GMT Masters: Praggnanandhaa finishes third
The total prize fund in GMT Challengers was CHF 14000. The top three prizes were CHF 5000, 3500 and 2500. For MTO, the total prize fund was CHF 28000 + non-cash prizes. The top three prizes were CHF 6000, 4500 and 3500. The MTO is financially supported by FIDE Open Aid Project.
Kazakhstan no.1, GM Rinat Jumabayev won the Biel MTO scoring 7.5/10 | Photo: Biel Chess Festival
GM Leon Luke Mendonca and IM Ayush Sharma drew their game to secure second and third place respectively | Photo: Biel Chess Festival
GMT: Abhimanyu - Praggnanandhaa: 0-4
GM R Praggnanandhaa (2757) avenged his first round loss against GM Abhimanyu Mishra (USA, 2604) by outplaying him in the last round of the Finals.
Praggnanandhaa defeated Abhimanyu Mishra (USA) to finish third in GMT Masters | Photo: Biel Chess Festival
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Winner MTO Round 9: GM Arseniy Nesterov (2602) vs. IM Sugar Gan-Erdene (MGL, 2407): ½–½
Winner ATO Round 8: Yernur Akhmediyar (1751) vs. Enzo Jaggy (1835): 1-0
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Scoring in GMT Classical
Win = 4 points
Draw = 1.5 point
Loss = 0
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GMT Masters Finals Round 3 results
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2661 | GM | Martirosyan, Haik M. | ½ - ½ | GM | Le, Quang Liem | 2731 | 1 | |||
| 2 | 3 | 2604 | GM | Mishra, Abhimanyu | 0 - 1 | GM | Praggnanandhaa, R | 2757 | 4 |
Standings after Finals Round 3
Praggnanandhaa finished third scorin 24.5 points | Source: Official site
GMT Challengers Finals Round 3 results
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2638 | GM | Salem, A.R. Saleh | ½ - ½ | GM | Donchenko, Alexander | 2633 | 2 | |||
| 2 | 3 | 2488 | GM | Vaishali, Rameshbabu | 0 | bye | 0 | -1 |
Standings after Finals Round 3
The standings in GMT Challengers remained unchanged | Source: Official site
MTO Round 10 results
| Bo. | No. | Name | Rtg | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Rtg | No. | PGN | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | GM | Mendonca, Leon Luke | 2615 | 7 | ½ - ½ | 7 | IM | Ayush, Sharma | 2342 | 44 | PGN | ||
| 2 | 30 | IM | Gan-Erdene, Sugar | 2407 | 6½ | ½ - ½ | 6½ | GM | Aryan, Chopra | 2632 | 1 | PGN | ||
| 3 | 3 | GM | Nesterov, Arseniy | 2602 | 6½ | ½ - ½ | 6½ | Xue, Haowen | 2452 | 23 | PGN | |||
| 4 | 32 | IM | Tahay, Alexis | 2392 | 6½ | 0 - 1 | 6½ | GM | Jumabayev, Rinat | 2565 | 9 | PGN | ||
| 5 | 15 | IM | Madaminov, Mukhiddin | 2512 | 6½ | 1 - 0 | 6½ | IM | Fromm, Marius | 2448 | 26 | PGN | ||
| 6 | 6 | GM | Sasikiran, Krishnan | 2581 | 6 | 1 - 0 | 6 | IM | Saraci, Nderim | 2447 | 27 | PGN | ||
| 7 | 10 | GM | Gavrilescu, David | 2540 | 6 | ½ - ½ | 6 | GM | Bilguun, Sumiya | 2458 | 19 | PGN | ||
| 8 | 20 | IM | Ansat, Aldiyar | 2458 | 6 | 1 - 0 | 6 | IM | Assaubayeva, Bibisara | 2472 | 18 | PGN | ||
| 9 | 38 | FM | Dotzer, Lukas | 2375 | 6 | ½ - ½ | 6 | IM | Razafindratsima, Timothe | 2449 | 25 | PGN | ||
| 10 | 4 | GM | Ganguly, Surya Shekhar | 2592 | 5½ | 1 - 0 | 6 | IM | Amartuvshin, Ganzorig | 2427 | 29 | PGN |
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | FED | RtgI | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | GM | Jumabayev, Rinat | KAZ | 2565 | 7,5 | 0 | 47,00 | 59 | |||
| 2 | 2 | GM | Mendonca, Leon Luke | IND | 2615 | 7,5 | 0 | 45,00 | 58,5 | |||
| 3 | 44 | IM | Ayush, Sharma | IND | 2342 | 7,5 | 0 | 44,75 | 56,5 | |||
| 4 | 15 | IM | Madaminov, Mukhiddin | UZB | 2512 | 7,5 | 0 | 44,25 | 57,5 | |||
| 5 | 6 | GM | Sasikiran, Krishnan | IND | 2581 | 7 | 0 | 42,50 | 59,5 | |||
| 6 | 1 | GM | Aryan, Chopra | IND | 2632 | 7 | 0 | 42,00 | 58,5 | |||
| 7 | 23 | Xue, Haowen | u16 | CHN | 2452 | 7 | 0 | 41,50 | 57 | |||
| 8 | 20 | IM | Ansat, Aldiyar | u16 | KAZ | 2458 | 7 | 0 | 40,00 | 52,5 | ||
| 9 | 3 | GM | Nesterov, Arseniy | FID | 2602 | 7 | 0 | 39,50 | 54,5 | |||
| 10 | 30 | IM | Gan-Erdene, Sugar | MGL | 2407 | 7 | 0 | 38,50 | 55,5 |
