The Serbian grandmaster Aleksandar Indjić is the winner of the Portugal Open 2018
The strongest tournament ever held in Portugal, that gathered 272 chess players from 42 countries in the second pavilion of the Municipal Sports Complex of Vistoso Casal, in Lisbon.
Indjić made 7.5 points in 9 possible, the same as the Russians Anton Demchenko and Nikita Petrov, but had a better tie-breaker to claim the title, after being runner-up in the 2017 edition.
As Demchenko confirmed its credits as number 71 in the world as second placed, Petrov made his the third and final norm to achieve the title of grandmaster.
The best Portuguese in the Open was the IM Rui Dâmaso, who scored 7 points and achieved the 12th place after beating in the final round the Turkish GM Vahap Sanal.
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Final Ranking after 9 Rounds
Rk. Name Pts.
1 GM Indjic Aleksandar 7,5
2 GM Demchenko Anton 7,5
3 IM Petrov Nikita 7,5
4 GM Jobava Baadur 7
5 IM Diermair Andreas 7
6 IM Nagy Gabor 7
7 IM Repka Christopher 7
8 GM Venkatesh M.R. 7
9 GM Korneev Oleg 7
10 IM Santos Latasa Jaime 7
11 GM Sevian Samuel 7
12 IM Damaso Rui 7
13 GM Ghamarian Tigran 6,5
14 IM Nayhebaver Martin 6,5
15 GM Gabrielian Artur 6,5
16 IM Kaczur Florian 6,5
17 IM Kerigan Demre 6,5
18 IM Bulmaga Irina 6,5
19 GM Nevednichy Vladislav 6,5
20 IM Froewis Georg 6,5
21 IM Sandalakis Angelos 6,5
22 IM To Nhat Minh 6
23 GM Anurag Mhamal 6
24 GM Warakomski Tomasz 6
25 GM Sanal Vahap 6
26 GM Kanarek Marcel 6
27 FM Sterck Arno 6
28 IM Savanovic Aleksandar 6
29 IM Luch Michal 6
30 GM Spraggett Kevin Barry 6
31 IM Rocha Sergio 6
32 IM Ortega Amarelle Mariano 6
33 IM Sousa Andre Ventura 6
34 GM Arizmendi Martinez Julen Luis 6
35 GM Galego Luis 6
36 IM Gomez Ledo Roberto Carlos 6
37 FM Colijn Stefan 6
38 IM Klasan Vladimir 6
39 IM Boricsev Oleg 6
40 NM Fidalgo Andre Neves 6
41 FM Risting Eivind Olav 6
42 WGM Ozturk Kubra 6
43 Fernandez Lledo Javier 6
44 NM Neves Pedro 6
45 FM Santos Antonio Pereira 6
46 Ferrante Marco 6
47 FM Martin Duque Jesus 6
48 IM Mihajlov Sebastian 5,5
49 Romano Joao Manuel Pereira 5,5
50 FM Alshameary Puente Ismael 5,5
51 Gorny Michael 5,5
52 FM Yurtseven Melih 5,5
53 IM Radovanovic Mihajlo 5,5
54 Hill Alistair 5,5
55 IM Haria Ravi 5,5
56 FM Veiga Jose Francisco 5,5
57 FM Ranaldi Lucas 5,5
58 IM Silva David Miguel Da 5,5
59 FM Koziol Kamil 5,5
60 FM Ruperez Benito Antonio 5,5
61 Pein Jonathan Avi 5,5
62 Fernandes Miguel Antonio 5,5
63 CM Sousa Ludy Helsio Paulo 5,5
64 Corbalan Gomez Juan Jose 5,5
65 FM Balbuena Fuentes Mario 5,5
66 FM Ermeni Avni 5,5
67 Kunz Andre 5,5
68 Gonzalez Pruneda Arturo 5,5
69 CM Dias Ivo Rodrigues 5,5
70 WIM Injac Teodora 5,5
71 WIM Terbe Julianna 5,5
72 Gavrish Leonid 5,5
73 Ferreira Hugo Miguel Da Costa 5,5
74 Boucquet Emile 5,5
75 Dias Ricardo Pedro Cruz 5,5
76 Coelho Pedro Rodrigo Dias 5,5
77 GM Campora Daniel H 5
78 GM Perez Ponsa Federico 5
79 CM Olcum Ahmet 5
80 Sahin Ozgun 5
81 CM Yuksel Atilla Koksal 5
82 GM Fernandes Antonio 5
83 Cruz Jorge Filipe Egas Da 5
84 WIM Shamima Akter 5
85 Costa Paulo Jorge Lopes 5
86 NM Reis Luis Sousa 5
87 NM Guerra Vitor 5
88 Crespo Gavilan Abel 5
89 Apanasenok Alexander 5
90 NM Morais Vitor Mestre 5
91 Cabello Aguilar Enrique 5
92 Costa Joao Guerra 5
93 Martins Andre Gomes Brito 5
94 Martins Bruno Andre Leite 5
95 NM Santos Julio 5
96 Perez Garcia Roberto 5
97 Andias Joao Pedro Menezes 5
98 Santos Jose Guilherme Barria 5
99 Nikanova Ekaterina 5
100 IM Weinzettl Ernst 5
101 Goncalves Samuel Jesus 5
102 FM Van Zyl-Rudd Jack 5
103 Plasil Petr 5
104 Guerreiro Nuno 5
105 Zemlicka Vit 5
106 NM Santos Jose Alves 5
107 Oliveira Marco Alexandre 5
108 Mendes Modeste 5
109 Newton Andrew 4,5
110 Godzwon Iwo 4,5
111 Dahlgren James Allen 4,5
112 Stelian Turta 4,5
113 Larsen Sander 4,5
114 NM Dantas Carlos 4,5
115 WCM Silva Mariana Sofia Teixeira 4,5
116 Fidalgo Daniel Neves 4,5
117 Leao Tiago Miguel Da Silva 4,5
118 Blum Gernot 4,5
119 Cavaleiro Daniel Filipe Costa 4,5
120 Goncalves Gabriel Sobral 4,5
121 WIM Zemlickova Olena 4,5
122 Pelaez Murias Eduardo 4,5
123 FM Ding Tze How Dilwen 4,5
124 Terryn Ezra 4,5
125 Cuevas Fernandez Jose Alberto 4,5
126 Pires Emanuel Joao Robarts 4,5
127 Hoebarth Guenter 4,5
128 Lopez De Turiso Jose Angel 4,5
129 Silva Flavio Artur Cardoso Da 4,5
130 NM Pereira Fernando Luis Melao 4,5
131 Roxo Agostinho 4,5
132 Chaerle Josse 4,5
133 Silva Ana Ines Teixeira Da 4,5
134 Hapke Ralf 4,5
135 Avelino Camila Biscaya 4,5
136 NM Carneiro Carlos 4,5
137 Kersten Julian 4,5
138 Almeida Jose Antonio Ferreira 4,5
139 Skielnik Joseph J 4,5
140 IM Borsos Bogdan 4
141 CM Rego Pedro 4
142 Vanden Bussche Steven 4
143 Carpentier Jannes 4
144 Horta Antonio Jose Simoes 4
145 Staufenberger Bernd 4
146 Van Ginkel Henk 4
147 Ruiz Bellon Manuel 4
148 Vandamme Florian 4
149 Machado Tomas Dias 4
150 Alshameary Puente Daniel 4
151 Stokes Paul C 4
152 Eberlein Johann 4
153 Gratze Michael 4
154 Fernandes Ricardo Paulos 4
155 NM Lavrador Rodolfo 4
156 Mikalsen Harald 4
157 Candeias Humberto Manuel 4
158 Skalli Taoufik 4
159 Taylor Robert Graham 4
160 Quintino Luis Filipe Pires 4
161 Marques Afonso Mendes Pereira 4
162 Neto Horacio 4
163 Sousa Tadeu Filipe Leonardo 4
164 Fernandes Tiago Saraiva 4
165 WCM Monteiro Sara Cristina 4
166 Marques Rui Filipe Pereira 4
167 Arroyo Figuero Fernando 4
168 Asvestopoulou Evdokia 4
169 Silva Tiago Alexandre Pinho 4
170 Santos Isabel Maria C Pereira 4
171 Cordeiro Joao Carlos Santos 4
172 Moreira Simao Chaves 4
173 Rodriguez Bernal Herman 4
174 Pintor Simao Maciel Abranches 4
175 Dumont Vincent 4
176 Martins Domingos Antonio 4
177 Ribeiro Bruno Rafael Leite 4
178 Baumgartner Christopher 4
179 Partoens Remi 4
180 Dias Jose De Oliveira Gaspar 4
181 Calzada Cruz Osvaldo 4
182 Billot Daniel 4
183 Santos Jose Duarte 4
184 Mendes Alberto Achiles 4
185 Alves Fernando Pereira Ribeiro 4
186 Dumont Andre 3,5
187 IM Cawdery Daniel 3,5
188 Ribeiro Jose Miguel 3,5
189 Gomes Jose Luis Soares 3,5
190 Lazarevic Dusan 3,5
191 Guerreiro Paulo Jorge Leitao 3,5
192 Cardoso Miguel Sanchez 3,5
193 Silva Daniel Frederico 3,5
194 Dias Antonio Alberto 3,5
195 Cavadas Jose Manuel Goncalves 3,5
196 Afonso Paulo Jorge Pereira 3,5
197 Elias Ruben Joel Monteiro 3,5
198 Perez Bolanos David 3,5
199 Guia Artur Solovyov Eloy Da 3,5
200 Antunes Andre Rafael Maissa 3,5
201 Rodrigues Tiago Nobre 3,5
202 Barros Luis 3,5
203 Gomes Emanuel Cristino 3,5
204 FM Schwartz Ylon 3
205 Perez Bolanos Joel 3
206 Voges Guilherme Lopes Jesus 3
207 Barrento Jorge Maria Lopes 3
208 Cohen Lawrence 3
209 Rumsey Victor B 3
210 Garcia Antonio 3
211 Santos Ruben Jose Melo Dos 3
212 Correia Pedro Mourao Soares 3
213 Fortunato Antonio 3
214 Bartolo Filipe Diogo Correia 3
215 Santos Ana Maria Pereira 3
216 Oliveira Antonio Augusto Luz 3
217 Passeiro Lourenco Vilarigues 3
218 Pipiras Filipa Fortuna 3
219 Soares Pedro Jose Garcia Pita 3
220 Vedor Bernardo Marques 3
221 Costa Raul David Andrade 3
222 Ruperez Benito Yaiza 3
223 Barros Arlindo Jesus S. 3
224 Dong Yufan Rafael 3
225 Spinola Sidney 3
226 Encarnacao Filipe Alexandre 3
227 Ruperez Benito Paula 3
228 Junior Aguinaldo Vera Cruz 3
229 Gomes Jamilson Borges 3
230 Hasman Cengiz 2,5
231 Craciun Ion 2,5
232 Simoes Miguel Patricio 2,5
233 Lages Duarte Jorge Silva 2,5
234 Silva Pedro Gil Ferreira Da 2,5
235 Amaral Fernando Luis Pinto Do 2,5
236 Oliveira Fernando Alves 2,5
237 Gaudin Bruno 2,5
238 Coimbra Joao Marcial Ferreira 2,5
239 Asgarov Toghrul 2,5
240 Da Costa Fabio Filipe Lopes 2,5
241 Rebelo Fabio Emanuel Xavier 2,5
242 Palhas Miguel Brando 2
243 Lopes Jose Manuel Cidreiro 2
244 Leite Marta Sofia Carvalho 2
245 Machado Tiago Candido Leitao 2
246 Capamba Assis Inocencio 2
247 Moniz Carlos 2
248 Ferrante Filippo 2
249 Dong Yingfan Fabio 2
250 Mcdonald Margaret 1,5
251 Mouquinho Jose F Borralho 1,5
252 Bartolo Diogo 1,5
253 Blum Ulrike 1,5
254 Pina Tiago Miguel Catalao 1,5
255 Mehdi Moser Mariano Sergio 1
256 Silva Miguel Amorim B Simoes 1
257 Maissa Susana Flora Cesana 1
258 Canelas Miguel Amaral Beja 1
