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Zuerich Open Tournament

Aloyzas Kveinys5.5/7(+4 -0 =3)[games]
Yannick Pelletier5.5/7(+4 -0 =3)[games]
Vadim Malakhatko5.5/7(+5 -1 =1)[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 4; games 1-25 of 85  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. V Kriste vs C Salerno  1-0212004Zuerich OpenC45 Scotch Game
2. E Nagrocka vs O Kurmann  1-0472004Zuerich OpenD11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
3. A Blakaj vs D Lekic  1-0312004Zuerich OpenC45 Scotch Game
4. P Eschmann vs I Buergy  1-0182004Zuerich OpenB22 Sicilian, Alapin
5. M Schmid vs D Schaffner  1-0152004Zuerich OpenB33 Sicilian
6. S Widmer vs A Desboeufs  1-0172004Zuerich OpenD30 Queen's Gambit Declined
7. M Bucher vs I Nemet  1-0332004Zuerich OpenD02 Queen's Pawn Game
8. P Andrist vs R Meier  1-0412004Zuerich OpenD86 Grunfeld, Exchange
9. D Borner vs H Rueckert  1-0332004Zuerich OpenB33 Sicilian
10. W Duerig vs S Jaroka  1-0652004Zuerich OpenA40 Queen's Pawn Game
11. F Maeser vs Z Bojic  1-0572004Zuerich OpenB40 Sicilian
12. R Moor vs Z Kupper  1-0382004Zuerich OpenA00 Uncommon Opening
13. I Nemet vs F Niehaus  1-0532004Zuerich OpenE95 King's Indian, Orthodox, 7...Nbd7, 8.Re1
14. D Rodic vs B Kamber  1-0832004Zuerich OpenD20 Queen's Gambit Accepted
15. Z Bojic vs A Gavrilova  1-0282004Zuerich OpenB15 Caro-Kann
16. M Cavaletto vs C Kanonier  1-0312004Zuerich OpenD05 Queen's Pawn Game
17. J Carron vs Z Bojic  1-0502004Zuerich OpenE00 Queen's Pawn Game
18. A Domont vs H Glauser  1-0332004Zuerich OpenC55 Two Knights Defense
19. H Eidinger vs A Scheidegger  1-0442004Zuerich OpenA22 English
20. C Kanonier vs F Niehaus  1-0192004Zuerich OpenB22 Sicilian, Alapin
21. N Kelecevic vs M Bucher  1-0312004Zuerich OpenD05 Queen's Pawn Game
22. R Moor vs C Haas  1-0422004Zuerich OpenA11 English, Caro-Kann Defensive System
23. M Mueller-Seps vs G Neubert  1-0182004Zuerich OpenB03 Alekhine's Defense
24. M Zichanowicz vs A Torricelli  1-0302004Zuerich OpenB06 Robatsch
25. M Bucher vs J Waffenschmidt  1-0292004Zuerich OpenD18 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch
 page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 85  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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