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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 35 of 36; games 851-875 of 895  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 851. M Skjoldager vs H Rasmussen   1-0 23 2017 Xtracon Chess Open B27 Sicilian 852. Ghayth Tabaa vs I Amin   1-0 77 2017 Xtracon Chess Open B06 Robatsch 853. P Nilsson vs M F Rasmussen   1-0 21 2017 Xtracon Chess Open E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System 854. M F Jensen vs E Trost   1-0 37 2017 Xtracon Chess Open B20 Sicilian 855. C Salerno vs C J Nielsen   1-0 40 2017 Xtracon Chess Open C50 Giuoco Piano 856. Asbjorn Hovgaard Schack vs E Jarlnaes   1-0 41 2017 Xtracon Chess Open E46 Nimzo-Indian 857. L Crevatin vs B Fossan   1-0 37 2017 Xtracon Chess Open D70 Neo-Grunfeld Defense 858. E Brondum vs D Andersen   1-0 30 2017 Xtracon Chess Open A07 King's Indian Attack 859. P Calderon vs I Skovgaard   1-0 43 2017 Xtracon Chess Open A11 English, Caro-Kann Defensive System 860. M Magnusson vs M Kyrkjebo   1-0 43 2017 Xtracon Chess Open C29 Vienna Gambit 861. D Quinn vs A B Kvaloy   1-0 35 2017 Xtracon Chess Open E12 Queen's Indian 862. A Fossan vs M Dishman   1-0 28 2017 Xtracon Chess Open A45 Queen's Pawn Game 863. S Greeuw vs A Svensson   1-0 57 2017 Xtracon Chess Open B32 Sicilian 864. L Rasmussen vs J Werner   1-0 41 2017 Xtracon Chess Open B07 Pirc 865. T Dittrich vs N van den Brink   1-0 26 2017 Xtracon Chess Open C10 French 866. T Kvamme vs E Bremer   1-0 44 2017 Xtracon Chess Open A48 King's Indian 867. C Strachan vs P Nielsen   1-0 70 2017 Xtracon Chess Open C53 Giuoco Piano 868. F Jacobsen vs N M Rendlev   1-0 52 2017 Xtracon Chess Open C00 French Defense 869. S Schrodt vs Jann Nettelbeck   1-0 57 2017 Xtracon Chess Open A04 Reti Opening 870. O Ukkelberg vs T S Christiansen   1-0 25 2017 Xtracon Chess Open A06 Reti Opening 871. J Alfven vs Mark Kirkebaekke   1-0 39 2017 Xtracon Chess Open D02 Queen's Pawn Game 872. D Nesse vs K M Aasen   1-0 46 2017 Xtracon Chess Open C00 French Defense 873. H A Myrheim vs J Petersen   1-0 26 2017 Xtracon Chess Open C10 French 874. Kim Alex Olsen vs A S Nielsen   1-0 26 2017 Xtracon Chess Open A80 Dutch 875. Snorre Kristiansen vs P R Larsen   1-0 34 2017 Xtracon Chess Open C46 Three Knights  page 35 of 36; games 851-875 of 895    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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