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The Groningen Chess Festival took place 21st-30th December 2010. Dejan Bojkov took first on tie-break after 6 players finished on 6.5/9. Robin van Kampen made a GM norm. The big news is that 14 year old Ukrainian Illya Nyzhnyk made his final GM norm.

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Open A Groningen NED Tue 21st Dec 2010 - Thu 30th Dec 2010 Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
Rk	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Pts	TPR
1	Bojkov, Dejan	GM	BUL	2542	1	1	½	1	½	½	1	½	½	6.5	2631
2	Nyzhnyk, Illya	IM	UKR	2535	1	1	1	½	½	½	1	½	½	6.5	2671
3	Bluvshtein, Mark	GM	CAN	2587	0	1	1	1	1	½	½	1	½	6.5	2606
4	Brandenburg, Daan	IM	NED	2515	1	1	½	½	1	½	½	1	½	6.5	2639
5	Ernst, Sipke	GM	NED	2590	1	½	1	½	0	1	½	1	1	6.5	2628
6	Van Kampen, Robin	IM	NED	2454	1	½	1	½	0	1	½	1	1	6.5	2627
7	Andriasian, Zaven	GM	ARM	2585	1	1	½	½	½	1	½	½	0	5.5	2540
8	Prohaszka, Peter	GM	HUN	2536	1	1	½	½	1	½	0	½	½	5.5	2550
9	Gupta, Abhijeet	GM	IND	2600	1	½	½	1	0	1	1	½	0	5.5	2550
10	Rotstein, Arkadij	GM	GER	2538	1	½	1	½	1	½	½	0	½	5.5	2551
11	Lobzhanidze, Davit	IM	GEO	2496	1	0	1	1	½	0	1	0	1	5.5	2471
12	Grover, Sahaj	IM	IND	2432	1	½	0	½	1	½	1	½	½	5.5	2475
13	Bok, Benjamin	IM	NED	2458	0	1	½	1	+	1	0	½	½	5.5	2390
14	Baklan, Vladimir	GM	UKR	2613	½	1	½	½	1	½	½	0	1	5.5	2502
15	Naroditsky, Daniel	FM	USA	2425	1	0	1	0	½	1	½	1	½	5.5	2474
16	Van Oosterom, Chiel	IM	NED	2426	½	½	1	½	0	1	1	½	½	5.5	2398
17	Baghdasaryan, Vahe		ARM	2303	1	1	½	0	0	0	1	1	½	5.0	2474
18	Werle, Jan	GM	NED	2578	1	1	0	1	0	1	½	0	½	5.0	2466
19	Romanishin, Oleg M	GM	UKR	2534	1	½	½	½	1	½	0	+	-	5.0	2437
20	Nijboer, Friso	GM	NED	2583	½	½	1	½	1	0	½	½	½	5.0	2423
21	Shiven, Khosla		IND	2354	½	1	0	1	1	0	½	½	½	5.0	2467
22	Herman, Matthew J		USA	2149	1	½	½	0	0	1	0	1	1	5.0	2429
23	Poetsch, Hagen	FM	GER	2408	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	½	½	5.0	2377
24	Ashwin, Jayaram	IM	IND	2420	1	0	0	1	1	0	½	1	½	5.0	2367
25	Stjazhkina, Olga	WGM	RUS	2240	0	0	1	1	0	½	1	1	½	5.0	2310
26	De Jong, Migchiel	IM	NED	2406	1	0	1	0	1	½	0	1	0	4.5	2363
27	Pruijssers, Roeland	IM	NED	2487	0	1	1	1	0	½	½	0	½	4.5	2308
28	Willemze, Thomas	IM	NED	2394	½	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	4.5	2315
29	Lambrechts, Koen		NED	2174	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	½	1	4.5	2334
30	Afek, Yochanan	IM	ISR	2283	0	1	0	½	1	0	½	½	+	4.5	2216
31	Carlstedt, Jonathan		GER	2392	1	½	0	0	½	0	½	1	1	4.5	2251
32	Ootes, Lennart		NED	2173	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	4.0	2359
33	Van Overdam, Julian		NED	2122	0	1	0	1	1	½	0	0	½	4.0	2314
34	Heemskerk, Wim	FM	NED	2263	½	½	½	½	½	0	1	0	½	4.0	2328
35	Partenheimer, Axel		GER	2201	0	½	1	0	½	½	½	½	½	4.0	2175
36	Sparenberg, Erik		NED	2095	½	0	½	0	1	0	1	½	½	4.0	2215
37	Dehn, Marcus		GER	2115	0	½	½	½	½	½	0	1	½	4.0	2155
38	Kantans, Toms	FM	LAT	2342	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	4.0	2190
39	Lyell, Mark	FM	ENG	2210	0	0	½	½	0	1	1	0	1	4.0	2079
40	Donchenko, Alexander		GER	2207	0	1	0	1	0	1	½	0	0	3.5	2184
41	Aronov, Igor		RUS	2207	0	½	1	0	½	1	0	½	0	3.5	2157
42	Jacoby, Gisbert		GER	2185	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	½	-	3.5	2144
43	Bijlsma, Nick		NED	2133	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	½	1	3.5	2149
44	Knol, Geon		NED	2097	0	½	0	½	0	1	0	1	½	3.5	2127
45	Van Foreest, Jorden		NED	1970	0	½	0	½	1	0	0	1	0	3.0	2112
46	Van Overdam, Jan		NED	2030	0	1	0	0	0	0	+	½	½	3.0	2017
47	Maris, Ivo		NED	1955	0	0	1	½	0	½	½	0	½	3.0	2083
48	Donchenko, Anatoly	IM	GER	2391	1	½	½	½	-	-	-	-	-	2.5	2522
49	Lampert, Jonas		GER	2131	0	0	½	½	1	½	0	0	0	2.5	2105
50	Kerigan, Demre		TUR	2149	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	½	2.5	2004
51	Feuerstack, Aljoscha		GER	2404	½	½	0	1	0	-	-	-	-	2.0	2178
52	Hess, Christian	FM	GER	2256	0	½	½	1	0	-	-	-	-	2.0	2176
53	Van Eijk, Sander	FM	NED	2387	1	0	0	1	0	-	-	-	-	2.0	2200
54	Ypma, Peter		NED	2080	½	½	0	0	0	0	0	½	½	2.0	2046
55	Theulings, Paul-Peter	CM	NED	2132	½	0	½	0	½	½	0	0	0	2.0	2035
56	Krause, Ullrich	FM	GER	2308	0	0	0	½	½	0	-	-	-	1.0	1910
56 players

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