Arun's fourth rating tournament triumph of the year
Four players - FM Arun Kataria, GM Hagen Poetsch (GER), Thomas Lang (GER) and Anton Bilchinski (GER) were the coleaders 5/6 each, heading into the last round. Arun defeated Hagen to become a clear champion. Thomas drew against Anton and the latter secured second place. Markus Bohme (GER) won against Vincent Blodig (GER) to finish third. A week after this event, Arun won a Blitz Open event in Udaipur, Rajasthan.
Arun - Hagen, Round 7
GM Hagen Poetsch (GER, 2479) made the incorrect decision of moving his king to f6 29...Kf6?? FM Arun Kataria (2308) correctly spotted 30.Rc7 +- Black cannot save the bishop. 30...Rf3 31.Rxc6+ Ke5 32.Rxa6 and White went on to win the game comfortably.
A total of 103 players including a GM took part from eight countries across the world. The four-day seven round Rating Open A tournament was organized by Frank Eckhardt at Bürgersaal Stadtbergen in Augsburg, Germany from 7th to 10th August 2025. The time control of the event was 40 moves in 90 minutes + 30 minutes + 30 seconds increment per move.
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Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | FM | Arun Kataria, | IND | 2308 | 6 | 33 | 28,00 | |
| 2 | 11 | FM | Bilchinski, Anton | GER | 2162 | SC Eppingen | 5,5 | 32 | 24,00 |
| 3 | 6 | Böhme, Markus | GER | 2212 | SC Uttenreuth e.V. | 5,5 | 30,5 | 22,25 | |
| 4 | 30 | Lang, Thomas | GER | 2003 | SG Schwäbisch Gmünd 1872 e.V | 5,5 | 27,5 | 20,25 | |
| 5 | 1 | GM | Poetsch, Hagen | GER | 2479 | SC Heusenstamm | 5 | 32 | 21,75 |
| 6 | 42 | Filin, Denys | UKR | 1960 | SK Kriegshaber | 5 | 29,5 | 20,00 | |
| 7 | 14 | Förch, Benedikt | GER | 2114 | SK Neuburg | 5 | 29 | 19,25 | |
| 8 | 12 | Romfeld, Michael | GER | 2162 | SAbt TSV Haunstetten | 5 | 27,5 | 18,25 | |
| 9 | 69 | Timm, Jasper | GER | 1886 | SK Gräfelfing | 5 | 27 | 17,50 | |
| 10 | 7 | FM | Höpfl, Thomas,Dr. | GER | 2194 | SV Saalespringer Halle | 5 | 26 | 17,50 |
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