Pranav wins five in-a-row
The tournament is organized by Universidad de Salamanca at Centro Internacional del Español - Edificio Banco de España (Salamanca), the 'Cradle of Modern Chess' in Salamanca, Spain.
Round 5: Pranav - Julio: 1-0
GM Pranav Venkatesh (2563) started the day with a win over the Latin America legend, GM Julio E Granda Zuniga (PER, 2609).
Round 6: Sara - Pranav: 0-1
IM Sara Khadem (ESP, 2359) lost the rematch against GM Pranav Venkatesh (2563). This time Pranav delivered the checkmate with two knights.
Round 7: Pranav- Sabrina: 1-0
The only player in the field, GM Pranav Venkatesh (2563) yet to defeat was IM Sabrina Vega Gutierrez (ESP, 2225). That he managed to do in the seventh round in a grueling major piece endgame.
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Format
The tournament will be held in a six-player double round-robin format. The time control will be 30 minutes + 5 seconds increment and it will be rapid rating event.
Schedule
Round 1-3 will be played on 22nd October at 4 p.m., 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. local time, 7:30 p.m., 9 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. IST. On Thursday 23rd October, there will be only one game. Round 4 will take place at 12:30 p.m. local time, 4 p.m. IST. Round 5-7 will take place on 25th October at 4 p.m., 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. local time, 7:30 p.m., 9 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. IST. Round 8-10 will be held on 26th October at 4 p.m., 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. local time, 7:30 p.m., 9 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. IST.
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Round 5-7 results
| Round 5 on 2025/10/24 at 16:00 | |||||||||||
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | White | Result | Black | Rtg | No. | PGN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2641 | GM | Pranav, V | 1 - 0 | GM | Granda Zuniga, Julio E | 2624 | 6 | ||
| 2 | 4 | 2444 | IM | Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat | ½ - ½ | WGM | Toncheva, Nadya | 2332 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 2362 | IM | Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina | 0 - 1 | GM | Ponomariov, Ruslan | 2635 | 1 | ||
| Round 6 on 2025/10/24 at 17:30 | |||||||||||
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | White | Result | Black | Rtg | No. | PGN | |||
| 1 | 6 | 2624 | GM | Granda Zuniga, Julio E | 0 - 1 | GM | Ponomariov, Ruslan | 2635 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 5 | 2362 | IM | Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina | 0 - 1 | WGM | Toncheva, Nadya | 2332 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 2444 | IM | Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat | 0 - 1 | GM | Pranav, V | 2641 | 3 | ||
| Round 7 on 2025/10/24 at 19:00 | |||||||||||
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | White | Result | Black | Rtg | No. | PGN | |||
| 1 | 4 | 2444 | IM | Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat | ½ - ½ | GM | Granda Zuniga, Julio E | 2624 | 6 | ||
| 2 | 3 | 2641 | GM | Pranav, V | 1 - 0 | IM | Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina | 2362 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 2332 | WGM | Toncheva, Nadya | 0 - 1 | GM | Ponomariov, Ruslan | 2635 | 1 | ||
Standings after Round 7
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | GM | Pranav, V | IND | 2641 | 6,5 | 0 | 6 | 18,00 |
| 2 | 1 | GM | Ponomariov, Ruslan | UKR | 2635 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 13,00 |
| 3 | 4 | IM | Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat | ESP | 2444 | 3 | 0,5 | 2 | 4,75 |
| 4 | 2 | WGM | Toncheva, Nadya | BUL | 2332 | 3 | 0,5 | 2 | 4,50 |
| 5 | 6 | GM | Granda Zuniga, Julio E | PER | 2624 | 1,5 | 0 | 1 | 2,50 |
| 6 | 5 | IM | Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina | ESP | 2362 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4,75 |
Round 8-10 pairings
| Round 8 on 2025/10/25 at 16:00 | |||||||||||
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | White | Result | Black | Rtg | No. | PGN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 2624 | GM | Granda Zuniga, Julio E | WGM | Toncheva, Nadya | 2332 | 2 | |||
| 2 | 1 | 2635 | GM | Ponomariov, Ruslan | GM | Pranav, V | 2641 | 3 | |||
| 3 | 5 | 2362 | IM | Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina | IM | Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat | 2444 | 4 | |||
| Round 9 on 2025/10/25 at 17:30 | |||||||||||
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | White | Result | Black | Rtg | No. | PGN | |||
| 1 | 5 | 2362 | IM | Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina | GM | Granda Zuniga, Julio E | 2624 | 6 | |||
| 2 | 4 | 2444 | IM | Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat | GM | Ponomariov, Ruslan | 2635 | 1 | |||
| 3 | 3 | 2641 | GM | Pranav, V | WGM | Toncheva, Nadya | 2332 | 2 | |||
| Round 10 on 2025/10/25 at 19:00 | |||||||||||
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | White | Result | Black | Rtg | No. | PGN | |||
| 1 | 6 | 2624 | GM | Granda Zuniga, Julio E | GM | Pranav, V | 2641 | 3 | |||
| 2 | 2 | 2332 | WGM | Toncheva, Nadya | IM | Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat | 2444 | 4 | |||
| 3 | 1 | 2635 | GM | Ponomariov, Ruslan | IM | Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina | 2362 | 5 | |||
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