Alexandr Fier wins 49th La Roda Open 2023, Aravindh Chithambaram second and Pranav Venkatesh third

by Shahid Ahmed - 12/04/2023

GM Alexandr Fier drew with GM Aravindh Chithambaram in the final round of 49th La Roda Open 2023. The Brazil no.2 won the tournament due to better tie-breaks, Aravindh was placed second. Seven players scored 7/9 each. GM Pranav Venkatesh, GM Iniyan P and GM S L Narayanan secured third, fourth and fifth place respectively. GM Vignesh N R scored 6.5/9 to finish at tenth place. Thus, Indians claimed five out of the top ten places. The total prize fund of the tournament was €15000. The top three prizes were €3500, €2200 and €1000 along with a trophy each. After winning four tournaments in-a-row, this is Aravindh's first, runner-up finish in 2023, which is quite impressive. Photo: Official site

Indians claim second to fifth

Apart from GM Aravindh Chithambaram's fantastic run in 2023, GM Pranav Venkatesh, GM Iniyan P and GM Vignesh N R, all four managed to gain some rating points. Aravindh, Iniyan and GM S L Narayanan remained undefeated in this event, among the top ten Indian finishers.

Champion - GM Alexandr Fier (BRA) 7.5/9 | Photo: Official site

Runner-up - GM Aravindh Chithambaram 7.5/9 | Photo: Official site

Second Runner-up - GM Pranav Venkatesh 7/9 | Photo: Official site

Top 3 (L to R) - 2nd GM Aravindh Chithambaram, 1st GM Alexandr Fier (BRA) and 3rd GM Pranav Venkatesh | Photo: Official site

4th GM Iniyan P 7/9 | Photo: Official site

5th GM S L Narayanan 7/9 | Photo: Official site

10th GM Vignesh N R 6.5/9 | Photo: Official site

The podium finishers with the authorities | Photo: Official site

Round 9: GM Alexandr Fier (BRA) - GM Aravindh Chithambaram: 0.5-0.5 | Photo: Official site

Round 9: GM S L Narayanan - GM Iniyan P: 0.5-0.5 | Photo: Official site

Players in action | Photo: Official site

The tournament hall at Caja Blanca in La Roda, Spain | Photo: Official site

Trophies and mementos for the prize winners | Photo: Official site

In case if you missed taking part in this event, the 50th edition of La Roda Open will take place from 27th to 31st March 2024 with an increased prize fund of €20000.

50th La Roda Open will take place from 27th to 31st March 2024 with an increased prize fund of €20000 | Photo: Official site

A total of 177 players including 16 GMs, 7 IMs and a WIM took part from 22 countries across the world. The tournament was organized by Club Ajedrez Torneos La Roda from 5th to 9th April 2023 at Caja Blanca in La Roda, Spain. The nine-round Swiss league tournament had a time control of 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move no. 1.

Replay Round 1-9 games

Round 9 results

Bo.	No.		Name	Rtg	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	Rtg	No.
1	6	GM	Fier Alexandr	2599	7	½ - ½	7	GM	Aravindh Chithambaram Vr.	2607	4
2	1	GM	Narayanan.S.L	2661	6½	½ - ½	6½	GM	Iniyan P	2515	13
3	12	GM	Pranav V	2545	6½	½ - ½	6½	GM	Albornoz Cabrera Carlos Daniel	2586	8
4	5	GM	Svane Frederik	2600	6	1 - 0	6	IM	Shyaamnikhil P	2476	16
5	7	GM	Xu Xiangyu	2587	6	½ - ½	6	IM	Zhao Yuanhe	2447	18
6	9	GM	Li Di	2554	6	1 - 0	6	FM	Tabuenca Mendataurigoitia Daniel	2307	23
7	40	FM	Santos Antonio P	2176	6	1 - 0	6	GM	Visakh N R	2552	10
8	11	GM	Kobo Ori	2549	6	½ - ½	6	IM	Vignesh N R	2497	14
9	35		Gomez Falagan Daniel	2197	5½	½ - ½	5½	GM	Bernadskiy Vitaliy	2619	2
10	3	GM	Jumabayev Rinat	2609	5½	1 - 0	5½		Phatak Aanjaneya	2070	51

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Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	Gr	FED	RtgI	RtgN	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB4	K	rtg+/-
1	6	GM	Fier Alexandr				BRA	2599	2607	ARA	7,5	52,5	57	41	46,25	10	14,9
2	4	GM	Aravindh Chithambaram Vr.				IND	2607	0	India	7,5	51	55,5	39,5	44,75	10	11,1
3	12	GM	Pranav V				IND	2545	0	India	7	52,5	57,5	39	43,00	10	17,8
4	13	GM	Iniyan P				IND	2515	0	India	7	51,5	56,5	38,5	42,50	10	19
5	1	GM	Narayanan.S.L				IND	2661	2661	ARA	7	51	56	37,5	42,00	10	-1
6	8	GM	Albornoz Cabrera Carlos Daniel				CUB	2586	2589	CAT	7	50	55	37	41,00	10	-1,5
7	9	GM	Li Di				CHN	2554	0	China	7	48,5	52,5	36	39,50	10	1,7
8	5	GM	Svane Frederik				GER	2600	0	Alemania	7	46,5	51,5	35,5	38,75	10	0,4
9	40	FM	Santos Antonio P			V65	POR	2176	0	Portugal	7	42	44,5	33	32,00	20	37
10	14	IM	Vignesh N R				IND	2497	0	India	6,5	51,5	56	35,5	39,25	10	5,3
11	18	IM	Zhao Yuanhe				CHN	2447	0	China	6,5	49	53,5	35,5	36,00	10	10,1
12	3	GM	Jumabayev Rinat				KAZ	2609	0	Kazajistan	6,5	49	53,5	34,5	35,75	10	-6,2
13	11	GM	Kobo Ori				ISR	2549	0	Israel	6,5	48,5	53	35	36,25	10	-5,1
14	7	GM	Xu Xiangyu				CHN	2587	0	China	6,5	47,5	51,5	36,5	35,25	10	-0,4
15	48	CM	Horcajuelo Rocamora Martin				ESP	2107	2129	MAD - C.A. Diagonal Alcorcon	6,5	46	49	33	31,50	40	118
16	16	IM	Shyaamnikhil P				IND	2476	0	India	6	49,5	54	36	33,50	10	6,7
17	10	GM	Visakh N R				IND	2552	0	India	6	49	53,5	34,5	33,50	10	-7,8
18	2	GM	Bernadskiy Vitaliy				UKR	2619	0	Ucrania	6	47,5	51,5	35	32,75	10	-11,8
19	20	IM	Siddharth Jagadeesh				SGP	2393	0	Singapur	6	47	51	30,5	32,75	10	-11,8
20	23	FM	Tabuenca Mendataurigoitia Daniel				ESP	2307	2332	CNT	6	47	50,5	33	30,00	20	13,8

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