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Xtracon Chess Open (2017) The 2nd Xtracon Chess Open (formerly known as Politiken Cup) took place in Helsingør (Elsinore), Denmark, July 22-30. With over 800 participants, the top seeds included Nikita Vitiugov, Baadur Jobava, Krishnan Sasikiran, Nigel Short, Alexander Motylev, Ivan Sokolov, Jon Ludvig Hammer, Ivan Saric, Jan Timman, Alexander Shabalov, Johann Hjartarson, Simen Agdestein, Tiger Hillarp Persson, et al. Baadur Aleksandrovich Jobava won with 8.5/10. Official site: http://www.xtraconchessopen.dk/inde... Chess-Results: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr293... Chess.com: https://www.chess.com/news/view/job... ChessBase: https://en.chessbase.com/post/jobav... TWIC: https://theweekinchess.com/chessnew...  page 1 of 85; games 1-25 of 2,101  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. S Lunde vs Vitiugov 0-1 23 2017 Xtracon Chess Open B40 Sicilian 2. Jobava vs S Rosell   1-0 25 2017 Xtracon Chess Open A05 Reti Opening 3. J Meyer vs Sasikiran   0-1 24 2017 Xtracon Chess Open B53 Sicilian 4. Short vs J Alfven   1-0 35 2017 Xtracon Chess Open A21 English 5. M M Nielsen vs Motylev 0-1 25 2017 Xtracon Chess Open D31 Queen's Gambit Declined 6. J L Hammer vs H E Rasmussen   1-0 31 2017 Xtracon Chess Open B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening 7. H B Kyrkjebo vs I Sokolov   0-1 38 2017 Xtracon Chess Open A07 King's Indian Attack 8. Saric vs M F Rasmussen   1-0 20 2017 Xtracon Chess Open B12 Caro-Kann Defense 9. J Mehringer vs M Bosiocic   0-1 25 2017 Xtracon Chess Open B20 Sicilian 10. S Agdestein vs A Mansoor   1-0 60 2017 Xtracon Chess Open B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange 11. D Maselli vs Vocaturo   0-1 52 2017 Xtracon Chess Open A40 Queen's Pawn Game 12. M Andersen vs A Oland   1-0 24 2017 Xtracon Chess Open D78 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6 13. O Westerlund vs Timman 0-1 39 2017 Xtracon Chess Open E12 Queen's Indian 14. S Martinovic vs R McAndrew   1-0 24 2017 Xtracon Chess Open E69 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line 15. F Skjoldager vs S Grigoriants   0-1 27 2017 Xtracon Chess Open A22 English 16. S L Narayanan vs L Bex   1-0 22 2017 Xtracon Chess Open B09 Pirc, Austrian Attack 17. G Stern vs Shabalov   0-1 34 2017 Xtracon Chess Open D00 Queen's Pawn Game 18. F Urkedal vs Alexander Stuhlmann   1-0 39 2017 Xtracon Chess Open A55 Old Indian, Main line 19. H Kashwan vs Hjartarson   0-1 22 2017 Xtracon Chess Open A48 King's Indian 20. J Schroeder vs A Moller   1-0 28 2017 Xtracon Chess Open B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 21. E Trost vs A Delorme   0-1 30 2017 Xtracon Chess Open C70 Ruy Lopez 22. D Kollars vs C J Nielsen   1-0 21 2017 Xtracon Chess Open C60 Ruy Lopez 23. J H Rasmussen vs T Hillarp Persson   0-1 37 2017 Xtracon Chess Open A40 Queen's Pawn Game 24. A Kvon vs B Undheim   1-0 33 2017 Xtracon Chess Open D07 Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense 25. Kjetil Myrlid Aasen vs J Hector 0-1 34 2017 Xtracon Chess Open C45 Scotch Game  page 1 of 85; games 1-25 of 2,101    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   Jul-28-17    diagonal: Good overview of this tournament series (former Politiken Cup): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xtrac... Jul-28-17    PhilFeeley: I wonder why #3 played twice as many games as everybody else. Maybe there are two of them? Jul-28-17    Fish55: <Phil Feeley> There are 16 different opponents in the 16 games. You are probably right about there being two of them. Jul-29-17    soldal: Rasmussen is one of the most common surnames in Denmark (and you have no chance of becoming prime minister with another name). In this tournament there are nine Rasmussens, two of them called Morten Rasmussen, both on 3.5/8. (There are 13 Nielsens.) http://chess-results.com/tnr293258.... Jul-30-17    Tabanus: 10 Morten Rasmussen slips sent. There are three of them.. Jul-31-17    moronovich: Kudos to <Morten Rasmussen> ! Jul-31-17    diagonal: The Georgian Grandmaster Baadur Jobava won Xtracon Chess Open 2017 outright with 8.5/10 points ahead of eight GM's (including Krishnan Sasikiran as best second placed player on tie-break, and also Nigel Short) who all scored 8 points. The Revival of the Sunglasses goes on :) Jabova recently plays a lot with sunglasses http://www.malmoschack.com/jobava-g... So with sunglasses winning at Leon (Rapid) 2017: https://chess24.com/en/read/news/we... Jul-31-17    Tabanus: I updated the standings table for those with 7 points or more according to http://www.xtraconchessopen.dk/inde.... Aug-01-17    HeMateMe: hey, Nigel Short went +6 here and finished just a half point out of first place. Well done! Sep-22-17    thegoodanarchist: <HeMateMe: hey, Nigel Short went +6 here and finished just a half point out of first place. Well done!> Yes, I noticed that and thought the same thing - well done. Of course, congrats to Baadur Jobava for winning it all. Sep-22-17    thegoodanarchist: <Tabanus: I updated the standings table for those with 7 points or more according to http://www.xtraconchessopen.dk/inde....> Give that man a cookie! He deserves it. Apr-18-25    FSR: Ironically, everyone else in the tournament played Baadur than Jobava did. NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. Becoming a member is free, anonymous, and takes less than 1 minute! If you already have a username, then simply login login under your username now to join the discussion. Please observe our posting guidelines: No obscene, racist, sexist, or profane language. No spamming, advertising, duplicate, or gibberish posts. No vitriolic or systematic personal attacks against other members. Nothing in violation of United States law. No cyberstalking or malicious posting of negative or private information (doxing/doxxing) of members. No trolling. The use of "sock puppet" accounts to circumvent disciplinary action taken by moderators, create a false impression of consensus or support, or stage conversations, is prohibited. Do not degrade Chessgames or any of it's staff/volunteers. 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