RUS 2634 – 8.5
2. GM Navara David CZE 2735 – 8
3. GM Bartel Mateusz POL 2631 – 8
4. GM Khismatullin Denis RUS 2653 – 8
5. GM Vovk Yuri UKR 2588 – 7.5
6. GM Korobov Anton UKR 2687 – 7.5
7. GM Ipatov Alexander TUR 2592 – 7.5
8. GM Eljanov Pavel UKR 2727 – 7.5
9. GM Volokitin Andrei UKR 2646 – 7.5
10. GM Matlakov Maxim RUS 2695 – 7.5
11. GM Sjugirov Sanan RUS 2678 – 7.5
12. GM Moiseenko Alexander UKR 2695 – 7.5
13. GM Motylev Alexander RUS 2665 – 7.5
14. Iljiushenok Ilia RUS 2450 – 7.5
15. GM Kempinski Robert POL 2625 – 7.5
16. GM Smirin Ilia ISR 2650 – 7.5
17. GM Cheparinov Ivan BUL 2681 – 7.5
18. GM Sargissian Gabriel ARM 2668 – 7.5
19. GM Popov Ivan RUS 2639 – 7.5
20. GM Laznicka Viktor CZE 2670 – 7.5
21. GM Rodshtein Maxim ISR 2660 – 7.5
22. GM Brkic Ante CRO 2586 – 7.5
23. GM Nisipeanu Liviu-Dieter GER 2654 – 7.5
24. GM Grachev Boris RUS 2670 – 7.5
25. GM Nabaty Tamir ISR 2585 – 7.5
26. GM Can Emre TUR 2555 – 7.5
27. GM Nepomniachtchi Ian RUS 2714 – 7
28. GM Goganov Aleksey RUS 2605 – 7
29. GM Bukavshin Ivan RUS 2622 – 7
30. GM Vitiugov Nikita RUS 2735 – 7
31. GM Vocaturo Daniele ITA 2579 – 7
32. GM Bacrot Etienne FRA 2711 – 7
33. GM Dubov Daniil RUS 2632 – 7
34. GM Grandelius Nils SWE 2609 – 7
35. GM Khairullin Ildar RUS 2629 – 7
36. GM Hovhannisyan Robert ARM 2592 – 7
37. GM Lupulescu Constantin ROU 2626 – 7
38. GM Zhigalko Andrey BLR 2572 – 7
39. GM Kravtsiv Martyn UKR 2565 – 7
40. GM Ivanisevic Ivan SRB 2638 – 7
41. GM Kryvoruchko Yuriy UKR 2692 – 7
42. GM Mamedov Rauf AZE 2650 – 7
43. Kraus Ohad ISR 2190 – 7
44. GM Kozul Zdenko CRO 2630 – 7
45. GM Stefansson Hannes ISL 2573 – 6.5
46. GM Svetushkin Dmitry MDA 2592 – 6.5
47. GM Duda Jan-Krzysztof POL 2591 – 6.5
48. GM Aleksandrov Aleksej BLR 2603 – 6.5
49. GM Erdos Viktor HUN 2615 – 6.5
50. GM Mchedlishvili Mikheil GEO 2586 – 6.5
51. GM Romanov Evgeny RUS 2625 – 6.5
52. GM Akopian Vladimir ARM 2660 – 6.5
53. GM Sutovsky Emil ISR 2626 – 6.5
54. GM Howell David W L ENG 2663 – 6.5
55. GM Beliavsky Alexander G SLO 2623 – 6.5
56. GM Vallejo Pons Francisco ESP 2706 – 6.5
57. GM Inarkiev Ernesto RUS 2675 – 6.5
58. FM Kantarji Pinchas ISR 2420 – 6.5
59. GM Gajewski Grzegorz POL 2646 – 6.5
60. GM Rombaldoni Axel ITA 2488 – 6.5
61. GM Kuzubov Yuriy UKR 2667 – 6.5
62. GM Zubov Alexander UKR 2607 – 6.5
63. GM Dreev Aleksey RUS 2643 – 6.5
64. GM Jojua Davit GEO 2579 – 6.5
65. GM Saric Ivan CRO 2661 – 6.5
66. GM Alekseev Evgeny RUS 2677 – 6.5
67. GM Oparin Grigoriy RUS 2551 – 6.5
68. WGM Goryachkina Aleksandra RUS 2451 – 6.5
69. GM Van Kampen Robin NED 2626 – 6.5
70. GM Parligras Mircea-Emilian ROU 2583 – 6.5
71. GM Iordachescu Viorel MDA 2590 – 6.5
72. GM Neverov Valeriy UKR 2485 – 6.5
73. GM Riazantsev Alexander RUS 2688 – 6.5
74. IM Draskovic Luka MNE 2432 – 6.5
75. GM Kovalev Vladislav BLR 2531 – 6.5
76. GM Swiercz Dariusz POL 2617 – 6.5
77. GM Postny Evgeny ISR 2647 – 6.5
78. GM Huzman Alexander ISR 2582 – 6.5
79. GM Banusz Tamas HUN 2582 – 6.5
80. GM Dvirnyy Danyyil ITA 2533 – 6.5
81. GM Pantsulaia Levan GEO 2615 – 6.5
82. GM Michalik Peter SVK 2576 – 6.5
83. GM Melkumyan Hrant ARM 2673 – 6.5
84. IM Chekhov Sergei RUS 2470 – 6.5
85. GM Shimanov Aleksandr RUS 2594 – 6
86. GM Yilmaz Mustafa TUR 2570 – 6
87. IM Deac Bogdan-Daniel ROU 2402 – 6
88. GM Ter-Sahakyan Samvel ARM 2580 – 6
89. GM Solak Dragan TUR 2607 – 6
90. GM Grigoryan Karen H. ARM 2596 – 6
91. GM Hracek Zbynek CZE 2631 – 6
92. GM Esen Baris TUR 2571 – 6
93. GM Zhigalko Sergei BLR 2675 – 6
94. GM Demchenko Anton RUS 2615 – 6
95. GM Boruchovsky Avital ISR 2536 – 6
96. GM Marin Mihail ROU 2603 – 6
97. GM Potkin Vladimir RUS 2605 – 6
98. IM Slavin Alexey RUS 2391 – 6
99. IM Sanal Vahap TUR 2460 – 6
100. IM Forster Richard SUI 2446 – 6
101. IM Givon Asaf ISR 2473 – 6
102. GM Babula Vlastimil CZE 2545 – 6
103. IM Andersen Mads DEN 2494 – 6
104. GM Dvoirys Semen I. RUS 2578 – 6
105. GM Salgado Lopez Ivan ESP 2628 – 6
106. IM Batsiashvili Nino GEO 2475 – 6
107. GM Georgiev Kiril BUL 2623 – 6
108. FM Faizrakhmanov Ramil RUS 2371 – 6
109. FM Makhmutov Rail RUS 2448 – 6
110. Pogosian Vladimir ARM 2124 – 6
111. IM Usmanov Vasily RUS 2414 – 5.5
112. Mikaelyan Arman ARM 2418 – 5.5
113. Sarana Alexey RUS 2419 – 5.5
114. GM Klein David NED 2505 – 5.5
115. IM Raznikov Danny ISR 2494 – 5.5
116. GM Godena Michele ITA 2502 – 5.5
117. GM Abasov Nijat AZE 2523 – 5.5
118. IM Codenotti Marco ITA 2374 – 5.5
119. GM Andriasian Zaven ARM 2612 – 5.5
120. IM Yuffa Daniil RUS 2469 – 5.5
121. FM Iovcov Valerii MDA 2368 – 5.5
122. IM Sadzikowski Daniel POL 2492 – 5.5
123. IM Firat Burak TUR 2486 – 5.5
124. IM Ferreira Jorge Viterbo POR 2427 – 5.5
125. FM Kobo Ori ISR 2410 – 5.5
126. IM Yilmazyerli Mert TUR 2465 – 5.5
127. FM Reshef Omer ISR 2402 – 5.5
128. IM Petenyi Tamas SVK 2428 – 5.5
129. GM Rasulov Vugar AZE 2508 – 5.5
130. IM Soltanici Ruslan MDA 2350 – 5.5
131. GM Hansen Sune Berg DEN 2571 – 5.5
132. IM Damaso Rui POR 2451 – 5.5
133. IM Kanmazalp Ogulcan TUR 2457 – 5.5
134. FM Zanan Evgeny ISR 2327 – 5.5
135. IM Kjartansson Gudmundur ISL 2484 – 5.5
136. GM Timofeev Artyom RUS 2564 – 5.5
137. Zisman Philip ISR 2238 – 5.5
138. Kali Omer ISR 2089 – 5.5
139. IM Ducarmon Quinten NED 2482 – 5.5
140. GM Antipov Mikhail Al. RUS 2529 – 5.5
141. FM Belytsky Alexandr RUS 2227 – 5.5
142. FM Veinberg Nimrod ISR 2350 – 5.5
143. GM Baron Tal ISR 2510 – 5.5
144. Golubov Saveliy RUS 2362 – 5.5
145. FM Ben Artzi Ido ISR 2408 – 5.5
146. IM Kudischewitsch David RUS 2334 – 5.5
147. GM Kantsler Boris ISR 2435 – 5.5
148. GM Bok Benjamin NED 2587 – 5.5
149. GM Indjic Aleksandar SRB 2546 – 5.5
150. GM Popilski Gil ISR 2517 – 5.5