Leon Luke Mendonca wins 1st Vezerkepzo IM Round-Robin

by Shahid Ahmed - 05/02/2021

India's 67th GM Leon Luke Mendonca won his first tournament of the year 1st Vezerkepzo IM Round-Robin as he scored 8.0/9, remained undefeated and finished a full point ahead of the field. He made a short draw in the final round with the eventual runner-up of the event GM Milan Pacher. Leon's unbeaten run helped him gain 3 rating points. His next event is First Saturday IM February 2021 Round-Robin which starts tomorrow Saturday 6th February 2021. Photo: GM Attila Czebe

Leon finishes a full point ahead

Brand Ambassador of Geno and Microsense, India's 67th and latest GM Leon Luke Mendonca won his first tournament of the year by scoring an unbeaten 8.0/9.

Leon in action against FM Mark Lyell in Round 6 | Photo: GM Attila Czebe

A short draw

Leon made a short draw in the final around against GM Milan Pacher as a draw was enough for him to win the tournament and finished a full point ahead of the competition.

Leon performed at 2571 and increased 3 Elo rating points

Leon with the participants of 1st Vezerkepzo Open and GM Attlia Czebe | Photo: GM Attila Czebe

Replay all Leon's games from the event

Final Standings after 9 Rounds

Rk.	SNo		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	n	w-we	K	rtg+/-
1	7	IM	Mendonca Leon Luke	IND	2538	8,0	0,0	30,50	9	0,31	10	3,1
2	3	GM	Pacher Milan	SVK	2394	7,0	0,0	28,50	9	0,67	10	6,7
3	10	FM	Bodi Tibor	HUN	2384	6,0	0,0	22,00	9	-0,22	20	-4,4
4	1	FM	Pasti Aron	HUN	2198	5,0	0,0	16,00	9	1,02	20	20,4
5	6	CM	Papadiamandis Elliot	FRA	2134	4,0	0,5	16,75	9	0,83	40	33,2
6	9	FM	Lyell Mark	ENG	2198	4,0	0,5	13,25	9	0,02	20	0,4
7	2	IM	Farago Sandor	HUN	2193	3,5	0,0	15,00	9	-0,39	10	-3,9
8	5		Palczert Botond	HUN	2082	3,0	0,0	10,75	9	0,40	40	16,0
9	4		Lakatos Tamas	HUN	2198	2,5	0,0	8,00	9	-1,48	40	-59,2
10	8		Konyves Almos	HUN	2131	2,0	0,0	6,75	9	-1,16	40	-46,4