Top two seeds interchange their places
Champion - GM Jinshi Bai (CHN) 7/9 | Photo: Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship
Runner-up - GM Sethuraman S P 6.5/9 | Photo: Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship
Second Runner-up - IM Bo Li (CHN) 6/9 | Photo: Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship
GM Jinshi Bai (CHN) shared on his facebook that he won the same event after twelve years.
Top ten finishers in Open category | Photo: Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship
Top boards | Photo: Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship
There was a meet and greet session with the Grandmasters on 31st December 2024. Visitors also got an opportunity to bullet chess against the GMs.
Meet and Greet session with the Grandmasters
| Photo: Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship
A total of 58 players including 8 GMs, 7 IMs and a WGM took part from 13 countries across the world in the Open category. The tournament was organized by Hong Kong China Chess Federation Limited at Queen Elizabeth Stadium in Wanchai, Hong Kong from 27th December 2024 to 2nd January 2025. The nine-round Swiss league Rating tournament had a time control of 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move no.1.
Final standings in Open
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | n | w | we | w-we | K | rtg+/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | GM | Bai, Jinshi | CHN | 2551 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 47,5 | 2564 | 9 | 7 | 6,38 | 0,62 | 10 | 6,2 | |||
| 2 | 1 | GM | Sethuraman, S.P. | IND | 2586 | 6,5 | 0 | 1 | 47,5 | 2524 | 9 | 6,5 | 6,74 | -0,24 | 10 | -2,4 | |||
| 3 | 23 | IM | Li, Bo | CHN | 2183 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 44 | 2464 | 9 | 6 | 2,87 | 3,13 | 10 | 31,3 | |||
| 4 | 6 | GM | Gorovets, Andrey | BLR | 2481 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 2443 | 9 | 6 | 6,10 | -0,10 | 10 | -1 | |||
| 5 | 7 | GM | Priasmoro, Novendra | INA | 2445 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 2425 | 9 | 6 | 5,92 | 0,08 | 10 | 0,8 | |||
| 6 | 12 | IM | Concio, Michael Jr. | U20 | PHI | 2373 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 41,5 | 2383 | 9 | 6 | 5,47 | 0,53 | 10 | 5,3 | ||
| 7 | 14 | IM | Hafiz, Arif Abdul | INA | 2358 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 40,5 | 2255 | 9 | 6 | 6,46 | -0,46 | 20 | -9,2 | |||
| 8 | 19 | IM | Jin, Yueheng | U16 | CHN | 2309 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 2339 | 9 | 6 | 5,25 | 0,75 | 10 | 7,5 | ||
| 9 | 3 | GM | Bernadskiy, Vitaliy | UKR | 2546 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 2490 | 9 | 6 | 6,30 | -0,30 | 10 | -3 | |||
| 10 | 9 | Meng, Yihan | U16 | CHN | 2402 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 2499 | 9 | 6 | 4,65 | 1,35 | 10 | 13,5 |
