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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 83 of 85; games 2051-2075 of 2,101  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 2051. T I Bratteteig vs M Sandberg   0-1 45 2017 Xtracon Chess Open A96 Dutch, Classical Variation 2052. Christoffer Vinter vs V Hansen   0-1 43 2017 Xtracon Chess Open C77 Ruy Lopez 2053. B Stam vs A Hansen   1-0 23 2017 Xtracon Chess Open B30 Sicilian 2054. A Tenold vs M Narheim   0-1 33 2017 Xtracon Chess Open A34 English, Symmetrical 2055. Kenneth Wallin vs K G Nielsen   ½-½ 49 2017 Xtracon Chess Open E60 King's Indian Defense 2056. Helge Jansson vs T Haugaard   0-1 36 2017 Xtracon Chess Open C45 Scotch Game 2057. H Warston vs O Erikstad   0-1 58 2017 Xtracon Chess Open D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 2058. C Matsumura vs J Wiberg   0-1 64 2017 Xtracon Chess Open B12 Caro-Kann Defense 2059. S L Gaure vs H Rasmussen   ½-½ 60 2017 Xtracon Chess Open C02 French, Advance 2060. C A Pedersen vs P Fransson   1-0 48 2017 Xtracon Chess Open E87 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox 2061. J Christensen vs A I Merkesvik   0-1 24 2017 Xtracon Chess Open B87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5 2062. Jon Magnus Joensen vs B Hojgaard   0-1 44 2017 Xtracon Chess Open B40 Sicilian 2063. L G Tryggestad vs H Dittrich   ½-½ 18 2017 Xtracon Chess Open A45 Queen's Pawn Game 2064. Ole Rasmussen vs D Christophersen   ½-½ 13 2017 Xtracon Chess Open B01 Scandinavian 2065. David Maselli vs Bjarke Rosenborg Winther   ½-½ 19 2017 Xtracon Chess Open D10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 2066. J R Tonnesen vs M L Schouten   0-1 38 2017 Xtracon Chess Open C46 Three Knights 2067. H Tolba vs F Palozza   1-0 41 2017 Xtracon Chess Open D02 Queen's Pawn Game 2068. M Horslund vs H Damm   1-0 17 2017 Xtracon Chess Open A00 Uncommon Opening 2069. J Kumpen vs Alexander Tjora   1-0 34 2017 Xtracon Chess Open A46 Queen's Pawn Game 2070. Sverre Hestholm vs C Gottschalck   1-0 42 2017 Xtracon Chess Open B01 Scandinavian 2071. T Cuyx vs L Ostergaard Kristensen   0-1 29 2017 Xtracon Chess Open A53 Old Indian 2072. L Nielsen vs Joakim Aasen   0-1 51 2017 Xtracon Chess Open C00 French Defense 2073. V M Leonhardsen vs M D Larsen   ½-½ 29 2017 Xtracon Chess Open C03 French, Tarrasch 2074. A K Huse vs S Madsen 0-1 53 2017 Xtracon Chess Open C57 Two Knights 2075. G Hestholm vs Lars Sather   0-1 39 2017 Xtracon Chess Open B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange  page 83 of 85; games 2051-2075 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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