Marium Fatima clear first at 47th Barbera del Valles B 2025, Pratik Gengaje second and Parth Moghe third

by Shahid Ahmed - 07/08/2025

Marium Fatima scored an unbeaten 7.5/8 to win XLVII Barbera del Valles Open B (<2099) 2025. The teenager finished a half point ahead of the rest. Pratik Gengaje scored 7/8 to finish second. Four players scored 6/8. Out of them, Parth Moghe was placed third due to better tie-break scores. The top three prizes in Open B were €400, €300 and €250 each respectively. The nine-day eight-round Swiss League Rating tournament was organized by Marina Ponsa Alcubierre at Barbera del Valles in Barcelona, Spain from 4th to 12th July 2025. The tournament was truncated by one round due to a force majeure situation. This is Marium's second rating tournament triumph of the year. Few months ago she won Bihar State Women Rating 2025. Photo: FI Niklesh Jain

Indians claim the entire podium

The tournament was truncated by one round due to a force majeure - weather alert by Civil Protection. The total participation was 165, 63 in Group A (≥1950) and 102 in Group B (<2099). For the second consecutive year, an Indian won the Group B event. Last year it was Vihaan Dawda and this time it is Marium Fatima.

Champion in Group B - Marium Fatima 7.5/8 | Photo: FI Niklesh Jain

Top 3 in Open B (L to R): 2nd Pratik Gengaje 7/8, 1st Marium Fatima 7.5/8 and 3rd Parth Moghe 7/8 | Photo: FI Niklesh Jain and Official site

Marium Fatima in action | Photo: FI Niklesh Jain

Marium Fatima scored an unbeaten 7.5/8, finished a half point ahead of the rest and gained 59.4 Elo rating points

The tournament hall at Barbera del Valles in Barcelona, Spain | Photo: Official site

A total of 102 players including a WIM took part from seven countries across the world in Open B (<2099) category. The nine-day eight-round Swiss League Rating tournament was organized by Marina Ponsa Alcubierre at Barbera del Valles in Barcelona, Spain from 4th to 12th July 2025. The time control of the tournament was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment.

Final standings in Group B

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	Gr	FED	RtgI	RtgN	Pts.	TB1	TB2
1	19		Marium, Fatima		w	D	IND	1929	0	7,5	29	38,5
2	16		Gengaje, Pratik			D	IND	1932	0	7	26,5	36
3	71		Moghe, Parth			E	IND	1711	0	6	33,5	44,5
4	20		Llonch Farres, Gerard			D	CAT	1919	2073	6	29	39
5	18		Monell Lopez, Eduard			D	CAT	1929	2033	6	28,5	36,5
6	14		Pranav, Pradeep Nair	U16		D	IND	1938	0	6	27,5	38
7	1	MK	Molano Lafuente, Ismael				CAT	2099	2230	5,5	33	44,5
8	26		Bosch Rovira, Joan			D	CAT	1885	1990	5,5	29	37
9	9	MK	Valencia Jimenez, Jose				CAT	1962	2099	5,5	28,5	39
10	52		Guixa Somoza, Carlos	U16		E	CAT	1792	1887	5,5	27,5	36,5