The 21th International Troy Open Chess Tournament was held on 17th -24th August, 2013, at the ÇTSO Congress & Fair Center in Çanakkale, Turkey.
The tournament was organized by the Turkish Chess Federation, Çanakkale GHSİM and Çanakkale 1915 Chess Club.
The 9-round open competition attracted a massive field of 473 players. Georgian IM Giga Quparadze took a clear first place with 8,0/9 points.
The total prize fund was 5500 EUR. More information on the tournament website.
Final standings:
1. IM QUPARADZE GIGA GEO 2500 – 8,0
2-3. EMİNOV ORKHAN TUR 2260 and GM ODEEV HANDSZAR TKM 2408 – 7½
4-12. RAHMANOV SHAHRIYAR AZE 2258, GM RASULOV VUGAR AZE 2483, IM MORCHIASHVILI BACHANA GEO 2355, KOÇ SÜLEYMAN SARP TUR 2009, AĞDELEN HÜSEYİN CAN TUR 1782, ABTINI HASAN SYR 1999, DİRİ REHA TUR 1890, DEMİRBAŞ FATİH TUR 1780 and KÜÇÜK DOĞAN TUR 1903 – 7,0
13-33. FM GHOLAMI ARYAN IRI 2163, IM AZALADZE SHOTA GEO 2498, DUMAN AYDIN TUR 2271, FM SEÇER ATA TUR 2319, GÜCİN ZAFER TUR 2119, SABA ZAFER RABİN TUR 1860, TUTISANI NOE GEO 2029, UYSAL BURAK TUR 1921, SEVGİ VOLKAN TUR 2011, ÖZEN DENİZ TUR 1835, KARATAŞ MELİH TUR 1889, PERÇİN ÖNDER TUR 1773, ÜNAL ONUR TUR 1784, GÜDER SERKAN TUR 1789, AKDOĞAN ALPEREN TUR 1781, TAŞÇI ONUR TUR 1869, MEHMETÇİK SEZGİN TUR 1951, ALAOĞLU NİYAZİ BEKİRHAN TUR 1670, ŞAHİN DOĞA BORAN TUR 1772, KIZILTAŞ YAHYA TUR 1939 and ÇATALKILIÇ ÖZGÜR TUR 1929 – 6½
Last year winner was GM Kivanc Haznedaroglu
Impressive score.