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TOURNAMENT STANDINGS
Zuerich Open Tournament

Aloyzas Kveinys5.5/7(+4 -0 =3)[games]
Vadim Malakhatko5.5/7(+5 -1 =1)[games]
Yannick Pelletier5.5/7(+4 -0 =3)[games]
Daniel Fridman5.5/7(+4 -0 =3)[games]
Vladimir Burmakin5/7(+4 -1 =2)[games]
Ognjen Cvitan4/6(+2 -0 =4)[games]
Florian Jenni4/6(+3 -1 =2)[games]
Vitali Golod4/5(+3 -0 =2)[games]
Sergey Galdunts4/6(+3 -1 =2)[games]
Zoltan Medvegy4/5(+3 -0 =2)[games]
Gennadi Ginsburg4/5(+4 -1 =0)[games]
Csaba Balogh4/5(+3 -0 =2)[games]
Michael Roiz3.5/4(+3 -0 =1)[games]
Dejan Pikula3.5/4(+3 -0 =1)[games]
Aleksandr Shneider3.5/4(+3 -0 =1)[games]
Mladen Palac3.5/4(+3 -0 =1)[games]
Leonid Milov3.5/5(+2 -0 =3)[games]
Petar Benkovic3/4(+3 -1 =0)[games]
Michael Bucher3/5(+3 -2 =0)[games]
Juergen Fleck3/4(+3 -1 =0)[games]
Predrag Trajkovic2.5/3(+2 -0 =1)[games]
Attila Czebe2.5/4(+2 -1 =1)[games]
Ivan Nemet2.5/5(+2 -2 =1)[games]
Roger Moor2.5/5(+2 -2 =1)[games]
Alexander Gasthofer2.5/4(+2 -1 =1)[games]
Fabian Maeser2.5/4(+2 -1 =1)[games]
Markus Klauser2.5/5(+2 -2 =1)[games]
Josip Rukavina2/4(+1 -1 =2)[games]
Pascal Andrist2/2(+2 -0 =0)[games]
Alexandre Domont2/3(+2 -1 =0)[games]
Markus Regez2/3(+2 -1 =0)[games]
Michael Schmidt2/4(+2 -2 =0)[games]
* (116 players total; 84 players not shown. Click here for longer list.)

Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
Zuerich Open (2004)

The Zuerich Weihnachtsopen 2004 was the biggest tournament of the year in Switzerland. 139 played in the master section and 280 at the "Allgemeines Turnier". This year 6 players shared first with 6 out of 7. GM Kveinys had the best Buchholz score.

Source: https://theweekinchess.com/html/twi...

 page 2 of 4; games 26-50 of 85  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
26. C Haas vs G Myers  1-0422004Zuerich OpenD45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
27. S Jaroka vs M Gaehler  1-0382004Zuerich OpenA45 Queen's Pawn Game
28. B Kamber vs F Salzgeber  1-0662004Zuerich OpenC03 French, Tarrasch
29. F Niehaus vs P Isler  1-0182004Zuerich OpenB09 Pirc, Austrian Attack
30. M Schmidt vs C Stoecklin  1-0172004Zuerich OpenB01 Scandinavian
31. T Wyss vs H Eidinger  1-0472004Zuerich OpenB88 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack
32. F Jenni vs P Nabavi 1-0232004Zuerich OpenB62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer
33. A Shneider vs C Drechsler 1-0232004Zuerich OpenA42 Modern Defense, Averbakh System
34. Z Medvegy vs M Gaehler  1-0282004Zuerich OpenC01 French, Exchange
35. J Rukavina vs M Schmid  1-0422004Zuerich OpenA30 English, Symmetrical
36. P Benkovic vs H Eidinger  1-0312004Zuerich OpenA34 English, Symmetrical
37. M Regez vs G Sarakauskas  1-0502004Zuerich OpenB06 Robatsch
38. M Roiz vs P Gaule 1-0402004Zuerich OpenE67 King's Indian, Fianchetto
39. M Schmidt vs V Malakhatko 1-0472004Zuerich OpenC01 French, Exchange
40. Fridman vs P Eschmann  1-0462004Zuerich OpenD02 Queen's Pawn Game
41. K Kappeler vs J Fleck  1-0302004Zuerich OpenC78 Ruy Lopez
42. O Cvitan vs V Kriste  1-0392004Zuerich OpenA25 English
43. S Galdunts vs O Buergi  1-0322004Zuerich OpenB06 Robatsch
44. V Burmakin vs U Duessel  1-0362004Zuerich OpenE10 Queen's Pawn Game
45. F Jenni vs R Moor  1-0362004Zuerich OpenB42 Sicilian, Kan
46. Z Medvegy vs Z Stankovic  1-0292004Zuerich OpenB25 Sicilian, Closed
47. O Cvitan vs G Loew  1-0292004Zuerich OpenB39 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation
48. V Burmakin vs M Klauser  1-0402004Zuerich OpenA41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6)
49. A Czebe vs S Jakob  1-0292004Zuerich OpenB01 Scandinavian
50. A Shneider vs D Borner  1-0362004Zuerich OpenE97 King's Indian
 page 2 of 4; games 26-50 of 85  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
Dec-30-04  aw1988: Will we have a book appearing soon written by David Bronstein Jr.?
Jan-01-05
Premium Chessgames Member
  cu8sfan: Thanks, <chessgames.com> for putting these games online! This tournament is great fun. If it wasn't for all the family stuff taking place around this time of year I would have participated. Maybe next year I will.
Jan-25-06
Premium Chessgames Member
  cu8sfan: <chessgames.com> I hope you'll soon upload the games of the Zurich Christmas Open, 2006 edition. They were in this week's edition of TWIC, http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/twi.... Thanks!

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