GM Giorgi Bagaturov Wins Alexander the Great Open
25th April to 1st May at the Grand Hotel Palace in Thessaloniki
The Thessaloniki International Open "Alexander the Great", part of the Games Festival 2011, was played from 25th April to 1st May at the Conference Center of Grand Hotel Palace in Thessaloniki.
GM Giorgi Bagaturov of Georgia took a clear first place in the Open A with a key last round victory against IM Jordan Ivanov. Bagaturov collected 7.5 points to narrowly escape the earlier leader FM Anastasios Pavlidis and Greek national player GM Athanasios Mastrovasilis. This is Bagaturov's second trophy in Thessaloniki as he also won the 2009 tournament.
Anastasia Avramidou convincingly won the Open B with 8.5 points from nine games.
102 players in Open A and 25 in Open B took participation. Thessaloniki International Open "Alexander the Great" (April 25th - May 1st) and Sofia's "St. George" tournament (May 4th - May 9th) have joined in a local E79 Grand Prix. The consecutive events offer a prize fund of more than 4000 EUR, as well as cups and medals for the winners.
The overall winner of the two competitions will receive free accommodation in the 2011 Bansko Grand Chess Open (the top winter open event, December 11-18), while the second and third places receive free accommodation for Thessaloniki International Open.
For more information visit the official website.
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