MT-Bielecki/T​op Players – live transmission from today!

Witold Bielecki Memorial/Top Players, event started on 01.03.2012, is the strongest tournament since 2002. It can be observed at the “Top ICCF tournaments list” published at the ICCF Diamond Jubilee Web Book. It is the 3rd strongest tournament in ICCF history with averege rating 2638,46, just few rating points before Hermann-Heemsoth Memorial (Rav=2632,82). These are the only two 16-category events.

You can look at the participant list from different perspectives (see below short specification). So you can find here not only top rated players, but world champions (indyvidual and team) or GM collectors, as well! That is very fascinating for cc fans to follow achievements of their beloved players during course of the event 🙂

1. World Championship finals
   • World Champion (golden medalist)
     • GM Ron Langeveld (NED) – 26th World Champion
   • 2nd vice Champion of the World (bronze medalist) –
     • GM Stephan Busemann (GER) – World Championship 21 Final
     • GM David van der Hoeven (NED) – World Championship 23 Final
2. Team World Championship finals
   • Team World Champion (golden medalist):
     • ICCF Olympiad 14 Final, b3-GM Stephan Busemann (GER),
     • ICCF Olympiad 17 Final, b1-GM Maximilian Voss (GER); b3-Arno Nickel, b4-GM Stephan Busemann (GER),  b5-GM Hans-Dieter Wunderlich (GER),
   • silver medalist
     • ICCF Olympiad 15 Final, b3-GM Maximilian Voss (GER);
     • ICCF Olympiad 17 Final, b1-GM David Lafarga (ESP),
   • bronze medalist
     • ICCF Olympiad 15 Final, b3-GM David van der Hoeven (NED),
3. Top rated players with GM Nikolai Papenin (UKR) at the top of the ICCF rating list
4. Participants of the 4th top rated event Hermann-Heemsoth Memorial(Rav=2632,82):
   • GM Ron Langeveld (NED), GM Richard Hall (ENG), GM Maximilian Voss (GER), GM Stephan Busemann (GER),
5. All players are titled, 12 out of 13 are GMs
6. GM norm collectors – at the top is GM Hans-Dieter Wunderlich (GER) with 10 GM-norms