Bulletin: Round 9 - Areshchenko Wins the Jubilee-Open

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).

Pairings, Results, Standings, Games, Bulletin (Master)
Pairings, Results, Standings, Games, Bulletin (General)

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