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CZECH COAL CARLSBAD CHESS TOURNAMENT 2007

CZECH COAL CARLSBAD CHESS TOURNAMENT 2007

(September 2007, Carlsbad Plaza hotel, Karlovy Vary)
Strongest attended tournament in the history of the Czech Republic including Czechoslovakia (17th FIDE category). The tournament was held to celebrate the centennial anniversary of holding the first international chess festival in Czech lands. The tournament was under patronage of Czech president Vaclav Klaus, who at the opening of the tournament gave Chess Legend Award 2007 to Grandmaster Viktor Kortchnoi, and also under patronage of Karlovy Vary district commissioner Josef Pavel and the mayor of Karlovy Vary Veronika Vlkova. Tournament guests of honor were world oldest living Grandmaster, ninety-six years old Andre Lilienthal, and also Grandmasters Lajos Portisch a Vlastimil Hort. Grandmaster Hort, together with the captain of Czech representation, Michal Konopka, commented the tournament.
Grandmasters Sergei Movsesian (the best Slovakian player) and Ruslan Ponomariov (a former FIDE world champion) gained the highest score, complementary valuation determined Grandmaster Movsesian as the winner of the tournament.

1. Sergei Movsesian (4,5 p.)
2. Ruslan Ponomariov (4,5 p.)
3. Vladimir Akopian (4 p.)
4. David Navara (4 p.)
5. Alexei Shirov (3,5 p.)
6. Jan Timman (3 p.)
7. Viktor Laznicka (3 p.)
8. Viktor Kortchnoi (1,5 p.)


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