50th Groningen Chess Festival 2012 (Games and Results)
50th Groningen Chess Festival 2012
Mark Crowther - Monday 31st December 2012

GM Gena Sosonko handing over the prestigious Max-Euwe ring to chess promotor Cor van Wijgerden. Amongst former owners of this ring, to be held by the owner for 5 years and then to be passed on, are Jan Timman and Hans Ree. Photo © | http://www.schaakstadgroningen.nl
The traditional Groningen Chess Festival tookplace 19th to 30th December 2012. Zaven Andriasian, Alexander Kovchan and Sipke Sipke finished on 7/9. John van der Wiel beat Jorden Van Foreest 3-1 in a challenge match.
Groningen Chess Festival 2012 (Groningen NED)
Wed 19th Dec 2012 - Sun 30th Dec 2012 -
Official Site - Results - Live
Groningen Open A (9 Rds Swiss Indiv TC:90m:30m+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Open A Games
Groningen Chall 2012 (2 players 4 Rds Match Indiv TC:90m:30m+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Challenge Games
Groningen Open A (9 Rds Swiss Indiv TC: 90m:30m+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Open A Games
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| Groningen Open A Groningen NED Fri 21st Dec 2012 - Sun 30th Dec 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings: |
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| Rk | Name | Ti | FED | Rtg | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Pts | TB1 | TB2 | TPR |
| 1 | Andriasian, Zaven | GM | ARM | 2605 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 7.0 | 51.5 | 39.5 | 2679 |
| 2 | Kovchan, Alexander | GM | UKR | 2579 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 7.0 | 51.0 | 38.75 | 2666 |
| 3 | Ernst, Sipke | GM | NED | 2562 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 7.0 | 50.5 | 38.0 | 2690 |
| 4 | Kampen van, Robin | GM | NED | 2570 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 6.5 | 53.0 | 37.0 | 2617 |
| 5 | Pancevski, Filip | IM | MKD | 2512 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | + | 6.5 | 52.0 | 36.0 | 2582 |
| 6 | Hansen, Eric | IM | CAN | 2539 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 43.0 | 31.0 | 2497 |
| 7 | Michalik, Peter | GM | SVK | 2508 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 6.0 | 51.5 | 31.5 | 2592 |
| 8 | Gormally, Daniel W | GM | ENG | 2495 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 51.5 | 31.5 | 2524 |
| 9 | Hovhanisian, Mher | IM | ARM | 2477 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 6.0 | 50.0 | 30.5 | 2526 |
| 10 | Bok, Benjamin | IM | NED | 2522 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 6.0 | 49.5 | 30.5 | 2547 |
| 11 | Das, Arghyadip | IM | IND | 2476 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 6.0 | 49.0 | 30.75 | 2506 |
| 12 | Hausrath, Daniel | IM | GER | 2483 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 6.0 | 48.5 | 30.0 | 2526 |
| 13 | Roy Chowdhury, Saptarshi | IM | IND | 2441 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.0 | 47.5 | 28.0 | 2533 |
| 14 | Barua, Dibyendu | GM | IND | 2410 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.0 | 47.0 | 30.0 | 2538 |
| 15 | Deviatkin, Andrei | GM | RUS | 2569 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 45.5 | 27.25 | 2495 |
| 16 | Drozdowski, Kacper | FM | POL | 2426 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 6.0 | 44.5 | 28.0 | 2475 |
| 17 | Donchenko, Alexander | IM | GER | 2401 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 43.0 | 27.0 | 2390 |
| 18 | Matnadze, Ana | IM | ESP | 2401 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 42.5 | 26.75 | 2397 |
| 19 | Naroditsky, Daniel | IM | USA | 2483 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 5.5 | 50.5 | 29.5 | 2459 |
| 20 | Breder, Dennis | IM | GER | 2438 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | - | 5.5 | 45.5 | 27.0 | 2466 |
| 21 | Maris, Ivo | NED | 2086 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 44.0 | 24.5 | 2472 | |
| 22 | Schoorl, Rob | FM | NED | 2366 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 5.5 | 42.5 | 23.5 | 2361 |
| 23 | Brunello, Sabino | GM | ITA | 2583 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5.5 | 41.5 | 26.25 | 2402 |
| 24 | Pacher, Milan | IM | SVK | 2436 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.5 | 41.0 | 23.5 | 2347 |
| 25 | Majhi, Ankit | NED | 1984 | 0 | 0 | + | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 34.0 | 19.25 | 2263 | |
| 26 | Mostertman, Milan | NED | 2250 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 5.0 | 46.0 | 23.5 | 2453 | |
| 27 | Beukema, Stefan | FM | BEL | 2262 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 46.0 | 21.5 | 2407 |
| 28 | Burg, Twan | IM | NED | 2498 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.0 | 44.5 | 21.5 | 2375 |
| 29 | Wallace, John Paul | IM | AUS | 2398 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 5.0 | 43.5 | 21.0 | 2353 |
| 30 | Mammadova, Gulnar | WGM | AZE | 2363 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 43.5 | 20.75 | 2391 |
| 31 | Baghdasaryan, Vahe | IM | ARM | 2388 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 5.0 | 42.5 | 21.25 | 2265 |
| 32 | Pijpers, Arthur | NED | 2351 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.0 | 42.0 | 18.5 | 2318 | |
| 33 | Ben Artzi, Ido | ISR | 2297 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.0 | 41.0 | 19.5 | 2278 | |
| 34 | Overdam van, Julian | NED | 2268 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 41.0 | 16.5 | 2342 | |
| 35 | Eggleston, David | FM | ENG | 2352 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 5.0 | 39.5 | 19.0 | 2321 |
| 36 | Mamedjarova, Turkan | WGM | AZE | 2277 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 5.0 | 39.0 | 21.0 | 2278 |
| 37 | Afek, Yochanan | IM | ISR | 2311 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 38.5 | 19.0 | 2262 |
| 38 | Berkovich, Mark | IM | ISR | 2359 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.0 | 38.5 | 18.75 | 2309 |
| 39 | Arslanov, Shamil | IM | RUS | 2386 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 38.5 | 18.25 | 2297 |
| 40 | Maatman, Nick | NED | 2167 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 4.5 | 45.5 | 21.0 | 2371 | |
| 41 | Kerigan, Demre | TUR | 2233 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | 44.0 | 19.5 | 2306 | |
| 42 | Plat, Vojtech | IM | CZE | 2483 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 4.5 | 41.5 | 19.0 | 2236 |
| 43 | Estremera Panos, Sergio | IM | ESP | 2367 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.5 | 40.5 | 17.5 | 2204 |
| 44 | Goudriaan, Etienne | FM | NED | 2366 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4.5 | 39.5 | 16.5 | 2198 |
| 45 | Osch van, Mees | NED | 2090 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 4.5 | 39.0 | 18.75 | 2263 | |
| 46 | Jong de, Migchiel | IM | NED | 2372 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | 39.0 | 16.75 | 2191 |
| 47 | Vogel, Jaap | FM | NED | 2166 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 4.5 | 38.5 | 17.0 | 2315 |
| 48 | Umudova, Nargiz | WIM | AZE | 2220 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 4.5 | 38.0 | 16.25 | 2211 |
| 49 | Assendelft van, Floris | IM | NED | 2403 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4.5 | 36.5 | 16.0 | 2155 |
| 50 | Pel, Bonno | FM | NED | 2288 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.5 | 35.5 | 15.25 | 2186 |
| 51 | Lyell, Mark | FM | ENG | 2226 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 34.0 | 15.25 | 2110 |
| 52 | Calzetta Ruiz, Monica | WGM | ESP | 2286 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 4.5 | 33.0 | 14.75 | 2082 |
| 53 | Nestorovic, Nikola | IM | SRB | 2429 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 45.0 | 17.0 | 2252 |
| 54 | Jacobs, Florian | NED | 2151 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 43.5 | 16.75 | 2256 | |
| 55 | Dehn, Marcus | GER | 2105 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 42.5 | 16.5 | 2267 | |
| 56 | Schoehuijs, Erik | NED | 2160 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | 41.5 | 18.25 | 2224 | |
| 57 | Overdam van, Jan | NED | 2157 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 41.5 | 14.75 | 2232 | |
| 58 | Bosker, Peter | NED | 2170 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 4.0 | 41.0 | 15.75 | 2308 | |
| 59 | Basencyan, Mark | ARM | 2112 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 40.0 | 14.0 | 2239 | |
| 60 | Henseler, Jorgen | NED | 2076 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 39.5 | 16.5 | 2227 | |
| 61 | Senders, Mischa | NED | 1967 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | 39.5 | 15.75 | 2204 | |
| 62 | Piasetski, Leon | IM | CAN | 2310 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | 39.5 | 15.0 | 2242 |
| 63 | Kuling, Lody | NED | 2246 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 4.0 | 39.0 | 16.0 | 2211 | |
| 64 | Ruiter de, Danny | NED | 2226 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | 38.0 | 13.25 | 2178 | |
| 65 | Heemskerk, Wim | FM | NED | 2253 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 4.0 | 37.5 | 13.75 | 2112 |
| 66 | Go, Benjamin | NED | 2168 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | 37.0 | 11.5 | 2151 | |
| 67 | Brookes, Christopher | NED | 2163 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 4.0 | 36.5 | 14.0 | 2169 | |
| 68 | Lee, Kai Jie Edward | SIN | 2165 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 3.5 | 44.0 | 16.25 | 2221 | |
| 69 | IJzermans, Gijs | NED | 1966 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3.5 | 38.5 | 14.0 | 2226 | |
| 70 | Duijker, Rick | FM | NED | 2242 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 3.5 | 38.0 | 10.75 | 2072 |
| 71 | Ypma, Peter | NED | 2157 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 37.0 | 12.5 | 2166 | |
| 72 | Foreest van, Lucas | NED | 2003 | + | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 3.5 | 36.5 | 12.25 | 2066 | |
| 73 | Knol, Geon | NED | 2160 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 3.5 | 36.5 | 10.75 | 2077 | |
| 74 | Dijkhuis, Tycho | NED | 2062 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 3.5 | 35.0 | 11.5 | 2126 | |
| 75 | Grigoryan, Meri | WFM | ENG | 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 3.5 | 31.0 | 9.25 | 2102 |
| 76 | Vereggen, Lars | NED | 2059 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 3.5 | 29.0 | 7.75 | 2087 | |
| 77 | Meijenfeldt von, Bart | NED | 2155 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 40.5 | 12.0 | 2135 | |
| 78 | Dhar-Barua, Saheli | WIM | IND | 2091 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 38.0 | 11.0 | 2125 |
| 79 | Brunello, Marina | WIM | ITA | 2257 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.0 | 38.0 | 10.5 | 2094 |
| 80 | Theulings, Paul-Peter | CM | NED | 2105 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 3.0 | 37.5 | 10.75 | 2133 |
| 81 | Gerlagh, Joris | NED | 1925 | 0 | + | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 3.0 | 36.0 | 11.0 | 2027 | |
| 82 | Kevlishvili, Robby | NED | 1941 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | + | 3.0 | 33.5 | 8.5 | 1977 | |
| 83 | Auweraert van der, Elwin | NED | 2126 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 3.0 | 33.5 | 8.5 | 2091 | |
| 84 | Sparenberg, Erik | NED | 2114 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | + | ½ | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 33.0 | 8.75 | 2002 | |
| 85 | Hummel, Paul | NED | 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | + | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.0 | 28.5 | 6.0 | 1980 | |
| 86 | Richters, Marc | GER | 2075 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.0 | 25.5 | 4.0 | 2022 | |
| 87 | Schiffer, Kai Uwe | FM | GER | 2300 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 2.5 | 41.5 | 10.25 | 2263 |
| 88 | Beerdsen, Thomas | NED | 2076 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 33.0 | 7.25 | 1970 | |
| 89 | Ratsma, Midas | NED | 2031 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 29.5 | 2.0 | 1983 | |
| 90 | Gieben, Stijn | NED | 2048 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | + | 0 | 2.0 | 27.0 | 2.0 | 1793 | |
| 91 | Ootes, Lennart | NED | 2209 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 26.0 | 2.0 | 1310 | |
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Groningen Chall 2012 (2 players 4 Rds Match Indiv TC: 90m:30m+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Challenge Games
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| Groningen Chall 2012 Groningen NED Wed 26th Dec 2012 - Sat 29th Dec 2012
Leading Final Round 4 Standings: |
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| Rk | Name | FED | Rtg | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Pts |
| 1 | Van Der Wiel, John T.H | NED | 2427 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Van Foreest, Jorden | NED | 2222 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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