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Minasian Wins Chicago Open
GM Artashes Minasian of Armenia won the 2000 Chicago Open May 26-29 with a score of 6-1. He took home the clear first-place check of $10,000. Tied for 2nd-4th were GMs Alex Goldin, Gregory Kaidanov, and Alek Wojtkiewicz with 5.5 points. The complete crosstable is available at the chesstour website.
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Polgar Takes Sigeman
Judit Polgar won the Sigeman & Co. tournament held May 23-29 in Malmo, Sweden. She was undefeated and finished a half-point ahead of Jan Timman. Also competing were Tiger Hillarp Persson and Ulf Andersson. Tournament website is at www.sigeman-chess.com.
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8 May 2000
Timoscenko Wins Leonardo Di Bona
Genadi Timoscenko won the VI Leonardo Di Bona tournament held in Cutro, Italy, from April 27 to May 7. Timoscenko finished with 7.5 points. Final standings:
TIMOSCENKO Genadij 7.5
RAZUVAEV Yuri 7.0
DRASKO Milan 6.5
SKEMBRIS Spyridon 6.5
CHATALBASHEV Boris 6.5
MILADINOVIC Igor 6.0
ORTEGA Lexy 5.5
BORGO Giulio 5.0
PEGORARI Pietro 5.0
ALEKSIC Nenad 4.5
RISTIC Nenad 4.0
ABATINO Maurizio 2.0
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Kolev Wins Catalonian Anniversary Tournament
Bulgarian GM Atanas Kolev won the “Campionat de Catalunya Especial 75 Aniversari” held in Barcelona, Spain, to commemorate 75 years of the Catalonian Chess Federation. Kolev scored 7½/9. GM Lluis Comas Fabrego finished second and GM Jordi Magem Badals was third.
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Sponsorship Awards to UK Kids
The Terrance Chapman Group have just announced sponsorship awards to
some of England's top children. Winners are Gold (£1000 + GM challenge match); IM Nick Pert;
Silver (£500); WIM Ruth Sheldon, WIM Jovanka Houska, Adam Hunt, Craig
Hanley, Ameet Ghasi and Gawain Jones.
These awards will be made annually in April each year.
Website: British junior chess news
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Surrey Easter Congress 2000
The Surrey County Chess Association Easter Congress 2000 was held April 21 to 24 at the Carshalton High School of Girls (UK). Results:
The "Frank Winter" Memorial Open Tournament (FIDE Rated),
7 Round Swiss, 60 Competitors:
1 Andrew Webster South Norwood 6
(£400)
2= John Benjamin Richmond 5½
(£117)
Graeme Buckley Bushbury 5½
(£117)
Peter Kemp Streatham 5½
(£117)
For the second year running, International Master Andrew Webster walked
away with first prize; this time having scored 6 points as opposed to
the 6½ points he scored last year. He relinquished the SCCU title that
he won last year, though, as this was contested at the Southend
Congress. Unlike last year when Grandmasters were not to be seen,
there
was one this year. Colin McNab (Scotland) failed to take advantage of
this and didn't find his way into the prize money. Nor did top seed
Danny Gormally (Coulsdon), who along with McNab, scored only 4½. There
were two other International Masters on duty; one being Graeme
Buckley
(Bushbury), who with 5½ points shared second place with John Benjamin
(Richmond) and Peter Kemp (Streatham). Yochanan Afek (Israel) was
another to finish with 4½.
Philip Bonafont of Gerrards Cross caught everyone's eye. He had
arrived
at the event expecting to play in the Premier, only to find that his
new
"corrected" grade was 170. Seemingly reluctantly, he agreed to play in
the Open. After 7 rounds, he had only beaten McNab and drawn with
Buckley and Webster. He remained unbeaten until the final round when a
loss to Kemp denied him the prize money that his performance deserved.
Premier Tournament (Under 170 Event),
7 Round Swiss, 41 Competitors:
1 Andrew Horton-Kitchlew ISH 6 (£240)
2 Craig Young St Albans 5½ (£120)
3= Andrew Fleming Eastbourne 5 (£30)
Dominic Gibbs Flying Teapots 5 (£30)
Martin Page Insurance 5 (£30)
Ido Porat Israel 5 (£30)
On the other side of the coin to Philip Bonafont in the Open, Andy
Kitchlew arrived half-expecting to play in the top section. Having
discovered his "corrected grade" was 169, he proceeded to take out the
Premier Section, scoring 6 points. A last round draw against Craig
Young kept him in front, but gave Craig second place. It was a good
week for Craig as he went on to beat Danny Gormally in the simultaneous
event held at Coulsdon a couple of days later. Four players tied for
third place: Andrew Fleming (Eastbourne), Dominic Gibbs (Flying
Teapots), Martin Page (Insurance) and Ido Porat (Israel) all scored
5½.
Blitz Event (Open), 7 Round Swiss, 52 Competitors:
1 Danny Gormally Coulsdon & Purley 6½ (£50)
u200 Shi Porat Israel 5½ (£25)
The addition of the obligatory CCF Blitz event was a big plus. It saw
52 players battle it out over 7 rounds and Danny Gormally (Coulsdon)
come out with 6½ points, winning the event. Everyone who played seemed
pleased that the Congress had been given a suitable finale, instead of
players drifting off at different times as had been the routine in the
past.
Website:
http://www.ccfs.freeserve.co.uk
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Shirov Supreme at Senat-CanalWeb Grand Prix
Alexei Shirov won the Senat-CanalWeb Grand Prix held May 6 to 7 in Paris. Shirov beat Joel Lautier in one semi-final, while Spassky topped Hauchard. Shirov beat Spassky in the final 1.5 - 0.5. Games in PGN.
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Muse Masters Ivan Cvitanovic Memorial
Mladen Muse won the Ivan Cvitanovic Memorial held April 29 to May 7 in Split, Croatia with 7.5 points. Second was Ivan Zaja with 6.5, third was Ivan Farago with 6.5. Games in PGN.
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4 May 2000
GM Arthur Dake Dies at 90
The Oregonian reports that grandmaster Arthur Dake died Friday, April 28, in Reno, Nevada, after a night of blackjack, "his second-favorite game." Dake was 90 years old.
In 1932, Dake was the first U.S. player to defeat a reigning world champion--Alexander Alekhine. He was an important factor on three gold-medal Olympic teams and was inducted into the USCF Hall of Fame in 1991. Economic pressures of the 1930s and 1940s forced Dake away from the game. He spent many years working for the Portland Department of Motor Vehicles where he was first a driving-test administrator and later a supervisor. He retired at age 63.
Dake's best years on the chessboard were in the 1930s. He won the Marshall Chess Club Championship in 1930, and tied for first at Antwerp 1931 with Rubinstein and Yates. The grandmaster title was awarded to Dake in 1986, in recognition of his outstanding achievements during the 1930s.
28 April 2000
Kasparov Wins Chess Oscar
Garry Kasparov has won the Chess Oscar 99. He received 3,297 points. In second was Vladimir Kramnik with 2,132. Alexander Khalifman was third with 1,878 points. Grandmasters and journalists cast the votes.
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27 April 2000
Bu Wins Stuttgart
14-year-old Chinese GM Xiangzhi Bu has won the 4th Neckar Open held April 20-24 in Stuttgart, Germany, with 7 points (5 wins and 4 draws). He won on tiebreaks over Horvath (Hungary), Van den Doel (Holland), and Kekelidze (Georgia),
who also finished with 7 points. Bu is progressing at an incredible pace and must be considered the greatest prodigy and likeliest future world champion at the present time.
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Utkin Wins OSU April Tornado
Boris Utkin (USCF 2141) won the Ohio State University April Tornado with 3.5/4. Tied for second were Mark Chiminiello (2167) and David Friedman (2006) with 3.0. Complete results are available at the Ohio Chess Association website.
*****
26 April 2000
Schleifer and Crisan Win Toronto Open
IM Michael Schleifer and FM Ioan Crisan scored 5.0/6 to win the 2000 Toronto Open held at the Primrose Hotel in Toronto, Canada, April 21-23. Each won $700. 46 players competed in the top Open section.
Final standings:
1 Schleifer, Michael 2413 5.0
2 Crisan, Ioan 2311 5.0
3 Nickoloff, Bryon 2521 4.5
4 Cummings, David 2464 4.5
5 Livshits, Ron 2505 4.0
6 Goldenberg, Danny 2317 4.0
7 Tipu, Vincent 2275 4.0
8 Divljan, Igor 2210 4.0
9 Gurevich, Artem 2168 4.0
10 Nozari, Nosrat 1817 4.0
More results available at
www.play.at/duttonchess.
*****
26 April 2000
Aussie Chess players Face Ban for Fighting
The Reuters News Agency has reported that two chess players are facing bans from the Australian Chess Federation (ACF) for participating in a physical altercation during a Grand Prix tournament.
ACF President Graeme Gardiner is waiting for a report on Monday's brawl before deciding what action he will take.
"It is quite possible there will be a ban (but) I want to be in full possession of the facts," Gardiner said.
After he receives a written report, Gardiner will discuss the problem with the ACF Council.
The two players in question are David Beaumont and Alexander Gaft, who punched each other during the fourth round of the prestigious Doeberl Cup in Canberra.
Beaumont complained that Gaft, who had finished his own game, was disrupting him while he was playing another opponent. According to witnesses, the argument soon turned violent. Punches were traded
and the two competitors grappled with each other until they were
eventually pulled apart by other players.
"We have had people thrown out of the tournament before but never for fighting," chief arbiter Shaun Press said. "Beaumont was sorely provoked but retaliation is no excuse."
Both men were disqualified from the tournament.
Said one onlooker, "It is one of the most disgusting things I have seen
at a chess tournament. How can an intellectual pursuit degrade itself
in this way?"
*****
22 April 2000
Beliavsky Wins Pula Zonal
Alexander Beliavsky drew Christopher Lutz in the final round of the FIDE Pula Zonal Saturday, and won the tournament with 8/11, a point ahead of the field. The top 7 scorers advance to the next stage of the championship process.
Final round results:
Lutz ½-½ Beliavsky
Milov 0-1 Smirin
Psakhis 1-0 Gallagher
Huzman 0-1 Sutovsky
Mitkov ½-½ Dizdarevic
Zaja ½-½ Hertneck
Palac ½-½ Avrukh
Hickl ½-½ Hulak
Kurajica ½-½ Nedev
Mohr ½-½ Sermek
Feletar ½-½ Slobodjan
Pavasovic ½-½ Forster
Kutuzovic 0-1 Gabriel
Bosnjak ½-½ Ekstroem
Grosar ½-½ Pelletier
Stanec ½-½ Weinzettl
FINAL STANDINGS:
1 BELIAVSKY, Alexander G (SLO) 2640 8.0
2 PSAKHIS, Lev (ISR) 2599 7.0
3 SUTOVSKY, Emil (ISR) 2586 7.0
4 SMIRIN, Ilia (ISR) 2665 7.0
5 ZAJA, Ivan (CRO) 2452 6.5
6 DIZDAREVIC, Emir (BIH) 2520 6.5
7 LUTZ, Christopher (GER) 2587 6.5
8 MITKOV, Nikola (FRM) 2547 6.5
9 MILOV, Vadim (SUI) 2653 6.0
10 HUZMAN, Alexander (ISR) 2574 6.0
11 GALLAGHER, Joseph G (SUI) 2558 6.0
12 HULAK, Krunoslav (CRO) 2495 5.5
13 HICKL, Joerg (GER) 2556 5.5
14 SERMEK, Drazen (SLO) 2517 5.5
15 KURAJICA, Bojan (BIH) 2530 5.5
16 MOHR, Georg (SLO) 2488 5.5
17 HERTNECK, Gerald (GER) 2571 5.5
18 PALAC, Mladen (CRO) 2571 5.5
19 NEDEV, Trajce (FRM) 2483 5.5
20 GABRIEL, Christian (GER) 2564 5.5
21 AVRUKH, Boris (ISR) 2620 5.5
22 JAKUBOVIC, Nedzad (BIH) 2368 5.5
23 PAVASOVIC, Dusko (SLO) 2544 5.0
24 STANEC, Nikolaus (AUT) 2479 5.0
25 FORSTER, Richard (SUI) 2462 5.0
26 SLOBODJAN, Roman (GER) 2566 5.0
27 FELETAR, Darko (CRO) 2410 5.0
28 PELLETIER, Yannick (SUI) 2478 5.0
29 EKSTROEM, Roland (SUI) 2498 5.0
30 BOSNJAK, Damir (BIH) 2000 4.5
31 GROSAR, Aljosa (SLO) 2449 4.5
32 WEINZETTL, Ernst (AUT) 2402 4.0
33 KUTUZOVIC, Branko (CRO) 2432 4.0
34 GOLUBOVIC, Boris (CRO) 2449 1.5
Games and complete results are available at the tournament website.
*****
19 April 2000
Truelson Sews Up Sioux Falls Tourney
The 16th Annual Revival of the Sioux Falls Open was held April 15-16 at the Sioux Falls Labor Temple in South Dakota (USA). 33 players competed in the top section. Nels Truelson (USCF 2225) of Sioux Falls won clear first with 4.5/5. Tying for 2nd-3rd were Mike Sailer and Curtis Carroll.
The Reserve Section was won by Nicholas Truelson of Sioux Falls Home School B. Jenna Haggar of Sioux Falls Home School A finished second while Jordan Gerdes of Sioux Falls Home School A finished in 3rd Place. Complete results are available at the South Dakota Chess Association website.
*****
Yemen Team Results
According to the Yemen Times,
the chess team of Wahdah Sana'a won the Republic Chess Championship for the third time. Players from Wahdah defeated all their opponents in all rounds. Zandan Al-Zandani from Wadah Sana'a won 14 out of the 15 rounds. His team colleagues were Bashir Al-Kadimi, Khalil Al-Subaihi and Yahya Farah. Winning scores:
1st: Wahdah Sana'a - 49 points
2nd: Telal - 41 points
3rd: Ahli Taiz - 40.5 points
4th: Hassan - 33.5 points
5th: Al-Marawah - 33 points
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Bhat Makes Final IM Norm
The Val Zemitis International was held April 5-14 at the Mechanics' Institute in San Francisco, CA. 15-year-old Vinay Bhat won the event with 6.0/9. John Donaldson reports that this is Bhat's third and final International Master norm. He becomes the youngest IM in the USA. Finishing in second with 5½ were IM Guillermo Rey and Levon Altounian. Complete results at the Mechanics Institute website.
*****
18 April 2000
Antonio Wins Philippine Millennium Event
GM Rogelio "Joey" Antonio won the First Pambansa Millennium Chess Grand Prix held in April in the Philippines. The 38-year-old Antonio defeated NM Enrique Paciencia in the final match of the knockout tournament. His previous victims were NM Roberto Suelo, NM Arlan Cabe, IM Nelson Mariano, IM Luis
Chiong, and NM Richard Bitoon. “I want to raise my ELO rating to over 2600, that’s why I’ll probably use the [prize] money to play in Europe more,” Antonio said.
*****
Mini Squad National Chess Group Spring Championships
The Mini Squad National Chess Group Spring Championships were held on
15th-16th April at Millfield school in Street (UK). The winners were
as follows:
U6/U7/U8
1st (tie):
Louis Graham (Shropshire) (Also U7) 7.5/10
Subin Sen (Essex) 7.5/10
Oliver Mitchell (Somerset) 7.5/10
Best Girl: Katherine Hale (Essex) 4.5/10
U9
1st (tie):
Denis Chvetsov (Richmond) 6.5/8
Tom Robinson (Norfolk) 6.5/8
Best Girl: Victoria Crompton (Cheshire)
U10
Nicholas Baranga (North London) 6.5/8
Henry Kingston (Cambridge)
Best Girl: Selina Khoo (Surrey); Chantal Sirisena (Surrey)
Crosstables are available at www.belinfante.demon.co.uk/minisquad.htm.
*****
National Chess Junior Squad Annual Championships
The National Chess Junior Squad Annual Championships were held on
15th-17th April at Millfield school in Street (UK). The winners were
as follows:
U12
1st: Thomas Eggleston (Durham) 7/8 - U12 Champion
2nd (tie):
Daniel Diamond (South London) 6/8
Anthony Farrell (Wales) 6/8
Simon Fowler (Shropshire) 6/8
Stewart Trent (Essex) 6/8
Anthony Farrell and Simon Fowler are joint Under 11 Champions.
U16
1st: Gawain Jones (Yorkshire) 5.5/6 - U14 and U16 Champion
2nd (tie):
Ezra Lutton (Essex) 4.5/6
Liam Varnam (Berkshire) 4.5/6
Nicholas Kingston-Smith (SW London) 4.5/6
U21
1st: Andrew Greet (Cornwall) U21 Champion 4.5/6
2nd (tie):
Lawrence Trent (Essex) U18 Champion 4/6
Simon Williams (Surrey) 4/6
Joseph Conlon (Berkshire) 4/6
Andrew Greet won the British Championship qualifying place
Best Unrated player was Jonathan Lappage (Oxfordshire) with 3.5/6.
Crosstables are available at www.belinfante.demon.co.uk/juniorsquad.htm.
*****
16 April 2000
Banikas Shines at Dos Hermanas
The Dos Hermanas Open was held April 7-15. The winner was 21-year-old IM Hristos Banikas of Greece with 7½ points. He won on tiebreaks over
Roberto Cifuentes who also finished with the same score.
Final scores:
1. Banikas, Hristos (Greece) 7.5
2. Cifuentes, Roberto (Holland) 7.5
3-5. Hamdouchi, Hichem (Morocco) 7.0
3-5. Damljanovic, Branko (Yugoslavia) 7.0
3-5. Gamundi, Antonio (Spain) 7
Complete results are available at the tournament website.
Shariyazdanov Wins Chalapathi
The Chalapathi GM Tournament was held April 2-16 in Andrapradesh, India. The winner was Andrey Shariyazdanov (Russia) with 10 points. Final Standings:
1. Shariyazdanov, Andrey 10.0
2. Fominyh, Alexander 9.0
3. Yurtaev, Leonid 8.5
4. Ibragimov, Ildar 8.5
5. Sasikiran, Krishnan 8.0
6. Barua, Dibyendu 7.0
7. Kunte, Abhijit 6.5
8. Sandipan, Chanda 6.5
9. Prasad, Devaki 5.5
10. Thipsay, Praveen 5.0
11. Saravanan, V. 5.0
12. Koneru, Humpy 4.5
13. Prakash, G. 4.0
14. Rahman, Ziaur 3.0
Results are available at the Chathurangam website.
*****
15 April 2000
Loginov Wins St. Petersburg Championship
The 73rd St. Petersburg Championship was held April 3-13 in St. Petersburg, Russia. GM Valery Loginov won with 7/11. Evgeny Shaposhnikov was second (also 7 points), and Konstantin Aseev finished third with 6.5. Complete results are available at the Grandmaster Chess School website.
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BCF National U18 Finals
The BCF National U18 Finals were held at Pingles Leisure Centre,
Nuneaton, on Saturday, 8 April.
Five teams competed in the Open. The results:
1st: Warwickshire 8/12
2nd: Cheshire & North Wales 6.5/12
3rd: Kent and Essex 6/12
5th: Cambridgeshire 3.5/12
Only two teams played in the Minor Championship; two others were
eligible but failed to raise teams:
Suffolk 9/12
Herts 3/12
Girls:
Surrey 4.5/6
Staffordshire 1.5/6
Surrey win the Girl's trophy, Staffordshire win the Girl's minor trophy
Details available at
British junior chess news website.
*****
Durham Congress Results
The Durham Congress was held April 7-9, Durham, UK. Three players tied for first place: Colin Crouch of Harrow, Alan Grant of Glasgow and Roger Coathup of Tynemouth. Details are available at the British Chess Magazine website.
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Orton Wins Norfolk Congress
The 33rd Norfolk Congress (UK) was held April 8-9. The winner was Steve Orton of Norwich with 4½/5. He thereby qualifies for the Smith & Williamson British Championship. Details are available at the British Chess Magazine website.
*****
13 April 2000
Stefansson Reigns in Reykjavik
Icelandic GM Hannes Stefansson won the 19th Reykjavik Open held April 5-13 at Reykjavik City Hall with a score of 7½/9. His victory was somewhat unexpected, given the high level of the competition. In the final round, he took a short 13-move draw with GM Alexander Grischuk to asure himself of clear first place, and the first prize of USD 5000.
Quick draws are common in the final round of swiss tournaments, as many players are afraid to be left out of the prize pot and may lack confidence in their ability to avoid a loss. Some just want to go home. Miles-Bu ended in a draw after 12 moves, and Timman-Sokolov was drawn after only 11 moves. Short-Ehlvest was drawn after 32 moves.
Christiansen-Korchnoi, however, was played to the end, with the living legend winning a bishop-and-pawn ending. Wojtkiewicz outlasted De Firmian for a win in 41 moves.
Tied for second place with 6½ were: Victor Korchnoi, Nigel Short, Jaan Ehlvest, Tony Miles, Xiangzhi Bu, Aleksander Wojtkiewicz, and Alexander Grischuk.
Games, results, a crosstable and performance ratings are available at the official tournament website.
8 April 2000
Adams Wins Bordeaux Grand Prix
GM Michael Adams of England has won the Bordeaux Grand Prix by defeating GM Joel Lautier of France 2-0 in the final. In the first game, Adams scored the point with the Petroff, then made short work of Lautier by winning the white side of an e6 Sicilian in 28 moves. Vladislav Tkachiev secured third place by defeating Laurent Fressinet 1½-½; the point was scored on the white side of a Bb5+ Sicilian.
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Bauer Wins Connecticut State Open
The Connecticut State Open was held April 1-2 in Middletown, CT. Rick Bauer won the tournament on tie-breaks with a 3-1 score. Other players finishing with 3-1 were Mark Bourque, Sarathi Ray, John Curdo (MA), and Annakov Babakuli.
*****
England Under 11 Trial Results
The trials for the England Under 11 team were held April 1-2 in
Liverpool.
Closed tournament (for those who are prequalified)
1st Thomas Sharp (Kent) 4/5
2nd Sam Buckley (Somerset) 3.5/5
3rd Simon Fowler (Shropshire) 3/5
Trial Tournament (46 played)
1st 6/6 Li Wu (Warwickshire)
2nd 5/6 Jacob Bigio (North London)
3rd 4.5/6 Peter Roberson (Hants)
Full results will be available at http://www.belinfante.demon.co.uk/index.htm.
*****
Langer Wins Texas Action Title
The Texas Action Championship was held April 1 in San Antonio. The clear winner with a perfect 5-0 score was NM Mikhail Langer. He took home $250. Results are available at the Texas Chess Association website.
*****
Frisco Masters
The Frisco Masters tournament was held March 31 to April 3 in San Francisco, CA. Final standings:
1. J. Ehlvest (EST) 5.5
2. A. Yermolinsky (USA) 5.5
3. A. Shabalov (USA) 5.5
4-6. J. Fedorowicz (USA) 5.0
4-6. R. Ziatdinov (USA) 5.0
4-6. W. Longren (USA) 5.0
*****
The 55th Yugoslav Championship was held March 17 to April 2 in Subotica. The winner was Z. Ilincic with 10.5/15.
*****
3 April 2000
Teenage Girl Wins Lithuanian Men's Chess Championship
The Associated Press is reporting that a 16-year-old schoolgirl, Viktorija Cmilyte, won the Lithuanian Men's Chess Championship this weekend. Cmilyte won the Women's Championship earlier this year, and was given special permission to compete in the men's tournament. She is ranked 10th internationally among girls.
Considered one of Lithuania's top players, Cmilyte won five out of nine games to win the men's championship, drawing three and losing only one game.
The president of Lithuania's chess federation, Ceslovas
Jursenas, said he wasn't surprised Cmilyte finished ahead of the
rest of the field, which included several world-class grandmasters.
"I knew Viktorija could take care of herself...We are proud of
our new champion," he said.
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