Himal Gusain perfect at 4th Weekend Matti per gli scacchi 2024
IM Himal Gusain scored a perfect 5/5 to win 4th Weekend Matti per gli scacchi Open 2024. The top seed of the tournament finished a full point ahead of the competition. Three players - CM Federico Giammona (ITA), CM Giuseppe Ottavio Messina (ITA) and Federico Noto (ITA) scored 4/5 to secure second, third and fourth place according to tie-breaks. Himal defeated both eventual runners-up. The top three prizes were €100, €75 and €60 along with a trophy each. The three-day five round Rating Open tournament was organized by A S D Matti Per Gli Scacchi at Matti Per Gli Scacchi in Palermo, Italy from 7th to 9th June 2024. This was Himal's fifth tournament triumph of the year. Photo: Matti per gli scacchi
Himal's fifth triumph of the year
Few days before this event, IM Himal Gusain won another tournament in Italy - 2nd Torneo Citta' Del Tricolore 2024. There also Himal scored a perfect 5/5 and increased his Elo rating by 4 points.












A total of 37 players took part from three countries across the world in this three-day five round Rating Open tournament. It was organized by A S D Matti Per Gli Scacchi at Matti Per Gli Scacchi in Palermo, Italy from 7th to 9th June 2024. The time control of the event was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment per move..
Final standings
Pos.  | Num.  | Name  | Fed  | Rtg.  | Rtg.+/-  | Pts.  | DE  | BH-C1  | BH  | ARO  | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1  | 1  | IM  | 2490  | +2  | 5  | 0  | 15.0  | 16.0  | 1817  | |||
2  | 2  | CM  | 2084  | +10  | 4  | 0  | 14.5  | 16.5  | 1800  | |||
3  | 3  | CM  | 1937  | +10  | 4  | 0  | 14.0  | 16.0  | 1785  | |||
4  | 4  | 1N  | 1937  | +16  | 4  | 0  | 14.0  | 16.0  | 1765  | |||
5  | 7  | CM  | 1733  | +8  | 3.5  | 0  | 13.5  | 15.5  | 1603  | 
Links
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