Zurich Christmas Open

The Zurich Christmas Open (German: Weihnachtsopen Zürich) is an annual chess tournament that takes place in Zürich, Switzerland. The tournament began in 1977[1] and has been held 48 consecutive times.

The tournament has been won four times by Vladimir Tukmakov and Josef Klinger.[2]

Winners

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 #  Year Master Tournament Main Tournament
1 1977 Radovan Govedarica YUG only one category
2 1978 Werner Hug SUI only one category
3 1979 Petar Popovic YUG Trauth M. GER
4 1980 Radoslav Simic YUG Koronghy J. HUN
5 1981 Dragutin Sahovic YUG Payrits H. AUT
6 1982 Gyula Sax HUN Baldauf M. GER
7 1983 Jaime Sunye Neto BRA Maillard SUI
8 1984 Stefan Kindermann GER Bellamaric S. YUG
9 1985 Josef Klinger AUT Frick R. LIE
10 1986 Josef Klinger AUT Zaja I. YUG
11 1987 Lubomir Neckar CSR Potterat M. SUI
12 1988 Josef Klinger AUT Mella L. SUI
13 1989 Heinz Wirthensohn SUI Ribic K. YUG
14 1990 Josef Klinger AUT Kozarcanin S. YUG
15 1991 Jacob Murey FRA Fischer L. SUI
16 1992 Reinhard Lendwai AUT Fehr D. SUI
17 1993 Vadim Milov ISR Rosing H. GER
18 1994 Vladimir Tukmakov UKR Kajtez M. YUG
19 1995 Vladimir Tukmakov UKR Cruceli S. SUI
20 1996 Georg Siegel GER Gojani G. SUI
21 1997 Nedeljko Kelecevic BIH Bütler M. SUI
221998Vladimir Tukmakov[3] UKR Wittwer M. SUI
231999Vladimir Tukmakov[3] UKR Agushi A. SUI
242000Vladimir Epishin[3] GER Jashari E. SUI
252001Yannick Pelletier[3] SUI Hana A. GER
262002Yannick Pelletier[3] SUI Tikvic N. SUI
272003Stanislav Savchenko[3] UKR Remata V. SUI
282004Aloyzas Kveinys[3] LIT Hirt M. SUI
292005Zoltán Varga[3] HUN Pfau M. GER
302006Yannick Pelletier[3] SUI Joller H. SUI
312007Florian Jenni[3] SUI Gabersek A. SUI
322008Héra Imre[3] HUN Wegelin R. SUI
332009Leonid Milov[3] GER Ristevski S. SUI
342010Georg Meier[3] GER Stucki R. SUI
352011Igor Kurnosov[3] RUS Künzli T. SUI
362012Levente Vajda[4] ROM Boskovic M. SRB
372013Radosław Wojtaszek[5][6] POL Schweighoffer M. SUI
382014Arkadij Naiditsch[1] GER Grünberger M. SRB
392015Arkadij Naiditsch[7] GER Mansoor S. SUI
40 2016 Nijat Abasov AZE Bhunjun R. SUI
41 2017 Christian Bauer FRA[8] Hauser R. SUI[9]
42 2018 Haik M. Martirosyan ARM[10] Mesut Altok GER[11]
43 2019 Vitaly Kunin GER[12] Dorian Asllani SUI[13]
44 2020 Mikhail Demidov[14] only one category due to being held online
45 2021 Vitaly Kunin GER[15] Flavio Rotunno SUI[16]
46 2022 Milos Perunovic SRB[17] Nicolas Bourg LUX[18]
47 2023 Krishnan Sasikiran IND[19] Sebastian Kraus GER[20]
48 2024 Sergey Fedorchuk UKR[21] Mirko Mikavica SRB[22]
49 2025 Sergey Fedorchuk UKR[23] Robert Matei SUI[24]

References

  1. 1 2 Ramirez, Alejandro (2 January 2015). "Naiditsch tops Zurich Christmas Open". ChessBase. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Ehrentafel" (in German). Archived from the original on 19 September 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Archiv Zürcher Weihnachtsopen" (in German). Archived from the original on 21 June 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  4. ↑ "GM Levente Vajda grabs the trophy in Zurich Weihnachtsopen". Chessdom. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  5. ↑ McClain, Dylan Loeb (12 January 2014). "Playing Second Fiddle for a Chance at First Place". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  6. ↑ "38th Zurich Christmas Open". Chessdom. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  7. ↑ "Arkadij Naiditsch repeats success in Zurich Christmas Open". Chessdom. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  8. ↑ "41. Zürcherweihnachtsopen Meisterturnier". chess-results.com. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  9. ↑ "41. Zürcher Weihnachtsopen Allgemeines Turnier". chess-results.com. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  10. ↑ Schulz, André (2 January 2019). "Zürich: Haik Martirosyan vor Rasmus Svane" (in German). ChessBase. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  11. ↑ "42. Zürcher Weihnachtsopen". chess-results.com. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  12. ↑ "43. Zürcher Weihnachtsopen Meisterturnier". chess-results.com. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  13. ↑ "43. Zürcher Weihnachtsopen Allgemeines Turnier". chess-results.com. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  14. ↑ Crowther, Mark (4 January 2021). "44th Zurich Christmas Open 2020". The Week in Chess. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  15. ↑ "45. Zürcher Weihnachtsopen Meisterturnier". chess-results.com. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  16. ↑ "45. Zürcher Weihnachtsopen Allgemeines Turnier". chess-results.com. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  17. ↑ "46. Zürcher Weihnachtsopen Meisterturnier". chess-results.com. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  18. ↑ "46. Zürcher Weihnachtsopen Allgemein". chess-results.com. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  19. ↑ Ahmed, Shahid (25 January 2024). "Krishnan Sasikiran wins 47th Zurich Christmas Masters 2023, Iniyan second". ChessBase India. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  20. ↑ "47. Zürcher Weihnachtsopen Allgemein". chess-results.com. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  21. ↑ "48. Zürcher Weihnachtsopen Meister". chess-results.com. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  22. ↑ "48. Zürcher Weihnachtsopen Allgemein". chess-results.com. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  23. ↑ "49. Zürcher Weihnachtsopen Meisterturnier". chess-results.com. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  24. ↑ "49. Zürcher Weihnachtsopen Allgemein". chess-results.com. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
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