The 29th Schwarzacher Chess Open 2014 was held at the Ballroom of the Hotel Post in Schwarzach im Pongau, a market town in the Austrian state of Salzburg on 16-23 August 2014.
The German GM Kunin Vitaly became three-peat champion of the Schwarzacher Chess Open, emerging a clear winner for third consecutive year.
The member of Chess Club Royal Salzburg started with perfect 5/5 score and finished with 4 draws in a row. He lifted the trophy and grabbed the first prize of 2.000 €.
The second place was shared in a five-way tie by GM Mladen Palac (Croatia), GM Egor Krivoborodov (Russia),GM Zoran Jovanovic (Croatia), GM Robert Zelcic (Croatia) and FM Bogdan-Daniel Deac (Romania) on 6,5 points each. However, Palac took the silver on superior tie-break score, while Krivoborodov remained third.
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Final standings (top finishers):
1 GM Kunin Vitaly GER 2575 Sk Royal Salzburg 7
2 GM Palac Mladen CRO 2563 Sv Schwarzach 6,5
3 GM Krivoborodov Egor RUS 2507 6,5
4 GM Jovanovic Zoran CRO 2560 Schachverein Wolfsberg 6,5
5 GM Zelcic Robert CRO 2548 Sv Schwarzach 6,5
6 FM Deac Bogdan-Daniel ROU 2394 6,5
7 IM Reich Thomas GER 2396 Sparkasse Jenbach 6
8 IM Kovacevic Blazimir CRO 2463 Spg. Trofaiach-Niklasdorf 6
9 IM Poetsch Hagen GER 2494 Sf 1891 Friedberg 5,5
10 IM Fedorovsky Michael GER 2431 Fc Bayern München E.V. 5,5
Spectacular.