Ashwath shines in Blitz and Rapid
FM R Ashwath made a blazing start in Blitz by winning the first six games. He drew the seventh game before returning to the winning ways in the eighth. His sole loss was against the top seed and eventual runner-up - GM Simen Agdestein (NOR). In the Rapid event, Ashwath remained undefeated. He gained 24 and 23.2 Elo rating points in Blitz and Rapid event respectively.
A total of 146 players including a GM, 3 IMs and a WIM took part from 25 countries across the world. The one-day eleven round Blitz Rating Open tournament was organized by AVE Chess z.s. at Olympik Hotel in Prague, Czech Republic on 10th January 2024. The time control of the event was 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment per move.
Final standings in D Blitz
| Rk. | SNo | Name | sex | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | K | rtg+/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | FM | Ashwath, R. | IND | 2313 | 9 | 77 | 82 | 64,75 | 20 | 24 | ||
| 2 | 1 | GM | Agdestein, Simen | NOR | 2440 | 9 | 74,5 | 78,5 | 64,50 | 10 | -7,2 | ||
| 3 | 12 | CM | Ocelak, Jakub | CZE | 2160 | 9 | 71 | 76,5 | 62,25 | 20 | 31 | ||
| 4 | 7 | FM | Sowinski, Pawel | POL | 2234 | 9 | 71 | 74,5 | 58,00 | 20 | 36,8 | ||
| 5 | 11 | Puskar, Peter | SVK | 2169 | 8,5 | 74 | 77,5 | 58,50 | 20 | 30,4 | |||
| 6 | 23 | Teng, Jiarong | CHN | 2063 | 8 | 72,5 | 77 | 49,50 | 20 | 56 | |||
| 7 | 18 | CM | Bokhnak, Timofey | CZE | 2133 | 8 | 69,5 | 74 | 51,00 | 40 | 40,4 | ||
| 8 | 14 | FM | Toman, Ondrej | CZE | 2157 | 8 | 69,5 | 74 | 50,00 | 20 | 5,6 | ||
| 9 | 8 | WFM | Li, Zhuoling | w | CHN | 2222 | 8 | 67 | 72 | 50,00 | 20 | -21 | |
| 10 | 32 | Lee, Hyo | KOR | 2019 | 8 | 61 | 65,5 | 45,00 | 40 | 38 |
A total of 142 players including a GM, 3 IMs and a WIM took part from 23 countries across the world. The one-day seven round Rapid Rating Open tournament was organized by AVE Chess z.s. at Olympik Hotel in Prague, Czech Republic on 7th January 2024. The time control of the event was 10 minutes + 5 seconds increment per move.
Final standings in C Rapid
| Rk. | SNo | Name | sex | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | K | rtg+/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Razin, Vadim | UKR | 2333 | 6,5 | 32 | 35,5 | 32,50 | 10 | 11,2 | ||||
| 2 | 1 | GM | Agdestein, Simen | NOR | 2473 | 6 | 34 | 38 | 31,50 | 10 | -2,3 | |||
| 3 | 6 | FM | Ashwath, R. | IND | 2163 | 6 | 30 | 33 | 26,75 | 20 | 23,2 | |||
| 4 | 5 | IM | Morchiashvili, Bachana | GEO | 2239 | 6 | 28 | 31 | 23,50 | 10 | 2 | |||
| 5 | 68 | Harshit, Amarnani | IND | 1691 | 6 | 26,5 | 28 | 22,75 | 20 | 83 | ||||
| 6 | 11 | Teng, Jiarong | CHN | 2063 | 6 | 26 | 29 | 23,00 | 20 | 32,4 | ||||
| 7 | 4 | FM | Sorm, Daniel | CZE | 2287 | 5,5 | 28 | 32 | 23,50 | 20 | -6,8 | |||
| 8 | 20 | Aamodt, Peder Marcus | NOR | 1980 | 5,5 | 27,5 | 30,5 | 22,25 | 40 | 24,4 | ||||
| 9 | 36 | Lee, Hyuk | KOR | 1834 | 5,5 | 27,5 | 29,5 | 21,00 | 20 | 45,4 | ||||
| 10 | 34 | Oksendal, Martin | NOR | 1848 | 5 | 30,5 | 32,5 | 20,75 | 40 | 92 |
