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Spring Chess Classic 2019


by Can Aydinoglu

Spring Chess Classic 2018

Xiong is the winner.

2 - 10 March 2019
Saint Louis, USA
Group A : 10 players
Round robin
Average rating: 2657
Time control: 90 mn / 40 moves + 30 mn +
30 sec increment per move, starting from move 1

Players - Group A

Vassily Ivanchuk UKR 2713
Le Quang Liem VIE 2710
Ray Robson USA 2667
Jeffery Xiong USA 2666
Rustam Kasimdzhanov UZB 2661
Varuzhan Akobian USA 2643
Benjamin Bok NED 2638
Illya Nyzhnyk UKR 2638
Aryan Tari NOR 2620
Eric Hansen CAN 2615
Final Standings - Group A
Rank PlayersCountry Points
1 Xiong Jeffery USA 6
2 Nyzhnyk Illya UKR 5.5
3 Le Quang Liem VIE 5
4 Robson Ray USA 5
5 Tari Aryan NOR 4.5
6 Hansen Eric CAN 4.5
7 Akobian Varuzhan USA 4
8 Bok Benjamin NED 4
9 Kasimdzhanov Rustam UZB 3.5
10 Ivanchuk Vassily UKR 3






























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RESULTS


Final Round ( 9 )

Robson, Ray - Akobian, Varuzhan : 1 - 0
Nyzhnyk, Illya - Le, Quang Liem : 0.5 - 0.5
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Hansen, Eric : 0.5 - 0.5
Bok, Benjamin - Tari, Aryan : 0.5 - 0.5
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam - Xiong, Jeffery : 0.5 - 0.5

Round 8

Robson, Ray - Akobian, Varuzhan : 1 - 0
Nyzhnyk, Illya - Le, Quang Liem : 0.5 - 0.5
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Hansen, Eric : 0.5 - 0.5
Bok, Benjamin - Tari, Aryan : 0.5 - 0.5
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam - Xiong, Jeffery : 0.5 - 0.5

Round 7

Le, Quang Liem - Robson, Ray : 0.5 - 0.5
Hansen, Eric - Nyzhnyk, Illya : 0 - 1
Tari, Aryan - Ivanchuk, Vassily : 0.5 - 0.5
Bok, Benjamin - Kasimdzhanov, Rustam : 0.5 - 0.5
Akobian, Varuzhan - Xiong, Jeffery : 0.5 - 0.5

Round 6

Robson, Ray - Hansen, Eric : 0.5 - 0.5
Nyzhnyk, Illya - Tari, Aryan : 0.5 - 0.5
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Bok, Benjamin : 0 - 1
Xiong, Jeffery - Le, Quang Liem : 1 - 0
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam - Akobian, Varuzhan : 0 - 1

Round 5

Tari, Aryan - Robson, Ray : 0.5 - 0.5
Bok, Benjamin - Nyzhnyk, Illya : 0.5 - 0.5
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Kasimdzhanov, Rustam : 0.5 - 0.5
Hansen, Eric - Xiong, Jeffery : 0.5 - 0.5
Le, Quang Liem - Akobian, Varuzhan : 0.5 - 0.5

Round 4

Robson, Ray - Bok, Benjamin : 1 - 0
Nyzhnyk, Illya - Ivanchuk, Vassily : 0.5 - 0.5
Xiong, Jeffery - Tari, Aryan : 0.5 - 0.5
Akobian, Varuzhan - Hansen, Eric : 0 - 1
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam - Le, Quang Liem : 0.5 - 0.5

Round 3

Ivanchuk, Vassily - Robson, Ray : 0.5 - 0.5
Nyzhnyk, Illya - Kasimdzhanov, Rustam : 0.5 - 0.5
Bok, Benjamin - Xiong, Jeffery : 0 - 1
Tari, Aryan - Akobian, Varuzhan : 0.5 - 0.5
Hansen, Eric - Le, Quang Liem : 1 - 0

Round 2

Rustam Kasimdzhanov - Eric Hansen : 0.5 - 0.5
Le Quang Liem - Aryan Tari : 0.5 - 0.5
Varuzhan Akobian - Benjamin Bok : 0 - 1
Jeffery Xiong - Vassily Ivanchuk : 0.5 - 0.5
Ray Robson - Illya Nyzhnyk : 0 - 1

Round 1

Ray Robson - Rustam Kasimdzhanov : 1 - 0
Illya Nyzhnyk - Jeffery Xiong : 0.5 - 0.5
Vassily Ivanchuk - Varuzhan Akobian : 0 - 1
Benjamin Bok - Le Quang Liem : 0 - 1
Aryan Tari - Eric Hansen : 1 - 0


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