Four Indians in top ten, Kshatriya's fourth overall tournament triumph of the year
The tournament witnessed a total participation of 228 players - 73 in Group A (≥1950) and 155 in Group B (<1950). Vijay Chauhan finished second in Group B. He scored 7.5/9.
Runner-up - FM Kshatriya Nitin Vekhande 7.5/9 | Photo: Badalona foto events
Runner-up - GM Dylan Isidro Berdayes Ason (CUB) 7/9 | Photo: Badalona foto events
Second Runner-up - IM Subhayan Kundu 6.5/9 | Photo: Badalona foto events
Round 9: FM Kshatriya Nitin Vekhande - GM Dylan Isidro Berdayes Ason (CUB): 0.5-0.5 | Photo: Badalona foto events
FM Kshatriya Nitin Vekhande scored an unbeaten 7.5/9, finished a half point ahead of the rest and gained 27.8 Elo rating points
4th FM Kaivalya Sandip Nagare 6.5/9 | Photo: Badalona foto events
6th Bivor Adak 6.5/9 | Photo: Badalona foto events
Top female finisher and overall 12th - Nivedita V C 6/9 | Photo: Badalona foto events
A total of 73 players including 2 GMs, 6 IMs and a WIM took part from 16 countries across the world. The nine-day nine-round Rating Group A (≥1950) was organized by Club d'Escacs Cor de Marina from 3rd to 11th August 2025 at Centre Cultural El Carme in Badalona (Barcelona), Spain. The nine-round Swiss league tournament had a time control of 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment.
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Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | FED | RtgI | RtgN | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | FM | Kshatriya, Nitin Vekhande | U16 | IND | 2309 | 0 | INDIA | 7,5 | 2577 | 2434 | 2209 | ||
| 2 | 1 | GM | Berdayes Ason, Dylan Isidro | CUB | 2461 | 0 | CUBA | 7 | 2552 | 2429 | 2247 | |||
| 3 | 6 | IM | Subhayan, Kundu | IND | 2332 | 0 | INDIA | 6,5 | 2480 | 2349 | 2233 | |||
| 4 | 3 | FM | Nagare, Kaivalya Sandip | IND | 2371 | 0 | INDIA | 6,5 | 2434 | 2338 | 2225 | |||
| 5 | 4 | FM | Fernandez Borrego, Pablo | ESP | 2366 | 0 | ESPANA | 6,5 | 2408 | 2358 | 2229 | |||
| 6 | 10 | Bivor, Adak | U16 | IND | 2272 | 0 | INDIA | 6,5 | 2408 | 2310 | 2253 | |||
| 7 | 2 | FM | Khusenkhojaev, Mustafokhuja | TJK | 2374 | 0 | TAYIKISTAN | 6 | 2435 | 2389 | 2239 | |||
| 8 | 17 | IM | Cruz, Filemon | PER | 2226 | 2308 | Rubinenca, Agrupacio d'Escacs | 6 | 2426 | 2286 | 2205 | |||
| 9 | 5 | IM | Khusenkhojaev, Muhammad | TJK | 2340 | 0 | TAYIKISTAN | 6 | 2403 | 2303 | 2212 | |||
| 10 | 11 | FM | Blasco Coll, Andreu | ESP | 2269 | 2372 | Castelldefels, C.E. | 6 | 2352 | 2282 | 2213 |
