GM Kiril Georgiev collects another trophy in Skopje

Bulgarian champion GM Kiril Georgiev won the Karposh Rapid Tournament that was held on 24th January at restaurant “Granit” in Skopje, FYROM.

The 9-round Swiss tournament with the time control 15′+5” gathered 107 players. The event was organized by the Municipality Karpos and Chess Club Gambit Aseko-SEE. The total prize fund was 1250 EUR.

Georgiev completed the race with 8,0/9 points, leaving his compatriot GM Petar Drenchev half a point behind.

Georgiev continued a row of fantastic results in Skopje, having earlier won the very strong Karpos Open, Alkaloid Blitz Open and Alkaloid Rapid Open.

Final standings (top seeds):

1. GM Georgiev Kiril BUL 2629 – 8
2. GM Drenchev Petar BUL 2489 – 7.5
3. IM Zlatanovic Boroljub SRB 2409 – 7
4. Saraci Nderim FID 2107 – 7
5. GM Jacimovic Dragoljub MKD 2394 – 7
6. Danov Lyubomir BUL 2237 – 7
7. GM Miljkovic Miroslav D SRB 2467 – 6.5
8. IM Stojanovski Dejan MKD 2453 – 6.5
9. FM Trajkoski Slave MKD 2279 – 6.5
10. IM Sadiku Bedri FID 2226 – 6.5
11. GM Bogdanovski Vlatko MKD 2419 – 6
12. IM Pancevski Filip MKD 2491 – 6
13. FM Andonovski Ljubisa MKD 2333 – 6
14. IM Nikolov Sasho BUL 2391 – 6
15. IM Novoselski Zoran SRB 2448 – 6

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