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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 1 of 19; games 1-25 of 462  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. M Haubro vs Sindhu Pankaj   ½-½ 62 2017 Xtracon Chess Open C53 Giuoco Piano 2. M Matthiesen vs R Saetre   ½-½ 53 2017 Xtracon Chess Open A52 Budapest Gambit 3. P Rewitz vs Jann Nettelbeck   ½-½ 66 2017 Xtracon Chess Open D00 Queen's Pawn Game 4. T S Christiansen vs D Miskulin ½-½ 65 2017 Xtracon Chess Open A04 Reti Opening 5. C Eriksson vs Viggo Sorensen   ½-½ 27 2017 Xtracon Chess Open B22 Sicilian, Alapin 6. T B Nielsen vs J Vestergaard   ½-½ 40 2017 Xtracon Chess Open D35 Queen's Gambit Declined 7. J J Christiansen vs E Loveid   ½-½ 41 2017 Xtracon Chess Open A41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6) 8. S Rishovd vs A Damm-Frydenberg   ½-½ 58 2017 Xtracon Chess Open D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 9. J Pallesen vs David Maselli   ½-½ 19 2017 Xtracon Chess Open A01 Nimzovich-Larsen Attack 10. M Narheim vs L Crevatin   ½-½ 40 2017 Xtracon Chess Open B25 Sicilian, Closed 11. M Kocur vs F Gelders   ½-½ 9 2017 Xtracon Chess Open C50 Giuoco Piano 12. S Grigoriants vs S M Andersen   ½-½ 19 2017 Xtracon Chess Open A07 King's Indian Attack 13. A Kunz vs D Kollars   ½-½ 45 2017 Xtracon Chess Open C55 Two Knights Defense 14. H Molvig vs W Goh   ½-½ 42 2017 Xtracon Chess Open E10 Queen's Pawn Game 15. A Subramanian vs J Aabling-Thomsen   ½-½ 54 2017 Xtracon Chess Open A04 Reti Opening 16. Ghayth Tabaa vs J B Bjerre   ½-½ 62 2017 Xtracon Chess Open B40 Sicilian 17. E O Risting vs S Schrodt   ½-½ 26 2017 Xtracon Chess Open E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 18. Jorn Moestrup vs P Fossan   ½-½ 37 2017 Xtracon Chess Open A04 Reti Opening 19. M Wadsworth vs T S Thybo   ½-½ 93 2017 Xtracon Chess Open A13 English 20. F Svane vs A Samaganova   ½-½ 46 2017 Xtracon Chess Open C09 French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line 21. M Magnusson vs A Rosenkilde   ½-½ 27 2017 Xtracon Chess Open A07 King's Indian Attack 22. J M Seo vs L Henningsen   ½-½ 39 2017 Xtracon Chess Open C46 Three Knights 23. A Fossan vs E Malmstig   ½-½ 104 2017 Xtracon Chess Open E77 King's Indian 24. S Hakansson vs H Heimisson   ½-½ 34 2017 Xtracon Chess Open A46 Queen's Pawn Game 25. K Schmidt vs S K Huse   ½-½ 52 2017 Xtracon Chess Open C24 Bishop's Opening  page 1 of 19; games 1-25 of 462    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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