The 31st International Chess Open in the Principality of Liechtenstein is taking place on 3-11th May, 2013, at the Gemeindesaal Triesen. The tournament will be held under the patronage by S.D. Erbprinz Alois von und zu Liechtenstein.
Fourteen countries are represented in the 92-players lineup. Seven GMs and eight IMs are among the participants. Austria is the country that sent more competitors – they have 23 players representing their flag.
The prizes in the main Open event will be: 1st – CHF 2’000, 2nd – CHF 1’500, 3rd – CHF 1’200, 4th – CHF 1’000, 5th – CHF 800, 6th – CHF 700, 7th – CHF 600, 8th – CHF 500, 9th – CHF 400, 10th – (until 10th Hort-System) CHF 300, 11th to 20th – (ranking) CHF 200.
GM Malakhatko Vadim is the first seed. Last year winner was Grandmaster Sebastian Bogner.
The prizes in the special Seniors Open (players born in 1953 or earlier) will be: 1st – CHF 800, 2nd – CHF 600, 3rd – CHF 400, 4th – CHF 300, 5th – CHF 200, 6th to 10th – CHF 100
Both groups will be played over 9 rounds of Swiss pairings. Chief Arbiter will be IA Albert Baumberger. More information on the official website.
Castle in Liechtenstein
Full list of participants:
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GM | Malakhatko Vadim | BEL | 2552 |
| 2 | GM | Vorotnikov Vladislav V | RUS | 2473 |
| 3 | IM | Belezky Alexander | UKR | 2463 |
| 4 | GM | Van Der Weide Karel | NED | 2448 |
| 5 | GM | Farago Ivan | HUN | 2445 |
| 6 | IM | Izsak Gyula | HUN | 2445 |
| 7 | GM | Cebalo Miso | CRO | 2438 |
| 8 | IM | Hommeles Theo | NED | 2431 |
| 9 | GM | Sergeev Vladimir | UKR | 2430 |
| 10 | GM | Paehtz Thomas | GER | 2410 |
| 11 | FM | Rooze Jan | BEL | 2372 |
| 12 | FM | Friedrich Norbert | GER | 2340 |
| 13 | IM | Sedina Elena | ITA | 2333 |
| 14 | IM | Zozulia Anna | BEL | 2326 |
| 15 | FM | Meng Roger | NED | 2308 |
| 16 | FM | Bezemer Arno | NED | 2294 |
| 17 | IM | Habibi Ali | GER | 2266 |
| 18 | IM | Kelecevic Nedeljko | SUI | 2254 |
| 19 | Poettinger Harald Dr. | AUT | 2250 | |
| 20 | Kessler Luca | AUT | 2242 | |
| 21 | Schiendorfer Florian | SUI | 2216 | |
| 22 | Bezler Rainer | AUT | 2206 | |
| 23 | IM | Peredy Ferenc | HUN | 2191 |
| 24 | Hovenga Alje | NED | 2183 | |
| 25 | Klings Peter | GER | 2179 | |
| 26 | Partenheimer Axel | GER | 2172 | |
| 27 | Schaefer Michael | GER | 2172 | |
| 28 | CM | Mueller Markus | GER | 2167 |
| 29 | Van Heirzeele Daniel | BEL | 2165 | |
| 30 | CM | Keller Manfred | GER | 2161 |
| 31 | Kuhn Thomas | SUI | 2158 | |
| 32 | Simon Peter | GER | 2156 | |
| 33 | WIM | Medunova Vera | CZE | 2126 |
| 34 | Willemsma Abe | NED | 2121 | |
| 35 | Maurer Fritz | SUI | 2120 | |
| 36 | Benes Petr | CZE | 2097 | |
| 37 | CM | Mannhart Marcel | LIE | 2094 |
| 38 | Scheffknecht Philipp | AUT | 2089 | |
| 39 | Schiendorfer Reinhard | SUI | 2087 | |
| 40 | CM | Herbold Manfred | GER | 2069 |
| 41 | Mertens Klaus | GER | 2066 | |
| 42 | Marentini Marcel | SUI | 2064 | |
| 43 | Raddatz Michael | GER | 2063 | |
| 44 | Sarmir Milos | SVK | 2059 | |
| 45 | Meduna Eduard | CZE | 2057 | |
| 46 | Frick Renato | LIE | 2054 | |
| 47 | Bluhm Sonja Maria | GER | 2048 | |
| 48 | Rous Daniel | CZE | 2038 | |
| 49 | Eilers Jochen | GER | 2017 | |
| 50 | Tarnutzer Werner | SUI | 2007 | |
| 51 | Ladner Peter | AUT | 1994 | |
| 52 | Bahl Felix | AUT | 1989 | |
| 53 | Baumann Kurt | SUI | 1989 | |
| 54 | Peterlunger Erich | AUT | 1979 | |
| 55 | Hofer Emilian | AUT | 1961 | |
| 56 | Buchaeckert Juergen | GER | 1960 | |
| 57 | Van Dongen Rob | NED | 1954 | |
| 58 | Hehle Bernhard | AUT | 1944 | |
| 59 | Notegger Peter | AUT | 1940 | |
| 60 | Plicka Petr | CZE | 1940 | |
| 61 | Zahn Alina | GER | 1935 | |
| 62 | Vagovsky Jozef | SVK | 1934 | |
| 63 | Proyer Enno | AUT | 1933 | |
| 64 | Polzin Jens-Peter | GER | 1928 | |
| 65 | Leimeister Winfried | GER | 1921 | |
| 66 | Kleinhenz Hans-Georg | GER | 1920 | |
| 67 | Plieger Josef | AUT | 1920 | |
| 68 | Bergen Klaus | AUT | 1915 | |
| 69 | Onda Walter | SUI | 1909 | |
| 70 | Halwachs Siegfried | AUT | 1907 | |
| 71 | Caorlin Marco | SUI | 1897 | |
| 72 | Verwer Renzo | NED | 1860 | |
| 73 | Schiendorfer Alexander | SUI | 1842 | |
| 74 | Nesimovic Kemal | AUT | 1835 | |
| 75 | Kuhn Michael | AUT | 1831 | |
| 76 | Hyoetylae Tapio | SUI | 1820 | |
| 77 | Durakovic Zlatko | AUT | 1805 | |
| 78 | Chiesola Elmar | AUT | 1800 | |
| 79 | Hornak Pavol | SVK | 1739 | |
| 80 | Hoecker Horst | GER | 1699 | |
| 81 | Lachat Martin | SUI | 1682 | |
| 82 | Gruber Juerg | SUI | 1670 | |
| 83 | Bartos Pavel | CZE | 1638 | |
| 84 | Fischer Daniel | SUI | 1633 | |
| 85 | Gerold Alexander | AUT | 1581 | |
| 86 | Pilsan Martha | AUT | 1508 | |
| 87 | Martic Ilija | AUT | 1315 | |
| 88 | Weishäutel Moritz | GER | 1228 | |
| 89 | Wagner Leopold Franziskus | GER | 1012 | |
| 90 | Martic Ivan | AUT | 925 | |
| 91 | Bereuter Fabian | AUT | 800 | |
| 92 | Baradaran Arman | USA | 0 | |
