The 23rd International Chess Festival “Liepajas Rokade 2016″ is taking place from 4-7th August at the Hotel Fontaine Royal in Liepaja, Latvia.
The Festival consists of Open Rapid, Blitz, Team and Super Rapid tournaments.
The first event was Open Rapid which run on 4-5th August through 13 rounds with the time control 15 min + 5 sec.
Russian Grandmaster Vladimir Fedoseev crushed the opposition to win the event with convincing 12,5/13 points.
141 players from ten countries participated, including 15 Grandmasters and 13 International Masters.
On Satuday morning there is Blitz tournament, and in the evening starts Super Rapid with eight Grandmasters.
Final standings (top 25):
1 GM Fedoseev Vladimir RUS 2720 – 12.5
2 GM Neiksans Arturs LAT 2613 – 10.5
3 IM Chigaev Maksim RUS 2594 – 10
4 GM Lintchevski Daniil RUS 2609 – 10
5 IM Meskovs Nikita LAT 2470 – 9.5
6 GM Kanep Meelis EST 2496 – 9.5
7 GM Bernadskiy Vitaliy UKR 2638 – 9
8 GM Kiselev Vitaliy RUS 2528 – 9
9 WGM Rogule Laura LAT 2339 – 9
10 GM Kveinys Aloyzas LTU 2523 – 9
11 MK Reimanis Ritvars LAT 2290 – 9
12 IM Yuffa Daniil RUS 2567 – 8.5
13 GM Aleksandrov Aleksej BLR 2541 – 8.5
14 GM Ehlvest Jaan USA 2543 – 8.5
15 FM Popov Mikhail RUS 2316 – 8.5
16 CM Sindarov Javokhir UZB 2135 – 8.5
17 GM Sveshnikov Evgeny RUS 2463 – 8.5
18 GM Djuric Stefan SRB 2422 – 8.5
19 FM Lavendelis Egons LAT 2319 – 8.5
20 IM Berzinsh Roland LAT 2470 – 8.5
21 GM Kovalev Vladislav BLR 2570 – 8.5
22 WIM Popova Natalija BLR 2125 – 8.5
23 FM Bernotas Arturs LAT 2413 – 8
24 IM Sveshnikov Vladimir LAT 2442 – 8
25 MK Baliasnyj Timur LTU 2195 – 8
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