21 February 2016

Gata Kamsky Wins Cappelle la Grande Open

The 32nd traditional open ended in France.

Gata Kamsky (USA) won a traditional open tournament in France with 7.5 points in 9 rounds. A large group of players finished half a point behind him: Eduardo Iturrizaga (Venezuela), Christian Bauer (France), Mhamal Anurag (India), Andrey Vovk (Ukraine), Artur Yusupov (Germany), Krishnan Sasikiran (India), and Kaido Kulaots (Estonia). The tie-break gave Iturrigaza second prize, and Bauer received the 3rd prize. 

Russian players Evgeny Vorobiov, Alexander Kharitonov, Vladimir Burmakin, and Igor Naumkin finished on 6.5 points.