Liepājas Rokāde ("Liepāja

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") is international "open"

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championship, annually held in Liepāja,

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in August. The first Liepājas rokāde was held in 1994, the last in 2018.

List of winners

: Super Tournament is not played in 2009-2012 and 2014.

Liepājas Rokāde 2009

The Liepājas rokāde 2009 was opened on August 6, 2009. The tournament taking place in Liepāja Biedrības nams. The ceremony started from the speech of tournament director Āris Ozoliņš and Vita Hartmane, which read a letter of the Liepāja mayor

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to participants of the tournament. In 2009 there were 147 players from

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and

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, 7% of whom were women. The open tournament was held on 79 chess tables. The championship utilizes

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rules and uses Swiss pairing system in 13 rounds.Liepājas rokāde 2009 booklet The tournaments judged three referee — Dashkevics, Borisovs and A. Cimiņš. Overall prize fund — 2410 LVL and cups for the first 3 places. The competition traditionally has a large number of sponsors, including Liepājas Metalurgs and

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, additionally there was participation fee about 10 EUR for the players. Tournament results: *

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— 1st place * Igors Rausis — 2nd place * Guntars Antoms — 3rd place

References

External links

* Liepajas Rokade Chess Festival 2005 * XVII International Chess Festival Open tournament * XVII International Chess Festival Blitz tournament * XVIII International Chess Festival Open tournament * XIX International Chess Festival Open tournament * XX International Chess Festival Open tournament * XX International Chess Festival Blitz tournament * XX International Chess Festival Super tournament * XX International Chess Festival Team tournament * XXI International Chess Festival Open tournament * XXI International Chess Festival Blitz tournament * XXI International Chess Festival Team tournament * XXII International Chess Festival Open tournament * XXII International Chess Festival Blitz tournament * XXII International Chess Festival Super tournament * XXII International Chess Festival Team tournament * XXIII International Chess Festival Open tournament * XXIII International Chess Festival Blitz tournament * XXIII International Chess Festival Super tournament * XXIII International Chess Festival Team tournament * XXIV International Chess Festival Open tournament * XXIV International Chess Festival Blitz tournament * XXIV International Chess Festival Super tournament * XXIV International Chess Festival Team tournament * XXV International Chess Festival Open tournament * XXV International Chess Festival Blitz tournament * XXV International Chess Festival Super tournament * XXV International Chess Festival Team tournament {{DEFAULTSORT:Liepajas Rokade Sport in Liepāja International chess tournaments Chess in Latvia