The final table below shows just how tight it was in an event that featured 49 nationalities and 224 players, including 21 competing for the veteran women's title. Last year's winner Miso Cebalo of Croatia finished only 11th. Several other great players of yester-year were present with Jansa, Dydyshko and Kaufman all on 8.5 points in a keenly contested championship.
Rk | Title | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts | Tie-Break |
1 | GM | Vaisser Anatoly | FRA | 2507 | 8.5 | 55 |
2 | GM | Jansa Vlastimil | CZE | 2499 | 8.5 | 54 |
3 | GM | Dydyshko Viacheslav | BLR | 2547 | 8.5 | 54 |
4 | GM | Kaufman Larry C | USA | 2413 | 8.5 | 49.5 |
5 | IM | Shvedchikov Anatoli I | RUS | 2421 | 8 | 51.5 |
6 | GM | Timoscenko Gennadij | SVK | 2499 | 8 | 51.5 |
7 | IM | Rukavina Josip | CRO | 2423 | 8 | 51 |
8 | IM | Filipenko Alexander V | RUS | 2327 | 8 | 50.5 |
9 | GM | Pushkov Nikolai | RUS | 2466 | 8 | 50 |
10 | IM | Van Riemsdijk Herman C | BRA | 2390 | 8 | 49 |
11 | GM | Cebalo Miso | CRO | 2493 | 8 | 47 |
In the Women's (9-round) contest the former World Champion was surprisingly denied by one of her own countrywomen.
1 | WGM | Khmiadashvili Tamar | GEO | 2162 | 7 | 37.5 |
2 | GM | Gaprindashvili Nona | GEO | 2363 | 7 | 34 |
3 | WIM | Fomina Tatyana | EST | 2256 | 7 | 34 |
The 11 Swiss had the typical time control of 90 minutes for the first 40 moves followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an incremental 30 seconds throughout.
The prizes in the main competition:
1° € 2.000 (Gold medal)
2° € 1.700 (Silver medal)
3° € 1.400 (Bronze medal)
4° € 1.000
5° € 700
6° € 500
7° € 400
8° € 300
9° € 200
10° € 200
11° € 200
12° € 200
Women's prizes:
1° € 600 (Gold medal)
2° € 500 (Silver medal)
3° € 400 (Bronze medal)
4° € 200
For more information go to the Official site