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Nikita Petrov wins 1st Annemasse International Festival 2023, Sayantan second and Sahaj third

by Shahid Ahmed - 06/11/2023

GM Nikita Petrov (MNE) and GM Sayantan Das scored an unbeaten 7/9 each at 1st Annemasse International Chess Festival 2023. Nikita won the tournament due to better tie-breaks, Sayantan secured second place. Their seventh round game against each other ended in a draw. Nine players scored 6.5/9. Out of them, five are Indians. GM Sahaj Grover, GM Deep Sengupta, GM Sankalp Gupta, GM Diptayan Ghosh and IM Mehar Chinna Reddy C H were placed third, fourth, fifth, sixth and eleventh respectively. The total prize fund of the festival was €22000. The top three prizes were €3000, €2000 and €1500 along with a trophy each. Photos: Cercle d’Échecs du Bassin Annemassien

Indians claim five out of top six

After this event, GM Deep Sengupta went on to win 21st Cap d'Agde Grand Prix. GM Sayantan Das finished at second place for the second consecutive tournament. It will be mentioned in detail in a separate report.

Champion - GM Nikita Petrov (MNE) 7/9

Runner-up - GM Sayantan Das 7/9

Second Runner-up - GM Sahaj Grover 6.5/9

4th GM Deep Sengupta 6.5/9

5th GM Sankalp Gupta 6.5/9

6th GM Diptayan Ghosh 6.5/9

1st in Rating category 2201-2400 - IM Mehar Chinna Reddy C H 6.5/9

Best Junior 1st - GM Raja Rithvik R 6/9

Best Junior 2nd - IM Manish Anto Cristiano F 6/9

Best Cadet 1st - GM Prraneth Vuppala 6/9

Best Cadet 2nd - GM Pranesh M 5.5/9

Best Women 1st - Vrushali Umesh Deodhar 5.5/9

1st in Rating category 1801-2000 - Siddhant Tamhankar 5/9

The tournament hall at Martin Luther King Complex in Annemasse, France

A total of 175 players including 15 GMs, 17 IMs, a WGM and two WIMs took part from 19 countries all over the world in this seven-day nine round Rating Open tournament. It was organized by Cercle d'Échecs du Bassin Annemassien at Martin Luther King Complex in Annemasse, France from 21st to 27th October 2023. The time control of the event was 40 moves in 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment per move.

Final standings

Pl NomEloCat.FedeLigueClubPtsTr.Me.Perf
1gPETROV Nikita2551 FSenM743½302656
2gDAS Sayantan2486 FSenM742½292599
3gGROVER Sahaj2496 FSenM43½30½2583
4gSENGUPTA Deep2467 FSenM43½302566
5gSANKALP GUPTA2518 FSenM4329½2581
6gGHOSH Diptayan2570 FSenM42½292568
7gZANAN Evgeny2465 FSenM42292558
8mBOYER Mahel2471 FJunMPACL'Echiquier du Roy René4228½2548
9gNASUTA Grzegorz2585 FSenMIDFEchiquier de Franconville4027½2511
10mGIREL Joseph2494 FJunMPACMarseille-Echecs4027½2500

Details

Links

Official site

Tournament details

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