Brazilian sun in Plovdiv

Fier Alexandr

     The 35th Bulgarian International Open Chess Champonship- Georgi Tringov Memorial has ended today with a stratospheric 2808 performance of the Brazilian GM- Alexandr Fier, who scored an impressive 8,5 points out of 9.

Name	Fier Alexandr
Title	GM
Starting rank	3
Rating national	0
Rating international	2577
Ratingperformance	2808
FIDE rtg +/-	22.3
Points	8.5
Rank	1
Federation	BRA
Ident-Number	0
Fide-ID	2107139

      You can find the final standings here: http://chess-results.com/tnr91542.aspx?art=1&rd=9&lan=1&fed=BRA&flag=30&wi=821
      There is a funny story behind Alexandr's winning the tournament. He posted on his facebook page that he was very surprised to find out that he had to pay an entry fee when arriving in Plovdiv- a very unusual thing for GMs. Maybe it brought him luck :) Mhm, maybe I should volunteer to pay an entry fee at the upcoming Women's Nationals...

     With or without entry fee, I'd like to congratulate the winner and I'm looking forward to seeing the games in the next twik :)