Liepājas Rokāde
Liepājas Rokāde ("Liepāja Castling") is international "open" chess championship, annually held in Liepāja, Latvia in August. The first Liepājas rokāde was held in 1994, the last in 2018. [1]
List of winners
[edit]Super Tournament is not played in 2009-2012 and 2014.
Liepājas Rokāde 2009
[edit]The Liepājas rokāde 2009 was opened on August 6, 2009. The tournament taking place in Liepāja Biedrības nams. The ceremony started from the speech of tournament director Āris Ozoliņš and Vita Hartmane, which read a letter of the Liepāja mayor Uldis Sesks to participants of the tournament. In 2009 there were 147 players from Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden, Portugal and Czech Republic, 7% of whom were women.[3] The open tournament was held on 79 chess tables. The championship utilizes FIDE rules and uses Swiss pairing system in 13 rounds.[4] The tournaments judged three referee — Dashkevics, Borisovs and A. Cimiņš. Overall prize fund — 2410 LVL and cups for the first 3 places. The competition traditionally has a large number of sponsors, including Liepājas Metalurgs and Liepāja City Council, additionally there was participation fee about 10 EUR for the players. Tournament results:
- Arturs Neikšāns — 1st place
- Igors Rausis — 2nd place
- Guntars Antoms — 3rd place
References
[edit]- ^ Kurzemes Vārds
- ^ FIDE President at Liepajas Rokade chess festival in Latvia
- ^ Riga chess federation, news 06.08.2009
- ^ Liepājas rokāde 2009 booklet
External links
[edit]- Liepajas Rokade Chess Festival 2005 Liepajas Rokade Chess Festival 2005
- Liepajas Rokade 2010 OPEN XVII International Chess Festival Open tournament
- Liepajas Rokade 2010 ZIBENSTURNIRS XVII International Chess Festival Blitz tournament
- Liepajas Rokade 2011 OPEN XVIII International Chess Festival Open tournament
- International chess festival Liepajas Rokade 2012 02.-05.08. XIX International Chess Festival Open tournament
- Liepajas rokade-2013 Open XX International Chess Festival Open tournament
- Liepajas rokade-2013 Blitz XX International Chess Festival Blitz tournament
- Liepajas rokade-2013 Super XX International Chess Festival Super tournament
- Liepajas rokade-2013 Team XX International Chess Festival Team tournament
- XXI International Chess Festival "Liepajas rokade-2014" Open XXI International Chess Festival Open tournament
- XXI International Chess Festival "Liepajas rokade-2014" Blitz XXI International Chess Festival Blitz tournament
- XXI International Chess Festival "Liepajas rokade-2014" Team XXI International Chess Festival Team tournament
- XXII International Chess Festival "Liepajas rokade-2015" Open XXII International Chess Festival Open tournament
- XXII International Chess Festival "Liepajas rokade-2015" Blitz XXII International Chess Festival Blitz tournament
- XXII International Chess Festival "Liepajas rokade-2015" Super XXII International Chess Festival Super tournament
- XXII International Chess Festival "Liepajas rokade-2015" Team XXII International Chess Festival Team tournament
- XXIII International Chess Festival "Liepajas rokade-2016" Open XXIII International Chess Festival Open tournament
- XXIII International Chess Festival "Liepajas rokade-2016" Blitz XXIII International Chess Festival Blitz tournament
- XXIII International Chess Festival "Liepajas rokade-2016" Super XXIII International Chess Festival Super tournament
- XXIII International Chess Festival "Liepajas rokade-2016" Team XXIII International Chess Festival Team tournament
- XXIV International Chess Festival Liepajas rokade-2017 Open XXIV International Chess Festival Open tournament
- XXIV International Chess Festival Liepajas rokade-2017 Blitz XXIV International Chess Festival Blitz tournament
- XXIV International Chess Festival Liepajas rokade-2017 Super XXIV International Chess Festival Super tournament
- XXIV International Chess Festival Liepajas rokade-2017 Team XXIV International Chess Festival Team tournament
- XXV International Chess Festival Liepajas rokade-2018 Open XXV International Chess Festival Open tournament
- XXV International Chess Festival Liepajas rokade-2018 Blitz XXV International Chess Festival Blitz tournament
- XXV International Chess Festival Liepajas rokade-2018 Super XXV International Chess Festival Super tournament
- XXV International Chess Festival Liepajas rokade-2018 Team XXV International Chess Festival Team tournament