Report of tournament & photos of the Unicorn Open 2007

Unicorn Open 2007

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

Report of the tournament & Photos of the Unicorn Open 2007:

All together 171 participants had appeared - about 25 had not appeared to the registration at 15:30 o'clock. The mating in the last board was paired after registration end still afterwards, because both had been late something. This year is played by the big participant number in the Swiss advanced system, so that also already in the 1st round 2 titleholders could be confronted. The surprise of the 1st round was absolutely the defeat in board 4 of IM Drazen Muse against André Jaeger.

The tournament begins	The head of tournament
Board 2: FM Klaus Zschäbitz - GM Sergej Kalinitschew (0:1)	The favorite in the women section WIM Anne Czäczine

On Thursday everything immediately had to celebrate what: "We" Germans our Ascension and three Norwegians her national holiday which is, by the way, every year on the 17th May. The 2nd round was fought up to the end in the boards 10 and 20, with the happier exits for the ELO-stronger. FM Norman Thielsch won a drawn final and FM Jan Lundin drawn a lost final with few seconds on the clock.

Board 2: GM Sergej Kalinitschew - Torsten Hannebauer (1:0)

Board 39: Holger Beyer - Carsten Schirrmacher (0:1)

In the 3rd round the surprises were missing in the top 10, one refrains of the fact that FM Steve Berger just had to deliver half a point against Maximilian Tyrtania like FM Gerhard Lüders against the very playing American Dan Hronchek. Now only 8 players with 3 points are present.

Board 1: GM Robert Rabiega - Michael Schulz (1:0)	Board 3: FM Atila Gajo Figura - Friedrich Koch (1:0)
Board 7: FM Werner Reichenbach - Tade Prinz (1:0)	Board 9: FM Norman Thielsch - Martin Zesewitz (1:0)

This time in the 4th round it got from the top 10 FM Oliver Zierke who was defeated Christian Brauer. The association chairperson of the organizer's BSV 63 Weißensee turned out good host, because he left the complete "prey" to his association companion with 624 DWZ points less. The ex-chemist Torsten Hannebauer probably believes himself like with the association mastery with chemistry: Tomorrow the third chemist as a result of waits for him. Full of suspense shall be also to looked whether there is a winner tomorrow on board 1 between IM Michael Richter and Sergej GM Kalinitschew.

Board 1: Dominik Orzech - GM Robert Rabiega (½:½)	Board 2: GM S. Kalinitschew - FM Werner Reichenbach (1:0)
Board 3: Benjamin Dauth - FM Atila Gajo Figura (½:½)	Board 4: FM Norman Thielsch - IM Michael Richter (0:1)

The blitz tournament in the evening with the record participation of 45 participants won GM Robert Rabiega level with 9 from 11 before Dominik Orzech and IM Drazen Muse with 8 from 11. Robert Glantz with 6 from 11 won the youth price.

On Saturday GM Sergej Kalinitschew took over first the sole table guidance with 5 from 5 by his victory. It follow with GM Robert Rabiega, Dominik Orzech and Dr. Sebastian Schmidt-Schäffer three chess players with 4½ points in each case. Unfortunately, we had to deplore in the 5th round also 6 peaceful points. In the women section a little bit unexpectedly Stephanie Rudolph with 3 leads before WIM Anne Czäczine with 2½ points.

GM Robert Rabiega and Dr. Sebastian Schmidt-Schäffer could open with her victories in the 6th round again to GM Sergej Kalinitschew. Above all, the youth did itself in the centrefield out. Thus won on:

Board 17: Georg Kachibadze (No. 59 - ELO 2023 - NWZ 2039) against Eric Rolle (No. 27 - ELO 2184 - NWZ 2172)

Board 37: Friedrich Koch (Nr. 93 - ELO 1628 - NWZ 1436) against Nicolai Cusnariov (Nr. 35 - ELO 2151 - NWZ 2103)

Board 42: Andreas-K. Hindenes (No. 126 - ELO 1628 - NWZ 1436) against F. König (No. 63 - ELO 2014 - NWZ 1933)

Board 45: Robert Münch (No. 130 - NWZ 1587) against Guido Springer (No. 72 - ELO 1963 - NWZ 1710)

Board 52: Felix Nötzel (No. 106 - ELO 1706 - NWZ 1813) against Siegfried Wiezer (No. 45 - ELO 2115 - NWZ 2002)

Board 56: Alexei Kropman (Nr. 113 - DWZ 1813) against René Schildt (Nr. 62 - ELO 2016 - NWZ 1970).

Now with the women the favorite also leads again with WIM Anne Czäczine. With the bosses a little bit unexpectedly Prof. Dr. Hartmut Badestein lies with 4½ points in front before both favorites FM Werner Reichenbach and FM Gerhard Lüders with 4 points in each case.

On Sunday Dr. Sebastian Schmidt-Schäffer won with a victory against GM Sergej Kalinitschew the tournament (6½ points) with half a point projection before GM Robert Rabiega and IM Michael Richter.

Board 1: Dr. Sebastian Schmidt-Schäffer - GM Sergej Kalinitschew (1:0)

Board 1: Dr. S. Schmidt-Schäffer - GM S. Kalinitschew (1:0)

Board 2: FM Norman Thielsch - GM Robert Rabiega (0:1)

Award ceremony:

The inner courtyard in the Gewerbepark Georg Knorr	Jan Kinder leads by the award ceremony
The tournament winner Dr. Sebastian Schmidt-Schäffer (SF Bad Mergentheim) with 6½ points	The 2nd placed GM Robert Rabiega (SK König Tegel 1949) with 6 points

Dr. Sebastian Schmidt-Schäffer was in the ELO top 10 some without title and won, nevertheless, the tournament. For the first time foreign chess players succeeded in pushing in the first price ranks: FM Jan Lundin (6 points - Rank: 4th) and Dominik Orzech (5½ points - Rank: 6th).

The 3rd placed IM Michael Richter (SC Kreuzberg) with 6 points	The 4th placed FM Jan Lundin (Karlskoga SK) with 6 points
The 5th placed GM Sergej Kalinitschew (SC Kreuzberg) with 5½ points	The 8th placed Michael Schulz (SK König Tegel 1949) with 5½ points

Also in the section NWZ Under 1900 a foreigner asserted himself for the first time with Dan Hronchekwith 4½ points. Besides, he played a strong tournament, nevertheless, he had to roll up the field from completely behind with No. 171, because he had appeared too late to the registration. Second became André Kunz with 4 points to which with a quick draw in the last round against his association companion Ingo Voigt everything placed on his good Buchholz, although he was already unlucky of course that with in the Drazen muse did not start a sure Buchholz spring because of illness any more to the last round. With a victory he would have won the evaluation with a Buchholz point projection.

The champion in the Under U1900 section Dan Hronchek (without club) with 4½ points - Rank: 34th	The 2nd placed in the Under U1900 section André Kunz (BSV 63 Chemie Weißensee) with 4 points - Rank: 45th
The champion in the Under U1600 section Stephanie Rudolph (without club) with 4 points - Rank: 56th	The 2nd placed in in the Under U1600 section Tade Prinz (BSG 1827 Eckbauer) with 4 points - Rank: 66th
The champion in the women section - as last year - WIM Anne Czäczine (Chemnitzer SC Aufbau 95) with 4½ points - Rank: 39th	This year a female referee helped us for the first time with Anna Dreke - your male colleagues were Andreas Rehfeldt and Daniel Kiehl as well as the tournament leaders Jan Kinder and Matthias Pröschild (Jans deputy on Saturday).

The senior section went in FM Gerhard Lüders with 5 points, with it the titleholder FM Werner Reichenbach (likewise 5 points) on the 2nd place in the senior section edged out. This is be 2nd title after 2005. Therefore, the next year is again Werner in the row.

The champion in the senior section FM Gerhard Lüders
(BSC Rehberge 1945) with 5 points - Rank: 11th

The 2nd placed in the senior section FM Werner
Reichenbach (SK Zehlendorf) with 5 points - Rank: 13th

Since introduction of the youth section in 2004 the title always went in the same one: FM Atila Gajo Figura.

In 2007: 5½ points (Rank: 7th) with a point projection before Georg Kachibadze (TuS Makkabi Berlin)

In 2006: 6 points (Rank: 1st) with half a point projection before Jakob Beisser (SV Glück auf Rüdersdorf)

In 2005: 5½ points (Rank: 4th) - level with Stefan Frübing (SV Glück auf Rüdersdorf)

In 2004: 5 points (Rank: 16th) - with a point projection before Daniel Werner (SV Glück auf Rüdersdorf)

In 2003 would be Atila (4 points - Rank: 26th) only from his association companion at that time Ilja Brener (5½ points) been hit, but there still no youth evaluation.

The champion in the youth section FM Atila Gajo Figura
(SC Kreuzberg) with 5½ points - Rank: 7th

The 2nd placed in the youth section Georg Kachibadze
(TuS Makkabi Berlin) with 4½ points - Rank: 27th

The following players could be glad about a small premium which did not stand in the advertising:

50 € for rank 7 to Michael Schulz with 5½ points - Rank: 8th (moved up for FM Atila Gajo Figura which won the youth section)

50 € for the 2nd placed in the senior section to FM of Werner Reichenbach with 5 points - Rank: 13th - Spot no misfortune rank!

50 € for the nicest game to Lothar Semme with 3½ points, for his double figure victim against Martin Gebigke (Round 5 / Board 23)

30 € for the chemical section to Frank Götze (4½ points - ELO-Perf: 2264 / NWZ-Perf.: 2231)

The nicest game by Lothar Semme (SC Kreuzberg)
with 3½ points - Rank: 84th

The Chemie section won Frank Götze with his strongest tournament performance with 4½ points - Rank: 31st

The youngest participant had to pull the honour from the place cards three non-pricewinners again. Because Nouri Hassan was already away, was allowed to do like last year again Szigmond Szajbély come on which enjoyed it to pull out again the participants who had got either already a price or that which had already set off. Thus were glad at the end:

Manuel Garcia 3 points

Steffen Lohse 4 points, well, with the name one can be only pulled!

Thomas Schacht 3 points, which had played the 2nd nicest part against Steffen Lohse (Round 5 / Board 55).

Die drawing fairy Zsigmond Szajbély (SV Empor Berlin) with 3 points - Rank 126th.	1st price: Manuel Garcia (TuS Makkabi Berlin) with 3 points - Rank: 116th.
2nd price: Steffen Lohse (without club) with 4 points - Rank: 68th	3rd price: Thomas Schacht (BSV 63 Chemie Weißensee) with 3 points - Rank: 107th
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