Brunth wins his last five games
It is not about having a great or a perfect start. What matters the most is how you finish things. Brunth Sundar Nitish scored 1.5/2 before losing the next two games which means he was at 1.5/4. However, he won his next five games, finishing with 6.5/9 and at the top of the points table. It also earned him his first-ever first place finish in a rating tournament.
Thanks to Anniken Vestby of SjakkTromsø for sharing the photos.
A total of 34 players took part from nine countries across the world. The seven-day nine round Rating tournament was organized by IA IO Hans Olav Lahlum at Clarion Hotel Energy in Stavanger, Norway from 24th to 30th May 2024. The time control of the event was 40 moves in 90 minutes + 30 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move no.1.
Final standings in Elo group
| Pl | Name | Cl | GP | i-Rtg | Club | Fed | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Score | Med.Buchh | Buchholz-1 | Buchholz | i-AvgRtg | i-Performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Brunth Sundar Nitish | E |  |   22 |   15 |  03 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 08 | 11 | 04 | 6,5 | 35,5 | 41,5 | 45,5 | 1716 | 1857 (+76,40) | |||
2 | Marcin Zielinski | E |  | 29 | 12 | 23 | 26 | 16 | 08 | 09 | 04 | 03 | 6,5 | 34,5 | 40,5 | 43,5 | 1665 | 1831 (+25,00) | |||
3 | Alina Shehzad | F | 3 | Stavanger |  | 24 | 09 | 01 | 11 | 06 | 04 | 15 | 05 | 02 | 6,0 | 40,0 | 46,5 | 50,5 | 1727 | 1852 (+42,00) | |
4 | Odmund Sande | V | 1 | Stavanger | | 07 |   | 12 | 05 | 15 | 03 | 14 | 02 | 01 | 6,0 | 39,5 | 46,0 | 50,5 | 1702 | 1843 (-14,80) | |
5 | Live Jorgensen Skigelstrand | F | E | | 19 | 17 | 16 | 04 | 14 | 07 | 10 | 03 | 06 | 6,0 | 37,0 | 43,0 | 47,5 | 1678 | 1803 (+14,80) | ||
6 | Jean-Luc Grenier | V | E |  | 10 | 21 | 17 | 07 | 03 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 05 | 6,0 | 36,0 | 42,0 | 46,0 | 1661 | 1786 (-8,40) | ||
7 | Mojo Adnan Alexander Mestani | E | Münchner Schachclub 1836 |  | 04 | 28 | 10 | 06 | 13 | 05 | 22 | 23 | 15 | 6,0 | 35,5 | 41,5 | 45,0 | 1675 | 1800 (+96,00) | ||
8 | Ole Smeby | V | 1 | Kongsvinger | | 23 | 11 | 29 | 12 | 09 | 02 | 01 | 22 | 13 | 6,0 | 35,0 | 41,5 | 44,5 | 1629 | 1754 (-20,60) | |
9 | Githiha Sathish | F | 3 | Stavanger | | 20 | 03 | 14 | 21 | 08 | | 02 | 12 | 16 | 5,5 | 36,0 | 42,5 | 46,5 | 1670 | 1757 (+41,20) |
