Raghuraman Gurubaran wins 25th Sant Marti B 2025, Pratik Gengaje second
Raghuraman Gurubaran, Pratik Gengaje, Oliver Rana (USA) and Advaith Asokumar scored 7.5/9 each at 25th Sant Marti Open Group B (<1950) 2025. Raghuraman won the tournament due to better tie-break scores. The remaining three were placed second, third and fourth respectively. The total prize fund combining both groups was €8215. The top three prizes in Group B were €500, €350 and €200 along with a trophy each. Parth Moghe scored 7/9. He edged past five more players on tie-breaks to claim fifth place. Total four Indians finished in top ten. Two out of the podium finishers are aged twelve years or younger. This is Raghuraman's first rating tournament of his career. Photo: Roger Salvo
Raghuraman's first rating tournament triumph of his career, Indians claim four out of top ten
Three players - Pratik Gengaje, Tigran Oganesyan and Raghuraman Gurubaran were sharing the lead 7/8, heading into the last round. 11-year-old Raghuraman drew against Pratik to become the champion, Pratik secured second place. Tigran lost to Oliver Rana (USA) who finished third. Overall it was a successful event for the Indians as two podium finishes were claimed on Open A and B groups each.
A total of 233 players took part from 24 countries across the world. The nine-day nine-round Swiss League Rating Group B (<1950) tournament was organized by C E Sant Marti at Centre Civic Sant Marti in Barcelona, Spain from 13th to 21st July 2025. The time control of the tournament was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment.
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Final standings in Group B
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | Gr | FED | RtgI | RtgN | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | n | w | we | w-we | K | rtg+/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 87 | Gurubaran, Raghuraman | U18 | E | IND | 1765 | 0 | INDIA | 7,5 | 53,5 | 43,5 | 2134 | 6 | 8 | 6,5 | 2,77 | 3,73 | 40 | 149,2 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Gengaje, Pratik | D | IND | 1932 | 0 | INDIA | 7,5 | 51,5 | 40 | 2064 | 6 | 9 | 7,5 | 6,18 | 1,32 | 20 | 26,4 | |||
| 3 | 30 | Rana, Oliver | U18 | D | USA | 1859 | 0 | USA | 7,5 | 48,5 | 38,5 | 2040 | 7 | 9 | 7,5 | 5,55 | 1,95 | 40 | 78 | ||
| 4 | 42 | Advaith, Asokumar | U18 | D | IND | 1838 | 0 | INDIA | 7,5 | 47,5 | 37 | 2036 | 7 | 9 | 7,5 | 5,38 | 2,12 | 40 | 84,8 | ||
| 5 | 122 | AGM | Moghe, Parth | U18 | E | IND | 1711 | 0 | INDIA | 7 | 57 | 44,5 | 2090 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2,62 | 4,38 | 40 | 175,2 | |
| 6 | 9 | Marquina Sierra, David | U18 | D | ESP | 1914 | 2043 | Mollet | 7 | 51,5 | 40,5 | 1998 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6,15 | 0,85 | 40 | 34 | ||
| 7 | 13 | Castellet Menchon, Cora | w | D | ESP | 1903 | 2020 | Cerdanyola Vallés | 7 | 50 | 39 | 1967 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6,33 | 0,67 | 20 | 13,4 | ||
| 8 | 173 | AIM | Oganesyan, Tigran | U18 | F | FID | 1570 | 0 | FIDE | 7 | 50 | 38,5 | 2067 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 1,51 | 5,49 | 40 | 219,6 | |
| 9 | 210 | Banuelos Casanovas, Roger | U18 | F | ESP | 0 | 1656 | Tres Peons | 7 | 48,5 | 34,5 | 2603 | 7 | 7 | 7 | ||||||
| 10 | 16 | Vardanyan Asilbekyan, Ani | U18 | w | D | ESP | 1885 | 2040 | Peona i Peó | 7 | 47,5 | 36,5 | 1974 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6,07 | 0,93 | 40 | 37,2 |
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