Kaupthing Open 2007

Humpy Koneru and Hannes Stefansson tied on 1st place

The Kaupthing Open was held on 7-14 July in Differdange, Luxembourg. GM Humpy Koneru, 20-years old Indian prodigy and 2nd best rated woman on the world, edged GM Hannes Stefansson on better tiebreak to take the 1st place trophy and 3000 Euros prize. Young lions Viktor Erdos, Tigran Gharamian and Sebastien Feller finished tied on 3rd place, while top rated GM Vadim Malakhatko and Vladimir Georgiev ended up on tied 17th. Total prize fund was 20.000 Euros, divided into 42 prizes.

GM Humpy Koneru

Final Standings:

1-2. GM Humpy Koneru (IND 2572) and GM Hannes Stefansson (ISL 2568) 7.0
3-7. IM Viktor Erdos (HUN 2523), IM Tigran Gharamian (FRA 2517), GM Leonid Kritz (GER 2571), IM Hedinn Steingrimsson (ISL 2470) and IM Sebastien Feller (FRA 2478) 6.5
8-16. GM Petr Velicka,Petr (CZE 2507), IM Michael Hoffmann (GER 2481), IM Sebastian Siebrecht (GER 2431), IM Dejan Bojkov (BUL 2520), GM Philipp Schlosser (GER 2562), GM Viesturs Meijers (LAT 2483), GM Antoaneta Stefanova (BUL 2481), Bertrand Valuet (FRA 2303) and FM Dirk Van Dooren (NED 2331) 6.0 (88 players)

GM Antoaneta Stefanova and IM Viktor Erdos