Vincent Blom decimates Arona Chess Festival Blitz Open 2024, Savitha Shri third

by Shahid Ahmed - 08/07/2024

FM Vincent Blom (NED) scored 8.5/9 to win Arona Chess Festival Blitz Rating Open 2024. He finished a half point ahead of the field. GM Bartosz Socko (POL) scored sole 8/9 to finish second. WGM Savitha Shri B and Miguoel Admiraal (NED) scored 6.5/9. They were placed second and third according to tie-breaks. Total prize fund of the tournament was €20000. The top three prizes were: 1st - ChessBase 17 Premium + Fritz 19, 2nd - Komodo Dragon 3.2 + Kasparov: How to play Najdorf and 3rd - Fritz 19 + Kasparov: How to play Najdorf. In the Classical Rating Open, GM Sankalp Gupta and GM Abhijeet Gupta scored 7/10 each. They secured fifth and seventh place respectively. FM Goutham Krishna H scored his fourth IM-norm. Photo: Official site

Classical: Goutham Krishna H scores his fourth IM-norm

FM Goutham Krishna H scored 6/9 to secure his fourth IM-norm. He performed at 2438 and gained 43.8 Elo rating points. Although he did not need to score another IM-norm, an extra is always good.

Champion in Blitz - FM Vincent Blom (NED) 8.5/9 | Photo: Official site

Second Runner-up in Blitz - WGM Savitha Shri B 6.5/9 | Photo: Official site

5th in Classical - GM Sankalp Gupta 7/10 | Photo: Official site

7th in Classical - GM Abhijeet Gupta 7/10 | Photo: Official site

Fourth IM-norm - FM Goutham Krishna H 6/10 | Photo: Official site

The tournament hall at Arona Gran Hotel and Spa in Tenerife, Spain | Photo: Official site

A total of 48 players including 2 GMs, 2 IMs and a WGM and 2 WIMs took part from 19 countries across the world in this one-day nine-round Swiss League Rating Open. The tournament was organized by Arona Chess Club - CDA Grademar at Arona Gran Hotel & Spa in Tenerife, Spain on 29th June. The time control of the event was 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment.

Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	sex	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	7	FM	Blom, Vincent		NED	2288	8,5	2600	48,5	49,50
2	1	GM	Socko, Bartosz		POL	2552	8	2555	49	44,50
3	12	WGM	Savitha, Shri B	w	IND	2171	6,5	2313	49	33,50
4	2	IM	Admiraal, Miguoel		NED	2419	6,5	2243	44,5	34,00
5	9	FM	O`gorman, Tom		IRL	2267	6	2302	50	32,00
6	3	FM	Chinguun, Sumiya		MGL	2386	6	2293	48,5	30,75
7	6	GM	Socko, Monika	w	POL	2288	6	2218	47,5	28,50
8	15	FM	Yezhel, Valiantsin		FID	2031	6	2200	47	29,75
9	17		Rappazzo, Johannes		SUI	1986	6	2137	45	26,50
10	11		Podolskyi, Mykhailo		UKR	2233	6	2125	42,5	25,00