Boris Savchenko clear first at 15th KIIT GM Open, Aronyak Ghosh second

by Shahid Ahmed - 10/12/2024

GM Boris Savchenko drew with GM Sayantan Das to become a clear champion of 15th KIIT International Chess Festival GM Open 2024. Savchenko scored 8.5/10, finished a full point ahead of the competition. IM Aronyak Ghosh drew with GM Van Huy Nguyen (VIE) to secure second place. The Vietnamese GM was placed third according to tie-breaks. Ten more players also scored the same 7.5/10 each. Among them, IM Kaustuv Kundu, IM Viani Antonio Dcunha, GM Sayantan Das and GM Saptarshi Roy was adjudged fourth, sixth, eighth and tenth respectively. Odisha's own Utkal Ranjan Sahoo was the highest untitled finisher at eleventh place. The total prize fund of the festival was ₹6000000, ₹3000000 for Category A. The top three prizes were ₹300000, ₹200000 and ₹140000 along with a trophy each. Photo: Swayangsu Satyakam

Top two seeds interchange their rank

Previous round leader, GM Boris Savchenko needed a draw to become the champion. He did that against GM Sayantan Das to win the tournament. IM Aronyak Ghosh drew with GM Van Huy Nguyen (VIE). They secured second and third place respectively. A win for Aronyak would not have changed his final rank. The top two seeds interchanged their rank in the final standings.

Champion - GM Boris Savchenko 8.5/10 | Photo: Swayangsu Satyakam

Runner-up - IM Aronyak Ghosh 7.5/10 | Photo: Swayangsu Satyakam

Second Runner-up - GM Van Huy Nguyen (VIE) 7.5/10 | Photo: Swayangsu Satyakam

Top 3 of Category A and C | Photo: Swayangsu Satyakam

Swayangsu Satyakam, Press Officer shared: The closing ceremony of the 15th KIIT International Chess Tournament was a powerhouse of inspiration and celebration. With Arjun Awardee and third Indian GM in history, Pravin M Thipsay, gracing the event as the Guest of Honour, Sofia Firdous, MLA, an alumnus of KIIT, as the Chief Guest, the evening radiated grandeur.

Mr. Achyuta Samanta, the visionary founder of KIIT and KISS, alongside KIIT VC, Mr. Saranjit Singh, Tournament Director - IM Sekhar Sahu and Events Committee member of AICF - Mr. Ranjan Mohanty ensured the event shared a lasting impression.

The ceremony celebrated chess excellence with ₹60 lacs in prize money distributed among the players, marking it the second-highest prize pool in India. Mr. Samanta's relentless efforts in nurturing chess were applauded by the entire chess fraternity.

GM Thipsay's heartfelt insights into the game and his admiration for Odisha and KIIT lit up the evening, inspiring everyone.

Let's continue supporting and celebrating chess with such passion and dedication.

Round 10: GM Boris Savchenko - GM Sayantan Das: 0.5-0.5 | Photo: Swayangsu Satyakam

IM Aronyak Ghosh - GM Van Huy Nguyen (VIE): 0.5-0.5 | Photo: Swayangsu Satyakam

Utkal Ranjan sahoo made the ceremonial first move of the final round | Photo: Swayangsu Satyakam

Top two boards during Round 10 | Photo: Swayangsu Satyakam

World Cadet Under-8 Open Silver medalist, Sattwik Swain held IM Dinesh K Sharma to a draw | Photo: Swayangsu Satyakam

Round 10 in progress | Photo: Swayangsu Satyakam

Chief Arbiter - IA Vasanth B H | Photo: Swayangsu Satyakam

Photo Gallery

Lighting of the lamp at the closing ceremony | Photo: Swayangsu Satyakam

Professor Achyuta Samanta addressing the gathering | Photo: Swayangsu Satyakam

Arjuna Awardee GM Pravin Thipsay delivering his speech | Photo: Swayangsu Satyakam

Chief Guest and KIIT alumni - Sofia Firdous, MLA | Photo: Swayangsu Satyakam

L to R: Ranjan Mohanty, GM Pravin Thipsay, Professor Achyuta Samanta, Saranjit Singh and IM Sekhar Sahu | Photo: Swayangsu Satyakam

Players, parents, accompanying persons and officials at the closing ceremony | Photo: Swayangsu Satyakam

A total of 265 players including 12 GMs, 12 IMs, a WGM and 3 WIMs took part from 14 countries across the world including India in Category A. The tournament was organized by KIIT University from 2nd to 9th December 2024 at KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha. The ten-round Swiss league tournament had a time control of 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move no.1.

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Round 10 results

Bo.	No.		White	Rtg	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Black	Rtg	No.	PGN
1	2	GM	Savchenko, Boris	2473	8	½ - ½	7	GM	Das, Sayantan	2437	4	PGN
2	1	IM	Aronyak, Ghosh	2547	7	½ - ½	7	GM	Nguyen, Van Huy	2358	10	PGN
3	9	GM	Podolchenko, Evgeniy	2360	7	½ - ½	7	GM	Fedorov, Alexei	2385	6	PGN
4	7	IM	Viani, Antonio Dcunha	2383	7	½ - ½	7	GM	Saptarshi, Roy	2286	15	PGN
5	16		Sahoo, Utkal Ranjan	2283	7	½ - ½	7	FM	Nguyen, Quoc Hy	2373	8	PGN
6	5	IM	Kaustuv, Kundu	2427	6½	1 - 0	6½	FM	Matta, Vinay Kumar	2112	31	PGN
7	11	GM	Manik, Mikulas	2326	6½	½ - ½	6½		Siddhanth, Poonja	2042	37	PGN
8	13	GM	Laxman, R.R.	2310	6½	1 - 0	6½		Karan, J P	1969	54	PGN
9	41		Mhamane, Sourabh	2018	6½	½ - ½	6½	IM	Gochelashvili, David	2269	18	PGN
10	49		Yohan, Yadav Tarala	2000	6½	0 - 1	6½		Daksh, Goyal	2117	30	PGN
11	84		Sree, Shaunak Chanda	1918	6½	0 - 1	6	IM	Turzo, Attila	2268	19	PGN
12	3	GM	Rios Gomez, Cristhian Camilo	2448	6	1 - 0	6		Liyanage, Pesandu Rashmitha	1967	55	PGN
13	17		Nithin, Babu	2282	6	1 - 0	6		Challa, Saharsha	1966	56	PGN
14	60		Niladri, Banerjee	1962	6	0 - 1	6		Shirliyev, Allayar	2207	22	PGN
15	39		Abhishek, T M	2030	6	1 - 0	6		Rohith, Yadav B R	1956	67	PGN
16	121	WCM	Sherali, Pattnaik	1839	6	½ - ½	6		Soham, Roy	2016	42	PGN
17	99		Chanda, Ujan	1877	6	+ - -	6		Raihaan, Zahid	2010	43
18	125		Lavyaajyoti, Routray	1833	6	0 - 1	6		Ram, Vishal Parab	2008	44	PGN
19	47	WIM	Gunawardhana, Devindya Oshini	2001	6	½ - ½	6		Sai, Abhinav Kuchibhotla	1857	112	PGN
20	154	AFM	Venkatesh, Das	1795	6	1 - 0	6	WFM	Saparya, Ghosh	1990	51	PGN

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Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB5
1	2	GM	Savchenko, Boris	RUS	2473	RUS	8,5	64,5	69,5	58,25	7
2	1	IM	Aronyak, Ghosh	IND	2547	RSPB	7,5	67	71	51,75	5
3	10	GM	Nguyen, Van Huy	VIE	2358	VIE	7,5	63,5	68,5	50,00	5
4	5	IM	Kaustuv, Kundu	IND	2427	WB	7,5	63,5	68,5	49,25	6
5	6	GM	Fedorov, Alexei	BLR	2385	BLR	7,5	62,5	67,5	49,50	5
6	7	IM	Viani, Antonio Dcunha	IND	2383	KA	7,5	62	67	47,50	6
7	8	FM	Nguyen, Quoc Hy	VIE	2373	VIE	7,5	61	66	48,25	5
8	4	GM	Das, Sayantan	IND	2437	RSPB	7,5	60,5	65,5	46,75	6
9	9	GM	Podolchenko, Evgeniy	BLR	2360	BLR	7,5	60	64	45,50	6
10	15	GM	Saptarshi, Roy	IND	2286	Rlys	7,5	59	64	46,00	6
11	16		Sahoo, Utkal Ranjan	IND	2283	OR	7,5	59	63	44,50	6
12	13	GM	Laxman, R.R.	IND	2310	ICF	7,5	56	60	42,50	6
13	30		Daksh, Goyal	IND	2117	DL	7,5	55,5	60,5	45,75	6
14	22		Shirliyev, Allayar	TKM	2207	TKM	7	60	65,5	43,50	6
15	18	IM	Gochelashvili, David	RUS	2269	RUS	7	58	63	41,75	6
16	11	GM	Manik, Mikulas	SVK	2326	SVK	7	57,5	62,5	42,00	5
17	37		Siddhanth, Poonja	IND	2042	KA	7	57	62	39,75	6
18	44		Ram, Vishal Parab	IND	2008	MH	7	56	60	39,00	7
19	154	AFM	Venkatesh, Das	IND	1795	WB	7	56	59,5	39,00	5
20	3	GM	Rios Gomez, Cristhian Camilo	COL	2448	COL	7	55,5	60	38,75	6

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