Second unbeaten triumph in consecutive months
Brand Ambassador of Geno and Microsense GM Leon Luke Mendonca won his second tournament in consecutive months by scoring an unbeaten 6.5/9. He also won the first edition of Kumania championship last November. Leon won a beautiful trophy and 200000 Hungarian Forint (about ₹50000) for his efforts.
Leon scored a fine victory in Round 2 in IM Peter Lizak after the latter made a positional mistake.
Leon - Lizak, Round 2
17...Qe7 is a mistake as it helps white to realize his positional advantage. Find out how.
Leon won his third round game against GM Gergely Kantor comfortably.
In the penultimate round, Leon fought well against GM Gergely Aczel and made a marathon draw in 95 moves. Leon defended well in the endgame.
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The tournament was held in Kisújszállás, Hungary from 18th to 24th March 2021, organized by Kisújszállási Sportegyesület.
Final Standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | K | rtg+/- | ||
| 1 | 10 | IM | Mendonca Leon Luke | IND | 2532 | 6,5 | 26,00 | 4 | 0,0 | 10 | 7,8 | |
| 2 | 8 | GM | Pacher Milan | SVK | 2415 | 6,5 | 25,00 | 5 | 0,0 | 10 | 23,3 | |
| 3 | 1 | GM | Nagy Gabor | HUN | 2516 | 6,0 | 24,00 | 4 | 0,0 | 10 | 4,9 | |
| 4 | 2 | GM | Kantor Gergely | HUN | 2526 | 6,0 | 23,50 | 5 | 0,0 | 10 | 1,2 | |
| 5 | 9 | GM | Aczel Gergely | HUN | 2552 | 5,0 | 19,25 | 3 | 0,0 | 10 | -9,7 | |
| 6 | 5 | FM | Velikanov Alexander | USA | 2328 | 4,0 | 15,00 | 3 | 0,0 | 20 | 23,8 | |
| 7 | 4 | GM | Kovacevic Blazimir | CRO | 2417 | 3,5 | 15,00 | 1 | 0,0 | 10 | -6,8 | |
| 8 | 3 | FM | Csiki Endre | HUN | 2305 | 3,0 | 11,25 | 2 | 0,0 | 20 | 4,8 | |
| 9 | 7 | Souhardo Basak | IND | 2371 | 2,5 | 10,00 | 1 | 0,0 | 20 | -21,8 | ||
| 10 | 6 | IM | Lizak Peter | HUN | 2433 | 2,0 | 7,00 | 0 | 0,0 | 10 | -24,1 |
