Four-way tie in Bad Wiessee
This year's Bavaria Championship in Bad Wiessee ended in a four-way tie between Viorel Iordachescu, Vitaly Kunin, Abhijeet Gupta and Gerald Hertneck. The four grandmasters ended on 7.5; Iordachescu had the best tiebreak.In the photo we see GMs Gupta, Kunin and Iordachescu with their trophiesThe 13th Open Bavaria Chess Championship took place October 31-November 8 in Bad Wiessee, Germany, about 50 km south of Munich. It was a 9-round Swiss with a time control of 40 moves in 90 minutes followed by 30 minutes + 30 seconds per move to finish the game.
Viorel Iordachescu: 1st on tiebreak
Selection of games rounds 6-9
Game viewer by ChessTempoPhotos courtesy of the tournament website
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