Indians claim top two
Champion - Dinesh Rajan M 8/9
Interview with Dinesh Rajan M | Video: ChessBase India
Runner-up - Mandar Pradip Lad 7.5/9
5th Pushkar Dere 7/9
Dinesh Rajan M scored 8/9, suffered only one loss and gained 43.6 Elo rating points
Indian norm makers in Masters
GM-norm: IM Goutham Krishna H
IM-norm: Soham Kamotra (became an IM), FM Daaevik Wadhawan, FM Suyog Wagh, FM Gaurang Bagwe and Kushal Jani R.
Soham Kamotra becomes Jammu and Kashmir's first International Master | Video: ChessBase India
Interview with Daaevik Wadhawan
| Video: ChessBase India
FM Suyog Wagh on his third IM-norm
| Video: ChessBase India
For more Prize distribution ceremony photos, please click here.
A total of 214 players including a WGM and a WIM took part from 38 countries across the world in the Open A <2300 category. The tournament was organized by Abu Dhabi Chess Club & Mind Games from 15th to 24th August 2024 at St. Regis Abu Dhabi Corniche Hotel in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The nine-round Swiss league tournament had a time control of 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move no.1.
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Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32 | Dinesh, Rajan M | IND | 2092 | 8 | 0 | 43,5 | 39,5 | ||
| 2 | 5 | Lad, Mandar Pradip | IND | 2254 | 7,5 | 0 | 49 | 44 | ||
| 3 | 34 | Darini, Iliya | IRI | 2083 | 7,5 | 0 | 44,5 | 40 | ||
| 4 | 13 | FM | Manukyan, Sargis A. | ARM | 2211 | 7 | 0 | 48,5 | 43,5 | |
| 5 | 12 | Dere, Pushkar | IND | 2217 | 7 | 0 | 47,5 | 42,5 | ||
| 6 | 47 | Zhou, Yichen | CHN | 2023 | 7 | 0 | 46,5 | 42 | ||
| 7 | 23 | Rzayev, Chingiz | AZE | 2134 | 7 | 0 | 45,5 | 41,5 | ||
| 8 | 6 | FM | Hamidov, Allahverdi | AZE | 2253 | 7 | 0 | 45,5 | 40,5 | |
| 9 | 10 | CM | Kuandykuly, Danis | KAZ | 2224 | 7 | 0 | 45,5 | 40,5 | |
| 10 | 11 | FM | Fadi, Marko | EGY | 2221 | 7 | 0 | 44 | 39,5 |
