Praggnanandhaa wins Gold at Asian Continental 2022, Silver for Harsha and Adhiban Bronze
GM R Praggnanandhaa drew with GM B Adhiban in the final round. The next two boards also had no decisive results. Thus, Praggnanandhaa became Asian Continental 2022 Open champion with an unbeaten 7/9. Six players scored 6.5/9. GM Harsha Bharathakoti and GM B Adhiban were placed second and third according to tie-breaks. They won Silver and Bronze medal. GM S L Narayanan was adjudged fourth. They all qualified to the FIDE World Cup 2023. The total prize fund of the tournament was US$ 60000, $31400 in the Open. The top three prizes were $7000, $6000 and $5000 each respectively. Photo: Shahid Ahmed
17 out of top 20 claimed by India
The Asian Continental Chess Championship 2022 witnessed some fantastic games. For the first time in six years, India won a Gold at this event. The previous Gold medalist was GM Sethuraman S P in 2016. GM R Praggnanandhaa, GM Harsha Bharathakoti, GM B Adhiban and GM S L Narayanan secured the top four places and qualified to the FIDE World Cup 2023. Top 15 finishers has only one non-Indian player and among top 20 only three. The Women's and Blitz event reports will be published soon.
Adhiban - Praggnanandhaa: 0.5-0.5
GM B Adhiban (2603) mentioned in a post-match interview that he got a position where he could push for a win for as long as he waned against GM R Praggnanandhaa (2687).
It was evident from Adhiban's play that he really wanted to win the Gold. He made a variety of attempts to gain a substantial advantage, however the position did not offer him as much as he would have liked and the game ended in a draw.
Viani - Leon: 1-0
IM Viani Antonio Dcunha (2342) finished the tournament with a nice victory over GM Leon Luke Mendonca (2558).
Norm makers
When you see a plethora of players scoring IM and GM-norms, it shows that the tournament was not only strong but a lot of players rose up to the occasion and seized their opportunities. Here are the photos of the norm makers who were present at the closing ceremony
Photo Gallery
A total of 91 players including 31 GMs and 39 IMs in the Open, 49 players including 7 IMs, 14 WGMs and 17 WIMs in the Women, took part from 13 countries across the world including India. The nine-round Swiss League tournament was held from 26th October to 3rd November 2022 at The Leela Ambience Convention Hotel, Delhi. It was organized by Delhi Chess Association. The time control of the tournament was 90 Minutes for 40 moves + 30 Minutes with increment of 30 second from move 1.
Replay Round 9 Open games
Round 9 Open results
| Bo. | No. | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | FED | Rtg | No. | ||||
| 1 | 10 | GM | Adhiban B. | IND | 2603 | 6 | ½ - ½ | 6½ | GM | Praggnanandhaa R | IND | 2687 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 2 | GM | Narayanan.S.L | IND | 2663 | 6 | ½ - ½ | 6 | GM | Vokhidov Shamsiddin | UZB | 2568 | 13 | ||
| 3 | 12 | GM | Harsha Bharathakoti | IND | 2582 | 6 | ½ - ½ | 6 | GM | Karthik Venkataraman | IND | 2486 | 29 | ||
| 4 | 4 | GM | Sethuraman S.P. | IND | 2645 | 5½ | 1 - 0 | 5½ | IM | Koustav Chatterjee | IND | 2496 | 24 | ||
| 5 | 43 | IM | Pranesh M | IND | 2442 | 5½ | ½ - ½ | 5½ | GM | Shyam Sundar M. | IND | 2518 | 19 | ||
| 6 | 6 | GM | Aravindh Chithambaram Vr. | IND | 2625 | 5 | 1 - 0 | 5 | GM | Atabayev Maksat | TKM | 2475 | 32 | ||
| 7 | 35 | GM | Raja Rithvik R | IND | 2470 | 5 | ½ - ½ | 5 | GM | Karthikeyan Murali | IND | 2623 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 8 | GM | Jumabayev Rinat | KAZ | 2620 | 5 | ½ - ½ | 5 | IM | Samant Aditya S | IND | 2467 | 38 | ||
| 9 | 37 | GM | Bilguun Sumiya | MGL | 2467 | 5 | 0 - 1 | 5 | GM | Puranik Abhimanyu | IND | 2603 | 11 | ||
| 10 | 72 | IM | Viani Antonio Dcunha | IND | 2342 | 5 | 1 - 0 | 5 | GM | Mendonca Leon Luke | IND | 2558 | 15 | ||
| 11 | 39 | IM | Urazayev Arystanbek | KAZ | 2458 | 5 | ½ - ½ | 5 | GM | Sankalp Gupta | IND | 2502 | 21 | ||
| 12 | 22 | IM | Pranav Anand | IND | 2502 | 5 | 1 - 0 | 5 | IM | Atabayev Saparmyrat | TKM | 2433 | 47 | ||
| 13 | 52 | IM | Sammed Jaykumar Shete | IND | 2408 | 5 | 0 - 1 | 5 | IM | Vignesh N R | IND | 2486 | 31 | ||
| 14 | 40 | IM | Abdisalimov Abdimalik | UZB | 2457 | 4½ | 0 - 1 | 4½ | GM | Yakubboev Nodirbek | UZB | 2663 | 3 | ||
| 15 | 49 | IM | Nigmatov Ortik | UZB | 2433 | 4½ | 0 - 1 | 4½ | IM | Pranav V | IND | 2530 | 17 |
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | sex | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | Rp | ||
| 1 | 1 | GM | Praggnanandhaa R | IND | 2687 | 7 | 2530 | 45,5 | 50 | 0 | 2739 | ||
| 2 | 12 | GM | Harsha Bharathakoti | IND | 2582 | 6,5 | 2521 | 45 | 49 | 0 | 2670 | ||
| 3 | 10 | GM | Adhiban B. | IND | 2603 | 6,5 | 2511 | 42,5 | 46,5 | 0 | 2665 | ||
| 4 | 2 | GM | Narayanan.S.L | IND | 2663 | 6,5 | 2507 | 44,5 | 49 | 0 | 2665 | ||
| 5 | 13 | GM | Vokhidov Shamsiddin | UZB | 2568 | 6,5 | 2507 | 43,5 | 46,5 | 0 | 2658 | ||
| 6 | 4 | GM | Sethuraman S.P. | IND | 2645 | 6,5 | 2487 | 44 | 48 | 0 | 2628 | ||
| 7 | 29 | GM | Karthik Venkataraman | IND | 2486 | 6,5 | 2430 | 41 | 44 | 0 | 2585 | ||
| 8 | 43 | IM | Pranesh M | IND | 2442 | 6 | 2527 | 43 | 43,5 | 0 | 2611 | ||
| 9 | 72 | IM | Viani Antonio Dcunha | IND | 2342 | 6 | 2513 | 43,5 | 48 | 0 | 2634 | ||
| 10 | 22 | IM | Pranav Anand | IND | 2502 | 6 | 2477 | 41 | 44,5 | 0 | 2588 | ||
| 11 | 19 | GM | Shyam Sundar M. | IND | 2518 | 6 | 2468 | 42 | 45,5 | 0 | 2582 | ||
| 12 | 11 | GM | Puranik Abhimanyu | IND | 2603 | 6 | 2454 | 40 | 43,5 | 0 | 2566 | ||
| 13 | 6 | GM | Aravindh Chithambaram Vr. | IND | 2625 | 6 | 2446 | 42 | 45,5 | 0 | 2551 | ||
| 14 | 31 | IM | Vignesh N R | IND | 2486 | 6 | 2387 | 36,5 | 39,5 | 0 | 2500 | ||
| 15 | 24 | IM | Koustav Chatterjee | IND | 2496 | 5,5 | 2561 | 47 | 50 | 0 | 2603 | ||
| 16 | 84 | FM | Ayush Sharma | IND | 2267 | 5,5 | 2528 | 41 | 44,5 | 0 | 2594 | ||
| 17 | 7 | GM | Karthikeyan Murali | IND | 2623 | 5,5 | 2524 | 44 | 48 | 0 | 2591 | ||
| 18 | 35 | GM | Raja Rithvik R | IND | 2470 | 5,5 | 2522 | 44 | 47 | 0 | 2570 | ||
| 19 | 39 | IM | Urazayev Arystanbek | KAZ | 2458 | 5,5 | 2469 | 44 | 46 | 0 | 2498 | ||
| 20 | 8 | GM | Jumabayev Rinat | KAZ | 2620 | 5,5 | 2442 | 39,5 | 43,5 | 0 | 2515 |
