André Meylan and WIM Marija Zvereva are the champions of Monaco 2024, both winning their maiden titles. The 2024 Monacan championship, a seven-round Swiss tournament with classical time control, brought together a record 28 players (19 men and 9 women), with men and women ranked separately.
It all came down to the final seventh round in which the fourth seed, André Meylan (5/6), scored a crucial victory over Patrick Van Hoolandt and clinched the title as his main rival and co-leader, top seed GM Amir Bagheri fell to IM Damir Levacic. As a result, Damir took silver, while Amir had to settle for bronze.
Meanwhile, in a clash of the leaders in the women’s section (both sitting on 4/6), Marija Zvereva prevailed over WCM Svetlana Berezovska to win gold with 5/7. WGM Tatiana Dornbusch leapfrogged Berezovska and claimed silver, scoring 4.5/7. Svetlana Berezovska completed the women’s podium.
Final standings:
1 | Meylan, Andre | 2133 | 6 | |
2 | IM | Levacic, Damir | 2110 | 5½ |
3 | GM | Bagheri, Amir | 2378 | 5 |
4 | WIM | Zvereva, Marija | 2045 | 5 |
5 | GM | Efimov, Igor | 2329 | 4½ |
6 | FM | Verdier, Patrice | 2028 | 4½ |
7 | Ribbegren, Karl Johan | 2104 | 4½ | |
8 | WGM | Dornbusch, Tatiana | 2218 | 4½ |
9 | FM | Van Hoolandt, Patrick | 2008 | 4 |
10 | WCM | Berezovska, Svetlana | 1739 | 4 |
Based on the results of the 2023 and 2024 Monacan championships, the following players qualified for the 2024 Olympiad in Budapest:
Women section: WGM Tatiana Dornbusch, WIM Marija Zvereva, WCM Fiorina Berezovsky, WCM Svetlana Berezovska, WIM Martine Dubois.
Open section: GM Amir Bagheri, André Meylan, GM Igor Efimov, IM Damir Levacic, FM Patrick Van Hoolandt.
Photos: Monaco Chess Federation
