Jan Gustafsson wins 19th BCC Open 2019, Deep finishes joint first
GM Jan Gustafsson of Germany made a quick draw with GM Swapnil Dhopade in the final round to win the tournament. GM Deep Sengupta also finished at 7.5/9 by defeating IM Pascua Haridas in the final round to become the joint winner, thus the champion's prize money got shared and both of them received 170000 Baht each. However, due to a better tie-break score, Gustafsson was declared champion and he received the champion's trophy. GM Karthik Venkataraman finished at 7.0/9, due to a better tie-break score, he edged ahead three other players who also finished at the same point to secure 3rd position. IM Vijayalakshmi Subbaraman scored 6.5/9, finished at 13th and she received the Best Woman prize. The Challengers section was won by Ric Portugalera of Philippines. The report contains photos, positions, games and interviews. Photo: Shahid Ahmed
Gustafsson and Deep finish at the top
Swapnil-Gustafsson game seemed a very watered down cold action for a last round top board battle | Photo: Shahid Ahmed
Playing with black pieces, since only a draw was required to get him the championship, Gustafsson did not bother to take any unnecessary risks and understandably settled for a draw in just 16 moves.
Deep was in a must-win situation for joint champion finish against IM Haridas Pascua of Philippines and win he did | Photo: Shahid Ahmed
White just retreated his Queen back to c1. How should Black continue here?
Where should Black retreat his rook?
"It would've been nice to win today, I certainly didn't deserve it" - Nigel Short on his final round game | Photo: Shahid Ahmed
GM Karthik Venkataraman avenged his loss against IM Prantik Roy in 19th BCC Open Blitz finals | Photo: Shahid Ahmed
It is evident White is winning here. Find out the correct plan for White which does not allow any counter play for Black
Photo Gallery:
Champion - GM Jan Gustafsson of Germany 7.5/9. Due to a better tie-break score he was declared champion, however prize money got shared and he received 170000 Baht | Photo: Shahid Ahmed
Joint Champion - GM Deep Sengupta of India 7.5/9. He won a first runner-up trophy and got richer by 170000 Baht | Photo: Shahid Ahmed
3rd - GM Karthik Venkataraman of India 7.0/9 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed
4th - GM Zhao Zong-Yuan of Australia 7.0/9 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed
5th - GM Swapnil Dhopade of India 7.0/9 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed
6th - GM Andrea Stella of Italy 7.0/9 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed
7th - IM Duong The Anh of Vietnam 6.5/9 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed
8th - GM Nigel Short of England 6.5/9 } Photo: Shahid Ahmed
9th - GM Lalith Babu of India 6.5/9 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed
11th - GM Sriram Jha of India 6.5/9 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed
12th - IM Lou Yiping of China
6.5/9 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed
13th and Best Woman - IM Vijayalakshmi Subbaraman of India
6.5/9 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed
Best Junior - IM Neelash Saha of India 6.0/9 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed
Best Junior 2nd - Sanket Chakravarthy of India 6.0/9 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed
Champion in Challenger - Ric Portugalera of Philippines 6.0/7. He won a beautiful Champion's trophy and 10000 Baht as the prize money got shared between four players who finished at the same point | Photo: Shahid Ahmed
1st Runner-up in Challenger - Sacar Mohamad of Philippines 6.0/7 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed
2nd Runner-up in Challenger and Best Woman - Nguyen Thi Thuy Trien of Vietnam 6.0/7 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed
For more photos from Prize Distribution Ceremony, visit here.
Video Gallery:
Tête-à-tête with FIDE Vice-President GM Nigel Short | Video: Shahid Ahmed
Joint Champion GM Deep Sengupta talks about his games | Video: Shahid Ahmed
The man behind the successful Bangkok Chess Open | Video: Shahid Ahmed
Round 9 results
| Bo. | No. | Name | Rtg | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Rtg | No. | ||||
| 1 | 9 | GM | Swapnil S. Dhopade | 2488 | 6½ | ½ - ½ | 7 | GM | Gustafsson Jan | 2633 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 14 | IM | Pascua Haridas | 2426 | 6½ | 0 - 1 | 6½ | GM | Sengupta Deep | 2551 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 1 | GM | Short Nigel D | 2636 | 6 | ½ - ½ | 6 | IM | Lou Yiping | 2482 | 12 | ||
| 4 | 11 | GM | Kunte Abhijit | 2485 | 6 | 0 - 1 | 6 | GM | Zhao Zong-Yuan | 2529 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 17 | GM | Schebler Gerhard | 2385 | 6 | 0 - 1 | 6 | GM | Stella Andrea | 2512 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 7 | GM | Karthik Venkataraman | 2505 | 6 | 1 - 0 | 6 | IM | Roy Prantik | 2374 | 19 | ||
| 7 | 24 | IM | Duong The Anh | 2302 | 6 | ½ - ½ | 6 | GM | Vasquez Schroeder Rodrigo | 2487 | 10 | ||
| 8 | 3 | GM | Lalith Babu M R | 2577 | 5½ | 1 - 0 | 6 | Sarbojit Paul | 1984 | 62 | |||
| 9 | 37 | FM | Habla Jony | 2146 | 5½ | 0 - 1 | 5½ | GM | Ly Moulthun | 2490 | 8 | ||
| 10 | 35 | WIM | Varshini V | 2182 | 5½ | ½ - ½ | 5½ | GM | Villamayor Buenaventura | 2398 | 16 |
Final Standings after 9 Rounds
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | ||
| 1 | 2 | GM | Gustafsson Jan | GER | 2633 | 7,5 | 0,0 | 54,0 | 44,00 | |
| 2 | 4 | GM | Sengupta Deep | IND | 2551 | 7,5 | 0,0 | 52,5 | 43,25 | |
| 3 | 7 | GM | Karthik Venkataraman | IND | 2505 | 7,0 | 0,0 | 56,0 | 42,00 | |
| 4 | 5 | GM | Zhao Zong-Yuan | AUS | 2529 | 7,0 | 0,0 | 53,5 | 40,50 | |
| 5 | 9 | GM | Swapnil S. Dhopade | IND | 2488 | 7,0 | 0,0 | 51,0 | 39,00 | |
| 6 | 6 | GM | Stella Andrea | ITA | 2512 | 7,0 | 0,0 | 50,5 | 38,00 | |
| 7 | 24 | IM | Duong The Anh | VIE | 2302 | 6,5 | 0,0 | 55,0 | 37,25 | |
| 8 | 1 | GM | Short Nigel D | ENG | 2636 | 6,5 | 0,0 | 54,0 | 37,25 | |
| 9 | 3 | GM | Lalith Babu M R | IND | 2577 | 6,5 | 0,0 | 52,5 | 36,25 | |
| 10 | 8 | GM | Ly Moulthun | AUS | 2490 | 6,5 | 0,0 | 52,0 | 36,25 | |
| 11 | 18 | GM | Sriram Jha | IND | 2381 | 6,5 | 0,0 | 52,0 | 36,25 | |
| 12 | 12 | IM | Lou Yiping | CHN | 2482 | 6,5 | 0,0 | 51,0 | 36,00 | |
| 13 | 20 | IM | Vijayalakshmi Subbaraman | IND | 2345 | 6,5 | 0,0 | 50,5 | 34,25 | |
| 14 | 25 | FM | Susilodinata Andrean | INA | 2296 | 6,5 | 0,0 | 48,5 | 33,50 | |
| 15 | 14 | IM | Pascua Haridas | PHI | 2426 | 6,5 | 0,0 | 48,5 | 33,25 |
Round 9 results in Challenger
| Bo. | No. | Name | Rtg | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Rtg | No. | ||||
| 1 | 3 | Portugalera Ric | 2075 | 5½ | ½ - ½ | 5½ | WFM | Nguyen Thi Thuy Trien | 2002 | 5 | |||
| 2 | 1 | Sacar Mohamad | 2092 | 5 | 1 - 0 | 5 | Lozano Arvie | 1989 | 7 | ||||
| 3 | 77 | Catayas Rodrigo | 0 | 5 | 0 - 1 | 5 | Chirananthavat Theemathas | 2042 | 4 | ||||
| 4 | 14 | Lovejoy David | 1877 | 4½ | ½ - ½ | 4½ | Manaog Stewart | 2080 | 2 | ||||
| 5 | 9 | AGM | Tushar Anand | 1953 | 4½ | 1 - 0 | 4½ | Nguyen Trong Hung | 1853 | 17 | |||
| 6 | 22 | Borigas Edgardo | 1745 | 4½ | 0 - 1 | 4½ | AGM | Shahid Ahmed S.K. | 1900 | 13 | |||
| 7 | 6 | Mahendran T. | 2000 | 4 | ½ - ½ | 4 | AIM | Kapoor Satvik | 1674 | 26 | |||
| 8 | 8 | Lysakov Anton | 1987 | 4 | ½ - ½ | 4 | AIM | Sushrutha Reddy | 1627 | 28 | |||
| 9 | 10 | Naudin Yvan | 1937 | 4 | 0 - 1 | 4 | Wong Zi Yue | 1619 | 29 | ||||
| 10 | 11 | Samrat Ghorai | 1933 | 4 | 1 - 0 | 4 | Rohan Nag Chowdhury | 1598 | 31 |
Final Standings after 7 Rounds
| Rk. | SNo | Name | sex | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
| 1 | 3 | Portugalera Ric | PHI | 2075 | 6,0 | 0,0 | 34,0 | 28,25 | 5 | 26,0 | |||
| 2 | 1 | Sacar Mohamad | PHI | 2092 | 6,0 | 0,0 | 33,5 | 28,00 | 6 | 24,0 | |||
| 3 | 5 | WFM | Nguyen Thi Thuy Trien | w | VIE | 2002 | 6,0 | 0,0 | 33,0 | 27,75 | 5 | 25,5 | |
| 4 | 4 | Chirananthavat Theemathas | THA | 2042 | 6,0 | 0,0 | 31,5 | 25,50 | 6 | 26,0 | |||
| 5 | 13 | AGM | Shahid Ahmed S.K. | IND | 1900 | 5,5 | 0,0 | 32,0 | 23,00 | 5 | 24,5 | ||
| 6 | 9 | AGM | Tushar Anand | IND | 1953 | 5,5 | 0,0 | 29,0 | 21,75 | 5 | 21,5 | ||
| 7 | 77 | Catayas Rodrigo | PHI | 0 | 5,0 | 0,0 | 33,0 | 22,00 | 5 | 23,0 | |||
| 8 | 2 | Manaog Stewart | PHI | 2080 | 5,0 | 0,0 | 32,5 | 22,25 | 4 | 21,0 | |||
| 9 | 7 | Lozano Arvie | w | PHI | 1989 | 5,0 | 0,0 | 32,5 | 20,50 | 5 | 24,0 | ||
| 10 | 14 | Lovejoy David | AUS | 1877 | 5,0 | 0,0 | 31,5 | 20,75 | 4 | 22,5 |
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