Dinesh Rajan M clinches 30th Abu Dhabi Chess Festival Open A Below 2300 Rating 2024, Mandar Lad second
Dinesh Rajan M scored sole 8/9 to win 30th Abu Dhabi Chess Festival Open A (<2300) Rating Tournament 2024. He finished a half point ahead of the rest. Mandar Pradip Lad and Iliya Darini (IRI) scored 7.5/9 each. Mandar finished second on tie-breaks, Iliya third. Pushkar Dere is the only other Indian to make a top ten finish. He scored 7/9 to secure fifth place. Dinesh suffered his sole loss in the second round against Aniket Bapat. He won the next seven games in-a-row to become a clear champion. Total prize fund was US$ 10050. The top three prizes were US$ 3000 + trophy, $2000 and $1500 each respectively. Last year, Dinesh won the B group (<2000) scoring the exact same points. This is Dinesh's first tournament triumph of the year. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy
Indians claim top two
Indian norm makers in Masters
GM-norm: IM Goutham Krishna H
IM-norm: Soham Kamotra (became an IM), FM Daaevik Wadhawan, FM Suyog Wagh, FM Gaurang Bagwe and Kushal Jani R.
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A total of 214 players including a WGM and a WIM took part from 38 countries across the world in the Open A <2300 category. The tournament was organized by Abu Dhabi Chess Club & Mind Games from 15th to 24th August 2024 at St. Regis Abu Dhabi Corniche Hotel in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The nine-round Swiss league tournament had a time control of 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move no.1.
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Final standings
Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | ||
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1 | 32 | Dinesh, Rajan M | IND | 2092 | 8 | 0 | 43,5 | 39,5 | ||
2 | 5 | Lad, Mandar Pradip | IND | 2254 | 7,5 | 0 | 49 | 44 | ||
3 | 34 | Darini, Iliya | IRI | 2083 | 7,5 | 0 | 44,5 | 40 | ||
4 | 13 | FM | Manukyan, Sargis A. | ARM | 2211 | 7 | 0 | 48,5 | 43,5 | |
5 | 12 | Dere, Pushkar | IND | 2217 | 7 | 0 | 47,5 | 42,5 | ||
6 | 47 | Zhou, Yichen | CHN | 2023 | 7 | 0 | 46,5 | 42 | ||
7 | 23 | Rzayev, Chingiz | AZE | 2134 | 7 | 0 | 45,5 | 41,5 | ||
8 | 6 | FM | Hamidov, Allahverdi | AZE | 2253 | 7 | 0 | 45,5 | 40,5 | |
9 | 10 | CM | Kuandykuly, Danis | KAZ | 2224 | 7 | 0 | 45,5 | 40,5 | |
10 | 11 | FM | Fadi, Marko | EGY | 2221 | 7 | 0 | 44 | 39,5 |