GM Bartosz Socko wins Graz Chess Open 2024

The Graz Chess Open 2024 took place from 17-23 February 2024 gathering nearly 400 players who competed in four tournaments: Open A, Open B, Open C, and Weekend.

GM Bartosz Socko (Poland, 2549) emerged as the sole Winner of the Open A, scoring 7.5 points. Heading into the last round, as many as five players had the same score to tie for first, but Bartosz Socko was the only player who managed to take a victory in the final game to win the tournament.

GM Jergus Pechac (Slovakia, 2573), IM Marius Deuer (Germany, 2421), IM Georg Froewis (Austria, 2449) and FM Sumiya Chinguun (Mongolia, 2319) tied for second place with 7 points (each). The best ranked female player in the tournament was GM Humpy Koneru (India, 2554), who finished the event with the score of 6.5 points, tying for 6-14 place on the final rankings. Standings can be seen below

As many as three players tied for the top of the Open B: Alba De Lomas Busquets (Spain, 1887), Max Poljan (Croatia, 1877) and Aaron Both (Canada, 1881). Tiebreak criteria favored Spanish girl Alba De Lomas Busquets who became the Winner, 15-year-old Max Poljan from Croatia came second, and Aaron Both finished the event in third place.

Ruslan Donets (Austria, 1345) won the Open C tournament with 7.5 points, finishing half a point ahead of Daniel Sanchez Murcia (Spain, 1676) who was second. As many as three players tied for third, but Rudolf Ring (Austria) had best tiebreaks. IM Mietek Bakalarz (Luxembourg, 2209) and FM Ulrich Ennsberger (Austria, 2295) tied for the first place in the Weekend tournament. Bakalarz and Ennsberger scored 4.5/5 points, but Mietek Bakalrz had better tiebreaks to emerge as the Winner of the event. Detailed information about the event can be found on the official website / Chess-results / Facebook page of the event.

Final standings – Graz Chess Open 2024:

Rk. Open A		Name	FED	RtgI	Pts.
1	GM	Socko, Bartosz	POL	2549	7.5
2	GM	Pechac, Jergus	SVK	2573	7
3	IM	Deuer, Marius	GER	2421	7
4	IM	Froewis, Georg	AUT	2449	7
5	FM	Chinguun, Sumiya	MGL	2319	7
6	FM	Stribuk, Artiom	FID	2403	6.5
7	FM	Lumachi, Gabriele	ITA	2397	6.5
8	FM	Krawczyk, Flawian	POL	2321	6.5
9		Brzezina, Piotr	POL	2050	6.5
10	GM	Koneru, Humpy	IND	2554	6.5
11	IM	Agmanov, Zhandos	KAZ	2461	6.5
12	FM	Sowinski, Pawel	POL	2377	6.5
13	GM	Poetsch, Hagen	GER	2459	6.5
14	GM	Tadic, Branko	SRB	2430	6.5
15	GM	Barbosa, Evandro Amorim	BRA	2491	6
16	IM	Krastev, Alexander	GER	2457	6
17	IM	Leisch, Lukas	AUT	2393	6
18	FM	Dauner, Benedikt	GER	2369	6
19	FM	Elgersma, Onno	NED	2323	6
20	FM	Weishaeutel, Moritz	GER	2380	6
21	FM	Sandhöfner, Florian	AUT	2291	6
22	FM	Ahmad, Khagan	AZE	2317	6
23	FM	Dahl, Christoph	GER	2380	6
24	FM	Goldbeck, Lars	GER	2301	6
25	FM	Chyzy, Jakub	POL	2321	6
26		Wendl, Philipp	AUT	2230	6
27		Jurakic, Lukas	CRO	2235	6
28	FM	Bettalli, Francesco	ITA	2300	5.5
29	CM	Krzywda, Andrzej	POL	2211	5.5
30	GM	Quintiliano Pinto, Renato R.	BRA	2493	5.5
31		Kozlovic, Jernej	SLO	2174	5.5
32	CM	Tan, Jun Ying	MAS	2315	5.5
33	FM	Steindl, Johannes	AUT	2311	5.5
34		Kolodziejski, Piotr	POL	2215	5.5
35	FM	Oberhofer, Cédric	GER	2282	5.5
36	WFM	Shvedova, Alexandra	FID	2213	5.5
37		Colonetti, Fabio	ITA	2129	5.5
38	FM	Fishchuk, Vladyslav	UKR	2213	5.5
39	WIM	Sultanbek, Zeinep	KAZ	2040	5
40	FM	Höfelsauer, Thomas	GER	2331	5
41		Diachek, Andriy	POL	2002	5
42		Zielonka, Adam	POL	2000	5
43		Kather, Yannick	GER	2033	5
44		Tregubenko, Nikolay	FID	1966	5
45	WIM	Balabayeva, Xeniya	KAZ	2282	5
46	FM	Schernthaner, David	AUT	2299	5
47		Radzimski, Antoni	POL	2133	5
48	CM	Bauer, Thomas	AUT	2234	5
		Dumbelovic, Novak	SRB	2014	5
50		Golis, Wiktor	POL	2086	5
		Panda, Barnabas	HUN	1972	5
52		Rog, Bartlomiej	POL	2249	5
53	FM	Stigar, Petter	NOR	2173	5
54		Bouska, Jiri	CZE	2125	5
55		Gruenwald, Simon	AUT	2074	5
56		Kölber, Daniel	AUT	2202	5
		Terkiewicz, Bruno	POL	2099	5
58	FM	Huber, Benedikt	GER	2262	5
59		Van Rootselaar, Rik	NED	2118	5
60		Kocak, Ediz	GER	2169	5
61	CM	Xhembulla, Aleksander	ALB	2156	5
62	FM	Brilej, Jaka	SLO	2320	5
63	FM	Stevik, Patrik	SVK	2196	5
64	FM	Bartel, Michal	POL	2246	4.5
65		Chubakov, Sultan	KGZ	2062	4.5
66	FM	Dehlinger, Alexander	GER	2294	4.5
67		Tan, Zhong Kai	SGP	1987	4.5
68	CM	Zeneli, Klendi	ALB	2177	4.5
69		Tumur-Ochir, Duluu	MGL	2072	4.5
		Grooten, Tommy	NED	2000	4.5
71		Sohn, Benedikt	AUT	1966	4.5
72		Sulyok, Eszter	HUN	2058	4.5
73		Rozycki, Bartlomiej	POL	2114	4.5
	WCM	Myagmarsuren, Mandukai	MGL	2081	4.5
75		Herczeg, Marcell	HUN	2073	4.5
76		Chiszko, Oskar	POL	1903	4.5
77		Mueller, Magnus	GER	2157	4.5
78		Ramaj, Ergit	ALB	2109	4.5
79		Malik, Maciej	POL	2089	4.5
80	WFM	Siekanska, Maria	POL	2182	4.5
81	CM	Mika, Tomasz	POL	2130	4.5
82		Felmery, Mate	HUN	2200	4.5
83	WCM	Shatil, Or	ISR	2066	4
84		Arnold, Rhys	NED	2167	4
85		Leitgeb, Julian	AUT	2096	4
86		Bitarafhaghighi, Hossein	AUT	2033	4
87		Maglioni, Leonardo	ITA	2057	4
88	CM	Burrer, Fabian	AUT	2183	4
89	CM	Csernyik, Mark	HUN	1954	4
90		Clijsen, Mark	NED	2085	4
91		Dushatov, Timur	KAZ	2016	4
92		Phatak, Aanjaneya	IND	1999	4
93		Javornik, Nik	SLO	2176	4
94		Bratko, Alexander	AUT	2018	4
95		Nied, Pascal	GER	2099	4
96		Colev, Ivor	CRO	2130	4
97	WCM	Maria, Lia-Alexandra	ROU	1937	4
98	FM	Rama, Lorenc	ALB	2063	4
99		Sauper, Dorian	AUT	2045	4
100		Gortemaker, Lucas	NED	2029	4
101		Ilijic, Mihajilo	AUT	2099	4
102		Praczukowski, Stanislaw	POL	2160	4
103	WFM	Koridze, Lile	GEO	2167	4
104	WIM	Roessler, Ulrike	GER	2145	4
105		Xu, Yang	CHN	2149	3.5
106	MK	Wallner, Dieter Dr.	AUT	1953	3.5
107		Ritzerveld, Noah	NED	2083	3.5
108		Raeke, Philipp	AUT	2034	3.5
109		Mehlhorn, David	GER	2015	3.5
110		Eichler, Alexander	GER	1956	3.5
111		Goudriaan, Rafael	NED	2005	3.5
112		Vah, Denis	SLO	1944	3.5
113		Nazarenus, Moritz	GER	2252	3.5
114		Szczotka, Klara	POL	2044	3.5
115	WFM	Zabrzanska, Weronika	POL	2044	3.5
116		Moritz, Christian Mag.	AUT	2072	3.5
		Labrovic, Jakov	CRO	1937	3.5
118		Kodric, Gasper	SLO	2018	3.5
119		Daksh, Jain	IND	1990	3.5
120		Lizzul Coppe, Mirko	ITA	2042	3.5
121		Mashchenko, Tamila	UKR	1929	3.5
122		Zaytsev, Alexander	AUT	2045	3.5
123		Hager, Herbert	AUT	2039	3.5
124		Rempe, Jonas	GER	2043	3.5
125		Schouten, Jordy	NED	2138	3.5
126	CM	Valtiner, Adamo	AUT	2012	3
127		Saveljevs, Aleksandrs	LAT	1974	3
128		Rechberger, Franz	AUT	2084	3
129		Biedenkopf, Philipp	GER	2087	3
130		Bergero, Simone	ITA	2043	3
131		Hasala, Richard	SVK	1910	3
132		Brzezina, Pawel	POL	1914	3
133	WCM	Vetokhina, Sofia	RUS	2020	3
134		Stichter, Constantin Paul	GER	1966	2.5
135		Lau, Lut Yin Luke	HKG	2142	2.5
136	WFM	Teuschler, Barbara	AUT	2077	2.5
137		Lochte, Thomas	GER	1949	2.5
138		Lezzerini, Marco	ITA	2158	2.5
139		Sauper, Boris Michael	AUT	1937	2.5
		Rosenzweig, Itzhak	ISR	1929	2.5
141		Pacher, Simon	AUT	2042	2.5
		Stadler, Andreas	GER	2042	2.5
143		Steiner, Günter	AUT	2156	2
144		Mizicka, Matus	SVK	1959	2
145		Rücker, Benjamin	GER	2188	2
146		Kukushkin, Ivan	LAT	1940	2
147		Rohler, Siegfried	GER	2021	2
148		Szvetits, Rene	AUT	2044	2
149		Matosec, Thomas	AUT	2046	2
150		Triebl, Andreas	AUT	1995	2
151		Mina, Marco	ITA	1946	2
152	FM	Wegerer, Fred Ing.	AUT	2120	1
153		Privitera, Franco	ITA	1919	1

Rk. Open B	Name	FED	RtgI	Pts.
1	De Lomas Busquets, Alba	ESP	1887	7.5
2	Poljan, Max	CRO	1877	7.5
3	Both, Aaron	CAN	1881	7.5
4	Witczak, Borys	POL	1874	7
5	Siekanska, Zuzanna	POL	1837	6.5
6	Dafa, Sirio	ALB	1784	6.5
7	Rosenboom, Niko	GER	1818	6.5
8	Berikkyzy, Alanna	KAZ	1783	6.5
9	Manschot, Thomas	NED	1866	6.5
10	De Santiago Gordo, Abel	CAT	1825	6.5
11	Schoen, Florian	GER	1849	6.5
12	Soldo, Dario	AUT	1813	6
13	Kiraly, Lilla Virag	HUN	1830	6
14	Teslenko, Dmytro	UKR	1769	6
15	Lambregts, Frank	NED	1917	6
16	Szolga, Ludwig	AUT	1832	6
17	Tadic, Katarina	SRB	1890	6
18	Diaskyzy, Daliya	KAZ	1441	5.5
19	Bezeyko, Olexander	UKR	1983	5.5
20	Maier, Tobias	AUT	1846	5.5
21	Filippovskiy, Nikita	SLO	1607	5.5
22	Aarts, Joaquin	NED	1812	5.5
23	Vu Tran, Tue Anh	AUT	1498	5.5
24	Wolak, Maciej	POL	1454	5.5
25	Mujacic, Haris	BIH	1968	5.5
26	Trummer, Alexander	AUT	1738	5.5
27	Pakina, Varvara	UKR	1785	5.5
28	Martinovic, David	AUT	1858	5.5
29	Zaff, Sebastian	AUT	1281	5.5
30	Wezel, Sebastian	GER	1877	5.5
31	Glössl, Gunter	AUT	1681	5.5
32	Martetschläger, Stefan	AUT	1733	5
33	Rutkowski, Feliks	POL	1610	5
34	Lehner-Dittenberger, Sebastian	AUT	1624	5
35	Schwarz, Christian	AUT	1943	5
36	Krisha, Tamhant Jain	IND	1519	5
37	Lehner-Dittenberger, Paul	AUT	1658	5
38	Kubik, Gerhard	AUT	1978	5
39	Steinwidder, Jonathan	AUT	1708	5
40	Vaupot, Kajetan	SLO	1413	5
41	Gstrein, Matteo	AUT	1449	5
42	Branka, Julia	POL	1612	5
43	Meggeneder, Heinrich Ing.	AUT	1949	5
44	Garbezza, Davide	ITA	1868	5
45	Zajdela, Karel	SLO	1788	4.5
46	Smolinski, Wojciech	POL	1625	4.5
47	Kiss, Inez	HUN	1602	4.5
48	Mallner, Wilhelm	AUT	1814	4.5
49	Riegler, Gregor	AUT	1659	4.5
50	Bornet, Rene Dr.	AUT	1888	4.5
51	Shykhnenko, Hryhorii	SVK	1679	4.5
52	Szekely, Norbert	HUN	1465	4.5
53	Skarlovnik, Aljaz	SLO	1328	4.5
54	Radicevic, Mirko	AUT	1723	4.5
55	Nesimovic, Kemal	AUT	1797	4.5
56	Macek, Inti	SLO	1428	4.5
57	Hadl, Johann DI.	AUT	1698	4.5
58	Timagina, Sofia	SLO	1660	4.5
59	Geiblinger, Lorenz	AUT	1540	4
60	Klasinc, Kristjan	SLO	1734	4
61	Zohmann, Philipp	AUT	1592	4
62	Neuhold, Manfred	AUT	1799	4
63	Chen, Chicheng Leon	AUT	1562	4
64	Glasschröder, Maximilian	GER	1750	4
65	Hofer, Rudolf	AUT	1888	4
66	Wolak, Jan	POL	1440	4
67	Savard, Quentin	FRA	1460	4
68	Grünwald, Beat	AUT	1733	4
69	Kahr, Martin	AUT	1734	4
70	Konopatskyi, Aleksandr	SLO	1362	4
71	Haider, Jonas	AUT	1717	4
72	Tiganas, Vadim	MDA	1457	4
73	McCallum, Elliot	CAN	1473	4
74	Rozman, Roman	SLO	1666	4
75	Balogh, Gerda	HUN	1630	3.5
76	Vlasblom, Andrew	CAN	0	3.5
77	Wallner, Erika	AUT	1547	3.5
78	Brunner, Gerhard	AUT	1799	3.5
79	Borysiuk, Sofiia-Khrystyna	UKR	1573	3.5
80	Esser, Milan	GER	1656	3.5
81	Volkov, Alexander M.	FID	1356	3.5
82	Schernthaner, Markus	AUT	1549	3.5
83	Orlov, Konstantin	AUT	1708	3
84	Gölles, Herbert	AUT	1843	3
85	Novak, Simona	SLO	1642	3
86	Hackl, Christian	AUT	1369	3
87	Petersohn, Sadko	GER	1603	3
88	Zehentner, Karl-Heinz	AUT	1560	3
89	Aumann, Manfred Dr.	AUT	1596	3
90	Metzner, Nikolaus	GER	1627	3
91	Al Dhaffari, Salma	UAE	1346	3
92	Lang, Maximilian Mag.	AUT	1365	3
93	Scharler, Walter	AUT	1733	2.5
94	Buchhas, Johann	AUT	1702	2.5
95	Granabetter, Josef Mag.	AUT	1861	2.5
96	Reibenbacher, Manfred	AUT	1804	2.5
97	Panda, Gyorgy	HUN	1559	2.5
98	Aziz, Samir	AUT	1532	2.5
99	Wenger, Klaus Dr.	AUT	1713	2.5
100	Dornreiter, Michael	GER	1632	2
101	Majkovski, Sarah	AUT	1640	2
102	Javornik, Lina	SLO	1479	2
103	Hoch, Jannik	GER	1447	2
104	Kinzer, Simon	AUT	0	2
105	Kaloh, Edvard	SLO	1374	2
106	Kuhle, Stefan	GER	1644	1
107	Gogniat, Michel	SUI	1807	0.5
108	Fritzer, Friedrich Dr.	AUT	1615	0

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