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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]
Aleksandr Shneider3.5/4(+3 -0 =1)[games]
Dejan Pikula3.5/4(+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 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 39  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. A Kreienbuehl vs I Nemet  0-1412004Zuerich OpenD02 Queen's Pawn Game
2. M Gantner vs O Kurmann  0-1312004Zuerich OpenB27 Sicilian
3. K Nuri vs M Bucher  0-1192004Zuerich OpenA11 English, Caro-Kann Defensive System
4. O Amidzic vs M Gaehler  0-1312004Zuerich OpenE91 King's Indian
5. A Blakaj vs A Weindl  0-1432004Zuerich OpenB83 Sicilian
6. C Kanonier vs J Kolly  0-1242004Zuerich OpenD31 Queen's Gambit Declined
7. J Klein vs D Lekic  0-1362004Zuerich OpenC77 Ruy Lopez
8. M Wittwer vs H Illi  0-1222004Zuerich OpenC18 French, Winawer
9. I Borocz vs A Kveinys  0-1242004Zuerich OpenB40 Sicilian
10. F Csajka vs J Fleck  0-1332004Zuerich OpenD44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
11. F Niehaus vs J Waffenschmidt  0-1292004Zuerich OpenC18 French, Winawer
12. D Borner vs M Cavaletto  0-1322004Zuerich OpenA07 King's Indian Attack
13. M Furrer vs F Maeser  0-1252004Zuerich OpenD01 Richter-Veresov Attack
14. O Kniest vs M Regez  0-1312004Zuerich OpenD86 Grunfeld, Exchange
15. S Widmer vs D Lekic  0-1372004Zuerich OpenC99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd
16. F Csajka vs P Andrist  0-1222004Zuerich OpenE32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
17. A Kreienbuehl vs A Lumsdon  0-1292004Zuerich OpenA58 Benko Gambit
18. M Regez vs O Moor  0-1412004Zuerich OpenD15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
19. Z Bojic vs G Ginsburg 0-1192004Zuerich OpenB54 Sicilian
20. F Niehaus vs A Kveinys 0-1232004Zuerich OpenB43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3
21. H Illi vs D Pikula  0-1252004Zuerich OpenA46 Queen's Pawn Game
22. M Desbouefs vs V Golod 0-1282004Zuerich OpenB32 Sicilian
23. P Haldemann vs C Balogh  0-1362004Zuerich OpenE49 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Botvinnik System
24. F Antognini vs Pelletier  0-1282004Zuerich OpenB80 Sicilian, Scheveningen
25. A Peschel vs M Palac  0-1442004Zuerich OpenE00 Queen's Pawn Game
 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 39  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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