Vaibhav Jayant Raut clinches Prague International Chess Festival 2022 Blitz

by Shahid Ahmed - 16/06/2022

Vaibhav Jayant Raut made a fantastic start of scoring an unbeaten 8.5/10. He had a half point lead heading into the final round of Prague International Chess Festival 2022 - G Blitz. A last round loss against the top seed of the tournament, Simon Knudsen (GER) did not deter his championship hopes. Four players scored 8.5/11 each. Vaibhav clinched the first place due to better tie-breaks. He gained 100.2 Elo rating points and won CZK 1000 (approx. ₹3294) as his prize. Simon Knudsen and FM Mladen Gajic were adjudged second and third respectively according to tie-breaks. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Vaibhav's first overseas triumph

The 19-year-old teenager from Nagpur has won several tournaments in his district. However, this is his first victory outside the country. 14-year-old Bhavik Ahuja is the only other Indian player to finish in the top 25. He scored 6.5/11, gained 118 Elo rating points and was placed 19th.

Champion - Vaibhav Jayant Raut 8.5/11 | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Vaibhav scored an impressive 8.5/11 and gained 100.2 Elo rating points

A total of 86 players including an IM took part from 16 countries across the world in this eleven round Blitz Rating tournament. The event was organized by Novy Bor Chess Club at Don Giovanni Hotel, Prague, Czech Republic on 15th June 2022. The time control was 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment.

Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	27		Vaibhav Jayant Raut	IND	1992	8,5	77,0	80,0	60,25
2	1		Knudsen Simon	GER	2315	8,5	71,0	76,5	55,75
3	5	FM	Gajic Mladen	SWE	2242	8,5	71,0	76,0	56,75
4	6		Dubansky Bohuslav	CZE	2227	8,5	66,5	71,5	53,25
5	24	FM	Ghazarian Kirk	USA	2003	8,0	74,0	78,0	52,50
6	4	FM	Karas Marek	SVK	2271	8,0	67,0	72,0	49,00
7	10		Goroshkov Maksym	UKR	2193	8,0	66,0	71,0	50,25
8	2	FM	Vrbata Zbynek	CZE	2298	8,0	65,0	70,0	49,50
9	42		Dubnevych Maksym	UKR	1852	7,5	70,5	73,5	46,00
10	11		Poysti Nathanael	GER	2173	7,5	69,5	74,0	44,75

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