The 22nd Internationales Gocher Open 2011 took place from 29th September to 2nd October at the Kultur und Kongreßzentrum Kastell in Goch, Germany.
The tournament was played over 7 rounds of Swiss pairing system, with the time control of 90 min + 30 sec for the first 40 moves and then 15 min + 30 sec for the rest of the game.
The playing hall capacities were full, with 150 registered players. GM Normunds Miezis LAT 2534 took a clear first place with 19 points, after defeating his colleague Lev Gutman with black in the final round. IM Karl-Heinz Podzielny is second with 18 points, thanks to six wins from 7 games.
Bilbao scoring system was used, 3 points for a win, 1 for draw, 0 for loss.
Top prizes are 1.000,- € / 700,- € / 450,- € / 250,- € / 150,- €. In addition there were 18 prizes for the top scorers in various rating groups.
Final standings:
1. GM Miezis Normunds 2534 – 19
2. IM Podzielny Karl-Heinz 2470 – 18
3. GM Mazé Sebastien 2578 – 17
4-7. GM Gutman Lev 2455, Czybik Nils Patrick 2137, Schoonenberg Olav 2120 and Schmidt-Schäffer Sebastian 2389 – 16
8-10. FM Hintze Helge 2346, Fleuren Jan 2115 and Heinert Eugen 2208 – 15 etc
GM Sebastien Mazé
