The 6th edition of Pfaltz Open 2015 is taking place from 13th to 17th February, 2015 in Neustadt, Germany.
The event is split into two tournaments, Open A (open to all players rated 1850 ELO or more) and Open B (for Participants rated below 1950 ELO).
Open A wants to be Played in a 9-round Swiss format with tempo of play 90 ‘/ 40 + 30′ + 30 “, while Open B will be a 7-round Swiss tournament with time control 120 ‘/ 40 + 30′.
The prize fund in total of € 16.666 in cash will be Awarded as follows: Open A main prizes: € € 1.666 / € 1.200 / € 1000/700 € / 600 € / 500 € / 400 € / 300 € / 250 € / 200 / 150 € / 150 € / 150 € / 100 € Open B main prizes:€ 500 / € 300 / € 250 / € 200 / € 150 Many special prizes will be granted!
Contacts: info@pfalzopen.de
Open A list of participants (top seeds):
1 GM Vladimir Baklan 2651 2659 chess community Porz Ukraine
2 GM Sergei Azarov 2635 Belarus
3 GM Ivan Ivaniesevic 2634 Serbia
4 GM Milos Perunovic 2633 Serbia
5 GM Vitaly Kunin 2589 2565 yeoman Mörlenbach-Birkenau Germany
6 IN Matthias Blübaum 2565 2553 SV Werder Bremen Germany
7 GM Alexander Danin 2562 Bochum SV 02 Russia
8 GM Viacheslav Zakhartsov 2552 Russia
9 GM Vadim Malakhatko 2533 Belgium
10 IN Adrien Demuth 2517 Poitiers Migne Echecs France
11 IM Dennis Wagner 2501 2543 SV Hockenheim Germany
12 IN Hagen Poetsch 2500 2463 Sfr. Schoeneck Germany
13 GM Henrik Teske 2500 2451 SV “Glück Auf” Rödersdorf Germany
14 GM Jean Noel Riff 2496 OSG Baden Baden France
15 IN Pierre Bailet 2496 France
16 IM Mikhail Zaitsev 2487 Russia
17 IN Felix Graf 2485 2457 SG Trier Germany
18 IM Jonathan Dourerassou 2477 Chalons-en-Champagne France
19 GM Alexandr Karpatchev 2472 Russia
20 IN Jonas Lampert 2453 2438 Germany
21 IN Lars Stark 2448 2417 Germany Düsseldorf SK
22 IN Toms Kantans 2447 Latvia
23 GM Mathias Womacka 2438 2400 SK Schwäbisch Hall Germany
24 IM Kevin Terrieux 2428 France
25 GM Spyridon Skembris 2422 Greece
26 FM Christoph Shield 2415 2356 Germany
27 IN Dr. Oswald Gschnitzer 2407 2373 SG Heidelberg-Kirchheim Germany
28 FM Jan-Christian Schröder 2405 2428 1920 SV Hofheim Germany
29 gates Perske 2402 2308 Sfr. Heidenheim Germany
30 IM Maximilian Meinhardt 2401 2354 SC Four Mannheim Germany
31 WGM Inna Gaponenko 2382 Ukraine
32 FM Efim Rotstein 2381 2288 TORNADO Hochneukirch Germany
33 IN Boidman Yuri 2375 Germany
34 IM Boris Grimberg 2373 2297 TSV Haunstetten Germany
35 Lev Yankelevich 2362 2327 SG Trier Germany