8 May 2016

Dmitry Andreikin Wins Hasselbacken Chess Open

A big open tournament ended in Stockholm.

Hasselbacken Chess Open was taking place in Stockholm, on April 30 – May 8, and attracted more than 300 players. 

The Russian grandmaster Dmitry Andreikin took first place with 7.5 points in 9 rounds. Baskaran Adhiban (India) had the same score, but his tie-break was inferior. Ilya Smirin (Israel) finished third, thanks to superior tie-break in a 10-way tie.