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Vitaliy Bernadskiy on the verge of winning 21st BCC Open 2024

by Peter Long - 21/04/2024

GM Vitaliy Bernadskiy (UKR) defeated one of his coleaders, GM Zong-Yuan Zhao (AUS) in the penultimate round of 21st BCC Open 2024. He has emerged sole leader 7/8. The Ukrainian is followed by five players trailing by a half point. They are - FM Reja Neer Manon (BAN), IM Srihari L R, GM Denis Makhnev (KAZ), GM Mitrabha Guha and IM James Morris (AUS). Reja is the sole player who has norm chances. He will be up against the newly crowned Commonwealth 2024 champion - Mitrabha. Will Bernadskiy win the tournament for the first time or Makhnev have something to say about it? Check out Round 7 and 8 report written by Peter Long. Round 9 starts at 9 a.m. local time, 10:30 a.m. IST. Photos: FM FT IA Peter Long

Mitrabha and Srihari in the fray

Some order is being restored going into the final round of play with top seeded Vitaliy Bernadskiy (UKR) in the sole lead 7/8 after beating one co-leader and 2013 BCC Open Champion GM Zhao Zong-Yuan (AUS).

GM Vitaliy Bernadskiy (UKR) is the sole leader 7/8

Zhao, is a medical doctor by professional and is hoping his performance in the BCC Open will do enough to impress the Australian selectors for the coming World Chess Olympiad to be held in Hungary.

Interview with BCC Open 2013 champion - GM Zong-Yuan Zhao (AUS) | Video: 21st BCC Open 2024

The other co-leader, IM Arystanbek Urazayev (KAZ) was beaten by the third seeded, Commonwealth 2024 Gold medalist - GM Mitrabha Guha to drop off the pace and will face another Indian GM in Lalit Babu M R in the final round.

 

Young Bangladeshi FM Reja Neer Manon continues to impress. He is the sole candidate for a GM-norm, and sits in second place either four others, IM Srihari L R and GM Mitrabha Guha, GM Denis Makhnev (KAZ) and IM James Morris (AUS), all on 6.5/8.

Interview with FM Reja Neer Manon (BAN) | Video: 21st BCC Open 2024

IM James Morris (AUS) 6.5/8

IM Eesha Karavade is the highest scoring female player currently at 5/8

Replay Round 7-8 Open games

Round 8 results

Bo.No. NameTypFEDRtgPts.ResultPts.NameTypFEDRtg No.PGN
11
GMBernadskiy, VitaliyUKR256161 - 06GMZhao, Zong-YuanAUS2485
10PGN
23
GMMitrabha, GuhaIND25371 - 06IMUrazayev, ArystanbekKAZ2471
12PGN
319
FMHarsh, SureshU18IND2413½ - ½GMPranesh, MU18IND2538
2PGN
45
GMMakhnev, DenisKAZ25161 - 0GMDeepan, Chakkravarthy J.IND2428
16PGN
57
GMLalit, Babu M RIND2508½ - ½FMPham, Tran Gia PhucU18VIE2423
18PGN
69
GMSengupta, DeepIND2500½ - ½FMDanilenko, DmitriyUKR2400
25PGN
711
IMSrihari, L RIND24821 - 0IMRitviz, ParabIND2346
33PGN
813
IMQuizon, DanielPHI24410 - 1FMManon, Reja NeerU18BAN2285
40PGN
992
Cao, QingfengU18CHN20380 - 1IMMorris, JamesAUS2432
15PGN
1027
Sek, KonstantinFID239750 - 15GMPeng, XiongjianCHN2521
4

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Standings after Round 8

Rk.SNo NameTypsexFEDRtgPts. TB1  TB2  TB3  TB4  TB5 Krtg+/-
11
GMBernadskiy, VitaliyUKR25617037,536,00632107,6
240
FMManon, Reja NeerU18BAN22856,504033,25630,540128,8
311
IMSrihari, L RIND24826,503630,50530104,2
45
GMMakhnev, DenisKAZ25166,503529,50629102
53
GMMitrabha, GuhaIND25376,5034,530,50528100
615
IMMorris, JamesAUS24326,5032,529,5062710-3,8
712
IMUrazayev, ArystanbekKAZ24716040,532,50531103,9
810
GMZhao, Zong-YuanAUS24856038,530,25529,510-1,3
92
GMPranesh, MU18IND25386038,529,7542910-2,4
1018
FMPham, Tran Gia PhucU18VIE24236037,529,7543110-0,5

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Round 9 pairings

Bo.No. NameTypFEDRtgPts.ResultPts.NameTypFEDRtg No.
15
GMMakhnev, DenisKAZ25167GMBernadskiy, VitaliyUKR2561
1
240
FMManon, Reja NeerU18BAN2285GMMitrabha, GuhaIND2537
3
315
IMMorris, JamesAUS2432IMSrihari, L RIND2482
11
42
GMPranesh, MU18IND253866GMZhao, Zong-YuanAUS2485
10
54
GMPeng, XiongjianCHN252166IMBersamina, PauloPHI2424
17
612
IMUrazayev, ArystanbekKAZ247166GMLalit, Babu M RIND2508
7
78
GMDas, SayantanIND250766FMHarsh, SureshU18IND2413
19
818
FMPham, Tran Gia PhucU18VIE242366GMSengupta, DeepIND2500
9
925
FMDanilenko, DmitriyUKR24006IMQuizon, DanielPHI2441
13
106
GMSamant, Aditya SU18IND2512FMLye, Lik ZangMAS2286
39

Details

Links

Bangkok Chess Club: Official site, fb page and youtube

About the Author

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