Atalıks in Augsburg

Suat Atalık Runner-Up after Rozentalis in Ibis Accor International GM

 

4th International Ibis Accor Grandmaster tournament was held From December 27 to January 6 2008 in Augsburg , Germany. GM Suat Atalık and IM Ekaterina Atalık were invited to the event. Lithuanian GM Rozentalis won the event with 7.5 points. The runner-up was GM Suat Atalık with 6 points. IM Atalık scored 4 and shared 5-7.places. You can find more information about the tournament and the organization at the link below.

The tournament was held in the second oldest city in Germany, Augsburg, also the birthplace of the famous playwright Bertholt Brecht. The category 8 event is sponsored by Ibis Accor Hotels and the organizer was Johannes Pitl, father of IM Gregory Pitl who also played in the tournament. GM Suat Atalık and IM Ekaterina Atalık played in the event. GM Rozentalist won the individual encounter against GM Atalık and went on to win the event. The runner-up was the Turkish grandmaster himself who won against the well-known chess writer Grandmaster Van Der Weide. IM Atalık scored 4 points to shared 5-7. places.

Here are the final standings of the tournament:

1. GM Eduardas Rozentalis LTU 2587 7,5 2.GM Suat Atalık TUR 2599 TUR 6 3.GM Karel Van der Weide NED 2502 5,5 4. IM Stefan Bromberger 2491 GER 4,5 5-7. IM Gregory Pitl 2405 GER, IM Ekaterina Atalık 2404 TUR , IM Cristoph Renner 2410 GER 4 8-9. IM Lothar Arnold 2376 GER, IM Olaf Heinzel 2392 GER  3.5 10.FM Helmut Wolfsteiner 2306 GER  2.5

On the first day of the new year, IM Ekaterina Atalık gave a clock simul against Augsburg Men's team under the name "The Battle of Sexes" over eight boards lasted more than four hours and won by 6-2.