2016 ACP Tournaments of the Year Awards

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2016 ACP Tournaments of the Year Awards

Post by Chris Rice » Fri Apr 07, 2017 10:26 am

These are voted on by the members of the Association of Chess Professionals. The 2016 winners are:

Best Tournament Overall:

1st Baku Olympiad
2nd= Tata Steel Chess Group A (Wijk aan Zee), Tradewise Gibraltar Open

Best Official Event:

1st Baku Olympiad
2nd World Championship match in New York
3rd European Club Cup in Novi Sad

Best Round Robin:

1st Tata Steel tournament in Wijk aan Zee
2nd Sinquefield Cup in St. Louis
3rd= Gashimov Memorial in Shamkir and the London Chess Classic

Best Open:

1st Tradewise Gibraltar
2nd Isle of Man Chess.com Masters
3rd Reykjavik Open

Best Rapid/Blitz:

1st World Rapid and Blitz in Doha
2nd Grand Chess Tour in Paris
3rd Keres Memorial