Groningen Open

Groningen openDec 20 – 30, 1997Classical

Groningen Open brought together 203 players in Groningen open, including 62 grandmasters. Alexander Graf has the best score, 10½ out of 12. Open a player to see their openings and games, or to prepare against them.

Players: 203
Games: 386
Average Elo: 2321
Top rating: 2635

Standings

#	Player	Fed	Elo	Pts	W / D / L
1	GMAlexander Graf	GER	2585	10½/12	9 / 3 / 0
2	GMJaan Ehlvest	USA	2635	10/13	7 / 6 / 0
3	GMSergei Movsesian	ARM	2630	9/13	5 / 8 / 0
3	GMLiviu-Dieter Nisipeanu	ROU	2600	9/14	6 / 6 / 2
5	GMAndrei Istratescu	ROU	2550	8½/15	2 / 13 / 0
6	GMZigurds Lanka	LAT	2575	7½/10	5 / 5 / 0
7	GMSergei Tiviakov	NED	2600	7/12	4 / 6 / 2
7	GMIldar Ibragimov	RUS	2533	7/9	5 / 4 / 0
9	GMMark D Tseitlin	ISR	2530	6½/11	6 / 1 / 4
9	IMJefferson Pelikian	BRA	2395	6½/10	4 / 5 / 1
11	GMPetr Kiriakov	FID	2505	6/9	5 / 2 / 2
12	GMAleksander Galkin	RUS	2611	5½/8	3 / 5 / 0
12	GMPhilipp Schlosser	GER	2550	5½/8	4 / 3 / 1
12	GMErik Van den Doel	NED	2440	5½/9	4 / 3 / 2
15	GMSuat Atalik	SRB	2590	5/10	5 / 0 / 5
15	Artem Nenashev	RUS	2585	5/6	4 / 2 / 0
15	GMPavel V. Tregubov	FRA	2550	5/8	3 / 4 / 1
15	GMRustam Kasimdzhanov	UZB	2545	5/6	5 / 0 / 1
15	IMKlaudiusz Urban	POL	2490	5/8	2 / 6 / 0
15	IMJop Delemarre	NED	2405	5/8	3 / 4 / 1
21	Valery M. Gurevich	RUS	2620	4½/8	4 / 1 / 3
21	GMPraveen M Thipsay	IND	2515	4½/9	3 / 3 / 3
21	GMRongguang Ye	CHN	2461	4½/8	3 / 3 / 2
24	Anthony J Miles		2595	4/6	3 / 2 / 1
24	GMVladimir Burmakin	RUS	2550	4/5	3 / 2 / 0
24	GMStuart C Conquest	ENG	2540	4/9	4 / 0 / 5
24	GMMaris Krakops	LAT	2530	4/6	3 / 2 / 1
24	GMDibyendu Barua	IND	2515	4/6	3 / 2 / 1
24	GMVigen Mirumian	CZE	2490	4/6	3 / 2 / 1
24	GMGerhard Schebler	GER	2440	4/8	2 / 4 / 2
24	GMSipke Ernst	NED	2270	4/5	4 / 0 / 1
32	GMMikhail Rychagov	EST	2525	3½/5	3 / 1 / 1
32	GMSarunas Sulskis	LTU	2525	3½/7	3 / 1 / 3
32	GMTomasz Markowski	POL	2515	3½/6	3 / 1 / 2
32	Ilya Kupreichik	RUS	2500	3½/6	3 / 1 / 2
32	GMBoris Kreiman	USA	2465	3½/6	3 / 1 / 2
32	IMRichard Forster	SUI	2451	3½/7	2 / 3 / 2
32	IMNikolaj Borge	DEN	2370	3½/6	3 / 1 / 2
32	IMMarcel Peek	NED	2335	3½/5	3 / 1 / 1
40	GMRuud Janssen	NED	2462	3/4	3 / 0 / 1
40	IMGerlef Meins	GER	2460	3/5	3 / 0 / 2
40	IMAleksandar H Wohl	AUS	2435	3/7	2 / 2 / 3
40	IMJeroen Bosch	NED	2425	3/5	2 / 2 / 1
40	GMOleksandr Sulypa	UKR	2415	3/9	2 / 2 / 5
40	IMAlik Vydeslaver	ISR	2400	3/5	3 / 0 / 2
40	IMEdwin Van Haastert	NED	2345	3/5	3 / 0 / 2
40	IMJan Van de Mortel	NED	2320	3/4	3 / 0 / 1
40	GMDennis De Vreugt	NED	2295	3/3	3 / 0 / 0
40	FMZbigniew Pyda	POL	2295	3/5	3 / 0 / 2
40	FMJeroen Blokhuis	NED	2180	3/3	3 / 0 / 0
40	FMBonno Pel	NED	2150	3/5	3 / 0 / 2
52	GMOgnjen Cvitan	CRO	2570	2½/7	2 / 1 / 4
52	IMMatthias Roeder	GER	2460	2½/6	0 / 5 / 1
52	IMDirk Poldauf	GER	2455	2½/4	2 / 1 / 1
52	GMYge Visser	NED	2395	2½/7	2 / 1 / 4
52	IMDean Ippolito	USA	2390	2½/4	2 / 1 / 1
52	GMStefan Bromberger	GER	2345	2½/5	2 / 1 / 2
52	FMMarc Overeem	NED	2315	2½/6	1 / 3 / 2
52	GMMiroslaw Grabarczyk	POL	2292	2½/5	2 / 1 / 2
52	Andreas Kohtz	GER	2250	2½/7	2 / 1 / 4
52	Marc Spierings	NED	2220	2½/6	1 / 3 / 2
52	IMLucien Van Beek	NED	2215	2½/4	2 / 1 / 1
63	GMTal Shaked	USA	2500	2/3	2 / 0 / 1
63	GMChen Zhu	QAT	2495	2/3	1 / 2 / 0
63	IMCorina-Isabela Peptan	ROU	2460	2/4	1 / 2 / 1
63	IMNicolas Giffard	FRA	2405	2/6	1 / 2 / 3
63	IMStefan, Dr. Wehmeier	GER	2395	2/3	2 / 0 / 1
63	IMSzidonia Lazarne Vajda	HUN	2375	2/3	2 / 0 / 1
63	IMJussi Tella	FIN	2375	2/5	1 / 2 / 2
63	GMKarel Van der Weide	NED	2375	2/5	2 / 0 / 3
63	GMJesse Kraai	USA	2345	2/4	2 / 0 / 2
63	FMCor Kamstra	NED	2325	2/5	2 / 0 / 3
63	IMWatu Kobese	RSA	2315	2/4	1 / 2 / 1
63	FMRafal Lobejko	POL	2295	2/3	1 / 2 / 0
63	IMDaniel, Dr. Schlecht	GER	2270	2/3	2 / 0 / 1
63	IMRonald Burnett	USA	2257	2/5	2 / 0 / 3
63	IMMigchiel De Jong	NED	2252	2/3	2 / 0 / 1
63	Lambertus Van der Marel	NED	2230	2/4	2 / 0 / 2
63	Ivo Timmermans	NED	2225	2/3	2 / 0 / 1
63	CMHarald Fietz	GER	2220	2/3	2 / 0 / 1
63	Ralf Rechel	GER	2210	2/6	2 / 0 / 4
63	WGMNiina Koskela	NOR	2200	2/2	2 / 0 / 0
63	Vincent Valens	NED	2190	2/5	2 / 0 / 3
63	CMArne Moll	NED	2115	2/2	2 / 0 / 0
63	John Raymond Markus	NED	1921	2/2	2 / 0 / 0
86	GMLevente Vajda	ROU	2534	1½/4	1 / 1 / 2
86	GMAlexander Berelowitsch	GER	2515	1½/2	1 / 1 / 0
86	IMAntti Pihlajasalo	FIN	2434	1½/5	1 / 1 / 3
86	Jay Kumar Shaw	IND	2390	1½/2	1 / 1 / 0
86	IMAlmira Skripchenko	FRA	2385	1½/4	1 / 1 / 2
86	IMHarriet V Hunt	ENG	2360	1½/3	1 / 1 / 1
86	WGMNatalia Straub	GER	2350	1½/4	1 / 1 / 2
86	GMRufat Bagirov	AZE	2325	1½/3	1 / 1 / 1
86	Konstantin Onoprienko	RUS	2305	1½/2	1 / 1 / 0
86	FMIan D Thompson	ENG	2285	1½/3	1 / 1 / 1
86	Janis Daudzvardis		2260	1½/4	1 / 1 / 2
86	FMAdrian Clemens	NED	2250	1½/5	1 / 1 / 3
86	FMEelco Kuipers	NED	2220	1½/3	1 / 1 / 1
86	Andreas, Dr. Tennstedt	GER	2215	1½/3	1 / 1 / 1
86	Lei Wang	FRA	1384	1½/2	1 / 1 / 0
101	GMRobert Fontaine	SUI	2527	1/2	1 / 0 / 1
101	GMPawel Jaracz	POL	2445	1/3	1 / 0 / 2
101	GMJohn Shaw	SCO	2425	1/3	1 / 0 / 2
101	IMVictor Manuel Vehi Bach	ESP	2395	1/2	1 / 0 / 1
101	IMDavit Lobzhanidze	GEO	2390	1/3	0 / 2 / 1
101	GMDenis Yevseev	RUS	2370	1/3	1 / 0 / 2
101	GMNona Gaprindashvili	GEO	2355	1/3	1 / 0 / 2
101	FMLuuk Van Kooten	NED	2355	1/4	0 / 2 / 2
101	FMKai-Uwe Schiffer	GER	2350	1/2	1 / 0 / 1
101	FMPetr Timagin	SLO	2340	1/3	1 / 0 / 2
101	IMNorbert Coenen	GER	2335	1/3	1 / 0 / 2
101	GMCyril Marcelin	FRA	2335	1/1	1 / 0 / 0
101	FMJohanna Paasikangas	FIN	2325	1/3	1 / 0 / 2
101	Joanna Dworakowska		2305	1/1	1 / 0 / 0
101	FMHartmut Metz	GER	2290	1/2	1 / 0 / 1
101	Erik Oosterom		2290	1/2	1 / 0 / 1
101	Vincent Heinis	FRA	2285	1/3	1 / 0 / 2
101	IMTea Lanchava	NED	2275	1/4	1 / 0 / 3
101	FMNicolas Gerard	FRA	2270	1/2	1 / 0 / 1
101	Michal Sosnicki		2270	1/2	1 / 0 / 1
101	Jeroen Willemze	NED	2270	1/4	1 / 0 / 3
101	GMFlorian, Dr. Handke	GER	2255	1/2	1 / 0 / 1
101	Marten Wortel	NED	2255	1/2	1 / 0 / 1
101	FMTim Jaksland	DEN	2250	1/3	1 / 0 / 2
101	FMWouter Van Rijn	NED	2235	1/2	1 / 0 / 1
101	Kari Nieminen	FIN	2230	1/1	1 / 0 / 0
101	FMBartosz Kocwin	POL	2210	1/4	1 / 0 / 3
101	Alan Minnican	SCO	2195	1/2	1 / 0 / 1
101	Vincent Moret	FRA	2190	1/1	1 / 0 / 0
101	FMDolf Meijer	NED	2183	1/1	1 / 0 / 0
101	WIMDalia Blimke-Deren	POL	2180	1/3	1 / 0 / 2
101	WFMMariska De Mie	NED	2150	1/2	1 / 0 / 1
101	IMAnn Matnadze Bujiashvili	ESP	2145	1/1	1 / 0 / 0
101	Paul Van Linde	NED	2140	1/3	1 / 0 / 2
101	Piotr Polkowski	POL	2125	1/2	1 / 0 / 1
101	WFMIrina Gorshkova	BEL	2120	1/1	1 / 0 / 0
101	WIMRegina Ribeiro	BRA	2100	1/1	1 / 0 / 0
101	WGMJennifer Shahade	USA	2070	1/2	1 / 0 / 1
101	WIMSaheli Dhar-Barua	IND	1968	1/3	1 / 0 / 2
140	GMPavel Blatny	CZE	2555	½/3	0 / 1 / 2
140	Viktor D Kupreichik		2500	½/1	0 / 1 / 0
140	GMLukasz Cyborowski	POL	2490	½/3	0 / 1 / 2
140	IMWilly Hendriks	NED	2400	½/4	0 / 1 / 3
140	GMFrank Holzke	GER	2400	½/3	0 / 1 / 2
140	IMChristof Sielecki	GER	2365	½/1	0 / 1 / 0
140	FMCarl Christian, Dr. Buhr	GER	2340	½/2	0 / 1 / 1
140	Lukasz Dworakowski	POL	2320	½/2	0 / 1 / 1
140	IMGregory Shahade	USA	2300	½/1	0 / 1 / 0
140	Marc Jonker	NED	2295	½/1	0 / 1 / 0
140	Ralf Christ	GER	2270	½/2	0 / 1 / 1
140	Jorge Tejero Garces	ESP	2195	½/2	0 / 1 / 1
140	Axel Vehreschild	GER	2155	½/3	0 / 1 / 2
140	Peter Muehlbach	GER	2100	½/1	0 / 1 / 0
140	Ton Palmans	NED	2100	½/1	0 / 1 / 0
155	Ryan Phung Ye	FRA	2520	0/1	0 / 0 / 1
155	GMJens-Uwe Maiwald	GER	2450	0/1	0 / 0 / 1
155	GMDaniel Hausrath	GER	2415	0/2	0 / 0 / 2
155	IMFrank Lamprecht	GER	2410	0/4	0 / 0 / 4
155	Nenad Sulava		2380	0/1	0 / 0 / 1
155	WGMElla Pitam	ISR	2375	0/2	0 / 0 / 2
155	IMHafizulhelmi Mas	MAS	2370	0/3	0 / 0 / 3
155	FMAviv Friedman	ISR	2359	0/1	0 / 0 / 1
155	IMMasha Klinova	ISR	2330	0/1	0 / 0 / 1
155	WGMAinur Sofieva	AZE	2330	0/1	0 / 0 / 1
155	FMGerhard Lorscheid	GER	2320	0/1	0 / 0 / 1
155	IMRudy Van Wessel	NED	2315	0/2	0 / 0 / 2
155	FMStefan Balster	GER	2306	0/1	0 / 0 / 1
155	Patrick Florath	GER	2295	0/1	0 / 0 / 1
155	Jeff Ashton	USA	2285	0/1	0 / 0 / 1
155	FMStanislav Krylov	RUS	2275	0/1	0 / 0 / 1
155	FMBernd, Dr. Baum	GER	2270	0/2	0 / 0 / 2
155	IMPieter Hopman	NED	2265	0/1	0 / 0 / 1
155	Nathanael Spaan	NED	2265	0/2	0 / 0 / 2
155	IMMerijn Van Delft	NED	2260	0/1	0 / 0 / 1
155	Frank Zurmely	FRA	2260	0/1	0 / 0 / 1
155	Martin Riksten	NED	2250	0/2	0 / 0 / 2
155	Hans-Joerg Jantzen	GER	2235	0/1	0 / 0 / 1
155	WGMBarbara Jaracz	POL	2235	0/1	0 / 0 / 1
155	Pawel Lurje	SUI	2220	0/1	0 / 0 / 1
155	IMIweta Rajlich	POL	2220	0/2	0 / 0 / 2
155	Tim Remmel	NED	2220	0/3	0 / 0 / 3
155	WGMRena Graf	GER	2215	0/1	0 / 0 / 1
155	Andreas Schiller	AUT	2210	0/1	0 / 0 / 1
155	WIMBagyashree Sathe Thipsay	IND	2210	0/1	0 / 0 / 1
155	Hartmut Porth	GER	2205	0/2	0 / 0 / 2
155	IMVasik Rajlich	POL	2197	0/2	0 / 0 / 2
155	Nico Vink	NED	2190	0/1	0 / 0 / 1
155	Paolo Marcoli	ITA	2185	0/2	0 / 0 / 2
155	FMGunnar Jacob	GER	2175	0/2	0 / 0 / 2
155	WIMLinda Jap Tjoen San	NED	2175	0/1	0 / 0 / 1
155	Erik Van der Raaf	NED	2175	0/2	0 / 0 / 2
155	Peter Doggers	NED	2170	0/2	0 / 0 / 2
155	CMPaul-Peter Theulings	NED	2160	0/2	0 / 0 / 2
155	Jan Veerman	NED	2151	0/1	0 / 0 / 1
155	Arnaud Delanoy	FRA	2135	0/1	0 / 0 / 1
155	Denis Steininger	FRA	2135	0/1	0 / 0 / 1
155	Juergen Wiehagen	GER	2135	0/1	0 / 0 / 1
155	Rob Van der Plas	NED	2125	0/1	0 / 0 / 1
155	Roland Eppinga	NED	2120	0/2	0 / 0 / 2
155	FMTodd Andrews	USA	2115	0/1	0 / 0 / 1
155	Alje Hovenga	NED	2115	0/1	0 / 0 / 1
155	Thomas Heyl	GER	2100	0/2	0 / 0 / 2
155	Salik Hansen	DEN	1177	0/1	0 / 0 / 1

Scores count the games recorded in the imported databases. Byes, forfeits and unrecorded games are not included, so they can differ from the official final standings.

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