Thursday, July 5, 2012

11th Festival International des Echecs de la ville de Chefchaouen


The 11th Festival International des Echecs de la ville de Chefchaouen was held on 1-5th July at the Cultural and Sports Complex Mohammed VI in Chefchaouen, Tangier-Tetouan province, Morocco.
The Main Event was the 9-round swiss semi open with a time control of 65 minutes for the whole game. 76 players competed, including a group of strong foreign Grandmasters.
Laurent Fressinet of France and Loek Van Wely from Netherlands shared the first place with 8 points each. Full standings are bellow.
A 13-round Night Blitz Marathon was played outdoors on 4th July. The famous speed expert Laurent Fressinet took a clear first place with 11.5 points, half a point ahead of his compatriot Sebastien Maze.
The organizers also held a giant simultaneous exhibition on the historic square d’Uta Al Hammam.
Festival International des Echecs de la ville de Chefchaouen
   The playing venue at the Cultural and Sports Complex 
Final Top Ten standings:
1 GM Fressinet Laurent FRA 2714 – 8
2 GM Van Wely Loek NED 2691 – 8
3 IM Mullon Jean-Baptiste FRA 2404 – 7
4 IM Adnani Mokhlis MAR 2404 – 6.5
5 GM Maze Sebastien FRA 2573 – 6.5
6 IM Onkoud Abdelaziz MAR 2394 – 6.5
7 IM Touzane Olivier FRA 2295 – 6.5
8 Mounib Abdelaziz MAR 0 – 6.5
9 GM Hoffman Alejandro ARG 2453 – 6
10 GM Hamdouchi Hicham FRA 2627 – 6

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