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Former 2700+ Bologan defeated Ivanchuk with the Black pieces in the last round to win the FiNet Chess960 Open. Gata Kamsky edged out Ivanchuk, Volotikin and Navara to finish 2nd on tie-breaks.
Here are some of the top finishers:
1. GM Bologan, Victor 2650 MDA 9.5
2. GM Kamsky, Gata 2717 USA 9.0
3. GM Ivanschuk, Vassili 2766 UKR 9.0
4. GM Volokitin, Andrej 2698 UKR 9.0
5. GM Navara, David 2656 CZE 9.0
6. GM Grischuk, Alexander 2726 RUS 8.5
7. GM Sasikiran, Krishnan 2674 IND 8.5
8. GM Gashimov,Vugar 2655 AZE 8.5
9. GM Sargissian, Gabriel 2667 ARM 8.5
10. GM Bacrot, Etienne 2703 FRA 8.0
11. GM Almasi, Zoltan 2682 HUN 8.0
12. GM Karjakin, Sergey 2678 UKR 8.0
13. GM Petrosian, Tigran L. 2613 ARM 8.0
14. GM Yusupov, Artur 2583 8.0
15. GM Akopian, Vladimir 2708 ARM 8.0
16. GM Moiseenko, Alexander 2641 UKR 8.0
17. GM Tregubov, Pavel 2599 RUS 8.0
18. GM Burmakin, Vladimir 2592 RUS 8.0
19. GM Ruck, Robert 2563 HUN 8.0
Here is the official website: http://www.chesstigers.de/ccm7.php?lang=1
Go Bologan! He’s awesome!
It’s really sad Ivanchuck won’t be in Mexico. I just don’t understand it. Look at his recent results and his rating. He’s 3-4 in the world now. Can’t anyone do anything about it?
Great result for Kamsky. He seems to be re-vitalized since his return and is enjoying chess again.