GM Frederik Svane emerged as the winner of the Teplice Open, the event dating back to 1922 that has been held yearly since 2006.
The 2023 edition, a 9-round Swiss tournament supported by the FIDE Aid Package, took place from June 10-18, 2023, in the second-largest Czech spa town Teplice. The event brought together 218 players from 33 federations.
The seventh seed Frederik Svane got off to a flying start winning five straight games, but his main rivals – the rating favourite Shant Sargsyan, Evgeny Romanov and his older brother Rasmus Svane – trailed by just a half-point.
Romanov caught up with Svane soon, and the leaders clashed in Round 7. Frederik pulled off a crucial victory with the white pieces, regained the lead and kept it to the end.
Frederik Svane (pictured below) finished with two draws and came clear first with 7.5/9, while as many as five players tied for the second on 7/9. Thanks to superior Buchholz, Shant Sargsyan and Evgeny Romanov took second and third places, respectively.
Final standings:
|
1 |
GM |
Svane Frederik |
GER |
2603 |
7½ |
|
2 |
GM |
Sargsyan Shant |
ARM |
2640 |
7 |
|
3 |
GM |
Romanov Evgeny |
NOR |
2555 |
7 |
|
4 |
GM |
Svane Rasmus |
GER |
2616 |
7 |
|
5 |
IM |
Ioannidis Evgenios |
GRE |
2471 |
7 |
|
6 |
IM |
Sokolovsky Yahli |
ISR |
2464 |
7 |
|
7 |
GM |
Krysa Leandro |
ARG |
2541 |
6½ |
|
8 |
IM |
Teclaf Pawel |
POL |
2576 |
6½ |
|
9 |
GM |
Safarli Eltaj |
AZE |
2609 |
6½ |
|
10 |
IM |
Sorensen Hampus |
SWE |
2453 |
6½ |
WFM Deodhar Vrushali Umesh, WIM Fiona Sieber and Valentina Verbin (pictured below from left to right) became the best female players of the Teplice Open 2023.
Photos: official website
Official website: tepliceopen.com/
