Hanyu Sun wins Sardinia World Chess Festival 2024 Open C
Ertan Ozdogan (TUR), Luca Ferraro (ITA) and Hanyu Sun (CHN) were the coleaders 7/8 heading into the final round of Sardinia World Chess Festival 2024 Open C (<1600). Luca lost to Daniele Isaia (ITA), Ertan won against Krishnan Vishwanathan and Hanyu defeated Manuel Serra (ITA). Both Hanyu and Ertan ended up with the same score 8/9 each. Hanyu became champion due to better tie-break score, Ertan secured second place. Hanyu's sole loss of the event was against the eventual runner-up, Ertan in Round 3. Luca finished third. Ertan's solitary defeat was against Luca in Round 5. The total prize fund of the entire festival was €50000. The top three prizes in Open C were €1200, €800 and €600 along with a trophy each. Photos: Shahid Ahmed
Top two score 8/9
The Open C (Below 1600) category had only 27 participants. However, the competition was tough for the championship. Three players were fighting for the first place. Only two of them managed to score the same. Despite the loss in the final round, the previous round coleader still managed to finish third. Players ranged from 8 to 97 years in this category.
L to R: Luigi Maggi, President of Federazione Scacchistica Italiana (FSI), GM Daniel Dardha, GM Kirill Shevchenko, Elisa Farris, Mayor of Sardinia, Danilo Mallò, President of the regional section of FSI, and GM FST IO Roberto Mogranzini, Tournament Director. They all distributed the prizes.
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For more Round 9 and Prize distribution ceremony photos, please click at the respective links. Lots of exciting, interesting game videos and a few more interviews will be published soon, stay tuned!
Photos by Niklesh Jain: Round 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, 6, 7, Black and White dinner, and FIDE 100, 8, 9 and Prize distribution ceremony.
In case you missed taking part in the inaugural edition, don't fret, the second edition was announced to be held from 26th April to 3rd May 2025 at the same place Club Hotel Marina Beach in Orosei, Sardinia, Italy.
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A total of 99 players took part from 19 countries across the world in this eight-day nine-round Swiss league Below 2000 Rating tournament which was organized by Emmedi Sport ASD at Club Hotel Marina Beach 4* at Orosei in Sardinia, Italy from 27th April to 4th May 2024. The time control for the tournament was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment.
Replay Round 9 games
Round 9 Open C results
| Bo. | No. | Name | Rtg | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Rtg | No. | PGN | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Ferraro Luca | 1399 | 7 | 0 - 1 | 5 | Isaia Daniele | 1548 | 8 | PGN | ||||
| 2 | 4 | Krishnan Vishwanathan | 1575 | 5 | 0 - 1 | 7 | Ozdogan Ertan | 1399 | 22 | PGN | ||||
| 3 | 26 | Sun Hanyu | 1399 | 7 | 1 - 0 | 5 | Serra Manuel | 1521 | 11 | PGN | ||||
| 4 | 7 | Corbo Giuseppe A. | 1558 | 4½ | 1 - 0 | 4½ | Piovesan Sara | 1579 | 3 | |||||
| 5 | 5 | Cilenti Giuseppe Maria | 1574 | 4½ | 0 - 1 | 4½ | Schintu Elia | 1399 | 25 |
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | FED | RtgI | RtgN | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | Sun Hanyu | CHN | 0 | 1399 | 8 | 47,5 | 44,5 | 39,50 | 1486 | ||||
| 2 | 22 | Ozdogan Ertan | TUR | 0 | 1399 | 8 | 47,5 | 44 | 40,50 | 1511 | ||||
| 3 | 20 | Ferraro Luca | ITA | 0 | 1399 | 7 | 49,5 | 46 | 35,50 | 1533 | ||||
| 4 | 8 | Isaia Daniele | ITA | 1548 | 0 | 6 | 46 | 44 | 28,50 | 1477 | ||||
| 5 | 7 | Corbo Giuseppe A. | ITA | 1558 | 0 | 5,5 | 49 | 45,5 | 26,50 | 1483 | ||||
| 6 | 25 | Schintu Elia | ITA | 0 | 1399 | 5,5 | 40,5 | 37,5 | 22,00 | 1506 | ||||
| 7 | 4 | Krishnan Vishwanathan | IND | 1575 | 0 | 5 | 51 | 47,5 | 23,50 | 1458 | ||||
| 8 | 11 | Serra Manuel | U18 | ITA | 1521 | 0 | 5 | 48 | 45 | 21,00 | 1483 | |||
| 9 | 14 | Geraci Daniele | ITA | 1486 | 0 | 5 | 43 | 40 | 20,75 | 1497 | ||||
| 10 | 12 | Salis Davide | ITA | 1503 | 0 | 5 | 40,5 | 37 | 21,75 | 1494 |
Links
Sardinia Chess Festival: Official site, fb page and instagram
