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Deep Sengupta clinches 21st Capechecs Open 2023, Sayantan Das second

by Shahid Ahmed - 12/11/2023

GM Deep Sengupta and GM Sayantan Das scored 7.5/9 each at Capechecs Open part of 21st Cap d'Agde Grand Prix International 2023. Deep won the tournament due to better tie-breaks, Sayantan secured second place. Deep remained unbeaten. He went into the final round with a sole lead 7/8, a half point ahead of the rest and drew against GM Bilel Bellahcene (ALG). Bilel finished third 7/9. Sayantan defeated IM Mehar Chinna Reddy C H to finish second. Mehar was placed eighth. GM Raja Rithvik R is the only other Indian to make a top ten finish. He scored 6.5/9 to finish ninth. The total prize fund was €12000. The top three prizes were €3000 + trophy, €1800 and €1400 each respectively. This is Deep's second tournament triumph of the year after winning 22nd Najdorf Memorial 2023 few months ago. Photos: ©PTextoris-CAPECHECS

Deep's second tournament triumph of 2023

GM Deep Sengupta drew against the Algeria no.1 GM Bilel Bellahcene in the final round to win the tournament with an unbeaten 7.5/9 score. GM Sayantan Das also scored the same. He secured second place according to tie-breaks. This is Sayantan's second consecutive runner-up finish in France.

Champion - GM Deep Sengupta 7.5/9

Runner-up - GM Sayantan Das 7.5/9

GM Deep Sengupta pondering over his next move

GM Deep Sengupta scored an unbeaten 7.5/9, performed at 2663

8th IM Mehar Chinna Reddy C H 6.5/9

9th GM Raja Rithvik R 6.5/9

GM Deep Sengupta en route his penultimate round victory over GM Raja Rithvik R

A total of 204 players including 16 GMs, 32 IMs, 2 WGMs and 5 WIM took part from 18 countries across the world in this tournament. The eight-day nine-round Swiss League Rating Open tournament was organized by Capechecs at Ccas Cap d'Agde Holiday Center in Cap d'Agde, France from 28th October to 4th November 2023. The time control of the event was 90 minutes + 30 seconds per move starting from move no.1.

Final standings

Pl NomEloCat.FedeLigueClubPtsTr.Bu.Perf
1gSENGUPTA Deep2467 FSenM43½52½2663
2gDAS Sayantan2486 FSenM39½47½2604
3gBELLAHCENE Bilel2520 FSenMESTBischwiller745½54½2601
4mGIREL Joseph2494 FJunMPACMarseille-Echecs744532603
5gSHCHEKACHEV Andrei2505 FSepMIDFTremblay Athletique Club - TAC Echecs742512627
6gFEDORCHUK Sergey A.2564 FSenMARALyon Olympique Echecs741½502551
7mDROIN Augustin2468 FCadMCVLC'Chartres Echecs736½442491
8mMEHAR Chinna Reddy C.h.2361 FSenM46½552575
9gRAJA RITHVIK R2495 FJunM44542527
10gSIVUK Vitaly2454 FSenM41½512536

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