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Xtracon Chess Open (2017) The 2nd Xtracon Chess Open (formerly known as Politiken Cup) took place in Helsingør (Elsinore), Denmark, July 22-30. With over 800 participants, the top seeds included Nikita Vitiugov, Baadur Jobava, Krishnan Sasikiran, Nigel Short, Alexander Motylev, Ivan Sokolov, Jon Ludvig Hammer, Ivan Saric, Jan Timman, Alexander Shabalov, Johann Hjartarson, Simen Agdestein, Tiger Hillarp Persson, et al. Baadur Aleksandrovich Jobava won with 8.5/10. Official site: http://www.xtraconchessopen.dk/inde... Chess-Results: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr293... Chess.com: https://www.chess.com/news/view/job... ChessBase: https://en.chessbase.com/post/jobav... TWIC: https://theweekinchess.com/chessnew...  page 2 of 85; games 26-50 of 2,101  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 26. J Christiansen vs P Magnussen   1-0 27 2017 Xtracon Chess Open A45 Queen's Pawn Game 27. E Jarlnaes vs J Tan   0-1 38 2017 Xtracon Chess Open C68 Ruy Lopez, Exchange 28. W Goh vs H A Myrheim   1-0 24 2017 Xtracon Chess Open A45 Queen's Pawn Game 29. J Gula vs F Sonis   0-1 50 2017 Xtracon Chess Open B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 30. M Percivaldi vs S Kopperberg   1-0 45 2017 Xtracon Chess Open D12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 31. A S Nielsen vs J Ikeda   0-1 58 2017 Xtracon Chess Open B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 32. C Jepson vs P R Larsen   1-0 34 2017 Xtracon Chess Open A12 English with b3 33. D Andersen vs E Zude   0-1 45 2017 Xtracon Chess Open A21 English 34. P Lindgren vs J Kalveus   1-0 31 2017 Xtracon Chess Open E00 Queen's Pawn Game 35. D Andersen vs R Haria   0-1 26 2017 Xtracon Chess Open A10 English 36. A Das vs B Fossan   1-0 39 2017 Xtracon Chess Open B25 Sicilian, Closed 37. V Hansen vs N Getz   0-1 34 2017 Xtracon Chess Open C53 Giuoco Piano 38. M Colpe vs B Stam   1-0 31 2017 Xtracon Chess Open E10 Queen's Pawn Game 39. J A Stokhaug vs I K Sukandar 0-1 18 2017 Xtracon Chess Open D46 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 40. T Kaasen vs A Tenold   1-0 23 2017 Xtracon Chess Open E91 King's Indian 41. M Trost vs K Holm 0-1 32 2017 Xtracon Chess Open A07 King's Indian Attack 42. J Aabling-Thomsen vs E Jarve   1-0 74 2017 Xtracon Chess Open A07 King's Indian Attack 43. I L Hansen vs R D Miedema   0-1 42 2017 Xtracon Chess Open C05 French, Tarrasch 44. B Haldorsen vs H R Lodahl   1-0 41 2017 Xtracon Chess Open B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 45. M Rasmussen vs E Rosen   0-1 32 2017 Xtracon Chess Open E46 Nimzo-Indian 46. M Haubro vs Sindhu Pankaj   ½-½ 62 2017 Xtracon Chess Open C53 Giuoco Piano 47. M Kyrkjebo vs C Hoi   0-1 27 2017 Xtracon Chess Open B06 Robatsch 48. M Matthiesen vs R Saetre   ½-½ 53 2017 Xtracon Chess Open A52 Budapest Gambit 49. M Dishman vs C Rietze   0-1 58 2017 Xtracon Chess Open B40 Sicilian 50. T Petersen vs H Rasmussen   1-0 29 2017 Xtracon Chess Open A39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4  page 2 of 85; games 26-50 of 2,101    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   Jul-28-17    diagonal: Good overview of this tournament series (former Politiken Cup): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xtrac... Jul-28-17    PhilFeeley: I wonder why #3 played twice as many games as everybody else. Maybe there are two of them? Jul-28-17    Fish55: <Phil Feeley> There are 16 different opponents in the 16 games. You are probably right about there being two of them. Jul-29-17    soldal: Rasmussen is one of the most common surnames in Denmark (and you have no chance of becoming prime minister with another name). In this tournament there are nine Rasmussens, two of them called Morten Rasmussen, both on 3.5/8. (There are 13 Nielsens.) http://chess-results.com/tnr293258.... Jul-30-17    Tabanus: 10 Morten Rasmussen slips sent. There are three of them.. Jul-31-17    moronovich: Kudos to <Morten Rasmussen> ! Jul-31-17    diagonal: The Georgian Grandmaster Baadur Jobava won Xtracon Chess Open 2017 outright with 8.5/10 points ahead of eight GM's (including Krishnan Sasikiran as best second placed player on tie-break, and also Nigel Short) who all scored 8 points. The Revival of the Sunglasses goes on :) Jabova recently plays a lot with sunglasses http://www.malmoschack.com/jobava-g... So with sunglasses winning at Leon (Rapid) 2017: https://chess24.com/en/read/news/we... Jul-31-17    Tabanus: I updated the standings table for those with 7 points or more according to http://www.xtraconchessopen.dk/inde.... Aug-01-17    HeMateMe: hey, Nigel Short went +6 here and finished just a half point out of first place. Well done! Sep-22-17    thegoodanarchist: <HeMateMe: hey, Nigel Short went +6 here and finished just a half point out of first place. Well done!> Yes, I noticed that and thought the same thing - well done. Of course, congrats to Baadur Jobava for winning it all. Sep-22-17    thegoodanarchist: <Tabanus: I updated the standings table for those with 7 points or more according to http://www.xtraconchessopen.dk/inde....> Give that man a cookie! He deserves it. Apr-18-25    FSR: Ironically, everyone else in the tournament played Baadur than Jobava did. NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. Becoming a member is free, anonymous, and takes less than 1 minute! If you already have a username, then simply login login under your username now to join the discussion. Please observe our posting guidelines: No obscene, racist, sexist, or profane language. No spamming, advertising, duplicate, or gibberish posts. No vitriolic or systematic personal attacks against other members. Nothing in violation of United States law. No cyberstalking or malicious posting of negative or private information (doxing/doxxing) of members. No trolling. The use of "sock puppet" accounts to circumvent disciplinary action taken by moderators, create a false impression of consensus or support, or stage conversations, is prohibited. Do not degrade Chessgames or any of it's staff/volunteers. 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