Top seed finishes first
What is Basque chess? Basque chess is variant where each player plays with both colors against their opponent with same time on both games which means two clocks are present. For a player to win the match, they have to score 1.5 points. The color advantage question goes out of the window in this variant. Pentala Harikrishna won Bronze medal at Basque event part of IMSA Elite Mind games held in 2017. Prague International Chess Festival has plenty of side events, something for everyone.
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A total of 23 players including an IM took part from nine countries across the world. The one-day seven round, 14-game I Basque Open tournament was organized by Novy Bor Chess Club at Don Giovanni Hotel in Prague, Czechia on 3rd March 2025. The time control of the event was 10 minutes + 5 seconds increment from move no.1.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | K | rtg+/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Vaculik, Jakub | CZE | 2128 | 11,5 | 110 | 116 | 91,50 | 20 | 28 | ||
| 2 | 7 | CM | Looi, Xin Hao | MAS | 1960 | 10,5 | 114 | 120 | 86,50 | 20 | 60,8 | |
| 3 | 2 | Narr, Kevin | GER | 2124 | 10 | 114,5 | 119 | 78,50 | 20 | 0,8 | ||
| 4 | 8 | Mortensen, Michael | NOR | 1950 | 9,5 | 90 | 96 | 61,25 | 40 | -20,8 | ||
| 5 | 19 | Hasanzada, Sahib | AZE | 1700 | 9 | 116 | 120 | 73,00 | 20 | 101,2 |
