Rinat Jumabayev wins 57th Biel Festival MTO, Leon Luke Mendonca second and Ayush Sharma third
GM Leon Luke Mendonca and IM Ayush Sharma made a quick 17-move draw in the final round of 57th Biel Chess Festival MTO. Thus allowing the Kazakhstan no.1, GM Rinat Jumabayev to catch up. Rinat defeated IM Alexis Tahay (FRA) to become the champion on tie-breaks. Leon finished and Ayush third. IM Mukhiddin Madaminov (UZB) also scored 7.5/10. He was placed fourth. GM Krishnan Sasikiran and GM Aryan Chopra are the only two other Indians to make a top ten finish. They scored 7/10 each to secure fifth and sixth place. In GMT Masters, R Praggnanandhaa defeated Abhimanyu Mishra (USA) in the final round to finish third with 24.5 points. The total prize fund in GMT Masters was CHF 28500. The top three prizes were CHF 10000, 7500 and 5000 each. Photo: Biel Chess Festival
GMT Masters: Praggnanandhaa finishes third
The total prize fund in GMT Challengers was CHF 14000. The top three prizes were CHF 5000, 3500 and 2500. For MTO, the total prize fund was CHF 28000 + non-cash prizes. The top three prizes were CHF 6000, 4500 and 3500. The MTO is financially supported by FIDE Open Aid Project.
GMT: Abhimanyu - Praggnanandhaa: 0-4
GM R Praggnanandhaa (2757) avenged his first round loss against GM Abhimanyu Mishra (USA, 2604) by outplaying him in the last round of the Finals.
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Winner MTO Round 9: GM Arseniy Nesterov (2602) vs. IM Sugar Gan-Erdene (MGL, 2407): ½–½
Winner ATO Round 8: Yernur Akhmediyar (1751) vs. Enzo Jaggy (1835): 1-0
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Scoring in GMT Classical
Win = 4 points
Draw = 1.5 point
Loss = 0
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GMT Masters Finals Round 3 results
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2661 | GM | Martirosyan, Haik M. | ½ - ½ | GM | Le, Quang Liem | 2731 | 1 | |||
| 2 | 3 | 2604 | GM | Mishra, Abhimanyu | 0 - 1 | GM | Praggnanandhaa, R | 2757 | 4 |
Standings after Finals Round 3
GMT Challengers Finals Round 3 results
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2638 | GM | Salem, A.R. Saleh | ½ - ½ | GM | Donchenko, Alexander | 2633 | 2 | |||
| 2 | 3 | 2488 | GM | Vaishali, Rameshbabu | 0 | bye | 0 | -1 |
Standings after Finals Round 3
MTO Round 10 results
| Bo. | No. | Name | Rtg | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Rtg | No. | PGN | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | GM | Mendonca, Leon Luke | 2615 | 7 | ½ - ½ | 7 | IM | Ayush, Sharma | 2342 | 44 | PGN | ||
| 2 | 30 | IM | Gan-Erdene, Sugar | 2407 | 6½ | ½ - ½ | 6½ | GM | Aryan, Chopra | 2632 | 1 | PGN | ||
| 3 | 3 | GM | Nesterov, Arseniy | 2602 | 6½ | ½ - ½ | 6½ | Xue, Haowen | 2452 | 23 | PGN | |||
| 4 | 32 | IM | Tahay, Alexis | 2392 | 6½ | 0 - 1 | 6½ | GM | Jumabayev, Rinat | 2565 | 9 | PGN | ||
| 5 | 15 | IM | Madaminov, Mukhiddin | 2512 | 6½ | 1 - 0 | 6½ | IM | Fromm, Marius | 2448 | 26 | PGN | ||
| 6 | 6 | GM | Sasikiran, Krishnan | 2581 | 6 | 1 - 0 | 6 | IM | Saraci, Nderim | 2447 | 27 | PGN | ||
| 7 | 10 | GM | Gavrilescu, David | 2540 | 6 | ½ - ½ | 6 | GM | Bilguun, Sumiya | 2458 | 19 | PGN | ||
| 8 | 20 | IM | Ansat, Aldiyar | 2458 | 6 | 1 - 0 | 6 | IM | Assaubayeva, Bibisara | 2472 | 18 | PGN | ||
| 9 | 38 | FM | Dotzer, Lukas | 2375 | 6 | ½ - ½ | 6 | IM | Razafindratsima, Timothe | 2449 | 25 | PGN | ||
| 10 | 4 | GM | Ganguly, Surya Shekhar | 2592 | 5½ | 1 - 0 | 6 | IM | Amartuvshin, Ganzorig | 2427 | 29 | PGN |
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | FED | RtgI | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | GM | Jumabayev, Rinat | KAZ | 2565 | 7,5 | 0 | 47,00 | 59 | |||
| 2 | 2 | GM | Mendonca, Leon Luke | IND | 2615 | 7,5 | 0 | 45,00 | 58,5 | |||
| 3 | 44 | IM | Ayush, Sharma | IND | 2342 | 7,5 | 0 | 44,75 | 56,5 | |||
| 4 | 15 | IM | Madaminov, Mukhiddin | UZB | 2512 | 7,5 | 0 | 44,25 | 57,5 | |||
| 5 | 6 | GM | Sasikiran, Krishnan | IND | 2581 | 7 | 0 | 42,50 | 59,5 | |||
| 6 | 1 | GM | Aryan, Chopra | IND | 2632 | 7 | 0 | 42,00 | 58,5 | |||
| 7 | 23 | Xue, Haowen | u16 | CHN | 2452 | 7 | 0 | 41,50 | 57 | |||
| 8 | 20 | IM | Ansat, Aldiyar | u16 | KAZ | 2458 | 7 | 0 | 40,00 | 52,5 | ||
| 9 | 3 | GM | Nesterov, Arseniy | FID | 2602 | 7 | 0 | 39,50 | 54,5 | |||
| 10 | 30 | IM | Gan-Erdene, Sugar | MGL | 2407 | 7 | 0 | 38,50 | 55,5 |
