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GM S. Tiviakov is the new European Individual Chess Champion! With 8 players tying for the lead going into the last round, Tiviakov was the only player who managed to score a win against early tournament leader Sutovsky.
Top overall section results:
GM Kryvoruchko Yuriy 2612 UKR 7.5 ½ – ½ 7.5 GM Movsesian Sergei 2695 SVK
GM Baklan Vladimir 2647 UKR 7.5 ½ – ½ 7.5 GM Tregubov Pavel V 2629 RUS
GM Tiviakov Sergei 2634 NED 7.5 1 – 0 7.5 GM Sutovsky Emil 2630 ISR
GM Volkov Sergey 2633 RUS 7.5 ½ – ½ 7.5 GM L’Ami Erwin 2600 NED
In the women’s section, Lahno took a quick draw against fellow Ukrainian Ushenina to secure at least a tie for 1st. Zhukova also drew against Skripchenko while Cramling lost to Cmilyte. Therefore, the clear title went to Lahno.
Top women results:
GM K. Lahno 8.0 ½ – ½ 7.5 IM A. Ushenina
WGM N. Zhukova 7.5 ½ – ½ 7.5 IM A. Skripchenko
IM V. Cmilyte 7.0 1 – 0 7.5 GM P. Cramling
IM E. Danielian 7.0 ½ – ½ 7.0 IM M. Socko
IM A. Muzychuk 7.0 ½ – ½ 7.0 WGM N. Pogonina
IM L. Mkrtchian 7.0 1 – 0 7.0 IM J. Houska
IM Y. Dembo 7.0 1 – 0 6.5 GM Z. Peng
Congratulations to Tiviakov and Lahno for winning the European Individual Overall and Women’s Championship!
Wasn’t Tiviakov 2700 at one time? He’s good.
i wonder if some of the other penultimate-round leaders are regretting their very short draws in the last round? congrats to Tiviakov for showing some fighting spirit
Tiviakov has cold deadly precision. His win in the final round is an example of that.
Using the Sicilian c3 variation, he managed to control the wild and attacking Sutovsky and bring the game into his terrain.
Brilliant game by Tiviakov and congratulations to him for winning this highly prestigious title.
My empathy to Emil Sutovsky who started the tournament so well but failed to continue his great form from the beginning.
Surely I meant to congratulate Sutovsky for a great tournament as well. You win with grace and lose with dignity as the motto of this blog pronounces.