Top seed Raunak dominates the field
GM Raunak Sadhwani scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win 40th International St. Veiter Jacques Lemans Open. He completely dominated the field with a 2700+ performance, gained 12 Elo rating points and earned €1200 cash prize for his efforts along with a beautiful trophy and a Jacques Leman watch.
"I am super happy with my performance. Winning a tournament, being a champion is always so special and a very nice feeling. I am glad that I kept myself focused till the end and was able to perform well. I just want now to be focused, keep myself motivated for my upcoming tournaments. I just want to play and enjoy this beautiful game of 64 squares without thinking about results." - Raunak Sadhwani on winning the event.
Raunak celebrated his tournament victory by watching Farhan Akhtar's latest movie - Toofan. The multifaceted artist Farhan congratulated him in a tweet
twitter.com/i/status/1416417906649223174
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Final Standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | FED | RtgI | RtgN | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
| 1 | 1 | GM | Sadhwani Raunak | U18 | IND | 2555 | 2436 | 8,5 | 52,0 | 47,0 | 2703 | ||
| 2 | 2 | GM | Saric Ante | CRO | 2539 | 2532 | Sv Asvoe St.Veit/Glan | 7,0 | 53,5 | 50,5 | 2513 | ||
| 3 | 27 | Kristoferitsch Daniel | U18 | AUT | 2212 | 2139 | Schachfreunde Graz | 7,0 | 52,0 | 48,0 | 2464 | ||
| 4 | 17 | FM | Peyrer Konstantin | U18 | AUT | 2259 | 2257 | 1. Sk Ottakring | 6,5 | 50,5 | 46,0 | 2340 | |
| 5 | 11 | CM | Bauer Sebastian | U18 | AUT | 2292 | 2198 | Sv Hörsching | 6,5 | 50,0 | 46,0 | 2349 | |
| 6 | 4 | GM | Womacka Mathias | GER | 2432 | 2442 | SV 1920 Hofheim | 6,5 | 48,5 | 45,5 | 2346 | ||
| 7 | 23 | Schernthaner David | U18 | AUT | 2225 | 2173 | Schachverein Wolfsberg | 6,5 | 48,5 | 44,5 | 2321 | ||
| 8 | 5 | IM | Halvax Georg | AUT | 2400 | 2374 | Schachclub Mpoe Maria Saal | 6,5 | 48,0 | 43,5 | 2325 | ||
| 9 | 20 | FM | Frank Emanuel | AUT | 2199 | 2242 | Esv Askoe Admira Villach | 6,5 | 43,5 | 40,5 | 2205 | ||
| 10 | 3 | GM | Rogic Davor DI. | CRO | 2471 | 2495 | Sv Asvoe St.Veit/Glan | 6,0 | 55,0 | 51,0 | 2399 | ||
| 11 | 22 | Tschernatsch Johannes | U18 | GER | 2195 | 2226 | 6,0 | 52,0 | 49,0 | 2322 | |||
| 12 | 9 | IM | Danner Georg | S70 | AUT | 2302 | 2294 | Sc Pinggau-Friedberg | 6,0 | 50,0 | 46,5 | 2320 | |
| 13 | 19 | FM | Steindl Johannes | AUT | 2250 | 2241 | 1. Sk Ottakring | 6,0 | 50,0 | 45,5 | 2208 | ||
| 14 | 15 | FM | Sandhöfner Florian | AUT | 2281 | 2275 | Ask St. Valentin | 6,0 | 48,0 | 45,0 | 2247 | ||
| 15 | 63 | Borrmann Laurenz | U18 | AUT | 2035 | 1940 | Sc Donaustadt | 6,0 | 48,0 | 44,5 | 2276 | ||
| 16 | 38 | Atzl Florian | AUT | 2150 | 2124 | 1. Sk Ottakring | 6,0 | 45,5 | 42,0 | 2238 | |||
| 17 | 36 | WFM | Rozman Monika | w | SLO | 2151 | 2130 | Tomo Zupa Krajn | 6,0 | 44,0 | 40,5 | 2205 | |
| 18 | 44 | Kersic Matej | SLO | 2112 | 2113 | Sk Suetschach-Feistritz | 6,0 | 43,0 | 40,0 | 2184 | |||
| 19 | 86 | Pilshofer Paul | U18 | AUT | 1974 | 1916 | Sk Hietzing | 6,0 | 42,0 | 39,0 | 2247 | ||
| 20 | 32 | CM | Bauer Thomas | AUT | 2171 | 2175 | 1. Sk Ottakring | 6,0 | 42,0 | 39,0 | 2202 |
