Leon becomes unbeaten champion for the second time in two weeks
Brand Ambassador of Geno and Microsense IM Leon Mendonca won his second tournament in November by scoring 9.0/11. Once again he remained undefeated on his path to championship. This was an IM-norm tournament only, so Leon's quest for the third and final GM-norm to become India's 67th GM is still on. Leon won a beautiful trophy and 200000 Hungarian Forint (about ₹50000) for his efforts.
Endgame endurance
In the first round, Leon faced GM Gergely Aczel. In the seemingly equal Queen and minor piece endgame, Leon's opponent made an inaccuracy.
Leon - Aczel, Round 1
Find out why 37...f3+ is a mistake and what black could have played instead. Leon comfortably converted his advantage into a full point in the next 13 moves.
Replay Leon's games
Souhardo Basak was the only other Indian playing in this tournament. He scored 5.5/11 and missed his final IM-norm. His best win was against IM Vietzslav Priehoda in the first round.
Priehoda - Souhardo, Round 1
Find out why 20.h3 is a blunder.
The tournament was held in Kisújszállás, Hungary from 21st to 29th November 2020, organized by Kisújszállási Sportegyesület.
Final Standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | K | rtg+/- | ||
| 1 | 6 | IM | Mendonca Leon Luke | IND | 2516 | 9,0 | 45,75 | 7 | 0,0 | 10 | 7,6 | |
| 2 | 7 | GM | Aczel Gergely | HUN | 2543 | 8,5 | 40,00 | 8 | 0,0 | 10 | -0,9 | |
| 3 | 1 | FM | Bodi Tibor | HUN | 2337 | 8,0 | 36,50 | 7 | 0,0 | 20 | 47,2 | |
| 4 | 12 | GM | Arkell Keith C | ENG | 2383 | 7,0 | 31,50 | 5 | 0,0 | 10 | 6,6 | |
| 5 | 9 | Souhardo Basak | IND | 2216 | 5,5 | 27,50 | 4 | 0,0 | 20 | 34,8 | ||
| 6 | 5 | FM | Csiki Endre | HUN | 2231 | 5,5 | 26,50 | 3 | 0,0 | 20 | 30,2 | |
| 7 | 11 | IM | Turzo Attila | HUN | 2303 | 5,0 | 25,50 | 3 | 0,0 | 10 | -0,8 | |
| 8 | 10 | IM | Issa Rafat | JOR | 2365 | 5,0 | 21,00 | 4 | 0,0 | 10 | -10,8 | |
| 9 | 8 | FM | Ongut Tamas Gunes | HUN | 2332 | 4,5 | 17,75 | 4 | 0,0 | 20 | -20,8 | |
| 10 | 4 | IM | Priehoda Vitezslav | CZE | 2294 | 3,5 | 13,25 | 2 | 0,0 | 10 | -14,6 | |
| 11 | 2 | FM | Pasti Aron | HUN | 2227 | 2,5 | 11,50 | 2 | 0,0 | 20 | -28,6 | |
| 12 | 3 | CM | Balogh David | HUN | 2221 | 2,0 | 9,75 | 0 | 0,0 | 20 | -37,0 |
