The 7th edition of Beirut International Chess Openwas organized by The Amicale Chess Club from 5th to 14th May, 2014, in Beirut, the capital and the largest city of Lebanon.

The event was a 9 round Swiss Open, with a time control of 90 minutes per player plus 30 seconds per move starting from move 1 and total prize fund in the amount of 6700$.

GM Azer Mirzoev from Azerbaijan shared first place in a 3-way tie with GM Kiril Stupak from Belarus and GM Sergei Tiviakov from the Netherlands with 7/9 points each.

For more information, visit the official website.

Final standings (top finishers):

1 GM Mirzoev Azer AZE 2553 7
2 GM Stupak Kirill BLR 2486 7
3 GM Tiviakov Sergei NED 2657 7
4 GM Raetsky Alexander RUS 2429 6,5
5 GM Kotanjian Tigran ARM 2545 6,5
6 FM Najjar Ahmad LIB 2241 6,5
7 FM El Jawich Amro LIB 2148 6,5
8 GM Rausis Igor CZE 2581 6,5
9 FM Chahrour Ibrahim LIB 2117 6
10 Tarboush Husam SYR 2050 6
11 GM Karpatchev Aleksandr RUS 2445 6
12 IM Boricsev Oleg HUN 2319 6

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