Determined and poised, Harsha Bharathakoti won the tournament with a score of 7.5/9 and the only player in the tournament to do so | Photo: Nongsha Angom
IM Harsha Bharathakoti speaks after becoming champion
Harsha receives his championship trophy, certificate and NRS 200000
Final moments of the game between IM Harsha Bharathakoti and GM Azer Mirzoev in the last round
Azer Mirzoev receives his trophy, certificate and NRS 120000
GM Azer Mirzoev speaks about the tournament and his best game
Tarlev Konstantin shows his exuberant side even while receiving his second runner-up prize and NRS 80000
Flamboyant GM Tarlev Konstantin of Ukraine talks about his toughest competition, his expressions during the game and how live-in-the-moment kind of guy he is
P Shyam Nikhil secured 4th position with a score of 7.0/9 after a draw in the last round against...
...Alon Greenfeld of Israel who also scored 7.0/9 and secured 5th position
Himal Gusain attained 6th position with a score of 7.0/9
Top seed Sergey Volkov of Russia had a strong finish at the 7th position
Llaneza Vega Marcos got into top 10 despite having a bumpy start and finished at 8th position
Sandipan Chanda did not have his best tournament and finished at 9th position with 6.5/9
Alexander Fominyh of Russia had a +3 finish with a score of 6.5/9, he secured 10th position
Padmini Rout scored 6.0/9 and she was adjudged as the Best Female player of the tournament
Padmini speaks about Kathmandu Open 2018, her first visit to Nepal, Humpy and Anand playing in Olympiad later this year
Alina L'ami scored 6.0/9 and secured 2nd position in the Best Female category
Alina talks about her willingness to play in Nepal, how and why she does chess photography and her upcoming schedule
Group photograph with the prize winners of various category
Ex-President of Asian Chess Federation was present in the Prize Distribution Ceremony
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Final Standings
Rank after Round 9
| Rk. | SNo | Name | sex | FED | RtgI | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
| 1 | 8 | IM | Harsha Bharathakoti | IND | 2424 | 7,5 | 0,0 | 47,0 | 51,0 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2 | 5 | GM | Mirzoev Azer | AZE | 2504 | 7,0 | 0,0 | 49,0 | 53,0 | 5 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 4 | GM | Tarlev Konstantin | UKR | 2549 | 7,0 | 0,0 | 49,0 | 52,5 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 14 | IM | Shyaamnikhil P | IND | 2385 | 7,0 | 0,0 | 47,5 | 51,5 | 5 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 6 | GM | Greenfeld Alon | ISR | 2490 | 7,0 | 0,0 | 47,0 | 51,0 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 10 | IM | Gusain Himal | IND | 2413 | 7,0 | 0,0 | 47,0 | 50,5 | 5 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 1 | GM | Volkov Sergey | RUS | 2598 | 7,0 | 0,0 | 45,0 | 49,0 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 9 | IM | Llaneza Vega Marcos | ESP | 2422 | 7,0 | 0,0 | 40,5 | 44,5 | 4 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 2 | GM | Sandipan Chanda | IND | 2579 | 6,5 | 0,0 | 50,0 | 53,5 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 10 | 13 | GM | Fominyh Alexander | RUS | 2391 | 6,5 | 0,0 | 48,5 | 52,0 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 11 | 3 | GM | Sengupta Deep | IND | 2579 | 6,5 | 0,0 | 47,5 | 51,0 | 5 | 5 | ||
| 12 | 25 | Neelash Saha | IND | 2212 | 6,5 | 0,0 | 47,0 | 51,0 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 13 | 12 | GM | Sriram Jha | IND | 2392 | 6,5 | 0,0 | 45,5 | 48,0 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 14 | 11 | IM | Prince Bajaj | IND | 2409 | 6,5 | 0,0 | 45,0 | 50,0 | 5 | 5 | ||
| 15 | 19 | FM | Gajwa Ankit | IND | 2292 | 6,5 | 0,0 | 45,0 | 49,0 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 16 | 21 | IM | Deshmukh Anup | IND | 2282 | 6,5 | 0,0 | 44,0 | 47,0 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 17 | 35 | Saptorshi Gupta | IND | 2080 | 6,5 | 0,0 | 42,0 | 45,0 | 4 | 6 | |||
| 18 | 17 | Srijit Paul | IND | 2351 | 6,5 | 0,0 | 38,0 | 41,0 | 4 | 6 | |||
| 19 | 7 | GM | Kasparov Sergey | BLR | 2462 | 6,0 | 0,0 | 49,0 | 52,5 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 20 | 30 | Harshavardhan G B | IND | 2119 | 6,0 | 0,0 | 47,0 | 49,5 | 4 | 4 |
Previous articles of this tournament:
Kathmandu Open 2018 Day 1: Inauguration Ceremony & Preview
North East Champion holds former Russia Champion in Round 2 of Kathmandu Open 2018
Neelash defeats top seed, three-way lead after round 4 in Kathmandu Open 2018
Kathmandu Open 2018 Round 6: 14 players lead
Harsha Bharathakoti in sole lead after penultimate round in Kathmandu Open 2018
