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IM Andreas Biernair wins 17th Leinz Open

IM Andreas Biernair grabbed the winner’s trophy at the 17th Lienz Open. He took the first prize after getting 8/9 points, leaving GM Rainer Buhmann half a point behind.

The Austrian IM obtained two straight victories on the last rounds to claim the trophy. First, he defeated his compatriot Robert Rieger on the 8th round and then he got a full point in his game against GM Zoran Jovanovic because the latter arrived late to the board.

The 17th International Lienz Open was held from 9th to 16th February at the RGO-Arena Julius-Durst-Straße 6, 9900 Lienz, Austria.

In order to create a pleasant environment for the players and accompanying persons, the organizers covered all expenses for coach-tours, guided tours, indoor swimming pool and farewell dinner.

16th Lienz Open in 2011 / Official website

IM Andreas Biernair, chess club Chairman George Weiler, GM Nikola Sedlak and GM Rainer Buhmann

Final Standings:

1 IM Diermair Andreas AUT 2407 8.0
2 GM Buhmann Rainer GER 2608 7.5
3 GM Sedlak Nikola SRB 2573 7.0
4 FM Schnider Gert AUT 2311 7.0
5 MK Schwarhofer Christopher AUT 2285 7.0
6 Mammadov Farid AZE 2119 7.0
7 IM Borsos Bogdan UKR 2260 7.0
8 Haessler Wolfgang GER 2256 7.0
9 Aliyev Ravan AZE 1843 7.0
10 GM Jovanovic Zoran CRO 2518 6.5
11 Rieger Robert AUT 2124 6.5
12 FM Hartl Daniel AUT 2275 6.0
13 Unterreiner Manuel AUT 2072 6.0
14 FM Micheli Carlo ITA 2292 6.0
15 GM Popovic Dusan SRB 2574 6.0
16 NM Ager Josef AUT 2198 6.0
17 Poenisch Eckehard GER 2203 6.0
18 Zörnpfenning Siegfried AUT 2116 6.0
19 Usleber Helmut AUT 2038 6.0
20 Loberg Jo Kristian NOR 2041 6.0
21 WMK Hapala Lisa AUT 1976 6.0
22 Knoll Martin AUT 2081 6.0
23 MK Hicker Harald Dr. AUT 2072 6.0
24 Breuer Falk GER 1975 6.0
25 Pacher Simon AUT 1992 6.0
26 Giese Tilman GER 2046 6.0
27 Huber Johannes AUT 1985 6.0
28 FM Heinig Wolfram Dr. GER 2329 5.5
29 Costello Colin ENG 1943 5.5
30 Dimitriadis Michael AUT 2104 5.5
31 CM Neff Gregor Ing. AUT 2143 5.5
32 Jenul Reinhold AUT 2068 5.5
33 Piotraschke Jens Dr. GER 2138 5.5
34 Stadik Wolfgang Mag. AUT 2048 5.5
35 Grundner Alois AUT 1919 5.5
36 Rathgeb Hubert AUT 2000 5.5
37 Pregl Walter AUT 2055 5.5
38 Bolkeny Gabor HUN 1919 5.5
39 Frank Emanuel AUT 2087 5.0
40 Egartner Wolfgang DI. AUT 2112 5.0
41 Higatsberger Michael DDr. AUT 2173 5.0
42 Vergeiner Franz AUT 2091 5.0
43 Karall Lorenz AUT 1984 5.0
44 Hrdina Karl Dr. AUT 1926 5.0
45 Van den Berg Kees NED 1981 5.0
46 Savio Alfred Jun. AUT 2018 5.0
47 Hollan Petr CZE 1798 5.0
48 Frühauf Norbert Ing. AUT 2061 5.0
49 Breuer Andre GER 1884 5.0
50 Höbarth Günter Ing. AUT 1938 5.0
51 Kassel Walter Dr. AUT 1861 5.0
52 Flatz Helmut AUT 1930 5.0
53 Zanon Magnus AUT 1863 5.0
54 Schwenk Andreas GER 2130 5.0
55 Ploessnig Michael AUT 1927 5.0
56 Fingerhut Ludwig AUT 1941 5.0
57 Oberbichler Robert AUT 1965 5.0
58 Hartig Uwe GER 1993 5.0
59 Moik Franz AUT 2009 5.0
60 Reutimann Hans Peter SUI 1783 5.0
61 Kersten Julian AUT 1959 5.0
62 Slaman Rik NED 1874 5.0
63 Rabovszky Gyorgy HUN 1884 5.0
64 MK Bauer Manfred Mag. AUT 1938 5.0
65 Thier Robert AUT 1895 5.0
66 Pajcin Jovan Dr NED 1837 5.0
67 Ellmaier Hans-Ludwig GER 1925 5.0
68 Steiner Karl Dr. AUT 2090 4.5
69 Reinhard Ralf-Peter GER 0 4.5
70 Prüll Lukas AUT 1915 4.5
71 Hollan Martin CZE 1763 4.5
72 Granabetter Josef Mag. AUT 1961 4.5
73 Dlauchy Peter HUN 1825 4.5
74 WMK Bauer Valentina AUT 1787 4.5
75 Peichel Roland AUT 1910 4.5
76 Nesimovic Kemal AUT 1836 4.5
77 Stoll Katja GER 1692 4.5
78 Knollmueller Peter GER 1916 4.5
79 Marjanovic Slavko SLO 1930 4.5
80 Nohl Hansjorg SUI 1881 4.5
81 Meszar Thomas AUT 1812 4.5
82 Goeslbauer Harald AUT 1993 4.5
83 Staller Georg AUT 0 4.5
84 Kawinek Arnold AUT 1798 4.5
85 Gölles Walter AUT 1798 4.5
86 Bodner Alfred AUT 1924 4.0
87 Prammer Franz Dr. AUT 1886 4.0
88 Suntinger Christian AUT 0 4.0
89 Diotallevi Maurizio ITA 2027 4.0
90 Rathmanner Anton AUT 1810 4.0
91 Kutschker Alexander AUT 1785 4.0
92 Graber Josef AUT 1802 4.0
93 Cespedes Alba Gladis Sandra BOL 0 4.0
94 Walkner Karl AUT 1980 4.0
95 WMK Unger Eva AUT 1794 4.0
96 Egger Oliver AUT 1759 4.0
97 Weiler Oswald AUT 1785 4.0
98 Bardin Christian FRA 1746 4.0
99 Steininger Barbara AUT 1580 4.0
100 Grubauer Gerhard Dr. AUT 1802 4.0
101 Günther Manfred Ing. AUT 0 4.0
102 Jakob Tobias AUT 1725 4.0
103 Unterlass Ernst DI. AUT 0 4.0
104 Zapfel Paul AUT 1728 4.0
105 Schett Franz Mag. AUT 1839 4.0
106 Tarmastin Laura AUT 1736 4.0
107 Saringer Hubert AUT 1774 4.0
108 Mattersberger Melanie AUT 0 4.0
109 Steiner Lucia AUT 1615 4.0
110 Krammer Wilhelm AUT 1809 4.0
111 Range Felix GER 1646 4.0
112 Lederer Peter AUT 1842 3.5
113 Groiss Karl AUT 2011 3.5
114 Laengert Holger GER 1611 3.5
115 Obernosterer Wolfgang Dr. AUT 1716 3.5
116 Hattinger Walter AUT 1770 3.5
117 Weel Nico NED 0 3.5
118 Braun Eric NED 1843 3.5
119 Winauer Karl AUT 1783 3.5
120 Maresic Julian AUT 0 3.5
121 Hirzer Jürgen DI AUT 1830 3.5
122 Kögler Margarete AUT 1665 3.5
123 Musi Dietmar Mag. AUT 0 3.5
124 Barbulowic Nikola AUT 1834 3.5
125 Oberbichler Stefan AUT 0 3.5
126 Winkler Walter AUT 1770 3.5
127 Lentner Gerwald Dr. AUT 1826 3.5
128 Pawlik Noel AUT 0 3.5
129 Lang Maximilian AUT 0 3.5
130 Unterreiner Simon Johannes AUT 0 3.5
131 Huber Ruth SUI 1642 3.5
132 Müller Volker GER 0 3.5
133 Ardelt Hannes AUT 0 3.0
134 Kain Peter Maximilian AUT 1726 3.0
Stoefan Gottfried AUT 0 3.0
136 Akhundov Teymuraz AZE 0 3.0
137 Müllauer Erwin AUT 0 3.0
138 Sattler Erwin AUT 1521 3.0
139 Munz Erich GER 0 3.0
140 Steininger Sandra AUT 1557 3.0
141 Pirkopf Friedl AUT 1503 3.0
142 Neubauer Anton AUT 1917 3.0
143 Holzer Gerhard AUT 0 3.0
144 Helsen Roger BEL 1559 3.0
145 Fankhauser Richard AUT 0 2.5
146 Lienharter Maria AUT 0 2.5
147 Hollnbuchner August AUT 0 2.5
148 Fritzenwanger Johann AUT 0 2.5
149 Meller Richard AUT 0 2.5
150 Bachlechner Sandra AUT 0 2.5
151 Klimt Hans AUT 0 2.0
152 Schober Friedrich AUT 1438 2.0
153 Niedertscheider Franz AUT 0 2.0
154 Reiner Robert DI. AUT 0 2.0
155 Cerusico Carlo ITA 1400 2.0
156 Bachlechner Julian AUT 1638 1.5
157 Künzl Michael AUT 1943 1.5
158 Di Cicco Daniela ITA 1472 1.5
159 Künzl Martin AUT 1808 1.0
160 Busi Piero ITA 1409 1.0

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