Alexander Areshchenko wins the Alois Nagler Memorial with 7,5 points ahead of Boris Avrukh due to his superior tie-break. For a long time top contestant Alexander Morozevich seemed to be winning his match and thus the tournament; after mutual time-trouble however, Boris Avrukh went into the lead. Areshchenko, playing black, defeated Yuriy Kuzubov in convincing style. Yannick Pelletier drew against Ivanisevic and became best Swiss player with 6,5 points. The 15 year-old Hou Yifan reached the same score and became the best female player of the tournament. With half a point less, Anish Giri managed to get the prize money for the category "Under 16". Lajos Portisch became best Senior. Additional categorically based prizes went to Yuriy Kuzubov (Under 20), Michael Hochstrasser (best player with Elo 2200-2399), and Garcia Lopez (best player with Elo less than 2200). Nino Wilkins won the Accentus Open (Swiss Chess) with 8 points, as well as the category "Under 20". Einora Juciute, in the lead for a long time, became the best female player of the tournament. Additional prizes went to Kurt Meier (best Senior), Fabian Matt (Under 16), Salim Turki (best player with Elo 1600-1800), Ati Falossi (best player with Elo less than 1600) as well as Alexander Greve (best player without rating).

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Alexander Morozevich, Boris Avrukh, Alexander Areshchenko and Yuryi Kuzubov enter the last round of the Alois Nagler Memorial with the same number of points. While Boris Avrukh couldn’t muscle more than a draw with the white pieces in his game against Emil Sutovsky, the other three grandmasters were rewarded with full points for the risks they took on the board. Among the top pairs in the end round – Morozevich-Avrukh and Kuzubov-Areshchenko – we will likely have the tournament winner. Yannick Pelletier, still the highest-ranked Swiss, drew against Mikhalevski and now counts among 13 players challenging the leaders, but his 6 points see him with half point less than the top dogs. Swiss countryman Afrim Fejzullahu conceded defeat to the experienced Vladimir Malaniuk. In the Accentus (Swiss Chess) Open, Nino Wilkins defeated Einora Juciute, and has taken over Juciute’s lead with a strong 7.5 points. The end round of the Jubilee-Open begins in the Kongresshaus Zürich on Saturday at 9.30 a.m.

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With his win with the black pieces over Ognjen Jovanovic, grandmaster Boris Avrukh pulled ahead to lead the Alois Nagler Memorial. Hot on his heels is a group of twelve players who are behind him by half a point. Alexander Morozevich and the Swiss Yannick Pelletier are among those contenders; Both of them drew their games. Fide-master Afrim Fejzullahu surprised by emerging the second best Swiss player, having defeated the higher-ranked international master Arnd Lauber. Among the 15-year old grandmasters, the Chinese Hou Yifan currently leads with 5 points, while the Dutch Anish Giri retains 4.5 points. At the Accentus (Swiss Chess) Open, Einora Juciute continues to excell; She leads with 7 points after seven rounds. The Jubilee-Open continues on Friday, starting at 2 p.m. with round 8.

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After Round 6 of the Jubilee-Open, twelve players with 5 points took the lead. Alexander Morozevich and Chanda Sandipan delivered some truly phenomenal moves and ideas. When the dust had settled Morozevich managed to win the rook ending – the bystanders’ applause for this high point of the Jubilee-Open was the Grandmaster’s well-deserved reward! Yannick Pelletier, the best Swiss player, joined the leaders, having defeated Harikrishna with the black pieces. Nineteen players with 4.5 points will go after the leaders; Among them: Hou Yifan, who won both games in Wednesday’s double round. In the General Tournament, Juciute Einora continues a splendid performance. With six points, she is in the sole lead of the Accentus (Swiss Chess) Open. In Thursday’s programme, the seventh round begins at 2 pm.

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Top chess dogs Dreev and Areshchenko shook hands after only nine moves in the Alois Nagler Memorial. Grandmasters Golod, Sandipan und Geetha seized the chance to catch up and emerged among top runners. Five players share the lead with 4.5 points. Yannick Pelletier, most promising of Swiss players in the tournament to date, had a draw against Fridmann and failed to jump into the leading contingent. But Oliver Brendel’s triumph over Grandmaster Gasanov placed him among the players with 4 points, now numbering 26 players. Juciute Einora (Lithuania) and Velimir Remetic (Switzerland, Allschwil) are the only two players in the Open who still have all their points. With the maxumum 5 points after five rounds, they have the lead in the Accentus (Schach Schweiz) Open. The sixth round of the Jubilee-Open is slated for Wednesday afternoon.

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