2 tie for the lead at Acropolis

PRESS RELEASE – ROUND 4

Late in the night the 4th round of the 24th ICT Acropolis 2009 was concluded, ending-up a difficult day with a double round. The 18 leaders tried to upgrade their scores but only three did it in the end, the Bosnian Borki Predojevic and the Russians Yuri Yakovich and Alexey Reshetnikov, who are leading with 3,5 points out of 4 games.

The rest of the tournament’s favourites are close (3/4) and in-between them are Smirin, Azarov, Gurevich and the Greek players Banikas, Papaioannou, Halkias, Mastrovasilis Athanasios & Dimitrios and Kapnisis. The Indian Koneru felled behind with just 2,5/4, but in such a strong tournament nothing is predictable. The next, 5th round, is expected to clear-up the standings on the top.

This year’s Acropolis ICT is a co-organisation of the Greek Chess Federation and the Chalkida Chess Academy ‘Palamedes of Evia’, sponsored by the Greek Ministry of Tourism and the Greek National Tourism Organisation (EOT), the Greek Ministry of Culture, the Greek General Secretariat of Sports, the Region of Attica, the Region of Sterea Ellada, the Prefecture of Evia, the Chalkida Municipality, the TEDK N. Evias, the Football Games Prognosis Organisation (OPAP), the Chalkida Sports Organisation and the ‘Chalkis’ AVEE.

Press Officer
GM Efstratios Grivas

Round 4 top board results:

1 Mastrovasilis Dimitrios ½ – ½ Smirin Ilia
2 Predojevic Borki 1 – 0 Gupta Abhijeet
3 Muzychuk Anna ½ – ½ Azarov Sergei
4 Belov Vladimir ½ – ½ Tukhaev Adam
5 Halkias Stelios ½ – ½ Papaioannou Ioannis
6 Kapnisis Spyridon ½ – ½ Banikas Hristos
7 Rozentalis Eduardas ½ – ½ Stefanova Antoaneta
8 Harika Dronavalli 0 – 1 Yakovich Yuri
9 Kolev Atanas 0 – 1 Reshetnikov Alexey
10 Dembo Yelena ½ – ½ Koneru Humpy

Official website: http://www.chessfed.gr/acropolis2009

Rk.			Name			FED	RtgI	Pts.
1		GM	Predojevic Borki			BIH	2644	3,5
2		FM	Reshetnikov Alexey			RUS	2408	3,5
3		GM	Yakovich Yuri			RUS	2576	3,5
4		IM	Kapnisis Spyridon			GRE	2464	3,0
5		GM	Smirin Ilia			ISR	2650	3,0
6		GM	Azarov Sergei			BLR	2630	3,0
7		GM	Rozentalis Eduardas			LTU	2588	3,0
8		GM	Belov Vladimir			RUS	2627	3,0
9		GM	Halkias Stelios			GRE	2564	3,0
10		GM	Mastrovasilis Dimitrios			GRE	2567	3,0
11		GM	Stefanova Antoaneta			BUL	2535	3,0
12		GM	Mamedov Nidjat			AZE	2614	3,0
13		GM	Gelashvili Tamaz			GEO	2605	3,0
14		IM	Muzychuk Anna			SLO	2542	3,0
15		GM	Banikas Hristos			GRE	2598	3,0
16		GM	David Alberto			LUX	2565	3,0
17		GM	Papaioannou Ioannis			GRE	2624	3,0
18		GM	Gurevich Mikhail			TUR	2618	3,0
19		GM	Romanishin Oleg M			UKR	2503	3,0
20		GM	Mastrovasilis Athanasios			GRE	2503	3,0
21		GM	Tukhaev Adam			UKR	2534	3,0
22		GM	Aroshidze Levan			GEO	2537	3,0