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
