Vaibhav's first overseas triumph
The 19-year-old teenager from Nagpur has won several tournaments in his district. However, this is his first victory outside the country. 14-year-old Bhavik Ahuja is the only other Indian player to finish in the top 25. He scored 6.5/11, gained 118 Elo rating points and was placed 19th.
Champion - Vaibhav Jayant Raut 8.5/11 | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy
Vaibhav scored an impressive 8.5/11 and gained 100.2 Elo rating points
A total of 86 players including an IM took part from 16 countries across the world in this eleven round Blitz Rating tournament. The event was organized by Novy Bor Chess Club at Don Giovanni Hotel, Prague, Czech Republic on 15th June 2022. The time control was 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
| 1 | 27 | Vaibhav Jayant Raut | IND | 1992 | 8,5 | 77,0 | 80,0 | 60,25 | |
| 2 | 1 | Knudsen Simon | GER | 2315 | 8,5 | 71,0 | 76,5 | 55,75 | |
| 3 | 5 | FM | Gajic Mladen | SWE | 2242 | 8,5 | 71,0 | 76,0 | 56,75 |
| 4 | 6 | Dubansky Bohuslav | CZE | 2227 | 8,5 | 66,5 | 71,5 | 53,25 | |
| 5 | 24 | FM | Ghazarian Kirk | USA | 2003 | 8,0 | 74,0 | 78,0 | 52,50 |
| 6 | 4 | FM | Karas Marek | SVK | 2271 | 8,0 | 67,0 | 72,0 | 49,00 |
| 7 | 10 | Goroshkov Maksym | UKR | 2193 | 8,0 | 66,0 | 71,0 | 50,25 | |
| 8 | 2 | FM | Vrbata Zbynek | CZE | 2298 | 8,0 | 65,0 | 70,0 | 49,50 |
| 9 | 42 | Dubnevych Maksym | UKR | 1852 | 7,5 | 70,5 | 73,5 | 46,00 | |
| 10 | 11 | Poysti Nathanael | GER | 2173 | 7,5 | 69,5 | 74,0 | 44,75 |
