Nderim Saraci triumphs at 57th Biel Festival Blitz Rating Open 2024, Harsha Bharathakoti third
IM Nderim Saraci (KOS) scored 10.5/13 to win Biel Chess Festival Blitz (BTZ) Rating Open 2024. Three players - Haowen Xue (CHN), GM Harsha Bharathakoti and GM Arseniy Nesterov scored 10/13. They were placed second to fourth according to tie-breaks. Harsha drew against the eventual champion, Nderim in the final round. The Indian's sole loss was against the runner-up, Haowen. Total prize fund was CHF 3600 + non-cash prizes. The top three prizes were CHF 800, 700 and 600 along with a medal each. GM Leon Luke Mendonca and GM Sethuraman S P are two more Indians to make a top ten finish. They both scored 9.5/13 each to be placed seventh and tenth respectively. Photo: Biel Chess Festival
Three Indians in top ten
Champion - IM Nderim Saraci (KOS) 10.5/13 | Photo: Biel Chess Festival
Second Runner-up - GM Harsha Bharathakoti 10/13 | Photo: Biel Chess Festival
Top 3 (L to R) - 2nd Haowen Xue (CHN) 10/13, 1st IM Nderim Saraci (KOS) 10.5/13 and 3rd GM Harsha Bharathakoti 10/13 | Photo: Biel Chess Festival
Ambiance during the GMT Blitz and Blitz Open | Photo: Biel Chess Festival
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Final Standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | IM | Saraci, Nderim | KOS | 2517 | 10,5 | 0 | 86,75 | 104 | |
| 2 | 25 | Xue, Haowen | CHN | 2312 | 10 | 1,5 | 85,00 | 107,5 | ||
| 3 | 6 | GM | Harsha, Bharathakoti | IND | 2516 | 10 | 1 | 80,00 | 101 | |
| 4 | 2 | GM | Nesterov, Arseniy | FID | 2535 | 10 | 0,5 | 83,25 | 106 | |
| 5 | 8 | IM | Materia, Marco | FRA | 2481 | 9,5 | 0 | 76,50 | 104,5 | |
| 6 | 3 | GM | Sadorra, Julio Catalino | PHI | 2530 | 9,5 | 0 | 76,50 | 103,5 | |
| 7 | 11 | GM | Mendonca, Leon Luke | IND | 2468 | 9,5 | 0 | 76,50 | 102,5 | |
| 8 | 41 | FM | Hafiz, Arif Abdul | INA | 2198 | 9,5 | 0 | 74,50 | 100 | |
| 9 | 48 | Xiao, Tong(Qd) | CHN | 2176 | 9,5 | 0 | 73,25 | 104 | ||
| 10 | 7 | GM | Sethuraman, S.P. | IND | 2495 | 9,5 | 0 | 71,50 | 97 |
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