Aronyak Ghosh wins 46th Ciutat de Badalona Open 2022, Anuj Shrivatri second

by Shahid Ahmed - 15/08/2022

IM Aronyak and IM Anuj Shrivatri both scored 7/9 each at 46th Ciutat de Badalona Memorial M Castella Open 2022. Aronyak edged past Anuj due to better second tie-break score. They faced each other in the sixth round which ended in a draw. Four players scored 6.5/9 each. They are - IM Dylan Isidro Berdayes Ason (CUB), Saurabh Anand, Ritvik Krishnan and IM Filemon Cruz (PER). They secured third to sixth place according to tie-breaks. Top three prizes were €1000, €700 and €400 along with a trophy each. This is Aronyak's first tournament victory in Spain. He is sponsored by Sadhana app. Photo: CE Sant Josep

Aronyak's first triumph in Spain

Aronyak secured fourth place at 38th Andorra Open. He won the next event at Badalona. Currently, he is undefeated in 27 Classical games in Spain. His present unbeaten streak in Classical tournaments is 37 games.

Champion - IM Aronyak Ghosh 7/9 | Photo: CE Sant Josep

Runner-up - IM Anuj Shrivatri 7/9 | Photo: CE Sant Josep

Second Runner-up - IM Dylan Isidro Berdayes Ason (CUB) 6.5/9 | Photo: CE Sant Josep

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Aronyak scored an unbeaten 7/9

4th Saurabh Anand 6.5/7 | Photo: CE Sant Josep

5th Ritvik Krishnan 6.5/9 | Photo: CE Sant Josep

7th Vedant Pimpalkhare 6/9 | Photo: CE Sant Josep

Rutuja Bakshi was the top Indian female finisher at 11th place 5.5/9

A total of 51 players including 2 GMs, 8 IMs, a WGM and a WIM took part in the Group A from eight countries across the world. Category B (Below 1950) witneseed the participation of 106 players. The tournament was organized by Cor de marina Badalona Chess Club from 2nd to 10th August 2022 at Centre Civic La Salut Av Marques de Sant Mori Badalona, Spain. The time control was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move no.1.

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Final standings in Open A

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	Gr	FED	Rtg	RtgN	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	2	IM	Aronyak Ghosh				IND	2512	0	India	7	0,5	2320	2479
2	5	IM	Anuj Shrivatri				IND	2413	0	India	7	0,5	2308	2479
3	3	IM	Berdayes Ason Dylan Isidro				CUB	2489	0	Cuba	6,5	0	2330	2427
4	17		Saurabh Anand	B			IND	2211	0	India	6,5	0	2316	2340
5	43		Krishnan Ritvik	C-16			IND	1968	0	India	6,5	0	2264	2271
6	11	IM	Cruz Filemon	A			PER	2316	0	Alcoi	6,5	0	2255	2368
7	21		Pimpalkhare Vedant	B			IND	2141	0	India	6	0	2261	2301
8	14	WGM	Chernyak Viktoria	A	w		FID	2239	0	FIDE	6	0	2212	2288
9	20		Anustoop Biswas	B			IND	2145	0	India	6	0	2161	2233
10	4	GM	Gonzalez Perez Arian				ESP	2429	2409	Valencia	6	0	2142	2234
11	29		Bakshi Rutuja	C	w		IND	2048	0	India	5,5	0	2330	2222
12	19		Paredes Lagos Anthony Javier	B			PER	2160	0	Peru	5,5	0	2250	2261
13	13	IM	Vidarte Morales Arturo	A			PER	2291	2381	Mollet, Club D'escacs	5,5	0	2196	2233
14	9	IM	Torres Rosas Luis Carlos	A			MEX	2323	0	Mexico	5,5	0	2191	2228
15	37		Sudarshan Bhat	C			IND	2025	0	India	5,5	0	2177	2138