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Alexey Sarana is European Individual Chess Champion 2023

14 Mar, 2023by gprevenasΣκακιστικά νέα

GM Alexey Sarana is the new European Individual Chess Champion 2023! The thrilling last round of the championship determined the medalists. GM Alexey Sarana (FIDE, 2668) and GM Kirill Shevchenko (ROU, 2668) met each other in the direct last-round encounter for the first place. The game finished in a draw after one hour of play, and the two youngsters waited for other results and tiebreak criteria to see the final standings.

GM Daniel Dardha (BEL, 2610) defeated GM Anton Korobov (UKR, 2658) to score 8.5 points and joined Sarana and Shevchenko on the top. For most of the game, Dardha held the equality, but Korobov pushed too hard for a win and eventually dove into troubles without the possibility to escape.

GM Dardha: I am excited about crossing the 2600 mark

With the best tiebreak criteria, GM Alexey Sarana clinched the title of the Europan Individual Chess Champion 2023, GM Kirill Shevchenko came second, while GM Daniel Dardha won the bronze medal.

The Closing ceremony of the event took place in the playing venue, with the start at 22:00 CEST. The programme started with the special awards.

The Vice President of the European Chess Union Mr. Alojzije Jankovic and the legendary grandmaster GM Adrian Mikhalchishin joined the awarding ceremony presenting the trophies to the best Junior and Senior (50+) players.

The best Junior players are:

  1. GM Daniel Dardha (BEL, 2610), 8.5 points
  2. IM Ediz Gurel (TUR, 2454), 8 points
  3. GM Volodar Murzin (FIDE, 2554), 7 points

The best Senior players are:

  1. GM Boris Gelfand (ISR, 2674), 7.5 points
  2. GM Vasyl Ivanchuk (UKR, 2664), 7.5 points
  3. GM Michele Godena (ITA, 2446), 6.5 points

This year, the special prize fund for the best-ranked female players was doubled and six players received the prizes. The best female players in the EICC2023 are:

  1. WGM Jolanta Zawadzka (POL, 2391), 6.5 points
  2. IM Irina Bulmaga (ROU, 2438), 6.5 points
  3. GM Aleksandra Goryachkina (FIDE, 2576), 6 points
  4. IM Aleksandra Maltsevskaya (POL, 2388), 6 points
  5. WIM Adela Velikic (SRB, 2329), 6 points
  6. IM Eline Roebers (NED, 2362), 6 points

ECU Tournament Director Mr. Petr Pisk and GM Rafael Vaganian awarded the Winners.

Before the chief arbiter of the event, Mr. Tomasz Delega, read the final standings and the winners of the regular prizes, the President of the Serbian Chess Federation Mr. Dragan Lazic and the President of the European Chess Union addressed the players and distinguished guests.

Mr. Dragan Lazic thanked everyone for coming and congratulated the Winners. He also wished a nice trip home to the players and invited them to the European Club Cup 2024 which will be held in the same venue.

Mr. Zurab Azmaiparashvili thanked the Serbian Chess Federation for the great organisation of the Championship, giving special thanks to the Arbiters team who took care that everything goes well in the playing venue. Mr. Azmaiparshvili noted that the participation of 482 players from 40 federations is a record-breaking number that shows great potential for chess in Europe. Inviting the players to take participation in European Individual Chess Championship 2024 in the same number, the ECU President revealed that the event will next year take place in Israel.

The President of the Serbian Chess Federation Mr. Dragan Lazic and the President of the European Chess Union Mr. Zurab Azmaiparashvili then presented the trophies and medals to the Winners.

After the awarding ceremony of the medalists, the ECU President officially declared the event closed and the intonation of the ECU Anthem marked the end of the ceremony.

Final standings European Individual Chess Championship 2023


1 GM Sarana Alexey FID 2668 8.5
2 GM Shevchenko Kirill ROU 2668 8.5
3 GM Dardha Daniel BEL 2610 8.5
4 IM Kourkoulos-Arditis Stamatis GRE 2520 8
5 GM Bacrot Etienne FRA 2659 8
6 GM Nguyen Thai Dai Van CZE 2651 8
7 GM Santos Latasa Jaime ESP 2655 8
8 GM Esipenko Andrey FID 2680 8
9 GM Kuzubov Yuriy UKR 2616 8
10 GM Dragnev Valentin AUT 2561 8
11 GM Paravyan David FID 2584 8
12 GM Janik Igor POL 2527 8
13 GM Anton Guijarro David ESP 2685 8
14 IM Gurel Ediz TUR 2454 8
15 GM Donchenko Alexander GER 2653 8
16 GM Korobov Anton UKR 2658 7.5
17 GM Abasov Nijat AZE 2625 7.5
18 GM Predke Alexandr SRB 2684 7.5
19 GM Svane Frederik GER 2577 7.5
20 GM Nasuta Grzegorz POL 2535 7.5
21 GM Azarov Sergei FID 2559 7.5
GM Gumularz Szymon POL 2558 7.5
23 GM Grandelius Nils SWE 2658 7.5
24 GM Gledura Benjamin HUN 2637 7.5
25 GM Vocaturo Daniele ITA 2619 7.5
26 GM Brkic Ante CRO 2596 7.5
27 GM Pechac Jergus SVK 2598 7.5
28 GM Gelfand Boris ISR 2674 7.5
29 GM Ponomariov Ruslan UKR 2655 7.5
30 GM Yilmazyerli Mert TUR 2525 7.5
31 GM Cheparinov Ivan BUL 2661 7.5
32 GM Sargsyan Shant ARM 2630 7.5
GM Bernadskiy Vitaliy UKR 2611 7.5
34 GM Svane Rasmus GER 2620 7.5
35 IM Kacharava Nikolozi GEO 2531 7.5
36 GM Rakhmanov Aleksandr FID 2635 7.5
37 FM Fromm Marius GER 2428 7.5
38 GM Ivanchuk Vasyl UKR 2664 7.5
39 GM Hovhannisyan Robert ARM 2597 7.5
40 GM Bjerre Jonas Buhl DEN 2608 7.5
41 GM Ter-Sahakyan Samvel ARM 2616 7.5
42 GM Yuffa Daniil ESP 2605 7.5
43 GM Mchedlishvili Mikheil GEO 2569 7.5
44 GM Kollars Dmitrij GER 2618 7.5
45 GM Wieczorek Oskar POL 2505 7.5
46 GM Sargissian Gabriel ARM 2699 7
47 GM Murzin Volodar FID 2554 7
48 IM Subelj Jan SLO 2496 7
49 GM Quparadze Giga GEO 2483 7
50 GM Kozak Adam HUN 2552 7
51 GM Kobalia Mikhail FID 2577 7
52 IM Parkhov Yair ISR 2485 7
53 GM Kadric Denis MNE 2583 7
54 GM Saric Ivan CRO 2674 7
55 GM Navara David CZE 2685 7
56 GM Martirosyan Haik M. ARM 2686 7
57 GM Mastrovasilis Dimitrios GRE 2599 7
58 GM Dvirnyy Danyyil ITA 2531 7
59 GM Petrosyan Manuel ARM 2634 7
60 GM Najer Evgeniy FID 2666 7
61 GM Suleymanli Aydin AZE 2552 7
62 IM Clarke Brandon G I ENG 2475 7
63 GM Warmerdam Max NED 2614 7
64 GM Livaic Leon CRO 2569 7
65 IM Kukhmazov Arsen FID 2495 7
66 GM Lupulescu Constantin ROU 2580 7
67 GM Sanal Vahap TUR 2590 7
68 IM Teclaf Pawel POL 2568 7
69 GM Can Emre TUR 2600 7
70 FM Eren Ataberk TUR 2308 7
71 GM Nesterov Arseniy FID 2568 7
72 GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw POL 2682 7
73 IM Ohanyan Emin ARM 2405 7
74 GM Ivic Velimir SRB 2606 7
75 GM Velten Paul FRA 2478 7
76 GM Kobo Ori ISR 2548 7
77 GM Blohberger Felix AUT 2493 7
78 GM Lagarde Maxime FRA 2581 7
79 GM Djukic Nikola MNE 2514 7
80 GM Fernandez Daniel Howard ENG 2498 7
81 IM Horvath Dominik AUT 2521 7
82 IM Shubin Kirill FID 2449 7
83 IM Beerdsen Thomas NED 2510 7
84 IM Willow Jonah B ENG 2459 7
85 GM Zajic Milan SRB 2387 7
86 GM Grigoriants Sergey HUN 2572 7
87 GM Bartel Mateusz POL 2609 7
88 FM Levin Guy ISR 2419 7
89 GM Kovalev Vladislav FID 2623 6.5
90 IM Gharibyan Mamikon ARM 2491 6.5
91 GM Safarli Eltaj AZE 2608 6.5
92 IM Gavrilescu David ROU 2527 6.5
93 GM Indjic Aleksandar SRB 2636 6.5
94 IM Gokerkan Cem Kaan TUR 2486 6.5
95 GM Maurizzi Marc`andria FRA 2535 6.5
96 GM Sanikidze Tornike GEO 2459 6.5
97 GM Guliyev Namig AZE 2528 6.5
98 GM Iskandarov Misratdin AZE 2598 6.5
99 GM Brunello Sabino ITA 2512 6.5
100 GM Boruchovsky Avital ISR 2536 6.5
101 IM Stankovic Milos SRB 2447 6.5
102 IM Erdogmus Yagiz Kaan TUR 2445 6.5
103 IM Danielyan Vahe ARM 2307 6.5
104 GM Zanan Evgeny ISR 2485 6.5
105 IM Ahmadzada Ahmad AZE 2487 6.5
106 GM Alsina Leal Daniel ESP 2522 6.5
107 IM Sousa Andre Ventura POR 2464 6.5
108 IM Nigalidze Gaioz GEO 2448 6.5
109 GM Stocek Jiri CZE 2534 6.5
110 GM Rodshtein Maxim ISR 2622 6.5
GM Muradli Mahammad AZE 2539 6.5
112 FM Piliposyan Robert ARM 2314 6.5
113 GM Moroni Luca Jr ITA 2578 6.5
114 GM Sebenik Matej SLO 2536 6.5
115 IM Stoyanov Tsvetan BUL 2446 6.5
116 FM Akbas Umut Ata TUR 2419 6.5
117 GM Draskovic Luka MNE 2510 6.5
118 IM Milosevic Milos SRB 2347 6.5
119 IM Bronstein Or ISR 2465 6.5
FM Bazakutsa Svyatoslav UKR 2335 6.5
121 IM Royal Shreyas ENG 2452 6.5
122 IM Kaasen Tor Fredrik NOR 2464 6.5
123 GM Van Foreest Lucas NED 2570 6.5
124 FM Samadov Read AZE 2471 6.5
125 IM Vetokhin Savva FID 2388 6.5
126 FM Damjanovic Vuk SRB 2361 6.5
127 GM Lobanov Sergei FID 2545 6.5
128 GM Gadimbayli Abdulla AZE 2507 6.5
129 GM Petrov Martin BUL 2505 6.5
130 IM Castellanos Rodriguez Renier ESP 2484 6.5
IM Wachinger Nikolas GER 2440 6.5
132 GM Socko Bartosz POL 2618 6.5
133 IM Sokolovsky Yahli ISR 2476 6.5
134 GM Bosiocic Marin CRO 2555 6.5
135 GM Godena Michele ITA 2446 6.5
136 Levitan Tal ISR 2276 6.5
137 IM Ben Ari Yannay ISR 2411 6.5
138 WGM Zawadzka Jolanta POL 2391 6.5
139 IM Janzelj Tim SLO 2472 6.5
140 IM Filip Lucian-Ioan ROU 2349 6.5
141 IM Bulmaga Irina ROU 2438 6.5
142 IM Pajeken Jakob Leon GER 2465 6.5
143 FM Manafov Vugar AZE 2349 6
144 GM Moussard Jules FRA 2684 6
145 GM Sychev Klementy FID 2549 6
146 IM Gorshtein Ido ISR 2498 6
147 FM Seemann Jakub POL 2424 6
148 GM Sadikhov Ulvi AZE 2485 6
149 GM Goryachkina Aleksandra FID 2576 6
150 GM Parligras Mircea-Emilian ROU 2554 6