IM Harsha Bharathakoti wins Kathmandu Open 2018
IM Harsha Bharathakoti drew his last round game against GM Azer Mirzoev and became champion of Kathmandu Open 2018 with a score of 7.5/9. He won a gigantic trophy and NRS 200000. Seven people ended up with 7.0 points each. Azer Mirzoev of Azerbaijan, had the best tie-break score and he secured the first runner up position bagging home NRS 120000, followed by Tarlev Konstantin of Ukraine, who got NRS 80000. Top 3 board games might have ended up in a draw but the result does not do justice to their hard fought devastating battles. In this report, we bring you photos, games and videos from the final round of the tournament.
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Final Standings
Rank after Round 9
Rk. | SNo | Name | sex | FED | RtgI | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
1 | 8 | IM | Harsha Bharathakoti | IND | 2424 | 7,5 | 0,0 | 47,0 | 51,0 | 4 | 6 | ||
2 | 5 | GM | Mirzoev Azer | AZE | 2504 | 7,0 | 0,0 | 49,0 | 53,0 | 5 | 5 | ||
3 | 4 | GM | Tarlev Konstantin | UKR | 2549 | 7,0 | 0,0 | 49,0 | 52,5 | 4 | 5 | ||
4 | 14 | IM | Shyaamnikhil P | IND | 2385 | 7,0 | 0,0 | 47,5 | 51,5 | 5 | 5 | ||
5 | 6 | GM | Greenfeld Alon | ISR | 2490 | 7,0 | 0,0 | 47,0 | 51,0 | 4 | 5 | ||
6 | 10 | IM | Gusain Himal | IND | 2413 | 7,0 | 0,0 | 47,0 | 50,5 | 5 | 5 | ||
7 | 1 | GM | Volkov Sergey | RUS | 2598 | 7,0 | 0,0 | 45,0 | 49,0 | 4 | 6 | ||
8 | 9 | IM | Llaneza Vega Marcos | ESP | 2422 | 7,0 | 0,0 | 40,5 | 44,5 | 4 | 7 | ||
9 | 2 | GM | Sandipan Chanda | IND | 2579 | 6,5 | 0,0 | 50,0 | 53,5 | 5 | 4 | ||
10 | 13 | GM | Fominyh Alexander | RUS | 2391 | 6,5 | 0,0 | 48,5 | 52,0 | 4 | 5 | ||
11 | 3 | GM | Sengupta Deep | IND | 2579 | 6,5 | 0,0 | 47,5 | 51,0 | 5 | 5 | ||
12 | 25 | Neelash Saha | IND | 2212 | 6,5 | 0,0 | 47,0 | 51,0 | 4 | 5 | |||
13 | 12 | GM | Sriram Jha | IND | 2392 | 6,5 | 0,0 | 45,5 | 48,0 | 4 | 5 | ||
14 | 11 | IM | Prince Bajaj | IND | 2409 | 6,5 | 0,0 | 45,0 | 50,0 | 5 | 5 | ||
15 | 19 | FM | Gajwa Ankit | IND | 2292 | 6,5 | 0,0 | 45,0 | 49,0 | 4 | 6 | ||
16 | 21 | IM | Deshmukh Anup | IND | 2282 | 6,5 | 0,0 | 44,0 | 47,0 | 4 | 6 | ||
17 | 35 | Saptorshi Gupta | IND | 2080 | 6,5 | 0,0 | 42,0 | 45,0 | 4 | 6 | |||
18 | 17 | Srijit Paul | IND | 2351 | 6,5 | 0,0 | 38,0 | 41,0 | 4 | 6 | |||
19 | 7 | GM | Kasparov Sergey | BLR | 2462 | 6,0 | 0,0 | 49,0 | 52,5 | 5 | 4 | ||
20 | 30 | Harshavardhan G B | IND | 2119 | 6,0 | 0,0 | 47,0 | 49,5 | 4 | 4 |
Previous articles of this tournament:
Kathmandu Open 2018 Day 1: Inauguration Ceremony & Preview
North East Champion holds former Russia Champion in Round 2 of Kathmandu Open 2018
Neelash defeats top seed, three-way lead after round 4 in Kathmandu Open 2018
Kathmandu Open 2018 Round 6: 14 players lead
Harsha Bharathakoti in sole lead after penultimate round in Kathmandu Open 2018