Report of the tournament & photos of the Unicorn Open 2004

Unicorn Open 2004

The tournament of Chemie Weißensee in cooperation with the Gewerbepark Georg Knorr

Report of the tournament by Jan Kinder:

With 125 participants of 10 countries (Belgium, Bosnia, England, Germany, Mongolia, the Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Switzerland and Syria) we could set a new record of participants in this year.

Even in the 1st round there was some surprises: FM Marc Lacrosse lost against the player of Chemie Denis Schmarr (DWZ 1802) who should play a strong tournament. Also WFM Bayanmonh Anhchimeg had to give up the whole point against Martin Viehweger.

In the 2nd round Steve Berger (ELO 2335) had to take a bitter defead, when he lost against Matthias Hahlbohm. Our star (Denis) won against the specialist of blitz, Simon Prudlo, after winning a pawn in the middle-game.

In the 3rd round only 1 of 4 players of Chemie reached the whole point: IM Günther Möhring. Thilo Keskowski had lost against the favourite GM Robert Rabiega on board 1. Denis consumed all his energy at the longtime game in the morning. FM Norman Thielsch gave up a half point against Peter Schmidt.

In the 4th round four of the remaining 10 players with full points could win once more. There was only one draw in room 1 (Thomas Hämmerlein versus IM Ralf Schöne). Remained with 4 points were: GM Robert Rabiega, Andreas Breier, IM Günther Möhring and Reinhard Postler. Denis won his game in the morning: He could turn around a difficult end-game and so he had 3 of 4 points and was 12th in the ranking after the 4th round.

In the 5th round all the games at the first two boards ended with a draw. FM Norman Thielsch und Thomas Hämmerlein, both won their games. Behind them: 4 players with 4 points of 5 games. The round on the evening should bring a preliminary decision! And what's about Denis? Winning wasn't possible for him, but a draw wasn't so bad.

In the 6th round the players fighted on the boards - only one draw on the first 8 boards (Andreas Breier versus Reinhard Postler). At the duel the both players of Chemie the old-master (IM Günther Möhring) could beat the youngster (FM Norman Thielsch) and led the ranking together with GM Robert Rabiega Beside Andreas Breier and Reinhard Postler two players of Rotation, Benjamin Dauth and Christian Düster had 5 points of 6 games as well, too.

At the end of our traditional tournament the favourite GM Robert Rabiega could win against IM Günther Möhring.

Photos of the Unicorn Open 2004:

The tournament winner GM Robert Rabiega (SK König Tegel 1949) with 6½ points	Jan Kinder (Head of tournament), GM Robert Rabiega with cup
Andreas Breier won against Christian Düster in the fight to the prices. He secures the 2nd rank by the better score against Reinhard Postler, who won against Benjamin Dauth:
The 2nd placed Andreas Breier (SK Zehlendorf) with 6 points	Christian Düster (SSV Rotation Berlin) with 5 points - Rank: 8th
The 3rd placed Reinhard Postler (TSG Oberschöneweide) with 6 points	Benjamin Dauth (SSV Rotation Berlin) with 5 points - Rank: 9th
Jan Kinder, Dr. Joachim Fechner (Landes- spielleiter), Andreas Breier with cup	Jan Kinder, Dr. Joachim Fechner, Reinhard Postler with Cup - The champion in the senior section
As all the games of players with 4½ points finished with a draw, IM Günther Möhring reached - as the only with 5½ points - the 4th rank. The fight to the places 5 and 6 was decided on the boards at the back, because it depended on the score. The 1st score decided on IM Ralf Schöne. The 2nd score decided on Thomas Hämmerlein and against FM Norman Thielsch whom only remained the 7th rank:
The 4th placed IM Günther Möhring (BSV 63 Chemie Weißensee) with 5½ points	Jan Kinder, Dr. Joachim Fechner, IM Günther Möhring with price - The 2nd placed in the senior section
The 5th placed IM Ralf Schöne (SV Marzahna 57) with 5 points	The 6th placed Thomas Hämmerlein (SV Berolina Mitte) with 5 points
The 7th placed FM Norman Thielsch (BSV 63 Chemie Weißensee) with 5 points	The Top 3: Reinhard Postler (3rd rank), GM Robert Rabiega (Champion), Andreas Breier (2nd rank)
Unfortunately Denis lost in round 6 and 7. That's why some other U1900-players could overtake him. The Champion in this section was Bat-Ochir Ulziibat ahead of Arnim Krawatzki. As Krawatzki won the U1600 section, Rainer Zöllner reached the 2nd rank in the U1900.

The Champion in the U1900 section Bat-Ochir Ulziibat (SG Weißensee 49) with 4 points - Rank: 41st	The 3rd placed in the U1900 section Rainer Zöllner (SC Kreuzberg) with 4 points - Rank: 53rd	The 4th placed in the U1900 section Denis Schmarr (BSV 63 Chemie Weißensee) with 3½ points - Rank: 55th
In the U1600 section Arnim Krawatzki led with a half point. Through his win in the last round, he couldn't more be overtaken. The 2nd price in this section reached André Kunz after a lucky win in the last round. Robert Glantz who led for a long time in this section was caught as well as Denis:
The Champion in the U1600 section Arnim Krawatzki (SK Caissa Augsburg) with 4 points - Rank: 52nd	The 2nd placed in the U1600 section André Kunz (BSV 63 Chemie Weißensee) with 3½ points - Rank: 69th	The 3rd placed in the U1600 section Robert Glantz (SV Köigsjäger Süd-West) with 3 points - Rank: 82nd
Atila Gajo Figura got the price in the youth section. With 5 of 7 points the dress rehearsal for the German championship under 16 succeeded. In the women and senior sections won the favourites. WFM Bayanmonh Anhchimeg could win sovereignly in the women section. As the champion in the senior section Reinhard Postler and the 2nd placed IM Günther Möhring reached the mainly prices, the 3rd placed Arkadi Kroutikov could look forward to the 1st price in his section:
The champion in the youth section Atila Gajo Figura (SC Kreuzberg) with 5 points - Rank: 16th	The champion in the women section WFM Bayanmonh Anhchimeg (without club/Mongolia) with 5 points - Rank: 20th	The 3rd placed in the senior section Arkadi Kroutikov (SG Lasker Steglitz-Wilmersdorf) with 4½ points - Rank: 23rd