Four Indians in top ten
Sole leader and top seeded Ukraine GM Vitaliy Bernadskiy made a short draw in the final round against Kazakhstan GM Denis Makhnev to ensure at least a share of first place with 7.5/9
The attention then turned to the game between FM Reja Neer Manon (BAN) who was till then on track for a GM norm but Mitrabha Guha not only weathered the strong initiative developed by his young opponent but even won after the subsequent attack went wrong. Mitrabha then joined Bernadskijy in a share of first place but second on tie-break while Makhenev took third place half a point behind.
Indian IM Srihari L R and GM Sayantan Das together with Australian IM James Morris also shared third place on 7/9.
Reja Neer Manon on 6.5/9, the best junior, had to be content with an IM-norm as also achieved by China's 2038-rated Qingfeng Cao who managed this despite having a 5.5/9 score after losing his last three games.
In the consolation prize bracket, Indian IM Eesha Kavade with 5.5/9 was best woman, England’s James Constance also with 5.5/9 best senior, and Thailand’s No.1, IM Prin Laohawirapap, best local with 6/9.
Replay Round 9 Open games
Round 9 results
| Bo. | No. | Name | Typ | FED | Rtg | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Typ | FED | Rtg | No. | PGN | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | GM | Makhnev, Denis | KAZ | 2516 | 6½ | ½ - ½ | 7 | GM | Bernadskiy, Vitaliy | UKR | 2561 | 1 | PGN | ||||
| 2 | 40 | FM | Manon, Reja Neer | U18 | BAN | 2285 | 6½ | 0 - 1 | 6½ | GM | Mitrabha, Guha | IND | 2537 | 3 | PGN | |||
| 3 | 15 | IM | Morris, James | AUS | 2432 | 6½ | ½ - ½ | 6½ | IM | Srihari, L R | IND | 2482 | 11 | PGN | ||||
| 4 | 2 | GM | Pranesh, M | U18 | IND | 2538 | 6 | ½ - ½ | 6 | GM | Zhao, Zong-Yuan | AUS | 2485 | 10 | PGN | |||
| 5 | 4 | GM | Peng, Xiongjian | CHN | 2521 | 6 | ½ - ½ | 6 | IM | Bersamina, Paulo | PHI | 2424 | 17 | PGN | ||||
| 6 | 12 | IM | Urazayev, Arystanbek | KAZ | 2471 | 6 | ½ - ½ | 6 | GM | Lalit, Babu M R | IND | 2508 | 7 | PGN | ||||
| 7 | 8 | GM | Das, Sayantan | IND | 2507 | 6 | 1 - 0 | 6 | FM | Harsh, Suresh | U18 | IND | 2413 | 19 | PGN | |||
| 8 | 18 | FM | Pham, Tran Gia Phuc | U18 | VIE | 2423 | 6 | ½ - ½ | 6 | GM | Sengupta, Deep | IND | 2500 | 9 | PGN | |||
| 9 | 25 | FM | Danilenko, Dmitriy | UKR | 2400 | 6 | 0 - 1 | 5½ | IM | Quizon, Daniel | PHI | 2441 | 13 | PGN | ||||
| 10 | 6 | GM | Samant, Aditya S | U18 | IND | 2512 | 5½ | ½ - ½ | 5½ | FM | Lye, Lik Zang | MAS | 2286 | 39 | PGN |
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | K | rtg+/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | GM | Bernadskiy, Vitaliy | UKR | 2561 | 7,5 | 0 | 48 | 43,75 | 6 | 39,5 | 10 | 7 | |||
| 2 | 3 | GM | Mitrabha, Guha | IND | 2537 | 7,5 | 0 | 43,5 | 39,50 | 6 | 35,5 | 10 | 1,9 | |||
| 3 | 5 | GM | Makhnev, Denis | KAZ | 2516 | 7 | 0 | 47,5 | 38,50 | 6 | 36 | 10 | 2,6 | |||
| 4 | 11 | IM | Srihari, L R | IND | 2482 | 7 | 0 | 47,5 | 38,50 | 5 | 37 | 10 | 3,5 | |||
| 5 | 8 | GM | Das, Sayantan | IND | 2507 | 7 | 0 | 44,5 | 36,50 | 7 | 35 | 10 | -1 | |||
| 6 | 15 | IM | Morris, James | AUS | 2432 | 7 | 0 | 43 | 36,00 | 6 | 34 | 10 | -3,1 | |||
| 7 | 40 | FM | Manon, Reja Neer | U18 | BAN | 2285 | 6,5 | 0 | 51,5 | 37,00 | 6 | 37 | 40 | 121,2 | ||
| 8 | 12 | IM | Urazayev, Arystanbek | KAZ | 2471 | 6,5 | 0 | 50 | 37,75 | 5 | 37,5 | 10 | 4,4 | |||
| 9 | 10 | GM | Zhao, Zong-Yuan | AUS | 2485 | 6,5 | 0 | 49,5 | 37,00 | 5 | 36 | 10 | -0,6 | |||
| 10 | 2 | GM | Pranesh, M | U18 | IND | 2538 | 6,5 | 0 | 48,5 | 36,25 | 4 | 35,5 | 10 | -3,1 |
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