Samba Cup, 10-19 October.
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The 1st Samba Cup took place 10-19 October in Skanderborg, Denmark.
The participants: Vassily Ivanchuk UKR 2710, Nigel Short ENG 2701, Krishnan Sasikiran IND 2679, Victor Bologan MDA 2673, Rustam Kasimdzhanov UZB 2668, Peter Heine Nielsen DEN 2626, Curt Hansen DEN 2616, Evgeny Alekseev RUS 2613, Darmen Sadvakasov KAZ 2595 and Davor Palo DEN 2510.
Final standings:
1 Nielsen 5.5
2 Sadvakasov 5.5
3 Short 5.5
4 Hansen 5.5
5 Ivanchuk 5.0
6 Bologan 5.0
7 Kasimdzhanov 4.5
8 Alekseev 3.5
9 Sasikiran 2.5
10 Palo 2.5
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Internet site: www.skanderborgskakklub.dk