Abhimanyu Mishra wins 5th Menorca Open 2026, Leon Luke Mendonca finishes second

by Devansh Singh - 30/04/2026

Abhimanyu Mishra scored an unbeaten 7.5/9 to win the 5th Menorca Open 2026. Abhimanyu Mishra (USA), Leon Luke Mendonca (IND), Li Di (CHN), and Tomas Sosa (ARG), all 4 players, scored 7.5/9 to secure 1st to 4th positions respectively according to tiebreak scores. The tournament was organised by Chess Menorca at Ciutadella, Menorca, from 7th to 12th April. There was a total of €26,000 in cash prizes, with top 3 prizes of €6000, €4000, and €2500 along with trophies. In addition, there is €10,000 in Chessable chess training and courses. Photos: Saji Mathew and Open Chess Menorca

3 Indians finish in top 10

As usual, Menorca Open was a very strong event with the rating average of close to 2200. 38 GMs, 65 IMs, and more than 200 players took part in this wonderful event. 53 Indian players played in this event, and 3 finished in the top 10. Leon Luke Mendonca remained unbeaten and secured 2nd place, while Iniyan Pa and Sankalp Gupta scored 7/9 points to secure 8th and 10th positions respectively.
In another big news, Indian Prodigy Aarit Kapil also scored his first IM norm in the event.

Champion: Abhimanyu Mishra | Photo: Saji Mathew

A very important tweet by Abhimanyu

Runner up: Leon Luke Menonca | Photo: Saji Mathew

Second runner-up: Li Di | Photo: Open Chess Menorca

4th Place: Tomas Sosa | Photo: Open Chess Menorca

IM Vantika Agrawal scored 6/9 points to win the best female prize, she also increased her rating by 18.6 points. | Photo: Saji Mathew

Abhimanyu in action | Photo: Open Chess Menorca

Champion (Open B): Delgadillo Vidal Philippe Arnau | Photo: Saji Mathew

Runner-up (Open B): Martinez Rodriguez Jose Gregorio | Photo: Saji Mathew

Second Runner up (Open B): Almeida Tomas Ccm | Photo: Saji Mathew

Pragg became India’s youngest IM at 10 years and 10 months. Aarit is currently 10 years, 7 months and 22 days old. Can he break Pragg's record? | Photo: Sagar Shah

Check out the highlights of the Grand closing ceremony of the Open Chess Menorca 2026 | Video: ChessBase India

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Final Ranking after 9 Rounds

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	FED	RtgI	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB4	K	rtg+/-
1	3	GM	Mishra Abhimanyu	J		USA	2623		7,5	49,5	46,5	8	6	10	11,1
2	9	GM	Mendonca Leon Luke			IND	2595		7,5	48,5	43,75	9	6	10	13,5
3	16	GM	Li Di			CHN	2556		7,5	47,5	44,25	7	6	10	18,9
4	23	GM	Sosa Tomas			ARG	2544	Mollet	7,5	45,5	41,25	9	7	10	10,7
5	214	CM	Abdsattar Alisher	J		KAZ	2185		7	51,5	42,25	9	5	40	158
6	111	IM	Wu Yixing			CHN	2343		7	49	37,5	9	6	10	25,6
7	4	GM	Shirov Alexei	V		ESP	2604	Jaime Casas de Monzón	7	44,5	38,75	7	5	10	4,2
8	11	GM	Iniyan Pa			IND	2590		7	44,5	37,25	9	6	10	-1,3
9	29	GM	Fernandez Daniel Howard			ENG	2528		7	43,5	37,75	9	5	10	8,8
10	21	GM	Sankalp Gupta			IND	2548		7	42,5	36	9	6	10	2,9
11	75	FM	Kuandykuly Danis	J		KAZ	2414		7	42,5	35,5	9	7	10	8,1
12	18	GM	Abdisalimov Abdimalik			UZB	2553		6,5	51	38	9	5	10	4,4
13	47	IM	Agmanov Zhandos			KAZ	2463		6,5	49	36,25	9	5	10	17,1
14	1	GM	Murzin Volodar			FID	2655		6,5	49	35,75	9	5	10	-4
15	39	IM	Begmuratov Khumoyun	J		UZB	2489		6,5	48	37,25	9	4	10	18,6