Top seed Tiviakov wins first Panama Chess Open
The Panama Chess Open took place 3-7 November, 2011 (double rounds on 4-6 November). It was the first international chess event in this Central American country since the 1970s. Top seed Sergei Tiviakov from The Netherlands joined a field of 132 players, mostly from Latin America including a sizeable Cuban delegation. He conceded three draws against Cuban GMs Perez Rodriguez, Arencibia and Ortiz Suarez, and finished in sole first place by grinding down second seed Alejandro Ramirez in the final round. Ramirez, originally from Costa Rica, is now studying in the USA and plays under the American flag since January 2011. Traditionally, Tiviakov sent lots of photos to Chessbase.
[Event "1st Panama Open"]
[Site "Panama"]
[Date "2011.11.07"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Ramirez, Alejandro"]
[Result "1-0"]
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. c3 c5 5. dxc5 Nf6 6. exd5 Nxd5 7. Nb3 O-O 8. Bc4 Qc7 9. Nf3 Rd8 10. Qe2 a5 11. a4 Na6 12. O-O Nxc5 13. Rd1 b6 14. Nxc5 bxc5 15. Ne5 Bb7 16. Re1 Bd6 17. Bb5 h6 18. h3 Nf6 19. Ng4 Ne4 20. Bd3 f5 21. Bxe4 Bxe4 22. f3 Bd5 23. Ne3 Bb7 24. Nc4 Bg3 25. Rf1 e5 26. Ne3 Qf7 27. c4 e4 28. fxe4 Bxe4 29. Ra3 Qg6 30. Nd5 Re8 31. Nf4 Bxf4 32. Bxf4 Bc6 33. Qf2 Re4 34. Rg3 Qe6 35. Qxc5 Rxc4 36. Qe5 Qxe5 37. Bxe5 Ra7 38. b3 Rb4 39. Rxf5 Rab7 40. Rf6 Be4 41. Rf4 g5 42. Bc3 Kh7 43. Rfg4 Bf5 44. Bxb4 Bxg4 45. Rxg4 axb4 46. Re4 Kg6 47. g4 h5 48. Kg2 hxg4 49. hxg4 Kf6 50. Kf3 Rb8 51. Ke3 Rb7 1-0
Panama Open 2011 | Final standings
| Rk. | Title | Name | Fed | Rtg | Pts. | Des 1 | Des 2 | Des 3 | TPR | Elo+/- |
| 1 | GM | Tiviakov Sergei | NED | 2650 | 7.5 | 38.0 | 52.5 | 41.0 | 2704 | 8.4 |
| 2 | GM | Arencibia Rodriguez Walter | CUB | 2511 | 7.0 | 36.0 | 53.0 | 41.0 | 2618 | 14.6 |
| 3 | GM | Alvarez Pedraza Aramis | CUB | 2565 | 7.0 | 36.0 | 50.0 | 39.0 | 2604 | 6.4 |
| 4 | GM | Perez Rodriguez Luis Manuel | CUB | 2475 | 7.0 | 35.0 | 50.5 | 38.5 | 2616 | 18.7 |
| 5 | IM | Shoker Samy | EGY | 2512 | 7.0 | 33.5 | 45.0 | 35.0 | 2427 | -2.6 |
| 6 | GM | Ortiz Suarez Isan Reynaldo | CUB | 2553 | 6.5 | 38.0 | 54.0 | 42.5 | 2584 | 7.3 |
| 7 | GM | Abreu Delgado Aryam | CUB | 2481 | 6.5 | 35.0 | 50.0 | 39.5 | 2491 | 5.4 |
| 8 | IM | Gomez Garrido Camilo | CUB | 2537 | 6.5 | 34.5 | 50.0 | 39.0 | 2536 | 1.1 |
| 9 | GM | Corrales Jimenez Fidel | CUB | 2578 | 6.5 | 33.5 | 48.5 | 38.0 | 2513 | -3.6 |
| 10 | WGM | Linares Napoles Oleiny | CUB | 2335 | 6.5 | 33.0 | 50.0 | 39.5 | 2426 | 39.6 |
| 11 | FM | Espinosa Veloz Ermes | CUB | 2452 | 6.5 | 32.0 | 45.0 | 35.0 | 2346 | 2.3 |
| 12 | IM | Lammers Markus | GER | 2392 | 6.5 | 29.0 | 42.0 | 33.0 | 2265 | -7.7 |
| 13 | GM | Ramirez Alejandro | USA | 2595 | 6.0 | 35.0 | 53.0 | 41.0 | 2526 | -4.0 |
| 14 | GM | Barrientos Sergio E | COL | 2517 | 6.0 | 33.5 | 51.0 | 40.0 | 2475 | -2.2 |
| 15 | WGM | Ordaz Valdes Lisandra Teresa | CUB | 2358 | 6.0 | 33.5 | 50.5 | 40.5 | 2430 | 19.6 |
| 16 | IM | Prasca Sosa Rafael | VEN | 2431 | 6.0 | 32.5 | 50.0 | 39.0 | 2455 | 6.1 |
| 17 | IM | Gongora Reyes Maikel | CUB | 2428 | 6.0 | 31.0 | 47.5 | 37.5 | 2396 | -0.7 |
| 18 | Martinez Romero Martin | COL | 2343 | 6.0 | 31.0 | 47.0 | 37.0 | 2364 | 11.6 | |
| 19 | IM | Vitoux Colomban | FRA | 2415 | 6.0 | 29.5 | 45.0 | 34.5 | 2285 | -10.9 |
| 20 | Fernandez Rodriguez Angel Luis | CUB | 2117 | 6.0 | 29.0 | 46.5 | 37.5 | 2219 | 75.0 | |
| 21 | WGM | Pina Vega Sulennis | CUB | 2315 | 6.0 | 29.0 | 45.0 | 35.5 | 2257 | 5.3 |
| 22 | CM | Valdes Rances | PAN | 2125 | 6.0 | 26.5 | 38.0 | 31.0 | 2021 | 17.7 |
| 23 | FM | Hevia Alejano Carlos Antonio | CUB | 2520 | 5.5 | 34.5 | 55.5 | 43.5 | 2501 | 1.3 |
| 24 | IM | Pozo Vera Sandro | CUB | 2495 | 5.5 | 34.5 | 52.5 | 41.5 | 2457 | -0.4 |
| 25 | GM | Almeida Quintana Omar | CUB | 2538 | 5.5 | 33.5 | 52.0 | 40.5 | 2437 | -8.8 |
| 26 | FM | Sanchez Alvarez Roberto Carlos | CUB | 2394 | 5.5 | 32.5 | 49.5 | 40.0 | 2398 | 7.5 |
| 27 | FM | Ruiz Sanchez Orlen | CUB | 2411 | 5.5 | 31.5 | 49.0 | 37.5 | 2398 | 3.0 |
| 28 | IM | Perez Garcia Rodney | CUB | 2424 | 5.5 | 31.5 | 47.0 | 37.0 | 2356 | -4.5 |
| 29 | GM | Zapata Alonso | COL | 2483 | 5.5 | 31.0 | 51.0 | 39.0 | 2376 | -9.1 |
| 30 | IM | Ostos Julio | VEN | 2342 | 5.5 | 31.0 | 49.0 | 39.5 | 2311 | 10.8 |
