Sebastian superb at XVI Calvia Amateur Open

by Shahid Ahmed - 22/10/2019

Fourth seeded FM Sebastian Massanet of Spain scored an unbeaten 7.5/9 and finished a half point ahead of the runner-up to win XVI Calvia Amateur Open. Top seed of the tournament Hendrik Reichmann and Henk-Jan Visser, both scored 7.0/9. They were placed second and third respectively. Total 137 players participated from 20 different countries including Spain. The only participant from India was Krithigga K, she gained a massive 143 Elo rating points. The festival included Blitz tournament, Master Class and Simultaneous Exhibition by GM Juan Bellon Lopez along with the main tournament. Photo: Sergio Estremera

Sebastian wins his third tournament in three months

FM Sebastian Massanet of Spain scored an unbeaten 7.5/9 to win XVI Calvia Amateur Open. Sebastian won €1300 and a very cute trophy in the shape of the tournament logo.

Sebastian receives his champion's trophy and €1300 cash | Photo: Sergio Estremera

Sebastian's undefeated run earned 22 Elo rating points

Sebastian's best win was in the penultimate round of the tournament against Jerrel Thakoerdien (NED, 2149).

Blitz Champion - Adrian Ponce (ESP, 2157) scored 7.5/9 to win a beautiful champion's trophy and ChessBase 15 | Photo: Sergio Estremera

Photo Gallery

Top board game in progress | Photo: Sergio Estremera

Legendary Pia Cramling's daughter Anna Cramling in action against Marine Zschischang (GER, 2052) in round seven | Photo: Sergio Estremera

GM Juan Bellon Lopez's Master Class in session | Photo: Sergio Estremera

Master Class by IM Mellado | Photo: Sergio Estremera

The podium finishers in open | Photo: Sergio Estremera

The podium finishers in blitz | Photo: Sergio Estremera

The tournament hall | Photo: Sergio Estremera

The only Indian to participate in the tournament was Krithigga K, she gained 143 Elo rating points and also won best under-1800 prize | Photo: Sergio Estremera

XVI Calvia Chess Festival tournament poster | Photo: Sergio Estremera

Total 137 players participated from 20 different countries including Spain in the XVI Calvia Chess Festival held at Mallorca, Spain from 5th to 13th October 2019.

Final Standings

Rk.	SNo	Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	4	Massanet Massanet Sebastian	ESP	2252	7,5	46,0	39,5	50,0
2	1	Reichmann Hendrik	GER	2341	7,0	46,0	39,5	48,0
3	9	Visser Henk-Jan	NED	2184	7,0	45,5	39,0	49,5
4	3	Scherer Helmut	GER	2278	6,5	47,5	40,5	52,0
5	28	Amengual Perello Jordi	ESP	2087	6,5	46,0	39,5	50,0
6	24	Hristodorescu Daniel	ROU	2102	6,5	46,0	39,0	50,5
7	10	Gallego Bergada Antoni	ESP	2177	6,5	45,5	38,0	49,0
8	7	Borovnica Tihomir	DEN	2231	6,5	45,0	38,5	49,5
9	11	Lacrosse Marc	BEL	2172	6,5	42,5	36,0	47,0
10	22	Jekabsons Ivars	LAT	2119	6,5	42,0	35,5	44,5
11	21	Voiteanu Gabriel	ROU	2119	6,0	48,0	41,0	52,0
12	14	Thakoerdien Jerrel	NED	2149	6,0	47,0	39,5	51,5
13	16	De Boer Bas	NED	2142	6,0	46,0	38,5	49,5
14	48	Ermachenko Manuel	ESP	1968	6,0	45,5	39,5	49,0
15	8	Tscharotschkin Michael	GER	2198	6,0	45,5	39,0	49,5
16	32	Zschischang Marine	GER	2052	6,0	45,5	39,0	49,5
17	23	Zschischang Gunnar	GER	2103	6,0	43,5	37,0	47,5
18	29	Mazanek Kamil	CZE	2077	6,0	41,5	34,5	45,0
19	35	Gavrish Leonid	UKR	2034	6,0	41,5	34,0	44,5
20	49	Moreno Garcia Alfonso	ESP	1964	6,0	41,0	34,5	43,5