Michal Mazurkiewicz triumphs at 13th Salento Open 2024, Ashwath second
CM Michal Mazurkiewicz (POL) scored an unbeaten 7/9 to win 13th Salento Open Masters (>=1900) 2024. He finished a half point ahead of the field. FM R Ashwath and IM Renier Castellanos Rodriguez (ESP) scored 6.5/9 each. They secured second and third place respectively according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund combining all four events was €5000, Masters category had €2950. The top three prizes were €1000, €600 and €400 along with a trophy each respectively. The eight-day nine-round rating tournament was organized by Chess Projects ASD at Caroli Hotels Gallipoli in Gallipoli, Italy from 25th May to 1st June 2024. IM Bhakti Kulkarni is the only other Indian to make a top ten finish. She scored 5.5/9 to finish seventh. Photo: Official site
Michal becomes a clear champion
A total of 45 players including 3 GMs, 5 IMs and 2 WIMs took part from 15 countries across the world. The eight-day nine round Masters (>=1900) tournament was organized by Chess Projects ASD at Caroli Hotels Gallipoli in Gallipoli, Italy from 25th May to 1st June 2024. The time control of the event was 90’ x 40 moves + 20’ + 30” increment from first move.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | FED | RtgI | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | K | rtg+/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | CM | Mazurkiewicz, Michal | POL | 2145 | 7 | 45 | 42 | 35,50 | 20 | 79 | |||
| 2 | 6 | FM | Ashwath, R. | IND | 2341 | 6,5 | 48,5 | 45 | 34,00 | 20 | 13,8 | |||
| 3 | 2 | IM | Castellanos Rodriguez, Renier | ESP | 2484 | 6,5 | 47 | 44 | 31,00 | 10 | -10,2 | |||
| 4 | 9 | Kocharin, Timur | U16 | GER | 2258 | 6 | 48,5 | 45,5 | 29,25 | 40 | 26,4 | |||
| 5 | 8 | IM | Goluch, Piotr | POL | 2315 | 6 | 46,5 | 43 | 28,50 | 10 | -0,3 | |||
| 6 | 10 | IM | Benedetti, Julio | ARG | 2244 | 6 | 45 | 42 | 27,25 | 20 | -2,6 | |||
| 7 | 5 | IM | Kulkarni, Bhakti | w | IND | 2348 | 5,5 | 53,5 | 48,5 | 31,25 | 10 | 5,6 | ||
| 8 | 4 | GM | Neuman, Petr | CZE | 2440 | 5,5 | 47 | 43 | 28,00 | 10 | -3,1 | |||
| 9 | 40 | Oikonomopoulos, Filippos | U12 | GRE | 1899 | 5,5 | 45 | 40,5 | 26,75 | 40 | 136,4 | |||
| 10 | 12 | Botta, Massimiliano | ITA | 2182 | 5,5 | 44 | 41 | 25,50 | 20 | 8 |
