Armenian Grandmaster Samvel Ter-Sahakyan took the winner’s trophy in the 2017 Karpos Open after concluding the event with 7,5/9 points and best tie-break score.
Also on 7,5 points were last-year winner GM Kiril Georgiev and Russian GMs Anton Demchenko and Boris Savchenko.
The 2017 Karpos Open was held from 1-8th April at the Hotel Aleksandar Palace in Skopje, FYR Macedonia.
The 9-round Swiss tournament had a prize fund of 10,200 EUR, with 2000 EUR reserved for the winner. A total of 185 players from 29 countries competed, among them being 16 Grandmasters and 20 International Masters.
The event was organized by the Municipality of Karpos and Chess Club Gambit Asseko-See.
Final standings (top 60):
1. GM Ter-Sahakyan Samvel ARM 2581 – 7.5
2. GM Georgiev Kiril BUL 2633 – 7.5
3. GM Demchenko Anton RUS 2628 – 7.5
4. GM Savchenko Boris RUS 2636 – 7.5
5. GM Artemiev Vladislav RUS 2677 – 7
6. IM Sadikhov Ulvi AZE 2453 – 7
7. IM Anurag Mhamal IND 2454 – 7
8. IM Berzinsh Roland LAT 2428 – 7
9. IM Miedema David NED 2353 – 7
10. GM Hovhannisyan Robert ARM 2619 – 6.5
11. GM Blagojevic Dragisa MNE 2462 – 6.5
12. GM Kovchan Alexander UKR 2577 – 6.5
13. IM Petrosyan Manuel ARM 2546 – 6.5
14. Brokken Dennis NED 2370 – 6.5
15. IM Nguyen Piotr POL 2444 – 6.5
16. IM Livaic Leon CRO 2460 – 6.5
17. IM Cossin Sebastien FRA 2499 – 6.5
18. GM Aleksandrov Aleksej BLR 2568 – 6.5
19. IM Nasuta Grzegorz POL 2447 – 6.5
20. GM Korneev Oleg ESP 2594 – 6
21. GM Djukic Nikola MNE 2515 – 6
22. IM Rzayev Bahruz AZE 2391 – 6
23. IM Erdogdu Mert TUR 2446 – 6
24. FM Nikolovski Nikola MKD 2353 – 6
25. WGM Goryachkina Aleksandra RUS 2452 – 6
26. FM Saraci Nderim FID 2386 – 6
27. FM Rogac Srdjan SRB 2359 – 6
28. FM Bjerre Jonas DEN 2342 – 6
29. Petrov Georgi SRB 2174 – 6
30. IM Petrov Vladimir Sergeev BUL 2353 – 6
31. Nikolic Nebojsa MNE 2379 – 6
32. FM Gokerkan Cem Kaan TUR 2280 – 5.5
33. Paszewski Mateusz POL 2309 – 5.5
34. GM Kozul Zdenko CRO 2631 – 5.5
35. IM Petrov Martin BUL 2438 – 5.5
36. IM Tomazini Zan SLO 2398 – 5.5
37. CM Urazayev Arystanbek KAZ 2320 – 5.5
38. GM Drazic Sinisa SRB 2431 – 5.5
39. FM Stathopoulos Ioannis GRE 2377 – 5.5
40. IM Zlatanovic Boroljub SRB 2402 – 5.5
41. FM Lazov Toni MKD 2310 – 5.5
42. IM Percivaldi Martin DEN 2429 – 5.5
43. Dorfanis Ilarion GRE 2164 – 5.5
44. WFM Radeva Viktoria BUL 2203 – 5.5
45. FM Biljanic Ljubomir SRB 2232 – 5.5
46. Kesidis Odyseas GRE 2201 – 5.5
47. FM Andonovski Ljubisa MKD 2301 – 5.5
48. Klek Hanna Marie GER 2376 – 5.5
49. FM Yordanov Lachezar BUL 2243 – 5.5
50. Papadopoulos Panayotis GRE 2160 – 5.5
51. Gantar Jan SLO 2220 – 5.5
52. FM Kralevski Aleksander MKD 2108 – 5.5
53. CM Uzumcu Ahmet Utku TUR 2159 – 5.5
54. Angun Batu TUR 1930 – 5.5
55. IM Sredojevic Ivan SRB 2351 – 5.5
56. Minko Dmitry RUS 1967 – 5.5
57. GM Bogdanovski Vlatko MKD 2388 – 5
58. FM Goriatchkin Jouri RUS 2313 – 5
59. Papakonstantinou Dimitrios GRE 2208 – 5
60. Veselinov Dimcho BUL 2181 – 5