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4th FIDE World Chess Championships for People with Disabilities

GM Marcin Tazbir wins 3rd World Chess Championship for the Disabled

 

DSC 8885 Alle WeltmeisterThe final decision was only made during the last round. Marcin Tazbir (Poland IBCA 1) won with a tiny margin ahead of Oliver Mueller (Germany IBCA Team). Both of them ended on 6 points and Tazbir edged ahead with on more Buchholz point. Third place went to Alexey Pakhomov (Russia IBCA Team) on 5.5 with one Buchholz Point ahead of Raphael Zimmer (Germany IPCA). As the current Junior Chess Championship of the Physically Disabled Raphael showed great strength in Dresden as well.

Oliver Mueller obtained a direct IM title thanks to placing second. He was just as surpised as well as delighted about the title.

Best female player was Svetlana Gerasimova (Russia IPCA) with 4 points. She also gained a direct WIM title. Second place went to Olga Gerasimova (Russia ICCD) with 3.5 points, third place went to Ljubov Kireeva (Russia ICCD, 3.5 points) who also got awarded an WIM norm thanks to her performance.

Looking at the teams Poland IBCA 1 won ahead of Russia IBCA 1 and Russia IPCA 1.

The overall winners are also the winners of the Blind Category. Placing first within the Deaf Players was Artur Kevorkov (Germany) and Raphael Zimmer (Germany) won the Physically Disabled Category.

During the price giving ceremony Phillip Gardner (ICCD President) thanked the players for very fair games and also congratulated the organising team on putting together another great championship. After the prize giving the playing of the national anthems of the countries of the winning player marked the emotional climax of the ceremony. Dr Dirk Jordan (President of the ZMDI) wished everyone safe journey home and hopefully a return visit to Dresden for the 1st World Chess Team Championship for the Disabled (14th – 21th October 2018).

 

DSC 8748 Dr Dirk Jordan begrust die TeilnehmerDSC 8775 Medals WCCDDSC 8793 ICCD OfficialsDSC 8802 Siegerehrung Dank der Ungarn ICCDDSC 8803 Gebardendolmetscher Frau Mohrer und Frau RosigerDSC 8807 Sandor Konkoly ICCDDSC 8820 President IPCA Zbigniew PilimonDSC 8824 President ICCD Phillip GardnerDSC 8826 Warten auf den TitelDSC 8841a Sieger WCCD IBCA 2017 Oliver Muller Marcin Tazbir Alexey PakhomovDSC 8855 Sieger IPCADSC 8861 Sieger ICCDDSC 8864 Sieger DamenDSC 8866 Direct Title 2017DSC 8870 WIM Norm Ljubov KireevaDSC 8877 1. Team IBCA PolandDSC 8880 3.Platz Team IPCA Rusland DSC 8881 Team Weltmeister Polen IBCADSC 8882 2. Platz Team WCCDDSC 8909 Holger Mende Artur Kevorkov Raphael ZimmerDSC 8912 Best ICCD Artur KevorkovDSC 8914 3. ICCD Mate BalaszDSC 8918 Team ICCD HungaryP1220340 IA Norm fur Eckart Stets FA Norm Karsten Wieland