Like Saha, Saurabh Anand, P Iniyan and Soham Das also finished with a score of 6.0/9 but as per tiebreaks they were placed 17th, 18th and 20th in the final standings. The event had attracted 118 players from 24 countries among whom 49 were titled.
The Sant Marti International is been organised at the same venue -- the "civic centre" -- since the last two decades! | Photo: Niklesh Jain
Title winner, GM Gadir Guseinov (middle) with second place winner Alcantara Martinez (right) and Luiz Lazaro, who finished third
An "MVP' of Azerbaijan's national chess team, Gadir Guseinov scored his second straight title in the Catalan circuit in Sant Marti after his success at Barbera. And this time around, he seemed to be in an even better form.
Gadir spoke to ChessBase India after his lifting the champion's trophy in Sant Marti
The young and promising Mitrabha Guha made his country proud with his fantastic performance. Scoring 6.5/9, Mitrabha finished fourth and also earned his first Grandmaster norm!
Mitrabha finished with an impressive rating performance of 2573. His sixth round game against GM Krysa Leandro was especially worth noting
Mitrabha Guha receiving his maiden GM norm
Nilesh Saha was another norm scorer from India. He scored his second International Master norm.
P Iniyan had a tough time in Sant Marti. But despite a very bad start, the teenager from Erode managed to score a respectable 6.0/9 and finished 18th
Saurabh Anand finished 17th with a score of 6.0/9
This was the 20th successful edition of the Sant Marti Open
That's what happens when a true aficionado organises a chess tournament! Tournament organiser, Perez Evarist was also a participant in Sant Marti!
The technical head of the Catalan circuit, Jordi Magem spoke to ChessBase India at the conclusion of the event. Having been the coach of the creative genius Alexei Shirov at one point, Jordi is currently the captain of the Spanish Olympic team. In the interview, he talks about the Catalan circuit, the participation of Indians and his own visit to India during the FIDE world cup.
Final Standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | Gr | FED | RtgI | RtgN | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | n | w | we | w-we | K | rtg+/- | |
| 1 | 1 | GM | Guseinov Gadir | 0 | AZE | 2654 | 0 | AZERBAIJAN | 7,5 | 48,5 | 41,5 | 6 | 2757 | 9 | 7,5 | 7,06 | 0,44 | 10 | 4,4 | ||
| 2 | 2 | GM | Martinez Alcantara Jose Eduardo | 0 | PER | 2545 | 2467 | PERU | 7,0 | 51,5 | 44,0 | 5 | 2681 | 9 | 7 | 6,01 | 0,99 | 10 | 9,9 | ||
| 3 | 11 | IM | Aguero Jimenez Luis Lazaro | 2474 | CUB | 2473 | 2473 | Tora | 7,0 | 48,0 | 40,5 | 6 | 2658 | 9 | 7 | 5,43 | 1,57 | 10 | 15,7 | ||
| 4 | 29 | FM | Mitrabha Guha | A-18 | 0 | IND | 2299 | 0 | INDIA | 6,5 | 50,0 | 42,5 | 5 | 2611 | 9 | 6,5 | 3,26 | 3,24 | 20 | 64,8 | |
| 5 | 4 | GM | Quesada Perez Yasser | 0 | CUB | 2531 | 0 | CUBA | 6,5 | 49,5 | 42,0 | 5 | 2615 | 9 | 6,5 | 6,09 | 0,41 | 10 | 4,1 | ||
| 6 | 5 | GM | Alonso Rosell Alvar | 2549 | ESP | 2523 | 2512 | Gerunda | 6,5 | 47,0 | 40,5 | 5 | 2584 | 9 | 6,5 | 6,24 | 0,26 | 10 | 2,6 | ||
| 7 | 7 | GM | Munoz Miguel | 2540 | ESP | 2500 | 2486 | Sant Andreu | 6,5 | 47,0 | 40,5 | 4 | 2573 | 9 | 6,5 | 6,30 | 0,20 | 10 | 2,0 | ||
| 8 | 3 | GM | Krysa Leandro | 2510 | ARG | 2533 | 2547 | Mollet | 6,5 | 43,5 | 37,0 | 6 | 2489 | 9 | 6,5 | 7,51 | -1,01 | 10 | -10,1 | ||
| 9 | 10 | IM | Pena Gomez Manuel | 0 | ESP | 2475 | 2474 | Escola Xadrez Pontevedra | 6,0 | 47,5 | 40,5 | 4 | 2588 | 8 | 6 | 5,25 | 0,75 | 10 | 7,5 | ||
| 10 | 6 | GM | Cuartas Jaime Alexander | 2557 | COL | 2508 | 2500 | Peona I Peó | 6,0 | 47,5 | 40,0 | 4 | 2564 | 9 | 6 | 6,07 | -0,07 | 10 | -0,7 | ||
| 11 | 26 | Neelash Saha | A-18 | 0 | IND | 2319 | 0 | INDIA | 6,0 | 46,5 | 40,0 | 3 | 2451 | 8 | 5 | 3,40 | 1,60 | 20 | 32,0 | ||
| 12 | 16 | IM | Ruiz Castillo Joshua Daniel | 0 | COL | 2410 | 0 | COLOMBIA | 6,0 | 45,5 | 38,5 | 4 | 2529 | 8 | 6 | 5,52 | 0,48 | 10 | 4,8 | ||
| 13 | 9 | IM | Cori Quispe Kevin Joel | 0 | PER | 2487 | 0 | PERU | 6,0 | 44,5 | 37,5 | 5 | 2451 | 9 | 6 | 6,74 | -0,74 | 10 | -7,4 | ||
| 14 | 33 | FM | Serarols Mabras Bernat | A | 0 | ESP | 2269 | 2264 | Xeraco | 6,0 | 44,0 | 37,5 | 4 | 2431 | 9 | 6 | 3,67 | 2,33 | 20 | 46,6 | |
| 15 | 23 | GM | Gonzales Jayson | A | 0 | PHI | 2367 | 0 | PHILIPPINES | 6,0 | 44,0 | 37,0 | 5 | 2416 | 9 | 6 | 5,91 | 0,09 | 10 | 0,9 | |
| 16 | 8 | GM | Oliva Castaneda Kevel | 0 | CUB | 2491 | 0 | CUBA | 6,0 | 42,5 | 36,5 | 3 | 2461 | 9 | 6 | 6,60 | -0,60 | 10 | -6,0 | ||
| 17 | 34 | Saurabh Anand | A-18 | 0 | IND | 2258 | 0 | INDIA | 6,0 | 41,0 | 34,0 | 5 | 2304 | 9 | 6 | 5,62 | 0,38 | 20 | 7,6 | ||
| 18 | 12 | IM | Iniyan P | U18 | 0 | IND | 2451 | 0 | INDIA | 6,0 | 40,0 | 34,0 | 5 | 2342 | 9 | 6 | 7,34 | -1,34 | 10 | -13,4 | |
| 19 | 21 | FM | Valenzuela Gomez Fernando | A | 2425 | CHI | 2389 | 2393 | Sant Martí | 6,0 | 40,0 | 33,0 | 5 | 2338 | 9 | 6 | 6,26 | -0,26 | 10 | -2,6 | |
| 20 | 25 | Abhishek Das | A | 0 | IND | 2325 | 0 | INDIA | 6,0 | 36,0 | 30,5 | 5 | 2246 | 9 | 6 | 6,56 | -0,56 | 20 | -11,2 | ||
| 21 | 17 | IM | Smirnov Artem | 0 | RUS | 2405 | 0 | RUSSIA | 5,5 | 47,0 | 39,5 | 5 | 2455 | 9 | 5,5 | 5,46 | 0,04 | 10 | 0,4 | ||
| 22 | 15 | IM | Miciano John Marvin | U18 | 0 | PHI | 2411 | 0 | PHILIPPINES | 5,5 | 45,0 | 38,5 | 4 | 2406 | 9 | 5,5 | 6,14 | -0,64 | 10 | -6,4 | |
| 23 | 20 | IM | Alarcon Casellas Rolando | A | 0 | CUB | 2389 | 2399 | CUBA | 5,5 | 43,5 | 37,0 | 4 | 2346 | 9 | 5,5 | 5,92 | -0,42 | 10 | -4,2 | |
| 24 | 35 | FM | Gorti Akshita | A-18 | w | 0 | USA | 2255 | 0 | USA | 5,5 | 42,0 | 35,0 | 5 | 2305 | 9 | 5,5 | 4,46 | 1,04 | 20 | 20,8 |
| 25 | 14 | IM | Fernandez Cardoso Alexey | 0 | CUB | 2439 | 0 | CUBA | 5,5 | 41,5 | 34,0 | 4 | 2337 | 9 | 5,5 | 6,52 | -1,02 | 10 | -10,2 | ||
| 26 | 31 | FM | Ryan Joseph | A | 2337 | IRL | 2273 | 2254 | Montcada | 5,5 | 41,0 | 34,5 | 2 | 2301 | 7 | 3,5 | 3,91 | -0,41 | 20 | -8,2 | |
| 27 | 39 | Glimbrant Torbjorn | B | SWE | 2213 | 2288 | SWEDEN | 5,5 | 39,5 | 33,0 | 4 | 2275 | 9 | 5,5 | 4,90 | 0,60 | 20 | 12,0 | |||
| 28 | 51 | MK | Garcia Gil Javier | B | 2240 | ESP | 2110 | 2151 | Ideal Clavé | 5,5 | 38,0 | 32,0 | 4 | 2234 | 9 | 5,5 | 3,94 | 1,56 | 20 | 31,2 | |
| 29 | 27 | WGM | Frayna Janelle Mae | A | w | 0 | PHI | 2315 | 0 | PHILIPPINES | 5,5 | 36,5 | 30,0 | 4 | 2240 | 9 | 5,5 | 6,24 | -0,74 | 20 | -14,8 |
| 30 | 22 | IM | Vidarte Morales Arturo | A | 2453 | ESP | 2381 | 2345 | Montcada | 5,0 | 44,0 | 37,5 | 4 | 2402 | 8 | 5 | 5,09 | -0,09 | 10 | -0,9 |
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