Smirin wins Acropolis

Here are the top finishers of the 2007 Acropolis International Tournament:

1 GM Smirin Ilia 2649 ISR 7

2 GM Georgiev Kiril 2663 BUL 6½
3 GM Parligras Mircea 2542 ROM 6½
4 GM Mastrovasilis Dimitrios 2541 GRE 6½
5 GM Malakhatko Vadim 2596 BEL 6½
6 GM Banikas Hristos 2567 GRE 6½
7 GM Svetushkin Dmitry 2618 MDA 6½

8 GM Rozentalis Eduardas 2551 LTU 6
9 GM Halkias Stelios 2580 GRE 6
10 GM Gelashvili Tamaz 2604 GEO 6
11 IM Esen Baris 2441 TUR 6
12 GM Macieja Bartlomiej 2596 POL 6
13 GM Kotronias Vasilios 2602 GRE 6
14 GM Romanishin Oleg M 2546 UKR 6
15 GM Mastrovasilis Ath. 2538 GRE 6

Here is the official website with full standings: http://www.chessfed.gr/acropolis2007/

INTERNATIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT
«ACROPOLIS»
Athens, 14-22 August 2007

Organizers: Greek Chess Federation (GCF), Prefecture of Athens

Venue: Hotel President (****) – 43 Kifissias Ave., Athens

Regulations: Swiss System 9 rounds, invitational FIDE rated tournament, 70-80 players, minimum required FIDE rating 2200 (women 2050), GM & IM title norms possible, FIDE time-control (90 minutes for 40 moves followed by 30 minutes until the end of the game plus an incremental time of 30 seconds per move from move 1). Tie-break criteria: Direct encounter: If all the tied players have met each other then the sum of points from these encounters. Otherwise, the following order of tie-break criteria apply: a. average rating of opponents, b. sum of progressive scores, c. Buchholz, d. Sonnenborg-Berger. In all cases, FIDE rules apply.

Prizes (in euros): 1st: 2500, 2nd: 1500, 3rd: 1000, 4th: 800, 5th: 600, 6th: 500, 7th: 400, 8th: 300,
9th-15th: 250 each, 16th-20th: 200 each, 21st-25th: 150 each.
Women: 1st: 1000, 2nd: 750, 3rd: 500, 4th: 400, 5th: 350, 6th-10th: 250 each,
11th-15th: 200 each, 16th-20th: 150 each.

Also trophies for winners for each category. In case of a tie, cash prizes are divided equally.
If a woman player is entitled to more than one cash prizes, she receives both of them.