Ashwath's first tournament triumph of the year
On Friday 17th February 2023, a day before the start of the Classical tournament, International Graz Open 2023, an eleven round Blitz Rating tournament took place. Double IM-norm holder, FM R Ashwath won that event with a staggering 10/11. The only woman to make a top ten finish was 17-year-old FM Liya Kurmangaliyeva (KAZ). She scored 7.5/11 to finish seventh overall and win the Best Woman prize.
A total of 84 players including two GMs and three IMs took part from 11 countries all over the world. The one-day eleven-round Swiss league Blitz Rating tournament was organized by Chessgraz and Styrian Chess Association at Chamber of Commerce Graz in Austria on 17th February 2023. The time control of the tournament was 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment from move no.1.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | FED | RtgI | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | Rp | K | rtg+/- | |
| 1 | 9 | FM | Ashwath, R. | IND | 2240 | 10 | 75,5 | 81 | 72,75 | 2564 | 20 | 77,2 | |||
| 2 | 6 | FM | Mis, Mieszko | POL | 2282 | 9,5 | 73,5 | 79,5 | 66,00 | 2484 | 20 | 52,2 | |||
| 3 | 2 | GM | Blohberger, Felix | AUT | 2437 | 1. Sk Ottakring | 8,5 | 75,5 | 81 | 58,75 | 2381 | 10 | -2,4 | ||
| 4 | 3 | FM | Peyrer, Konstantin | AUT | 2373 | 1. Sk Ottakring | 8,5 | 69 | 74 | 54,75 | 2350 | 10 | 1,6 | ||
| 5 | 1 | IM | Roshka, Yevgeniy | UKR | 2445 | Grazer Schachgesellschaft | 8 | 68 | 73,5 | 51,00 | 2243 | 10 | -16,5 | ||
| 6 | 19 | Koso, Ekrem | BIH | 2177 | Schachklub Mostar | 7,5 | 71 | 75,5 | 47,25 | 2279 | 20 | 36,6 | |||
| 7 | 15 | FM | Kurmangaliyeva, Liya | U18 | w | KAZ | 2193 | 7,5 | 67 | 72 | 45,75 | 2163 | 40 | 1,2 | |
| 8 | 30 | Zdybel, Przemyslaw | U18 | POL | 1992 | UKS Czternastka Warszawa | 7,5 | 64,5 | 67 | 39,25 | 2146 | 40 | 102,4 | ||
| 9 | 7 | FM | Mostbauer, Florian | AUT | 2263 | Sv Hörsching | 7,5 | 60 | 64 | 40,25 | 2097 | 20 | -30 | ||
| 10 | 4 | GM | Diermair, Andreas | AUT | 2325 | Sv Raika Rapid Feffernitz | 7 | 75 | 80,5 | 47,50 | 2247 | 10 | -7,2 |
