3th Calvià International Open

The Calvia Festival is being held on 20st-28th October in the Polideportivo Municipal de Magaluf. Serbian GMs Aleksa Strikovic and Branko Damljanovic are playing and leading in front of the strong competition.


1-4. GM Aleksa Strikovic (SCG 2535), GM Oleg Romanishin (UKR 2542), GM Stuart Conquest (ENG 2530) and GM Branko Damljanovic (SCG 2595) with 4.5/5
5-11. GM Kevin Spraggett (CAN 2610), GM Pia CRamling (SWE 2528), IM Marcin Dziuba (POL 2535), GM Francisco Vallejo Pons (ESP 2674), IM Holden Hernandez (CUB 2524), GM Lazaro Bruzon (CUB 2648) and GM Friso Nijboer (NED 2641) with 4.0

Top rated Sergei Tiviakov (NED 2680) is in group of players with 3.5 points. There are 170 participants.


GM Grzegorz Gajewski 2515 - GM Branko Damljanovic 2595
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Na5 9. Bd2 e5 10. a3 b6 11. b4 Nb7 12. Ne1 Nd7 13. Nd3 f5 14. f4 Qe7 15. Bf3 Nd8 16. exf5 gxf5 17. fxe5 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. Rc1 Nf7 20. Ne2 Bd7 21. Nf4 Ng5 22. Kh1 Ne4 23. Qe2 Nxd2 24. Qxd2 Qg5 25. g3 Rf6 26. bxc5 bxc5 27. Rb1 Rh6 28. Rb7 Bc8 29. Rb3 Kh8 30. Kg2 Ba6 31. Rfb1 Rg8 32. Rb8 Rxh2+


33. Kxh2 Qxg3+ 34. Kh1 Qxf3+ 35. Qg2 Qxg2+ 36. Nxg2 Bxc4 37. Ne3 Bd3 38. Rxg8+ Kxg8 39. Rb8+ Kf7 40. Rb7+ Kg6 41. Rxa7 Be4+ 42. Ng2 f4 43. Kg1 Bxd5 44. a4 Bd4+ 45. Kf1 Kg5 46. Re7 h5 47. Ne1 f3 48. Nxf3+ Bxf3 49. a5 h4 50. Rf7 Bd5 51. Rh7 Kg4 0-1


GM Pia Cramling 2528 - GM Juan Borges Mateos 2431
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nbd2 Nbd7 7. Rc1 c5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. e4 Nf4 11. g3 Ng6 12. Be2 b6 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. b4 Nb7 15. Qb3 Nd6 16. h4 e5 17. h5 Nh8 18. h6 g6 19. Qd5 Be6 20. Qxe5 f6 21. Qb2 Nhf7 22. Kf1 Ng5 23. Nxg5 fxg5 24. Kg2 Rf7 25. Rhf1 Re8 26. Bd3 Qd7 27. Kg1 Nb5 28. Bxb5 Qxb5 29. Rfe1 g4 30. e5 Bd5 31. Ne4 Bxe4 32. Rxe4 Qd5 33. e6 Rfe7 34. Re5 Qf3 35. Rce1 Rd8 36. Qc1 Qf6 37. R5e4 Qf5 38. Rf4 Qd5 39. Qb2 Qd2 40. Rf8+ 1-0


Update:
Dutch GM Friso Nijboer has earned 4000 euros for winning the Calvia Open. He beat Serbian GM Branko Damljanovic in the last round. Still some good news for serbian fans as GM Aleksa Strikovic tied for 2nd place with legendary Oleg Romanishin.

Final standings:
1. GM Friso Nijboer (NED 2641) 7.5
2-3. GM Aleksa Strikovic (SCG 2535) and GM Oleg Romanishin (UKR 2542) 7.0
4-10. GM Francisco Vallejo Pons (ESP 2674), GM Stuart Conquest (ENG 2530), GM Kevin Spraggett (CAN 2610), GM Hichem Hamdouchi (MAR 2582), GM Bartlomiej Heberla (POL 2569), GM Michele Godena (ITA 2522) and IM Gawain Jones (ENG 2530) 6.5 etc


Damljanovic Branko - Friso Nijboer
1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. e4 d6 4. d4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 Ng4 8. Bg5 f6 9. Bc1 exd4 10. Nxd4 f5 11. h3 Nh6 12. exf5 Nxf5 13. Nxf5 Bxf5 14. Be3 Nc6 15. Qd2 Kh8 16. Rd1 Qf6 17. O-O Rae8 18. Bg5 Qf7 19. Bh6 Bxh6 20. Qxh6 Ne5 21. b3 g5 22. f4 Ng6 23. fxg5 Qe6 24. Bh5 Rf7 25. Nd5 c6 26. Bxg6 Qxg6 27. Qxg6 Bxg6 28. Nf6 Re6 29. Rde1 Rfe7 30. Rxe6 Rxe6 31. h4 Kg7 32. Rf2 a6 33. Kh2 b5 34. g4 bxc4 35. bxc4 Bd3 36. Rb2 Re2+ 37. Rxe2 Bxe2 38. Ne8+ Kf7 39. Nxd6+ Ke6 40. c5 Bxg4 41. Kg3 Bh5 42. Kf4 Kd5 43. Ne4 Bg6 44. Nf6+ Kxc5 45. Nxh7 Bxh7 46. h5 Bb1 47. g6 Kd6 48. Kg5 Ke7 49. h6 Kf8 50. Kf6 Kg8 51. a4 a5 52. h7+ Kh8 53. Kf7 Ba2+ 54. Kf6 Bb3 0-1


Aleksa Strikovic - Sergei Tiviakov
1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 a6 6. Be2 Nbd7 7. O-O g6 8. Bg5 Bg7 9. Qd2 b5 10. Bf4 Qb6 11. b4 Bb7 12. a4 Ne4 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. axb5 axb5 15. Ra5 O-O 16. Rxb5 Qc6 17. Ra5 Rad8 18. b5 Qb6 19. Ra6 Qb7 20. Qa5 e5 21. Ra7 Qb6 22. Qxb6 cxb6 23. Nxe5 Nxe5 24. dxe5 Bxc2 25. Be3 Bd3 26. Bxd3 Rxd3 27. Rb7 Bxe5 28. Rxb6 Rfd8 29. Rb7 Bd4 30. Bh6 Bf6 31. g3 Bg7 32. Bg5 Rc8 33. Rb1 Bd4 34. Bh6 Rf3 35. Rd7 Bxf2+ 36. Kg2 Rf6 37. Rf1 g5 38. Bxg5 Rg6 39. Rxf2 Rxg5 40. b6 Rf8 41. Rb2 Re5 42. b7 Ree8 43. Kf3 Kg7 44. Rb6 Rb8 45. Rc6 Rbe8 46. g4 h6 47. h4 Rh8 48. Kf4 Rhf8 49. Kf5 Rh8 50. Rg6+ Kf8 51. Rf6 Rh7 52. Rc6 1-0


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