Dinesh Rajan M clinches 30th Abu Dhabi Chess Festival Open A Below 2300 Rating 2024, Mandar Lad second

by Shahid Ahmed - 30/08/2024

Dinesh Rajan M scored sole 8/9 to win 30th Abu Dhabi Chess Festival Open A (<2300) Rating Tournament 2024. He finished a half point ahead of the rest. Mandar Pradip Lad and Iliya Darini (IRI) scored 7.5/9 each. Mandar finished second on tie-breaks, Iliya third. Pushkar Dere is the only other Indian to make a top ten finish. He scored 7/9 to secure fifth place. Dinesh suffered his sole loss in the second round against Aniket Bapat. He won the next seven games in-a-row to become a clear champion. Total prize fund was US$ 10050. The top three prizes were US$ 3000 + trophy, $2000 and $1500 each respectively. Last year, Dinesh won the B group (<2000) scoring the exact same points. This is Dinesh's first tournament triumph of the year. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy

Indians claim top two

Champion - Dinesh Rajan M 8/9

Interview with Dinesh Rajan M | Video: ChessBase India

Runner-up - Mandar Pradip Lad 7.5/9

5th Pushkar Dere 7/9

Dinesh Rajan M scored 8/9, suffered only one loss and gained 43.6 Elo rating points

Indian norm makers in Masters

GM-norm: IM Goutham Krishna H

IM-norm: Soham Kamotra (became an IM), FM Daaevik Wadhawan, FM Suyog Wagh, FM Gaurang Bagwe and Kushal Jani R.

Soham Kamotra becomes Jammu and Kashmir's first International Master | Video: ChessBase India

Interview with Daaevik Wadhawan | Video: ChessBase India

FM Suyog Wagh on his third IM-norm | Video: ChessBase India

For more Prize distribution ceremony photos, please click here.

A total of 214 players including a WGM and a WIM took part from 38 countries across the world in the Open A <2300 category. The tournament was organized by Abu Dhabi Chess Club & Mind Games from 15th to 24th August 2024 at St. Regis Abu Dhabi Corniche Hotel in 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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Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB2	TB3
1	32		Dinesh, Rajan M	IND	2092	8	43,5	39,5
2	5		Lad, Mandar Pradip	IND	2254	7,5	49	44
3	34		Darini, Iliya	IRI	2083	7,5	44,5	40
4	13	FM	Manukyan, Sargis A.	ARM	2211	7	48,5	43,5
5	12		Dere, Pushkar	IND	2217	7	47,5	42,5
6	47		Zhou, Yichen	CHN	2023	7	46,5	42
7	23		Rzayev, Chingiz	AZE	2134	7	45,5	41,5
8	6	FM	Hamidov, Allahverdi	AZE	2253	7	45,5	40,5
9	10	CM	Kuandykuly, Danis	KAZ	2224	7	45,5	40,5
10	11	FM	Fadi, Marko	EGY	2221	7	44	39,5

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