Quoc Hy Nguyen wins Odisha Open 2024, Pa Iniyan third

by Shahid Ahmed - 25/12/2024

FM Quoc Hy Nguyen (VIE) and GM Alexei Fedorov scored an unbeaten 8/10 each at Odisha Open 2024 Category A. Quoc won the tournament due to better tie-breaks, Alexei was placed second. Their seventh round battle against each other ended in a draw. Five players - GM Pa Iniyan, GM Deepan Chakkravarthy, IM Shahil Dey, IM Ameya Audi and IM Srihari L scored 7.5/10 each. They secured third to seventh place respectively according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund of the festival was ₹4000000, ₹2500000 for Category A. The top three prizes were ₹550000, ₹350000 and ₹200000 along with a trophy each. The eight-day ten-round Swiss league rating tournament was organized by All Odisha Chess Association in association with SOA University at SOA University in Bhubaneswar, Odisha from 15th to 22nd December. Photo: All Odisha Chess Association

IM-norm: Quoc Hy and Vignesh Advaith Vemula

FM Quoc Hy Nguyen (VIE) and Vignesh Advaith Vemula scored an IM-norm each. This is Vignesh's second IM-norm. Earlier this year, he scored his first one at the very same event in February.

Champion - FM Quoc Hy Nguyen (VIE) 8/10 | Photo: All Odisha Chess Association

Runner-up - GM Alexei Fedorov 8/10 | Photo: All Odisha Chess Association

Second Runner-up - GM Pa Iniyan 7.5/10 | Photo: All Odisha Chess Association

Vignesh Advaith Vemula en route his fifth round draw against GM Alexei Fedorov | Photo: All Odisha Chess Association

Vignesh Advaith Vemula scored 7/10, performed at 2468 to earn his second IM-norm

Arbiters' team | Photo: All Odisha Chess Association

Players, parents, accompanying persons and officials at the closing ceremony | Photo: All Odisha Chess Association

The tournament hall at SOA University in Bhubaneswar, Odisha | Photo: All Odisha Chess Association

A total of 176 players including 14 GMs, 22 IMs and 4 WIMs took part from 18 countries across the world including India in Category A (≥1900). The tournament was organized by All Odisha Chess Association in association with SOA University from 15th to 22nd December 2024 at SOA University in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. The ten-round Swiss league tournament had a time control of 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move no.1.

Replay Round 9-10 games

Round 10 results

Bo.		White	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Black	Rtg	Club/City	PGN
1	GM	Fedorov Alexei	2385	BLR	7½	½ - ½	7	IM	Srihari L	2360	PY	PGN
2	FM	Nguyen Quoc Hy	2373	VIE	7½	½ - ½	7	GM	Deepan Chakkravarthy J.	2408	ICF	PGN
3	GM	Iniyan Pa	2513	TN	6½	1 - 0	6½	CM	Vivaan Vijay Saraogi	1899	MH	PGN
4	IM	Mohammad Nubairshah Shaikh	2417	MH	6½	½ - ½	6½	IM	Neelash Saha	2458	RSPB	PGN
5	GM	Rios Gomez Cristhian Camilo	2448	COL	6½	½ - ½	6½		Vignesh Advaith Vemula	2276	TG	PGN
6	IM	Audi Ameya	2412	GA	6½	1 - 0	6½	GM	Shyaam Nikhil P	2445	ICF	PGN
7	IM	Shahil Dey	2368	AS	6½	1 - 0	6½	IM	Viani Antonio Dcunha	2383	KA	PGN
8	FM	Setumadhav Yellumahanthi	2341	AP	6½	½ - ½	6	FM	Md Imran	2430	AP	PGN
9	GM	Mitrabha Guha	2507	RSPB	6	1 - 0	6	FM	Adireddy Arjun	2335	TG	PGN
10	GM	Savchenko Boris	2473	RUS	6	1 - 0	6	IM	Avinash Ramesh	2333	TN	PGN

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Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	19	FM	Nguyen Quoc Hy	VIE	2373	VIE	8	62	66,5	51,75
2	16	GM	Fedorov Alexei	BLR	2385	BLR	8	59	63,5	48,50
3	1	GM	Iniyan Pa	IND	2513	TN	7,5	58	63,5	46,75
4	14	GM	Deepan Chakkravarthy J.	IND	2408	ICF	7,5	56,5	61	42,75
5	20	IM	Shahil Dey	IND	2368	AS	7,5	56	61	44,50
6	13	IM	Audi Ameya	IND	2412	GA	7,5	55,5	60	45,25
7	23	IM	Srihari L	IND	2360	PY	7,5	55	59	44,00
8	5	IM	Neelash Saha	IND	2458	RSPB	7	62,5	67	44,00
9	47		Vignesh Advaith Vemula	IND	2276	TG	7	61,5	65	43,00
10	6	GM	Rios Gomez Cristhian Camilo	COL	2448	COL	7	57,5	63,5	43,75
11	24	GM	Nguyen Duc Hoa	VIE	2358	VIE	7	57	62	41,75
12	8	GM	Das Sayantan	IND	2437	WB	7	56	60,5	40,50
13	136	AIM	Banik Hrishikesh Kumar	IND	1938	WB	7	54,5	58	39,00
14	4	IM	Ayush Sharma	IND	2466	MP	7	54	58,5	38,50
15	3	GM	Savchenko Boris	RUS	2473	RUS	7	53,5	57,5	38,25
16	26	FM	Setumadhav Yellumahanthi	IND	2341	AP	7	53	57,5	40,50
17	18	IM	Panda Sambit	IND	2381	OR	7	53	57,5	39,00
18	2	GM	Mitrabha Guha	IND	2507	RSPB	7	52,5	59,5	39,25
19	82		Arpith S Bijoy	IND	2064	KL	7	52,5	56,5	38,00
20	12	IM	Mohammad Nubairshah Shaikh	IND	2417	MH	7	51,5	55,5	38,00

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