Ashwath's second Blitz Open triumph in 2023
Top 3 (L to R): 3rd FM Shazil Shehzad (NOR) 9/11, 1st FM R Ashwath 10/11 and 2nd FM Jakub Vojta (CZE) 9/11
FM R Ashwath scored an unbeaten 10/11 to win the tournament and gained 27.6 Elo rating points
Players in action
Prize distribution ceremony
A total of 134 players including 2 IMs took part from 23 countries across the world in this one-day eleven round Bliz Rating Open tournament. It was organized by AVE Chess at Olympik hotel Tristar in Prague, Czech Republic on 9th August 2023. The time control of the event was 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment per move.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | sex | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | K | rtg+/- | ||
| 1 | 2 | FM | Ashwath, R. | IND | 2318 | 10 | 75,5 | 80,5 | 72,00 | 20 | 26,4 | |||
| 2 | 10 | FM | Vojta, Jakub | CZE | 2086 | 1. Novoborsky Sk | 9 | 78 | 83 | 65,00 | 40 | 135,6 | ||
| 3 | 4 | FM | Shehzad, Shazil | NOR | 2263 | 9 | 76,5 | 82,5 | 63,50 | 40 | 28,4 | |||
| 4 | 6 | Von Mettenheim, Johannes | GER | 2143 | 9 | 76,5 | 81 | 63,50 | 40 | 107,2 | ||||
| 5 | 31 | Eropunov, Gleb | UKR | 1950 | 8,5 | 70 | 75 | 55,25 | 40 | 94 | ||||
| 6 | 9 | FM | Berin, Artem | UKR | 2101 | 8 | 77 | 82 | 56,50 | 40 | 64,8 | |||
| 7 | 1 | FM | Vojta, Tomas | CZE | 2327 | Tj Spartak Vlasim | 8 | 72,5 | 77,5 | 52,00 | 10 | -14,1 | ||
| 8 | 35 | Deepak Ambattu, Rithvik | SCO | 1916 | 8 | 69 | 74 | 48,50 | 40 | 82,8 | ||||
| 9 | 19 | Kovalskyi, Roman | UKR | 2019 | 8 | 65,5 | 69,5 | 47,00 | 40 | 48,8 | ||||
| 10 | 14 | FM | Vrana, Frantisek | CZE | 2056 | Sk Stare Mesto | 7,5 | 77 | 81,5 | 50,75 | 20 | 24,2 |
