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The Riga Technical University Open 2013 took place 5th to 15th August 2013. GM Bartosz Socko won the event with 7/9 games, edging out grandmaster Robin van Kampen on tiebreaks. Short report and games below.

Matiss Silis report on Riga Technical University Open

"Riga Technical University Open" has ended in Riga, Latvia yesterday. 183 players from 28 federations competed in the main event, making it the biggest chess festival in the Baltic States and one of the biggest in Northern Euorope. There where 27 grandmasters among the participants, including six rated over 2600 – Igor Kovalenko (Latvia, 2646), Bartosz Socko (Poland, 2646), Aleksej Alksandrov (Belarus, 2626), Jaan Ehlvest (USA, 2606), Yuri Vovk (Ukraine, 2608) and Robin van Kampen (Netherlands, 2606).

Grandmaster Bartosz Socko won the event with 7 points in 9 games, edging out grandmaster Robin van Kampen on tiebreaks.

Here is a short description of the event with some key games mentioned:

After the first four rounds two unexpected leaders emerged – Lithuanian GM Aloyzas Kveinys (2491, ranked 25th in the starting list) and the young Russian IM Mikhail Antipov (2488, ranked 27th in the starting list). Kveinys beat IM Bjorn Thorfinnsson in a nice 3rd round game.

Both leaders played great games in round four – Kveinys crushed IM Vilka Sipila with black, while Antipov won against IM Daniel Naroditsky.

Only after the 6th round did GM Robin van Kampen manage to catch up with the leaders by beating IM Cyril Ponizil in an impressive game.

After the seventh round Czech GM Igor Rausis and American IM Daniel Naroditsky joined the leaders. Before the final round leaders group had grown to six people, with the rating favorites Igor Kovalenko (who won an instructive game against GM Evgeniy Solozhenkin) and Bartosz Socko (who made chess seem a simple game in his win over IM Bjorn Ahlander) among others catching up.

In the last round Bartosz Socko beat Kveinys by capitalizing on the latter's tactical mistake. Robin van Kampen outplayed Sakalauskas on the black side of Kings Indian and joined Socko in the lead. As the other leaders drew their games, the eventual winner was decided on tiebreak between Socko and van Kampen.

Several GM norms where achieved in the event. Mikhail Antipov scored his second GM norm, while Daniel Naroditsky, Helgi Dam Ziska and Mindaugas Beinoras scored their first.

A lot of IM norms where achieved as well – the young Norwegian Tari Aryan scored a norm as did Russians Maxim Lugoskoy and David Paravyan, as well as Alan B Merry from England, Ido Be Azri from Israel, Ilja Sirosh from Estonia and Tomas Tvarijonas from Lithuania. Also two local players – Matiss Mustaps and Kristaps Kretainis – scored their third and second IM norms respectively.

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3rd Riga Tech Uni Op Riga LAT Mon 5th Aug 2013 - Sun 11th Aug 2013 Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
Rk	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	Pts	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	Socko Bartosz	GM	POL	2646	7.0	40.0	50.0	2608
2	Van Kampen Robin	GM	NED	2606	7.0	39.5	50.5	2644
3	Antipov Mikhail Al.	IM	RUS	2488	6.5	40.5	51.0	2640
4	Burmakin Vladimir	GM	RUS	2565	6.5	40.0	51.0	2565
5	Kovalenko Igor	GM	LAT	2646	6.5	39.0	50.0	2620
6	Naroditsky Daniel	IM	USA	2503	6.5	38.5	49.5	2601
7	Collins Sam E.	IM	IRL	2463	6.5	38.0	48.5	2553
8	Lugovskoy Maxim	FM	RUS	2372	6.5	37.0	47.0	2563
9	Rausis Igors	GM	CZE	2552	6.5	37.0	46.5	2525
10	Vovk Yuri	GM	UKR	2608	6.5	36.5	46.0	2553
11	Kulaots Kaido	GM	EST	2581	6.5	36.0	46.5	2519
12	Hera Imre Jr.	GM	HUN	2567	6.5	35.0	45.0	2515
13	Dragun Kamil	GM	POL	2546	6.5	33.5	43.0	2495
14	Kveinys Aloyzas	GM	LTU	2491	6.0	41.0	52.5	2604
15	Vovk Andrey	GM	UKR	2581	6.0	39.0	49.5	2513
16	Gleizerov Evgeny	GM	RUS	2567	6.0	38.5	49.5	2483
17	Baghdasaryan Vahe	IM	ARM	2414	6.0	37.5	48.0	2477
18	Carlstedt Jonathan	IM	GER	2387	6.0	37.0	47.0	2545
19	Boruchovsky Avital	IM	ISR	2441	6.0	37.0	45.5	2490
20	Neiksans Arturs	GM	LAT	2557	6.0	36.5	46.5	2503
21	Vysochin Spartak	GM	UKR	2531	6.0	36.5	46.5	2491
22	Yemelin Vasily	GM	RUS	2564	6.0	36.5	45.5	2516
23	Paravyan David		RUS	2426	6.0	36.0	46.5	2568
24	Berzinsh Roland	IM	LAT	2400	6.0	34.5	45.0	2476
25	Ben Artzi Ido		ISR	2341	6.0	33.5	41.5	2501
26	Mustaps Matiss		LAT	2261	6.0	32.0	41.5	2411
27	Sakalauskas Vaidas	IM	LTU	2399	6.0	30.0	39.5	2423
28	Beinoras Mindaugas	IM	LTU	2378	5.5	41.0	51.5	2597
29	Dastan Muhammed Batuhan	IM	TUR	2417	5.5	41.0	51.0	2522
30	Ziska Helgi Dam	IM	FAI	2468	5.5	40.5	50.5	2600
31	Baburin Alexander	GM	IRL	2520	5.5	38.5	48.5	2462
32	Popilski Gil	GM	ISR	2508	5.5	37.5	47.5	2415
33	Mishuchkov Nikolai M.	IM	RUS	2367	5.5	37.0	47.5	2398
34	Miezis Normunds	GM	LAT	2557	5.5	37.0	47.0	2457
35	Sipila Vilka	IM	FIN	2474	5.5	36.5	47.0	2457
36	Sirosh Ilja		EST	2039	5.5	36.0	46.5	2460
37	Tari Aryan	FM	NOR	2401	5.5	36.0	46.0	2461
38	Ulibin Mikhail	GM	RUS	2553	5.5	36.0	46.0	2398
39	Raznikov Danny	IM	ISR	2489	5.5	36.0	46.0	2377
40	Ponizil Cyril	IM	CZE	2421	5.5	36.0	45.5	2430
41	Tvarijonas Tomas		LTU	2119	5.5	35.5	45.0	2467
42	Solozhenkin Evgeniy	GM	RUS	2476	5.5	35.0	45.5	2398
43	Stockova Zuzana	IM	SVK	2359	5.5	35.0	44.0	2397
44	Dunaveckis Deniss		LAT	2083	5.5	34.5	45.0	2449
45	Socko Monika	GM	POL	2431	5.5	34.5	45.0	2430
46	Stocek Jiri	GM	CZE	2558	5.5	34.5	45.0	2415
47	Korpa Bence	FM	HUN	2329	5.5	34.5	44.0	2441
48	Merry Alan B		ENG	2283	5.5	34.5	42.0	2388
49	Ahlander Bjorn	IM	SWE	2446	5.5	33.0	43.5	2411
50	Saulespurens Valdis	FM	USA	2324	5.5	33.0	42.0	2390
51	Kretainis Kristaps		LAT	2248	5.5	32.5	41.5	2492
52	Pedersen Christian Kyndel	IM	DEN	2442	5.5	32.0	42.0	2299
53	Luukkonen Tommi	FM	FIN	2284	5.5	31.0	39.5	2308
54	Gogin Maksim		RUS	2031	5.5	30.5	39.5	2396
55	Yakimenko Alexander A.		RUS	2199	5.5	29.5	37.5	2330
56	Vlassow Valentin	FM	RUS	2335	5.5	28.5	36.0	2268
57	Laurusas Tomas		LTU	2377	5.0	41.0	50.5	2507
58	Agopov Mikael	IM	FIN	2439	5.0	40.5	51.5	2442
59	Lanka Zigurds	GM	LAT	2427	5.0	38.5	49.0	2409
60	Thorfinnsson Bragi	IM	ISL	2493	5.0	38.5	48.5	2408
61	Rogule Laura	WGM	LAT	2337	5.0	36.5	46.0	2437
62	Aleksandrov Aleksej	GM	BLR	2626	5.0	35.0	45.0	2320
63	Pileckis Emilis	IM	LTU	2467	5.0	34.5	45.5	2381
64	Sulskis Sarunas	GM	LTU	2550	5.0	34.5	45.0	2355
65	Sagit Rauan	FM	SWE	2364	5.0	33.5	43.0	2336
66	D`costa Lorin A R	IM	ENG	2408	5.0	32.0	41.0	2336
67	Petrosyan Tigran S.	FM	ARM	2346	5.0	31.5	42.0	2299
68	Hauge Lars Oskar		NOR	2206	5.0	31.5	41.0	2316
69	Roubalik Jakub		CZE	2344	5.0	30.5	41.0	2247
70	Gevorgyan David		ARM	2416	5.0	29.0	38.5	2248
71	Smirnov Artem	IM	RUS	2439	5.0	29.0	37.0	2262
72	Reizniece-Ozola Dana	WGM	LAT	2295	5.0	28.5	37.5	2216
73	Zaksaite Salomeja	WIM	LTU	2157	5.0	28.5	35.0	2320
74	Naslund Mikael	FM	SWE	2112	5.0	27.5	35.5	2257
75	Klenburg Mikhail	IM	UKR	2371	4.5	39.5	50.0	2367
76	Niemi Kalle	FM	FIN	2320	4.5	36.5	45.5	2303
77	Thorfinnsson Bjorn	IM	ISL	2403	4.5	36.0	46.0	2239
78	Ladva Ottomar		EST	2321	4.5	34.5	44.0	2305
79	Krupenski Juri		EST	2317	4.5	34.0	43.5	2225
80	Lavendelis Egons	FM	LAT	2300	4.5	34.0	43.0	2291
81	Payen Arnaud	IM	FRA	2318	4.5	34.0	42.5	2313
82	Salomon Johan		NOR	2222	4.5	33.5	43.5	2305
83	Basso Pier Luigi		ITA	2208	4.5	33.5	43.0	2300
84	Strugnell Carl	FM	FRA	2306	4.5	32.0	40.0	2212
85	Schuetze Norman		GER	2245	4.5	31.5	41.0	2327
86	Topi-Hulmi Teemu	FM	FIN	2234	4.5	31.5	41.0	2249
87	Yrjola Jouni	GM	FIN	2377	4.5	31.5	40.5	2259
88	Tokranovs Dmitrijs		LAT	2214	4.5	31.5	39.5	2315
89	Player Edmund C		ENG	2264	4.5	31.0	40.5	2208
90	Lindgren Philip		SWE	2290	4.5	30.0	38.5	2135
91	Bernotas Arturs		LAT	2282	4.5	30.0	38.5	2128
92	Griffiths Ryan Rhys	FM	IRL	2388	4.5	30.0	38.0	2168
93	Olsen Peter Erik		DEN	2194	4.5	29.5	39.0	2187
94	Pavlova Alina	WFM	RUS	2124	4.5	28.5	37.5	2300
95	Bar Aviv		ISR	2136	4.5	28.5	35.5	2198
96	Karasik Evgeni		ISR	2228	4.5	27.0	36.5	2171
97	Erneste Inguna	WGM	LAT	2190	4.5	27.0	34.5	2140
98	Rehn Ralf		FIN	2150	4.5	26.5	33.5	2152
99	Sakovich Igor	FM	LAT	2189	4.5	25.5	34.5	2142
100	Ehlvest Jaan	GM	USA	2615	4.0	35.0	45.0	2238
101	Sanders Isaac B		ENG	2254	4.0	35.0	42.5	2337
102	Agafonov Yuri		LAT	2218	4.0	33.5	42.5	2178
103	Skuja Aivars		LAT	2134	4.0	33.0	42.0	2199
104	Bivol Alina	WIM	RUS	2230	4.0	32.5	42.5	2215
105	Bedouin Xavier	IM	FRA	2367	4.0	32.5	41.0	2168
106	Zuckovs Aleksejs		LAT	2236	4.0	32.0	41.5	2264
107	Haavamae Henrik		EST	1985	4.0	32.0	41.0	2238
108	Shatilov Alexandr	FM	RUS	2277	4.0	32.0	41.0	2152
109	Ni Viktorija	WIM	USA	2169	4.0	32.0	40.0	2243
110	Bartos Jan	FM	CZE	2265	4.0	32.0	40.0	2192
111	Jankovskis Guntis		LAT	2322	4.0	31.5	41.0	2188
112	Daudzvardis Janis		LAT	2153	4.0	31.5	40.5	2257
113	Svoboda Rostislav		CZE	2031	4.0	31.5	40.5	2226
114	Meier Volker	FM	GER	2270	4.0	31.5	39.0	2131
115	Stremavicius Titas		LTU	2235	4.0	31.0	40.0	2303
116	Starcevs Dmitrijs		LAT	2154	4.0	30.5	39.0	2162
117	Sermons Uldis		LAT	2177	4.0	30.5	37.5	2204
118	Parkkinen Jyrki		FIN	2205	4.0	30.0	39.5	2155
119	Issakainen Ari		FIN	2203	4.0	29.5	38.5	2169
120	Batkovskyte Dominyka		LTU	2104	4.0	29.0	36.0	2133
121	Lindgren Fredrik		SWE	2221	4.0	28.5	36.5	2239
122	Stepins Edgars		LAT	2142	4.0	28.5	36.0	2116
123	Leidorf Sebastian		GER	2037	4.0	28.0	35.5	2191
124	Menendez Rey Francisco Javier		ESP	2265	4.0	27.5	35.0	2091
125	Sirokov Jevgenijs		LAT	1853	4.0	26.5	34.0	2147
126	Hodovsky Jiri		CZE	2135	4.0	26.5	34.0	2101
127	Egorov Daniil		RUS	1891	4.0	25.5	33.0	2137
128	Logallo Claudio		ITA	2058	4.0	25.5	32.5	2069
129	Nielsen Klaus		DEN	2102	4.0	25.0	31.5	2082
130	Narva Triin	WCM	EST	2069	4.0	23.0	29.5	2073
131	Kazakovskiy Valeriy		BLR	2017	3.5	35.5	45.5	2173
132	Stasans Aivars		LAT	2128	3.5	35.0	46.5	2306
133	Lamser Jan		CZE	2179	3.5	32.0	41.0	2147
134	Kenneskog Theodor		SWE	2297	3.5	31.0	38.5	2110
135	Miknevicius Laurynas		LTU	2001	3.5	30.5	39.0	2172
136	Aharon Ofir	FM	ISR	2307	3.5	29.0	37.5	2163
137	Smilga Kristaps		LAT	2133	3.5	28.0	35.5	2129
138	Tolhuizen Ludo		NED	2155	3.5	26.5	36.0	2082
139	Gonzalez Gonzalez Alfonso		ESP	2109	3.5	26.0	34.5	2092
140	Izotov Sergei		RUS	2189	3.5	26.0	34.0	2080
141	Petrovskis Olegs		LAT	2033	3.5	26.0	34.0	2045
142	Krustkalns Kristaps	FM	LAT	2201	3.0	30.5	39.5	2034
143	Holm Kristian Stuvik	FM	NOR	2279	3.0	29.5	39.0	2076
144	Ceponis Tadas		LTU	1942	3.0	29.5	38.0	2091
145	Van Den Bersselaar Jeroen		NED	2163	3.0	29.5	37.5	2067
146	Morozli Grigorijs		LAT	1700	3.0	29.5	37.5	1958
147	Lokander Martin		SWE	2248	3.0	28.5	36.5	1993
148	Miettinen Teemu		FIN	2009	3.0	28.0	34.5	2004
149	Brouwer Rein		NED	1995	3.0	27.5	35.0	2107
150	Chukavin Kirill		EST	1861	3.0	27.0	35.0	2056
151	Yapar Nedim		TUR	1896	3.0	27.0	34.5	2046
152	Rasa Gints		LAT	2103	3.0	26.5	34.0	1949
153	Klyszcz Michael		GER	1999	3.0	26.5	33.5	2069
154	Jones Iolo C	CM	WLS	2225	3.0	26.0	34.5	1976
155	Nesterov Arseniy		RUS	1834	3.0	25.5	32.5	1954
156	Kreyssig Robert		GER	2085	3.0	25.5	32.0	1947
157	Kassani Sam		SWE	2115	3.0	25.0	31.5	1939
158	Valantiejus Vaidotas		LTU	1965	3.0	24.0	31.0	2056
159	Schmitt Carsten		GER	1951	3.0	23.5	30.5	1941
160	Grichkevitch Gilles		FRA	2149	3.0	23.5	30.0	1906
161	Whitehead David J		ENG	2022	3.0	20.5	26.5	1943
162	Grahn Lars		SWE	1994	3.0	18.5	24.5	1826
163	Mierins Eriks		LAT	2088	2.5	30.5	37.5	2022
164	Batakovs Olegs		LAT	2122	2.5	26.5	34.5	1966
165	Bit-Narva David		SWE	1942	2.5	22.0	28.5	1931
166	Tirrito Luca		ITA	2068	2.5	21.0	26.5	1942
167	Lammi Jyri		FIN	2151	2.0	27.0	34.5	1868
168	Pitkanen Juhani		FIN	1758	2.0	26.5	33.5	1795
169	Weber Bernhard		GER	1952	2.0	26.0	32.5	1852
170	Walta Paivi	WFM	FIN	1822	2.0	23.5	30.0	1832
171	Wibe Per H.		NOR	1831	2.0	22.0	28.5	1789
172	Becker Carsten		GER	1993	1.5	24.0	31.0	1934
173	Bondarenko Dmitry		RUS	1948	1.5	21.5	28.5	1663
173 players

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