Zhandos Agmanov victorious at Czech Open 2023 Pardubice, Lalit Babu second

by Shahid Ahmed - 12/08/2023

IM Zhandos Agmanov scored 7.5/9 to win Czech Open Pardubice 2023. He finished a half point ahead of the competition. Eight players - GM Lalit Babu, IM Christopher Noe (GER), GM Jiri Stocek (CZE), GM Helgi Ass Gretarsson (ISL), IM Jakub Kosakowski (POL), FM Adelard Bai (TPE), GM G N Gopal and IM Evgenios Ioannidis (GRE) scored 7/9 each. Lalit was placed second, Noe third. The eventual champion, Zhandos suffered his sole loss of the event against Lalit in Round 7. Gopal is the only other Indian to make a top ten finish. He was placed ninth according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund of the event was 200000 CZK. The top three prizes were 60000, 40000 and 30000 CZK along with a trophy each respectively. Photos: Official site

Lalit gets the better of the champion

It is believed that the next best thing to winning a tournament is to beat the eventual champion. After winning Czech Open G1 Rapid 2023, GM Lalit Babu managed to beat the winner of the tournament - IM Zhandos Agmanov (KAZ) in the seventh round. GM G N Gopal also scored an impressive 7/9 to finish ninth according to tie-breaks.

Top 3 - 2nd GM Lalit Rohit 7/9, 1st IM Zhandos Agmanov (KAZ) 7.5/9 and 3rd IM Christopher Noe (GER) 7/9 with organizers, official and mascot

Top ten finishers - 9th GM G N Gopal (third from left) 7/9

GM Lalit Rohit in action

Top boards

A view from the top of the games

Players, prize winners and accompanying persons at the closing ceremony

Trophies and certificates for the prize winners

A closer look at the top 3 trophies

A total of 291 players including 14 GMs, 35 IMs, 2 WGMs and 12 WIMs took part from 41 countries across the world in this nine-day nine round Rating Open tournament. It was organized by AVE-Kontakt s.r.o., Pardubice at Congress Center Ideon in Pardubice, Czech Republic from 21st to 29th July 2023. The time control of the event was 90 minutes for 40 moves + 30 minutes + 30 seconds increment per move.

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Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	sex	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	Rp	K	rtg+/-
1	27	IM	Agmanov, Zhandos		KAZ	2430		7,5	45,5	49	40,00	2642	10	23,3
2	4	GM	Lalit, Babu M R		IND	2537		7	50	55	41,75	2575	10	4,7
3	5	IM	Noe, Christopher		GER	2527		7	46,5	51	39,75	2584	10	6,6
4	8	GM	Stocek, Jiri		CZE	2515	SK Line	7	46,5	51	38,00	2647	10	10
5	15	GM	Gretarsson, Helgi Ass		ISL	2475		7	46,5	50,5	37,25	2527	10	6,1
6	16	IM	Kosakowski, Jakub		POL	2475	MUKS Stoczek 45 Bialystok	7	43,5	47,5	36,50	2482	10	1,1
7	39	FM	Bai, Adelard		TPE	2398		7	43,5	45,5	34,25	2513	10	13,6
8	2	GM	Gopal, G.N.		IND	2571		7	43	46,5	34,50	2559	10	0,2
9	9	IM	Ioannidis, Evgenios		GRE	2487		7	42	46	35,50	2511	10	3,4
10	1	GM	Movsesian, Sergei		ARM	2617		6,5	49,5	53,5	36,50	2527	10	-6,8
11	72	FM	Kuegel, Tobias		GER	2301		6,5	47	50	34,00	2514	20	53,2
12	41		Malek, Jan		POL	2384		6,5	47	50	32,75	2483	20	26,4
13	10	GM	Das, Sayantan		IND	2484		6,5	46,5	50,5	36,25	2508	10	4,6
14	25	IM	Pantzar, Milton		SWE	2442		6,5	46,5	48,5	33,50	2476	10	5,2
15	32	IM	Baum, Jonasz		POL	2420	UKS Czternastka Warszawa	6,5	45,5	49	33,00	2484	10	8,7
16	12	GM	Zanan, Evgeny		ISR	2481	Rishon le Zion Chess Club	6,5	45	49,5	34,50	2464	10	-0,7
17	36	FM	Finek, Vaclav		CZE	2409	SK ZIKUDA Turnov, z.s.	6,5	44,5	48,5	32,50	2481	10	11,8
18	21	FM	Fromm, Marius		GER	2457		6,5	44,5	48	32,50	2457	10	1,2
19	3	GM	Thybo, Jesper Sondergaard		DEN	2539		6,5	44,5	47	33,00	2530	10	3,1
20	13	GM	Gagare, Shardul		IND	2480		6,5	44,5	47	32,50	2433	10	-3,8
21	23	GM	Makhnev, Denis		KAZ	2454		6,5	41	45	32,00	2406	10	-4,3
22	17	IM	Sorensen, Hampus		SWE	2474	SK Rockaden	6,5	41	44	31,50	2463	10	1,2
23	43	FM	Czopor, Maciej		POL	2379		6,5	40	44	32,00	2346	10	-1,2
24	22	IM	Mitusov, Semen		NOR	2455	Oslo chess-club (OSS)	6,5	37,5	40	30,25	2331	10	-9,4
25	74	FM	Coenen, Michael		GER	2295	Düsseldorfer SK	6	47,5	51,5	32,00	2432	10	17,5
26	59		Itgelt, Khuyagtsogt		MGL	2321		6	47	50,5	31,50	2390	20	18,2
27	35	FM	Stein, Robert		GER	2415	SG 1871 Loeberitz	6	46	50	29,50	2442	10	3,9
28	28	IM	Nitish, Belurkar		IND	2426		6	46	48,5	28,75	2405	10	-1,2
29	18	IM	Vykouk, Jan		CZE	2467		6	45,5	50	30,75	2422	10	-4,2
30	64	FM	Costa, Leonardo		GER	2314	MSC Muenchen	6	45,5	49,5	30,25	2445	20	32,4

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