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Festiwal Cracovia 2011/12 (link po lewej stronie) na blogu Aleksandry Kosteniuk


International Chess Festival Cracovia 2011 from Dec 27

Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011
Hello everyone,

The tournament chess news is that the International Chess Festival Cracovia 2011 will take place from December 27 to January 4 in Krakow, Poland.


The festival will include four playing groups, A for players rated above 2100 FIDE, B for players rated 1800-2100, C for players rated U1800, and D for children born in 1999 or later. The playing venue is in Krakow, 22a Gesia Str., Galaxy Hotel. All groups will be played over 9-rounds of Swiss pairings.

The tournament is interspersed with nice excursions. Find the schedule at Fide or theofficial website.

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Baadur Jobava zdemolował turniej w Mediolanie

Udany wypad Shishkina i Malaniuka do Mediolanu

PosPtsIDTNAMERtgPRtgFedBuc1BucTARO
18.51GMJobava Baadur26782910GEO46.5050.502465.67
26.56GMMalaniuk Vladimir P25042582UKR47.0050.002415.67
36.012GMShishkin Vadim24492542UKR47.0051.502417.44
46.05GMDrazic Sinisa25372570SRB47.0050.502445.00
56.08GMKosic Dragan25022538MNE44.5048.502413.00
66.03GMDavid Alberto25972546LUX44.0046.002420.78
76.02GMSolodovnichenko Yuri26292475UKR42.0046.502349.67
86.011IMColovic Aleksandar24512428MKD42.0045.502302.89
96.015IMBellia Fabrizio24182435ITA41.5044.502309.67
105.54GMSedlak Nikola25922494SRB48.5053.002414.22
115.514IMMartinez Rolly24202469PHI47.0051.002388.56
125.59GMSalvador Roland25002423PHI47.0050.002343.11
135.510GMLazic Miroljub24592394SRB46.0050.002314.00
145.516FMValsecchi Alessio23762528ITA45.5049.502448.44
155.57IMDoric Darko25042471CRO45.0049.002391.11

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RankNameFlagsScoreFed.M/FRatingTPRW-We12345678
1GM Gupta, Abhijeet7.0INDM26402772+1.021111½1½1
2IM Grover, Sahaj6.5INDM25152614+1.031111½011
3GM Wells, Peter K6.5ENGM24922611+1.2211½111½½
4GM Arkell, Keith C6.5ENGM24182467+0.59½1½1½111
5IM Houska, Jovankaw6.5ENGF24152650+2.451111½1½½
6GM Jones, Gawain C B6.0ENGM26352606-0.131111½½10
7IM Pert, Richard G6.0ENGM24552493+0.461110½1½1
8GM Summerscale, Aaron P6.0ENGM24222413-0.0411½½½½11
9IM Thorfinnsson, Bjorn6.0ISLM24022491+1.0311101110
10IM Slavin, Alexei6.0RUSM24002549+1.38111=½101
11IM Rendle, Thomas E6.0ENGM23892460+0.81101111½½
12IM Ferguson, Mark6.0ENGM23742509+1.251½11½½=1
13GM Tikkanen, Hans5.5SWEM25862392-1.53101101½1
14GM Berg, Emanuel5.5SWEM25662467-0.80111½½0½1
15GM Pert, Nicholas5.5ENGM25632469-0.7811½1½½½½