Pranav Venkatesh and Divya Deshmukh clinch Silver at Asian Continental Blitz 2023 Open and Women

by Shahid Ahmed - 05/06/2023

FM Arystan Isanzhulov (KAZ), GM Pranav Venkatesh and GM Denis Makhnev (KAZ) scored 7.5/9 each at Asian Continental Blitz 2023 Open. They won Gold, Silver and Bronze medal each respectively. Pranav's sole loss of the event was against the eventual winner, Isanzhulov. All three podium finishers suffered a loss each. The defending Asian Continental Blitz Women champion, IM Divya Deshmukh scored 7/9 to secure Silver. She finished a half point behind the winner, WIM Xeniya Balabayeva (KAZ) 7.5/9. WGM Turmunk Munkhzul (MGL) scored 6.5/9 to clinch Bronze. Divya lost two games against Xeniya and WIM Nazerke Nurgali (KAZ). GM Sethuraman S P is the only other Indian to make a top ten finish. He scored 6/9 to finish ninth in Open. Photos: Kazakhstan Chess Federation

Divya wins a medal in consecutive Asian Blitz Women event

Last year, then WGM Divya Deshmukh won Gold at Asian Continental Blitz 2022 Women. On Saturday 3rd June, IM Divya Deshmukh scored 7/9 to secure Silver in the Asian Continental Blitz 2023 Women. The total prize fund of the Blitz event was US$9700, $6000 in Open and $3700 in Women. Top three prizes in the Open were $3000, $2000 and $1000, and $2000, $1000 and $700 each among the Women.

Asian Continental 2023 Blitz Open Silver - GM Pranav Venkatesh 7.5/9

Asian Continental 2022 Blitz Women Silver - IM Divya Deshmukh 7/9

IM Divya Deshmukh in action

Blitz tournament in progress

Inaugural first move

A total of 78 players including 12 GMs and 19 IMs in the Open, 31 players including 4 IMs, 4 WGMs and 7 WIMs in the Women, took part from 18 countries across the world including India. The nine-round Swiss League Blitz tournament was held on 3rd June 2023 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. It was organized by Kazakhstan Chess Federation and Asian Chess Federation. The time control of the tournament was 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment.

Replay Round 1-9 Open games

Replay Round 1-9 Women games

Final standings in Open

Rk.	SNo		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB4
1	12	FM	Isanzhulov, Arystan	KAZ	2450	7,5	2454	52,5	56,5	0
2	4	GM	Pranav, V	IND	2533	7,5	2435	48,5	52,5	0
3	5	GM	Makhnev, Denis	KAZ	2515	7,5	2361	48	53	0
4	25	IM	Kazakov, Konstantin	KAZ	2341	7	2416	49,5	52	0
5	9	GM	Daneshvar, Bardiya	IRI	2468	7	2367	47	51	0
6	17		Utegaliyev, Azamat	KAZ	2418	6,5	2397	50	53	0
7	7	IM	Nogerbek, Kazybek	KAZ	2498	6,5	2341	41	43	0
8	22	FM	Suyarov, Mukhammadzokhid	UZB	2361	6,5	2156	45	49	0
9	3	GM	Sethuraman, S.P.	IND	2543	6	2391	41,5	45,5	0
10	1	GM	Megaranto, Susanto	INA	2614	6	2368	46	50	0

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Final standings in Women

Rk.	SNo		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB4
1	13	WIM	Balabayeva, Xeniya	KAZ	2113	7,5	2147	43,5	46,5	0
2	3	WGM	Divya, Deshmukh	IND	2310	7	2146	46	50	0
3	7	WGM	Munkhzul, Turmunkh	MGL	2207	6,5	2048	45,5	48	0
4	11	WGM	Alinasab, Mobina	IRI	2149	6	2256	42	44,5	0
5	26		Kholyavko, Mariya	KAZ	1570	6	2186	42	46	0
6	17	WIM	Sultanbek, Zeinep	KAZ	1955	6	2153	37	39,5	0
7	2	WFM	Khamdamova, Afruza	UZB	2312	5,5	2175	46	50	0
8	8	WGM	Gong, Qianyun	SGP	2205	5,5	2108	45,5	48	0
9	19	WIM	Kairbekova, Amina	KAZ	1879	5,5	2072	44	46,5	0
10	12	WIM	Serikbay, Assel	KAZ	2131	5,5	2010	41	43	0

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