Gran Hotel Bali 2023: Mitrabha Guha clinches Blitz Nocturno, third in Open A, Sham R wins Aficionados B
GM Mitrabha Guha scored an unbeaten 7.5/8 to win XIV Gran Hotel Bali Blitz Rating Open 2023. He finished a half point ahead of the field. FM Xulio Del Prado Rodriguez (ESP), GM Rustam Khusnutdinov (KAZ), FM Felix-Antonio Illinca (ROU) and Francisco Javier Barranco Cara (ESP) scored 7/8 each. They were placed second to fifth place respectively. This was Mitrabha's ninth tournament triumph of the year. GM Karen Grigoryan (ARM) won the Open A event scoring 8/9 and remained undefeated. Seven players scored 7/9 each. Out of them, GM Evgeny Zanan (ISR) and Mitrabha secured second and third place according to tie-breaks. Sham R won the Aficionados B (Below 2000) tournament. He scored an unbeaten 8/9 to win the tournament. Miquel Fabre Massana (ESP) and Jamison Edrich Kao (HKG) scored 7.5/9 each to be placed second and third respectively. Photos: Official site
Mitrabha's ninth, Sham's seventh tournament triumph of the year
FM Xulio Del Prado Rodriguez (ESP) had a sole lead 7/7 heading into the final round of Blitz Nocturno. GM Mitrabha Guha defeated him to become a clear champion, Xulio secured second place. GM Rustam Khusnutdinov (KAZ) defeated Nicolas Asensio Asensio (ESP) to finish third. In the Open A event, GM Karen H Grigoryan (ARM) was a full point ahead of others 7.5/8. He drew against GM Mitrabha Guha to become a clear champion. GM Evgeny Zanan (ISR) drew with IM Ruben Domingo Nunez (ESP) to be placed second, Mitrabha third. In the Aficionados B group, Lluis Navarro Rico (ESP), Jamison Edrich Kao (HKG) and Sham R were the three leaders 7/8 each. Lluis lost to Sham and Jamison won against Matei Vladut (ROU). Adolfo Santamaria Baeza (ESP) went down against Miquel Fabre Massana (ROU). Thus, Sham won Group B, Miquel second and Jamison third.
The top three prizes in the Blitz Nocturno were €200, €140 and €100 along with a trophy each.
The top three prizes in the Open A were €2000, €1200 and €1000 along with a trophy each.
The top three prizes in the Aficionados B were €2400, €1400 and €1100 along with a trophy each.
A total of 174 players including 6 GMs, 9 IMs, a WGM and 2 WIMs took part from 27 countries across the world in the Open A category. The eight-day nine round Rating Open tournament was organized by Luis Barona Boj at Hotel Bali - Benidorm in Alicante, Spain from 1st to 8th December 2023. The time control of the event was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment per move.
Final standings in Open A
Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | Gr | FED | RtgI | RtgN | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | Rp | n | w | we | w-we | K | rtg+/- | ||
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1 | 1 | GM | Grigoryan, Karen H. | * | ARM | 2638 | 2645 | Benalmádena | 8 | 43,5 | 52,5 | 42,5 | 2670 | 9 | 8 | 7,52 | 0,48 | 10 | 4,8 | ||
2 | 4 | GM | Zanan, Evgeny | * | ISR | 2483 | 0 | Rishon Lezion | 7 | 43,5 | 51 | 37 | 2442 | 9 | 7 | 6,56 | 0,44 | 10 | 4,4 | ||
3 | 2 | GM | Mitrabha, Guha | * | IND | 2508 | 0 | 7 | 42 | 51 | 33,5 | 2395 | 9 | 7 | 7,43 | -0,43 | 10 | -4,3 | |||
4 | 3 | GM | Solodovnichenko, Yuri | * | UKR | 2486 | 2529 | Figueres | 7 | 41 | 48,5 | 33,5 | 2328 | 8 | 6 | 6,73 | -0,73 | 10 | -7,3 | ||
5 | 13 | GM | Campora, Daniel H. | S60 | * | ARG | 2354 | 2386 | Oromana | 7 | 40,5 | 49,5 | 37,5 | 2409 | 9 | 7 | 6,39 | 0,61 | 10 | 6,1 | |
6 | 5 | IM | Domingo Nunez, Ruben | * | ESP | 2429 | 2418 | Villa de la Zubia | 7 | 40,5 | 48,5 | 35,5 | 2407 | 9 | 7 | 6,89 | 0,11 | 10 | 1,1 | ||
7 | 28 | Munoz Avila, Jose Luis | * | ESP | 2238 | 2245 | Gros Xake Taldea | 7 | 39 | 46 | 34 | 2296 | 9 | 7 | 6,01 | 0,99 | 20 | 19,8 | |||
8 | 16 | IM | Goluch, Piotr | * | POL | 2312 | 0 | Polonia | 7 | 37,5 | 45 | 34 | 2331 | 8 | 6 | 5,81 | 0,19 | 10 | 1,9 | ||
9 | 6 | GM | Moskalenko, Viktor | S60 | * | ESP | 2427 | 2428 | Colon Sabadell Chessy | 6,5 | 44,5 | 54 | 35,5 | 2399 | 9 | 6,5 | 6,59 | -0,09 | 10 | -0,9 | |
10 | 54 | Ambartsumian, Tyhran | U12 | *H | ARM | 2138 | 0 | 6,5 | 41,5 | 48,5 | 32,5 | 2320 | 9 | 6,5 | 4,35 | 2,15 | 40 | 86 | |||
11 | 38 | WGM | Grabuzova, Tatiana | * | ESP | 2202 | 2205 | Filántropos Equigoma | 6,5 | 38 | 45 | 33 | 2314 | 6 | 5 | 3,92 | 1,08 | 10 | 10,8 | ||
12 | 17 | FM | Gomez Dieguez, David | * | ESP | 2303 | 2301 | Ourense | 6,5 | 36 | 43,5 | 29,5 | 2296 | 9 | 6,5 | 6,48 | 0,02 | 20 | 0,4 | ||
13 | 14 | FM | Luque Saiz, Andres | *C | ESP | 2349 | 2347 | Silla | 6,5 | 35,5 | 43,5 | 28 | 2187 | 9 | 6,5 | 7,53 | -1,03 | 20 | -20,6 | ||
14 | 20 | IM | Granero Roca, Antonio | *C | ESP | 2273 | 2276 | Silla | 6,5 | 34,5 | 41,5 | 31 | 2248 | 9 | 6,5 | 6,66 | -0,16 | 10 | -1,6 | ||
15 | 41 | AGM | Vignesh, B | * | IND | 2179 | 0 | 6 | 43 | 47,5 | 35 | 2297 | 9 | 6 | 4,14 | 1,86 | 20 | 37,2 |
A total of 221 players including 2 GMs and 3 IMs took part from 20 countries across the world in the Blitz Nocturno event. The one-night eight round Rating Open tournament was organized by Luis Barona Boj at Hotel Bali - Benidorm in Alicante, Spain on 6th and 7th December 2023. The time control of the event was 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment per move.
Final standings in Blitz Nocturno
Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | Gr | FED | RtgI | RtgN | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | Rp | n | w | we | w-we | K | rtg+/- | ||
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1 | 1 | GM | Mitrabha, Guha | * | IND | 2508 | 0 | 7,5 | 33,5 | 40 | 37,50 | 2531 | 8 | 7,5 | 7,24 | 0,26 | 10 | 2,6 | |||
2 | 9 | FM | Del Prado Rodriguez, Xulio | U16 | *H | ESP | 2289 | 0 | Ourense | 7 | 35,5 | 45 | 37,50 | 2500 | 8 | 7 | 4,99 | 2,01 | 20 | 40,2 | |
3 | 2 | GM | Khusnutdinov, Rustam | * | KAZ | 2429 | 0 | 7 | 35 | 44 | 37,00 | 2403 | 8 | 7 | 7,02 | -0,02 | 10 | -0,2 | |||
4 | 3 | FM | Ilinca, Felix-Antonio | U14 | *C | ROU | 2423 | 0 | Paterna | 7 | 30,5 | 37 | 32,50 | 2372 | 8 | 7 | 7,19 | -0,19 | 10 | -1,9 | |
5 | 17 | Barranco Cara, Francisco Javier | *H | ESP | 2221 | 0 | 7 | 30 | 37,5 | 32,00 | 2249 | 8 | 7 | 6,79 | 0,21 | 20 | 4,2 | ||||
6 | 7 | FM | Diaz Velandia, Jose Manuel | *C | VEN | 2329 | 0 | Gambito Benimaclet | 6,5 | 33,5 | 42,5 | 34,25 | 2333 | 8 | 6,5 | 6,18 | 0,32 | 10 | 3,2 | ||
7 | 106 | Sarvade, Mihiir | * | IND | 1825 | 0 | 6,5 | 31,5 | 38,5 | 30,75 | 2268 | 7 | 5,5 | 0,93 | 4,57 | 40 | 182,8 | ||||
8 | 8 | FM | Ingunza Curro, Andres | * | ESP | 2328 | 0 | Madrid | 6,5 | 30 | 37 | 28,75 | 2203 | 8 | 6,5 | 7,13 | -0,63 | 10 | -6,3 | ||
9 | 5 | FM | Ortega Ruiz, Jose Miguel | *H | ESP | 2358 | 0 | Diagonal Alcorcón | 6,5 | 29 | 37 | 29,25 | 2264 | 8 | 6,5 | 6,91 | -0,41 | 20 | -8,2 | ||
10 | 20 | FM | Sande Edreira, Jose Antonio | *H | ESP | 2209 | 0 | Gijon Ajedrez 64 | 6,5 | 29 | 36,5 | 29,25 | 2212 | 8 | 6,5 | 6,19 | 0,31 | 20 | 6,2 | ||
11 | 86 | Sham, R | *H | IND | 1897 | 0 | 6 | 34 | 43 | 31,00 | 2276 | 8 | 6 | 2,04 | 3,96 | 20 | 79,2 | ||||
12 | 31 | Aakash Sharadchandra, Dalvi | * | IND | 2130 | 0 | 6 | 33 | 41 | 27,50 | 2156 | 8 | 6 | 5,37 | 0,63 | 20 | 12,6 | ||||
13 | 11 | IM | Granero Roca, Antonio | *C | ESP | 2273 | 0 | Silla | 6 | 32,5 | 40 | 28,50 | 2151 | 8 | 6 | 6,83 | -0,83 | 10 | -8,3 | ||
14 | 52 | Moreno Lopez, Avelino | * | ESP | 2024 | 0 | Getafe | 6 | 32,5 | 39 | 26,00 | 2197 | 8 | 6 | 4,11 | 1,89 | 20 | 37,8 | |||
15 | 47 | Asensio Asensio, Nicolas | U16 | *H | ESP | 2050 | 0 | Aulazenter | 6 | 32 | 37 | 24,50 | 2204 | 8 | 6 | 4,27 | 1,73 | 40 | 69,2 | ||
16 | 23 | AGM | Vignesh, B | * | IND | 2179 | 0 | 6 | 31 | 38 | 26,00 | 2071 | 8 | 6 | 6,74 | -0,74 | 20 | -14,8 | |||
17 | 48 | Lorente Melcon, Maximo | U14 | *H | ESP | 2040 | 0 | Oberena | 6 | 31 | 37,5 | 25,00 | 2160 | 8 | 6 | 4,63 | 1,37 | 40 | 54,8 | ||
18 | 87 | Ghita, Vlad-Bogdan | *H | ROU | 1895 | 0 | 6 | 30 | 35 | 24,50 | 2084 | 8 | 6 | 3,73 | 2,27 | 20 | 45,4 | ||||
19 | 22 | FM | Jimenez Martinez, Jose Vicente | * | ESP | 2195 | 0 | Excalibur | 6 | 29 | 35,5 | 25,75 | 2114 | 8 | 6 | 6,54 | -0,54 | 20 | -10,8 | ||
20 | 107 | Fernandez Pastor, Luis | *H | ESP | 1819 | 0 | Ourense | 6 | 28 | 34,5 | 25,00 | 1962 | 7 | 6 | 2,84 | 3,16 | 40 | 126,4 |
A total of 326 players took part from 29 countries across the world in the Aficionados Group B (Below 2000) event. The eight-day nine round Rating tournament was organized by Luis Barona Boj at Hotel Bali - Benidorm in Alicante, Spain from 1st to 8th December 2023. The time control of the event was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment per move.
Final standings in Group B
Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | Gr | FED | RtgI | RtgN | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | Rp | n | w | we | w-we | K | rtg+/- | ||
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1 | 45 | Sham, R | *H | IND | 1897 | 0 | 8 | 43 | 0 | 52 | 2105 | 9 | 8 | 5,53 | 2,47 | 20 | 49,4 | ||||
2 | 6 | Fabre Massana, Miquel | S60 | * | ESP | 1982 | 2002 | Moia Moianes | 7,5 | 44,5 | 0 | 53,5 | 2125 | 9 | 7,5 | 5,98 | 1,52 | 20 | 30,4 | ||
3 | 74 | Kao, Jamison Edrich | U14 | *H | HKG | 1835 | 0 | 7,5 | 43,5 | 0 | 51 | 2119 | 9 | 7,5 | 4,17 | 3,33 | 40 | 133,2 | |||
4 | 11 | Navarro Rico, Lluis | *C | ESP | 1965 | 1967 | ASSSA Enric Valor | 7 | 48,5 | 0 | 58 | 2068 | 9 | 7 | 5,83 | 1,17 | 20 | 23,4 | |||
5 | 58 | Conde Chamizo, Pablo | * | ESP | 1869 | 1895 | Cultural Tussam | 7 | 46,5 | 0 | 54,5 | 2073 | 9 | 7 | 4,58 | 2,42 | 20 | 48,4 | |||
6 | 4 | Vladut, Matei | * | ROU | 1989 | 0 | 7 | 45,5 | 0 | 54 | 2086 | 9 | 7 | 5,90 | 1,10 | 20 | 22 | ||||
7 | 3 | Talledo Lagos, Cesar Frank | *H | PER | 1993 | 0 | 7 | 45 | 0 | 53,5 | 2099 | 9 | 7 | 5,80 | 1,20 | 20 | 24 | ||||
8 | 124 | Gyaneshwar, B | * | IND | 1712 | 0 | 7 | 44,5 | 0 | 51,5 | 2089 | 9 | 7 | 2,60 | 4,40 | 20 | 88 | ||||
9 | 8 | Sempere Domenech, Abel | *C | ESP | 1979 | 1977 | Alcoy | 7 | 44 | 0 | 52,5 | 2064 | 9 | 7 | 6,00 | 1,00 | 20 | 20 | |||
10 | 23 | Stanchev, Aleksandar | * | BUL | 1948 | 0 | Kaisa Varna | 7 | 43,5 | 0 | 52 | 1947 | 9 | 7 | 6,63 | 0,37 | 20 | 7,4 | |||
11 | 16 | Lloret Climent, Miguel | S60 | *C | ESP | 1954 | 1954 | L'Alfàs del Pi | 7 | 43,5 | 0 | 50 | 2035 | 9 | 7 | 6,06 | 0,94 | 20 | 18,8 | ||
12 | 84 | Blanco Garcia Bajo, David | U12 | * | ESP | 1812 | 1827 | Fundación La Caja | 7 | 42,5 | 0 | 49 | 2037 | 9 | 7 | 4,08 | 2,92 | 40 | 116,8 | ||
13 | 22 | Perez Garcia, Juan Angel | * | ESP | 1948 | 1945 | Ateneo Albacetense | 7 | 40 | 0 | 47,5 | 1943 | 9 | 7 | 6,83 | 0,17 | 20 | 3,4 | |||
14 | 17 | Martin Ramos, Hector | * | ESP | 1953 | 1987 | Getafe | 7 | 38 | 0 | 47 | 2000 | 9 | 7 | 6,47 | 0,53 | 40 | 21,2 | |||
15 | 21 | Buitron Ramil, David | *H | ESP | 1948 | 1946 | Cabo Touriñán | 7 | 38 | 0 | 46,5 | 1949 | 9 | 7 | 6,53 | 0,47 | 20 | 9,4 |