Brandon Jacobson clinches 3rd Annemasse Festival Masters 2025, Rathanvel V S third
GM Brandon Jacobson (USA) and GM Mahdi Gholami Orimi (IRI) scored 7/9 each at 3rd Annemasse Festival Masters (≥1900) 2025. Brandon won the tournament on tie-breaks, Mahdi was placed second. Six players - IM Rathanvel V S, FM Namibt Singh Walia, GM Sayantan Das, Alexandre Bacrot (FRA), IM Sidhant Mohapatra and IM Aradhya Garg scored 6.5/9 each. They were placed third to eighth respectively. Namitbir earned his final IM-norm and became one of the latest International Master of India. The total prize fund of the entire festival was combining three categories was €26000 + cups and medals. The top three prizes in Masters was €3000, €2300 and €1700 along with a cup each. Photo: Club d’Échecs du Bassin Annemassien
Namitbir earns his final IM-norm, becomes an International Master
GM Mahdi Gholami Orimi (IRI) won the 6th Maurice David Rapid Rating Open 2025 scoring 9/11. GM Visakh N R secured second place 8.5/11. IM Danyil Mosesov (UKR) finished third 8.5/11. FM Namitbir Singh Walia scored 8/11 to finish fifth. The total participation in the festival was 408 players - 93 in Masters (≥1900), 67 in Accession (1551- 1999), 77 in Amateur (<1600), 81 in Maurice David Rapid and 90 in Blitz Tournament.
A total of 93 players including 7 GMs, 16 IMs and 5 WIMs took part from 15 countries across the world in Masters (≥1900) tournament. The seven-day nine round Rating Open tournament was organized by Cercle d'Échecs du Bassin Annemassien at Martin Luther-King Complex in Annemasse, France from 18th to 24th October 2025. The time control of the event was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment per move.
Final standings in Masters
| Pl | Nom | Elo | Cat. | Fede | Ligue | Club | Pts | Tr. | Bu. | Perf | |
| 1 | g | JACOBSON Brandon | 2595 F | SenM | 7 | 44 | 54½ | 2625 | |||
| 2 | g | GHOLAMI ORIMI Mahdi | 2500 F | SenM | 7 | 44 | 52½ | 2610 | |||
| 3 | m | RATHANVEL V S | 2483 F | SenM | ARA | Lyon Olympique Echecs | 6½ | 43½ | 52 | 2518 | |
| 4 | f | NAMITBIR SINGH WALIA | 2328 F | SenM | 6½ | 41½ | 48 | 2502 | |||
| 5 | g | DAS Sayantan | 2435 F | SenM | 6½ | 41 | 50 | 2534 | |||
| 6 | BACROT Alexandre | 2416 F | SenM | PAC | La Tour Hyéroise | 6½ | 40½ | 49 | 2539 | ||
| 7 | m | SIDHANT Mohapatra | 2384 F | SenM | 6½ | 39½ | 46½ | 2518 | |||
| 8 | m | ARADHYA Garg | 2400 F | SenM | 6½ | 38½ | 47 | 2449 | |||
| 9 | g | BERNADSKIY Vitaliy | 2487 F | SenM | 6 | 42½ | 52 | 2507 | |||
| 10 | m | DI NICOLANTONIO Lucas | 2388 F | SenM | PAC | Cannes Echecs | 6 | 41 | 48½ | 2448 |
A total of 81 players including 3 GMs, 4 IMs and 2 WIMs took part from nine countries across the world in Maurice David Rapid Rating Open. The one-day eleven round Rapid Rating Open tournament was organized by Cercle d'Échecs du Bassin Annemassien at Martin Luther-King Complex in Annemasse, France on 25th October 2025. The time control of the event was 12 minutes + 3 seconds increment per move.
Final standings in Maurice David Rapid
| Pl | Name | Fast | Cat. | Fede | League | R 1 | R 2 | R 3 | R 4 | R 5 | R 6 | R 7 | R 8 | R 9 | R 10 | R 11 | Pts | Tr. | Drank. | Perf | |
| 1 | g | GHOLAMI ORIMI Mahdi | 2439 E | SenM | + 48B | + 16N | + 5B | - 4N | + 14B | + 8N | = 2B | + 9N | = 3N | + 7B | + 6B | 9 | 71 | 83 | 2524 | ||
| 2 | g | VISAKH N R | 2446 E | SenM | EAST | + 32N | + 19B | + 8N | + 10B | + 7N | = 4B | = 1N | = 3B | - 5B | + 9N | + 13B | 81/2 | 701/2 | 83 | 2479 | |
| 3 | M | MOSESOV Danyil | 2337 E | SenM | MACAW | + 55N | + 27B | = 26N | + 23B | + 9N | + 6B | = 4N | = 2N | = 1B | = 10B | + 5N | 81/2 | 68 | 79 | 2442 | |
| 4 | M | SCHNAIDER Ilan | 2351 E | MinM | + 51N | +15B | + 12N | + 1B | + 21N | = 2N | = 3B | - 5N | - 6B | +17B | + 10N | 8 | 70 | 811/2 | 2377 | ||
| 5 | f | NAMITBIR SINGH WALIA | 2148 E | SenM | + 49N | +46B | - 1N | + 35B | + 19N | + 7B | + 11N | + 4B | + 2N | - 6N | - 3B | 8 | 691/2 | 801/2 | 2353 | ||
| 6 | g | SOLODOVNICHENKO Yuri | 2496 E | SenM | EAST | + 34B | + 20N | - 13B | + 22N | + 25B | - 3N | +15B | + 8N | + 4N | + 5B | - 1N | 8 | 681/2 | 801/2 | 2369 | |
| 7 | M | DEGRAEVE Remy | 2422 E | SenM | CAP | + 44N | + 18B | + 25N | + 11B | - 2B | - 5N | + 20B | + 10N | + 13B | - 1N | + 12N | 8 | 67 | 78 | 2359 | |
| 8 | GEMELLI Romain | 2193 E | JunM | MACAW | +45B | + 30N | - 2B | + 71N | + 31B | - 1B | + 19N | - 6B | + 18N | + 14N | + 21B | 8 | 641/2 | 73 | 2237 | ||
| 9 | f | ZIENKIEWICZ Jan | 2393 E | CadM | CAP | +40B | + 24N | = 21B | + 13N | - 3B | + 26N | + 12B | - 1B | = 11N | - 2B | + 33N | 7 | 66 | 771/2 | 2265 | |
| 10 | M | VEDMEDIUC Serghei | 2339 E | SenM | NAQ | + 56B | + 31N | + 14B | - 2N | + 20B | = 12N | + 21B | - 7B | + 25N | = 3N | - 4B | 7 | 66 | 77 | 2249 |
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