Sergey Fedorchuk Wins 87th Paris Chess Championship 2012
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Hi everyone,
Grandmaster Sergey Fedorchuk has won the 87th Paris Chess Championship held from July 7-15 at the Stade Pierre de Coubertin, 82 avenue Georges Lafont 75016 Paris. The Championship was played in 4 Groups, each being a 9-round Swiss event. 669 players took participation, which is a significant increase from the last year’s 633.
The main FIDE Open was limited to the players rated above 2200. GM Fedorchuk won the title a full point ahead of the field and 3,000 euros. FM Ryan Rhys Griffiths (Ireland) and Lars Rindlisbacher (Switzerland) earned IM norms.
Top final standings (63 players):
Hi everyone,
Grandmaster Sergey Fedorchuk has won the 87th Paris Chess Championship held from July 7-15 at the Stade Pierre de Coubertin, 82 avenue Georges Lafont 75016 Paris. The Championship was played in 4 Groups, each being a 9-round Swiss event. 669 players took participation, which is a significant increase from the last year’s 633.
The main FIDE Open was limited to the players rated above 2200. GM Fedorchuk won the title a full point ahead of the field and 3,000 euros. FM Ryan Rhys Griffiths (Ireland) and Lars Rindlisbacher (Switzerland) earned IM norms.
Top final standings (63 players):
1. GM FEDORCHUK Sergey A. 2630 UKR – 7,5
2-6. GM LE ROUX Jean-Pierre 2559 FRA, IM MOUSSARD Jules 2412 FRA, GM STRIKOVIC Aleksa 2559 SRB, GM SHCHEKACHEV Andrei 2528 FRA and GM GULIYEV Namig 2539 AZE – 6,5
7-9. GM RENET Olivier 2472 FRA, IM DOURERASSOU Jonathan 2460 FRA and GM WIRIG Anthony 2452 FRA – 6
10-16. FM GRIFFITHS Ryan Rhys 2326 IRL, RINDLISBACHER Lars 2266 SUI, IM SOCHACKI Christophe 2406 FRA, IM ZHOU Yang-Fan 2427 ENG, IM SHIRAZI Kamran 2417 FRA, IM DEMUTH Adrien 2460 FRA and LOISEAU Quentin 2314 FRA – 5,5 etc
A Open was for the players rated between 1800 and 2300. Ukrainian FM Nazar Ustianovich won the event with impressive 8.5/9 points in the field of 202 players. He earned 1500 EUR.
B Open was for the players rated between 1400 and 1900. Among the 285 participants Michael Hajage from France took the first place with 8 points. His prize is 1000 EUR.
C Open was reserved for the players rated under 1500. Alexandre Coulet (FRA 1440) won the top prize of 600 EUR by finishing clear first with 8.5 points. 119 players competed.
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2-6. GM LE ROUX Jean-Pierre 2559 FRA, IM MOUSSARD Jules 2412 FRA, GM STRIKOVIC Aleksa 2559 SRB, GM SHCHEKACHEV Andrei 2528 FRA and GM GULIYEV Namig 2539 AZE – 6,5
7-9. GM RENET Olivier 2472 FRA, IM DOURERASSOU Jonathan 2460 FRA and GM WIRIG Anthony 2452 FRA – 6
10-16. FM GRIFFITHS Ryan Rhys 2326 IRL, RINDLISBACHER Lars 2266 SUI, IM SOCHACKI Christophe 2406 FRA, IM ZHOU Yang-Fan 2427 ENG, IM SHIRAZI Kamran 2417 FRA, IM DEMUTH Adrien 2460 FRA and LOISEAU Quentin 2314 FRA – 5,5 etc
A Open was for the players rated between 1800 and 2300. Ukrainian FM Nazar Ustianovich won the event with impressive 8.5/9 points in the field of 202 players. He earned 1500 EUR.
B Open was for the players rated between 1400 and 1900. Among the 285 participants Michael Hajage from France took the first place with 8 points. His prize is 1000 EUR.
C Open was reserved for the players rated under 1500. Alexandre Coulet (FRA 1440) won the top prize of 600 EUR by finishing clear first with 8.5 points. 119 players competed.
More information and photos on Chess & Strategy
Official website
From Alexandra Kosteniuk's
www.chessblog.com
Also see her personal blog at
www.chessqueen.com
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