Hans Niemann wins Uralsk Open 2023, Sethuraman second

by Shahid Ahmed - 14/08/2023

GM Hans Niemann (USA) scored 7.5/9 to win Uralsk Open 2023. He finished a full point ahead of the field. Five players - GM Sethuraman S P, GM Manuel Petrosyan (ARM), GM Samvel Ter-Sahakyan (ARM), GM Boris Savchenko and Valery Sviridov scored 6.5/9 each. They were placed second to sixth. GM Aditya Mittal is the only other Indian to make a top ten finish. He scored 6/9 to secure ninth place. The total prize fund of the event was 23000000 Tenge, 19500000 Tenge in Open A 3500000 Tenge in Open B. The top three prizes were 4000000, 3000000 and 2500000 Tenge along with a trophy each respectively. Sethuraman won approx. ₹553500. Photos: Kazakhstan Chess Federation

Hans makes a strong comeback

Despite losing the second round game against FM Mukhammadzokhid Suyarov (UZB), GM Hans Niemann (USA) made a strong comeback 6.5/7 in the next seven games, including five wins in-a-row in the last five games. Both Hans and Sethuraman were sharing the lead 6.5/8 each heading into the last round. Hans defeated Sethuraman to become a clear champion.

Top 3 (L to R) - 2nd GM Sethuraman S P 6.5/9, 1st GM Hans Niemann (USA) 7.5/9 and 3rd GM Manuel Petrosyan (ARM) 6.5/9

GM Hans Niemann (USA) defeated GM Sethuraman S P in the final round to become the champion

9th GM Aditya Mittal 6/9

All prize winners of Uralsk Open 2023

A total of 78 players including 16 GMs, 5 IMs and a WIM took part from nine countries across the world in this eight-day nine round Rating Open tournament. It was organized by RPA Kazakhstan chess federation jointly with State Institution Department of Physical culture and sports of West Kazakhstan Region and WKR Chess Federation at Palace of Culture Atameken in Uralsk, Kazakhstan from 21st to 28th July 2023. The time control of the event was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment per move.

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Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	sex	Gr	FED	RtgI	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	n	w	we	w-we	K	rtg+/-
1	1	GM	Niemann, Hans Moke		U20	USA	2674	США	7,5	44,5	7	0	9	7,5	7,08	0,42	10	4,2
2	5	GM	Sethuraman, S.P.		U30	IND	2602	Индия	6,5	48	5	0	9	6,5	5,70	0,80	10	8
3	2	GM	Petrosyan, Manuel		U25	ARM	2627	Армения	6,5	46	4	0,5	9	6,5	6,75	-0,25	10	-2,5
	3	GM	Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel		U30	ARM	2604	Армения	6,5	46	4	0,5	9	6,5	6,01	0,49	10	4,9
5	13	GM	Savchenko, Boris		U37	RUS	2503	Россия	6,5	44,5	5	0	8	5,5	4,54	0,96	10	9,6
6	11		Sviridov, Valery		U32	RUS	2537	Россия	6,5	40,5	6	0	9	6,5	6,71	-0,21	10	-2,1
7	7	GM	Lazavik, Denis		U17	BLR	2553	Белоруссия	6	47	4	0	9	6	5,34	0,66	10	6,6
8	12	GM	Goganov, Aleksey		U32	RUS	2531	Россия	6	45	3	0	9	6	5,63	0,37	10	3,7
9	6	GM	Aditya, Mittal		U17	IND	2563	Индия	6	44,5	4	0	9	6	5,87	0,13	10	1,3
10	19	GM	Fedorov, Alexei		U51	BLR	2428	Белоруссия	6	44	4	0	9	6	5,08	0,92	10	9,2

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