Vladimir Fedoseev wins 29th Abu Dhabi Masters 2023, Aravindh Chithambaram third

Sanket Chakravarty becomes India's latest IM, Ethan, Ritviz, Ayush score IM-norms

Sanket Chakravarty already had two IM-norms and crossed 2400 in the July 2023 FIDE Rating list. His 4.5/9, with a performance of 2488 earned him the final IM-norm to become India's latest International Master. FM Ayush Sharma, FM Ritviz Parab and FM Ethan Vaz scored an IM-norm each. This is Ayush's fourth, Ritviz's third and 11-year-old Ethan's first IM-norm. We will have separate articles about Sanket's journey towards the IM title and other events of the festival.

Champion - GM Vladimir Fedoseev (SLO) 7/9

Interview with the winner of 29th Abu Dhabi Masters 2023 - GM Vladimir Fedoseev (SLO) | Video: ChessBase India

Runner-up - GM Xiangyu Xu (CHN) 7/9

Second Runner-up - GM Aravindh Chithambaram 6.5/9

Top 3 (L to R): 1st GM Vladimir Fedoseev (SLO) 7/9, 2nd GM Xiangyu Xu (CHN) 7/9 and 3rd GM Aravindh Chithambaram 6.5/9

GM Vladimir Fedoseev (SLO) - GM Hans Niemann (USA): 0.5-0.5

GM Shanglei Lu (CHN) - GM Aravindh Chithambaram: 0.5-0.5

GM S L Narayanan defeated GM Prraneeth Vuppala to finish ninth 6.5/9

IM Muthaiah Al - GM David Anton Guijarro (ESP): 1-0

GM Jakhongir Vakhidov (UZB) - IM Rathanvel V S: 0.5-0.5

IM Kushagra Moha - GM Bartosz Socko (POL): 0.5-0.5

FM Ritviz Parab (right) defeated IM Mukhiddin Madaminov (UZB) to earn his final IM-norm

FM Ayush Sharma defeated IM S Rohith Krishna to add another IM-norm. He already has all the norms, only needs to reach 2400 to become India's next International Master

Sanket Chakravarty drew against GM Pranav Anand to become India's latest International Master

Norm makers

Four Indians scored an IM-norm each.

FM Ayush Sharma 5.5/9, fourth IM-norm

FM Ritviz Parab - 5.5/9, third and final IM-norm

FM Ethan Vaz - 4.5/9 (with his father Edwin Vaz), first IM-norm

"Grandmasters are not so tough" - 11-year-old Ethan Vaz earns his first IM norm | Video: ChessBase India

Sanket Chakravarty - 4.5/9, final IM-norm and became India's latest IM

Sanket Chakravarty becomes India's latest IM | Video: ChessBase India

For more Round 9 and Prize distribution ceremony photos, please click here.

It was announced that the 30th edition of Abu Dhabi Chess Festival will have US$ 30000 as the first prize.

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Video Gallery

Replay 29th Abu Dhabi Chess Festival Masters 2023 Round 9 live commentary by WGM Maria Gevorgyan and IM Ravikumar V | Video: ADChess

"I defeated Hikaru Nakamura three times" - FM Sina Movahed | Video: ChessBase India

29th Abu Dhabi Chess Festival 2023 | The After-Movie | Video: ChessBase India

A total of 145 players including 41 GMs, 54 IMs, 6 WGMs and 3 WIMs took part from 22 countries across the world. The tournament was organized by Abu Dhabi Chess Club & Mind Games from 16th to 24th August 2023 at Radisson Blu Hotel & Resort in Abu Dhabi Corniche Abu Dhabi, UAE. The nine-round Swiss league tournament had a time control of 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move no.1.

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Round 9 results

Rd.	Bo.	No.		Name	Rtg	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	Rtg	No.
9	3	19	GM	Lu Shanglei	2598	6	½ - ½	6	GM	Aravindh Chithambaram Vr.	2645	10
9	4	8	GM	Narayanan.S.L	2656	5½	1 - 0	6	IM	Prraneeth Vuppala	2485	42
9	8	51	IM	Muthaiah Al	2458	5	1 - 0	5	GM	Anton Guijarro David	2693	2
9	9	7	GM	Sindarov Javokhir	2659	5	1 - 0	5	GM	Swayams Mishra	2452	53
9	10	17	GM	Vakhidov Jakhongir	2618	5	½ - ½	5	IM	Rathanvel V S	2491	40
9	13	57	GM	Rahman Ziaur	2448	5	1 - 0	5	GM	Karthik Venkataraman	2562	24
9	14	25	GM	Li Di	2561	5	1 - 0	5	IM	Hari Madhavan N B	2418	68
9	15	32	GM	Song Raymond	2512	5	1 - 0	5	IM	Rakesh Kumar Jena	2289	139
9	16	58	IM	Zhalmakhanov Ramazan	2444	5	0 - 1	5	GM	Pranesh M	2503	34
9	17	39	GM	Chanda Sandipan	2491	5	0 - 1	5	FM	Liyanage Ranindu Dilshan	2359	106
9	21	21	GM	Pranav V	2588	4½	1 - 0	4½	FM	Banh Gia Huy	2391	89
9	22	74	IM	Liu Guanchu	2412	4½	1 - 0	4½	GM	Adhiban B.	2587	22
9	23	85	IM	Kushagra Mohan	2397	4½	½ - ½	4½	GM	Socko Bartosz	2551	26
9	25	43	IM	Madaminov Mukhiddin	2484	4½	0 - 1	4½	FM	Ritviz Parab	2369	103
9	26	45	GM	Stany G.A.	2472	4½	1 - 0	4½	FM	Suyarov Mukhammadzokhid	2337	119
9	29	93	IM	Ajay Krishna S	2388	4½	0 - 1	4½	IM	Ravi Teja S.	2450	56
9	30	128	FM	Ayush Sharma	2321	4½	1 - 0	4½	IM	Rohith Krishna S	2423	67
9	31	28	GM	Pranav Anand	2529	4	½ - ½	4		Sanket Chakravarty	2385	97
9	32	100	WGM	Divya Deshmukh	2372	4	0 - 1	4	GM	Raja Rithvik R	2502	35

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Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB4	TB5
1	4	GM	Fedoseev, Vladimir	SLO	2676	7	0,5	47	42,5	37,25	2593
2	18	GM	Xu, Xiangyu	CHN	2608	7	0,5	46,5	42	36,50	2563
3	10	GM	Aravindh, Chithambaram Vr.	IND	2645	6,5	0	46	42	32,25	2527
4	59	IM	Abdisalimov, Abdimalik	UZB	2438	6,5	0	45,5	41	31,75	2627
5	6	GM	Niemann, Hans Moke	USA	2660	6,5	0	45	41	32,75	2516
6	3	GM	Matlakov, Maxim	RUS	2677	6,5	0	44,5	40	34,50	2486
7	19	GM	Lu, Shanglei	CHN	2598	6,5	0	44,5	39,5	30,75	2518
8	1	GM	Artemiev, Vladislav	RUS	2698	6,5	0	44	40	33,00	2529
9	8	GM	Narayanan.S.L,	IND	2656	6,5	0	43,5	39	31,00	2443
10	14	GM	Murzin, Volodar	FID	2631	6,5	0	43,5	39	30,75	2497

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Vladimir Fedoseev wins 29th Abu Dhabi Masters 2023, Aravindh Chithambaram third