Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara prevails at Lince Andújar Chess Open 2025, Harikrishnan third

by Shahid Ahmed - 31/07/2025

The top seed of the tournament and Mexico no.1, GM Jose Martinez Eduardo Alcantara scored an unbeaten 8/9 to win Lince Andújar Open 2025. He finished a full point ahead of the rest. Four players - GM Brandon Jacobson (USA), IM Harikrishnan A Ra, GM Nikita Meshkovs (LAT) and IM Lukasz Licznerski (POL) scored 7/9 each. They secured second to fifth place respectively. The total prize fund of the tournament was more than €20000. The top three prizes were €4000 + trophy, €2000 and €1500 each. Harikrishnan scored his second GM-norm at this event. Apart from him, CM Md. Reyan was the only other Indian to make a top ten finish. He scored 6.5/9 to be placed tenth. Jose also won the Blitz Rating Open scorng an unbeaten 8.5/9. IM Lennis Martinez Ramirez (CUB) secured second place. FM Aditya Varun Gampa finished third with a score of 7/9. Photo: Andújar Exprés

Harikrishnan scores his second GM-norm, Aditya Varun Gampa third in Blitz

The total participation was - 214, 144 in Classical and 70 in Blitz. Harikrishnan finished seventh in Blitz. He went on to become India's 87th Grandmaster a little over a week later. The total prize fund in Blitz was €1000. The top three prizes were - €270, €200 and €150.

Champion - GM Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara (MEX) 8/9 | Photo: Lince Andújar Open

Runner-up - GM Brandon Jacobson (USA) 7/9 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Second Runner-up - IM Harikrishnan A Ra 7/9 | Photo: Andújar Exprés

IM Harikrishnan A Ra in action | Photo: Lince Andújar Open

IM Harikrishnan A Ra scored 7/9, en route his second GM-norm

10th CM Md. Reyan 6.5/9 | Photo: Lince Andújar Open

Blitz prize winners | Photo: Lince Andújar Open

A total of 144 players including 7 GMs, 14 IMs and a WGM took part from 25 countries across the world. The seven-day nine round Rating tournament was organized by Andújar Chess Club and Andújar City Council at Santa Marina Church in Andújar, Spain from 27th June to 3rd July 2025. The time control of the event was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment per move.

Final standings in Classical

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	Gr	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	1	GM	Martinez Alcantara, Jose Eduardo			MEX	2611		8	51	54,5	2464
2	2	GM	Jacobson, Brandon			USA	2582		7	54	59	2533
3	8	IM	Harikrishnan.A.Ra,			IND	2467		7	51,5	56	2450
4	3	GM	Meshkovs, Nikita			LAT	2529		7	50	54,5	2457
5	12	IM	Licznerski, Lukasz			POL	2435		7	49	53	2403
6	9	IM	Brodowski, Piotr			POL	2452		6,5	48	52,5	2360
7	23	IM	Alshameary Puente, Ismael		A	ESP	2360	CASA DEL AJEDREZ DE SEVILLA	6,5	46	49,5	2313
8	15	IM	Merario Alarcon, Andres		A	ESP	2402	Ajedrez Metro Club	6,5	45,5	49	2290
9	13	IM	Espinosa Aranda, Angel		A	ESP	2422	Oromana	6,5	44,5	48,5	2253
10	51	CM	Reyan, Md.	U14		IND	2163		6,5	44,5	48	2243

Details

A total of 70 players including 6 GMs 6 IMs took part from 15 countries across the world. The one-day nine round Blitz Rating tournament was organized by Andújar Chess Club and Andújar City Council at Santa Marina Church in Andújar, Spain on 1st July 2025. The time control of the event was 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment per move.

Final standings in Blitz


1	1	GM	m	Martinez Alcantara, Jose Eduardo	MEX	8.5	50.0	55.0	8	2705
2	8	IM	m	Martinez Ramirez, Lennis	CUB	7.5	46.5	50.5	7	2417
3	12	FM	m	Aditya Varun Gampa	IND	7.0	49.5	53.5	7	2323
4	3	GM	m	Petrosyan, Manuel	ARM	7.0	49.0	54.0	6	2548
5	15	FM	f	Paragua, Megan Althea	USA	6.5	46.5	49.5	6	2286	FEM
6	10	GM	m	Kantans, Toms	LAT	6.5	44.0	47.5	6	2402
7	6	IM	m	Harikrishnan.A.Ra	IND	6.5	43.5	47.0	5	2439
8	14	FM	m	Rey Martinez, Jaime	ESP	6.0	51.5	54.5	5	2292
9	2	GM	m	Grigoryan, Karen H.	ARM	6.0	48.5	53.0	5	2656
10	7	FM	m	Perea Fruet, Lorenzo	ESP	6.0	46.5	50.5	6	2432		Caballo