Classical: Five Indians in top ten, Blitz: Shyaam Nikhil champion, Vignesh N R runner-up
Top 3 (L to R): 3rd IM Aronyak Ghosh 7.5/9, 1st IM Liam Putnam (USA) 8/9 and 2nd GM Praveen Balakrishnan (USA) 8/9 | Photo: Ismael Nieto
Blitz Champion - GM P Shyaam Nikhil 6/7 | Photo: Ismael Nieto
Runner-up - GM Vignesh N R 6/7 | Photo: Ismael Nieto
GM P Shyaam Nikhil scored an unbeaten 6/7, won the tournament on tie-breaks and gained 34.4 Elo rating points
Prize distribution ceremony in progress | Photo: Ismael Nieto
The tournament hall at Palacio de Exposiciones y Congresos (Salón Albaicín) in Sevilla, Spain | Photo: Ismael Nieto
A total of 353 players including 17 GMs, 21 IMs and 2 WIMs took part from 43 countries across the world in the Open event. The tournament was held from 9th to 17th January 2026 at Palacio de Exposiciones y Congresos (Salón Albaicín) in Sevilla, Spain. The time control was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move no.1.
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Final standings in Classical Open
| 1 | 7 | IM | m | Putnam, Liam | 8.0 | 0.0 | 47.0 | 52.0 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2316 | 2467 | 2498 | ESTADOS UNIDOS | Juv | |
| 2 | 5 | GM | m | Balakrishnan, Praveen | 8.0 | 0.0 | 46.5 | 52.5 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2342 | 2488 | 2505 | ESTADOS UNIDOS | ||
| 3 | 2 | IM | m | Aronyak Ghosh | 7.5 | 0.0 | 45.0 | 50.0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 2269 | 2522 | 2520 | INDIA | ||
| 4 | 16 | GM | m | Del Rio De Angelis, Salvador G. | 7.0 | 0.0 | 47.5 | 53.0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 2296 | 2405 | 2423 | ESPAÑA | S50 | |
| 5 | 15 | GM | m | Shyaam Nikhil P | 7.0 | 0.0 | 47.5 | 52.0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 2302 | 2405 | 2466 | INDIA | ||
| 6 | 11 | GM | m | Das, Sayantan | 7.0 | 0.0 | 47.0 | 52.0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 2323 | 2434 | 2424 | INDIA | ||
| 7 | 3 | GM | m | Vignesh N R | 7.0 | 0.0 | 45.5 | 51.0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 2270 | 2505 | 2534 | INDIA | ||
| 8 | 14 | IM | m | Shahil Dey | 7.0 | 0.0 | 44.5 | 49.5 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 2246 | 2409 | 2411 | INDIA | ||
| 9 | 22 | FM | m | Goh, Zi Han | 7.0 | 0.0 | 43.5 | 48.0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 2188 | 2368 | 2361 | SINGAPUR | Juv | |
| 10 | 10 | GM | m | Valsecchi, Alessio | 7.0 | 0.0 | 42.5 | 48.0 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 2257 | 2440 | 0 | ITALIA |
A total of 28 players including 3 GMs took part from seven countries across the world in the Blitz Rating Open event. The tournament was organized by Delegación Sevillana de Ajedrez on 8th January 2026 at Palacio de Exposiciones y Congresos (Salón Albaicín) in Sevilla, Spain. The time control was 5 minutes + 3 seconds increment from move no.1.
Final standings in Blitz Open
| 1 | 2 | GM | Shyaam, Nikhil P | 6.0 | 1.0 | 28.5 | 30.5 | 25.5 | 2319 | 2466 | INDIA | ||
| 2 | 1 | GM | N R, Vignesh | 6.0 | 0.0 | 31.5 | 35.5 | 29.5 | 2453 | 2534 | INDIA | ||
| 3 | 4 | Garcia Jimenez, Santiago | 5.5 | 0.0 | 29.5 | 32.5 | 23.5 | 2125 | 2282 | OROMANA | |||
| 4 | 15 | Arenas Pinilla, Francisco | 5.0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 16.0 | 1793 | 1719 | MERCANTIL | |||
| 5 | 8 | Ortiz Alfaro, Angel | 5.0 | 0.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 11.5 | 1898 | 2107 | CAS |
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