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The 10th Annual Open Teplice took place from June 13 through June 21, 2015, at the Estrade Hall in Culture House of Teplice, one of the largest spa towns in the Czech Republic.

The event was a 9-round Swiss tournament with tempo of play 90′/ 40 + 30′ + 30″.

164 players from 22 different countries were vying for the first prize of 40,000 CZK (nearly € 1,500) plus a golden watch.

Icelandic player GM Hannes Stefansson and Israeli GM Evgeny Postny tied for the gold with 7,5 points each but Stefansson prevailed on a better tie-break score and lifted the trophy.

The third place was shared by GM Alexander Rakhmanov from Russia and Dutch player GM Sipke Ernst.

Tournament website/ Games with analysis

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