Himal's fifth rating tournament triumph of the year
IM Himal Gusain won the tournament when he defeated Ralf Weijers (NED) in the eighth round. The last round result was immaterial towards his first place finish. He still went on to win against Vedant Mistry to become the champion. He won against the top eight finishers of the tournament. The 14th edition of the tournament witnessed the participation of 67 players - 16 in Master (≥1900), 38 in Main (1400-2000) and 13 in Youth (Under-16). Himal won two more tournaments after this. One of them was also in Italy and the report is published here.
A total of 16 players including a GM, two IMs and a WIM took part from nine countries across the world. The eight-day nine round rating tournament was organized by Chess Projects ASD at Caroli Hotels Eco resort Le Sirenè in Gallipoli, Italy from 17th to 24th May 2025. The time control of the event was 40 moves in 90 minutes + 20 minutes + 30 seconds increment per move.
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Final standings in Master
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | Gr | FED | RtgI | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | K | rtg+/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | IM | Gusain, Himal | IND | 2523 | 9 | 9 | 39,5 | 43 | 2113 | 10 | 9,2 | ||||
| 2 | 5 | WIM | Haussernot, Cecile | w | FRA | 2108 | 7 | 9 | 41,5 | 45 | 2168 | 20 | 53,6 | |||
| 3 | 2 | IM | Goluch, Piotr | POL | 2255 | 6 | 9 | 43,5 | 47 | 2175 | 10 | -1,4 | ||||
| 4 | 7 | Mensing, Adrian | NED | 2073 | 5 | 9 | 44 | 45,5 | 2150 | 20 | 21 | |||||
| 5 | 3 | GM | Bellon Lopez, Juan Manuel | S60 | SWE | 2252 | 5 | 9 | 43 | 46,5 | 2183 | 10 | -11,7 |
