Srinath's fourth triumph of the year
The Jönköping Chess Festival 2024 witnessed the participation of a combined total 206, 54 in Classical, 66 in Blitz, 67 in Rapid and 19 in Amateur. Africa and Egypt no.1 GM Bassem Amin won the Rapid event 6.5/7 and finished second in Blitz 9/11. IM Ludvig Carlsson (SWE) became champion 9.5/11 in Blitz.
The winners were crowned by FT Saadah Ahmad, the Chief Organiser and Deputy Chief Arbiter - Abdel Rahman Sadeh (JOR). The festival was hosted by Quality Match Hotel in Jönköping, Sweden.
Thanks to Jordanian Swedish Chess Academy, for sharing photographs and information about the tournament.
A total of 54 players including a GM, five IMs, a WGM and a WIM took part from 11 countries across the world in this eight-day nine-round Swiss League Classical Rating Open tournament. It was organized by FT NA Saadah Ahmad and Jordanian Swedish Chess Academy at Quality Hotel Match in Jönköping, Sweden from 25th July to 1st August 2024. The time control of the tournament was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment.
Final standings in Classical
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | IM | Srinath, Rao S.V. | IND | 2287 | 7,5 | 0 | 7 | 45,5 | |||
| 2 | 12 | FM | Roulet-Dubonnet, Emerik Vapenstad | U20 | NOR | 2205 | 7,5 | 0 | 6 | 50,5 | ||
| 3 | 1 | IM | Sipila, Vilka | FIN | 2450 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 52,5 | |||
| 4 | 3 | IM | Carlsson, Ludvig | SWE | 2335 | 6,5 | 0 | 6 | 48 | |||
| 5 | 7 | GM | Ahmad, Al Khatib | JOR | 2278 | 6,5 | 0 | 6 | 47 | |||
| 6 | 4 | FM | Ostlund, Joar | U20 | SWE | 2334 | 6,5 | 0 | 5 | 52 | ||
| 7 | 5 | FM | Ronka, Erik | FIN | 2305 | 6,5 | 0 | 5 | 49 | |||
| 8 | 8 | WGM | Navrotescu, Andreea | w | FRA | 2246 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 46,5 | ||
| 9 | 24 | Nesse, David | U20 | NOR | 2020 | 5,5 | 0 | 5 | 51,5 | |||
| 10 | 32 | AFM | Rakan, Dasa | U16 | JOR | 1832 | 5,5 | 0 | 5 | 48 |
Links
Jordanian Swedish Chess Academy: fb page, instagram and youtube
