Sax, Gyimesi Win Bolzano Open
GM Gyula Sax and GM Zoltan Gyimesi drew their final-round games and
win the Bolzano Open with 7.0/9. Sax had the better tiebreaks.
Sax-Khenkin was a Caro-Kann drawn in a mere 12 moves.
Gyimesi-Skembris was a Benoni with e5. Gyimesi tried to open up the position by doubling rooks on the h-file, but nothing doing there. A draw in 40 moves.
Round 9 Results
Sax - Khenkin ˝-˝
Gyimesi - Skembris ˝-˝
Voiska - Epishin ˝-˝
Trabert - Nikolaidis 0-1
Final Standings
Sax Gyula 7.0
Gyimesi Zoltan 7.0
Nikolaidis Ioannis 6.0
Skembris Spyridon 5.5
Epishin Vladimir 5.5
Khenkin Igor 5.5
Voiska Margarita 5.5
Rotstein Arkadij 5.5
Timoscenko Genadij 5.5
Round 8
Gyula Sax and Zoltan Gyimesi dumped their opponents in Round 8, and both are still tied for the lead with 6.5 points--1.5 points ahead of the field.
Timoscenko-Sax was a double fianchetto opening which Sax methodically overpowered with a kingside assault for the win in 33 moves.
Banikas-Gyimesi was a QGD Vienna. Banikas dropped a bishop at the end because he faced checkmate. Gyimesi in 28 moves.
Round 7
GM Zoltan Gyimesi (HUN, 2539) caught GM Gyula Sax (HUN, 3562) this round. They are now tied for the lead with 5.5 points after 7 rounds.
Epishin-Gyimesi was a Queen's Gambit Accepted which Gyimesi won in 53 moves with a passed a-pawn in a knight vs bishop ending.
Sax-Nikolaidis was a Pirc Austrian Attack, where Sax ended up with a bishop and 2 pawns versus a rook. It was drawn in 64 moves.
Round 6
Gyimesi-Sax was a 6. Be3 Najdorf drawn by repetition in 18 moves. Epishin-Khenkin was a Queen's Gambit Accepted drawn in 43 moves without much action. Skembris-Nikolaidis was drawn in only 8 moves.
Banikas played the 4 Pawns Attack to Mrdja's KID and was dead lost after 19 moves. But Mrjda misplayed it and Banikas won in 35 moves.
The Bolzano Festival ran from July 15 to 22 in Bolzano, Italy. Among the competitors in this 9-round swiss were Gyula Sax, Vladimir Epishin, and Igor Khenkin.
Website: http://www.altea.it/scacchi/
Games: http://www.altea.it/scacchi/Turniere/festival/2000/parte.htm
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