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Luis Ernesto dominates Prague Open 2020, Laxman finishes strong

by Shahid Ahmed - 30/01/2020

Top seed GM Luis Ernesto Quesada Perez scored an emphatic 8.5/9 and finished 1.5 points ahead of the field to win Prague Open 2020. He also won the Rapid event with a score of 6.0/7. Both IM Zhen Yu Cyrus Low and untitled Oled Budnikov scored 7.0/9 each and they shared the second position. Among the Indians, GM Laxman R R was the highest placed Indian as he scored 6.5/9 and finished at shared fourth position. In the Blitz event Laxman scored 8.5/11 to secure third position. Total 434 players participated from 36 countries across the world combining four different events in Prague Open 2020. Photo: Amruta Mokal

Top seed reigns supreme, Laxman finishes shared fourth

Top seed of the tournament GM Luis Ernesto Quesada Perez (CUB, 2491) scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 and finished 1.5 point ahead of the competition to win Prague Open 2020. He received a trophy and 15000 CZK as cash prize. Both IM Zhen Yu Cyrus Low (SGP, 2415) and untitled Oleg Budnikov (UKR, 2432) finished at 7.0/9 each and they shared the second position. Among the Indians, GM Laxman R R (2441) was the best placed Indian at shared fourth place with a score of 6.5/9

Top boards in action | Photo: Czechtour.net

Quesada Perez performed at 2741, scored an impressive eight straight wins and won the tournament with a round to spare

The most notable victory by the eventual champion Quesada Perez was against IM Milos Stankovic (SRB, 2466) in round 6.

The best performing Indian at the tournament, Laxman scored a fine victory with a correct display of technique in the double rook endgame to score the full point in round 7 against Vojtech Riha (CZE, 2247). Laxman finished third in the blitz event with a score of 8.5/11.

Laxman was the best performing Indian in the event | Photo: Amruta Mokal

WCM Isha Sharma was the only woman to finish in top 20, she gained 50 Elo rating points and finished at shared 10th, 11th according to tie-breaks | Photo: Akshayakalpa

12-year old Dhruv Khosla scored 7.0/9, gained 177 Elo rating points and finished at third position in the 'B' group.

Dhruv gained a massive 177 Elo rating points

14-year old Anya Seth Syed was the highest gainer in the category as she gained a massive 215 Elo rating points with a score of 6.5/9. She finished at shared fifth, sixth according to tie-breaks.

Anya gained 215 Elo rating points and she remained unbeaten

The beautiful tournament hall | Photo: Czechtour.net

The other side of the tournament hall | Photo: Czechtour.net

Prague Open 2020 witnessed the participation of 434 players from 36 countries across the world including 7 GMs, 7 IMs, a WGM and 3 WIMs at Olympik Hotel, Prague, Czech Republic from 10th to 17th January 2020. The tournament was organized by AVE-KONTAKT s.r.o.

Final Standings

Rk.SNo NamesexFEDRtgClub/CityPts. TB1  TB2  TB3 Krtg+/-
11
GMQUESADA PEREZ Luis ErnestoCUB24918,549,053,048,501020,0
26
IMLOW Zhen Yu CyrusSGP24157,048,552,039,00103,0
35
BUDNIKOV OlegUKR24327,046,551,539,25105,8
411
PENG HongchiCHN23626,547,051,533,25208,8
58
IMQUESADA VERA LiordisCUB23866,545,550,034,0010-0,3
67
GMLALIC BogdanCRO24026,545,549,032,75100,5
74
GMLAXMAN R.R.IND24416,545,049,034,5010-7,1
810
GMNEUMAN PetrCZE2371Cesky Lev Kolesovice-Sachovy Klub,6,542,546,533,2510-3,4
99
KOZAK AntoniPOL23806,541,546,032,0020-12,6
102
IMSTANKOVIC MilosSRB24666,048,552,530,7510-6,7
1134
WCMSHARMA IshawIND21696,046,049,030,252050,4
1216
GMVOKAC MarekCZE2334Qcc Ceske Budejovice6,045,549,529,25101,5
133
IMCERNOUSEK LukasCZE2447Unichess6,045,049,029,7510-8,2
1423
FMCZERW DawidPOL22626,044,047,529,502011,8
1521
IMSTREBKOVS AndrejsLAT22786,044,047,528,75103,8
1620
FMCHYZY JakubPOL22916,043,047,529,5020-1,8
1714
IMPRIEHODA VitezslavCZE2341Sk Joly Lysa Nad Labem, Z.S.6,041,545,529,5010-9,5
1845
KVALOY Aksel BuNOR21326,041,044,025,754042,4
1963
CZERNEK TymonPOL20386,040,041,524,254085,6
2026
VIGNESH BIND22505,552,056,030,502033,2

Complete standings

 

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