Vitaliy Bernadskiy triumphs at 1st Cidade de Lagos Open 2023, Ameya Audi third

by Shahid Ahmed - 13/11/2023

GM Vitaliy Bernadskiy (UKR), GM Eltaj Safarli (AZE), IM Ameya Audi and IM Manuel Bosboom (NED) scored an unbeaten 7/9 each at 1st Cidade de Lagos Open 2023. Vitaliy won the tournament on tie-breaks. The remaining three were placed second to fourth respectively. Ameya drew with the eventual champion, Bernadskiy in the fourth round. IM Himal Gusain is the only other Indian to make a top ten finish. The sixth seed scored 6.5/9 to finish sixth. The total prize fund of the tournament was €4000. The top three prizes were €1100, €700 and €500 along with a trophy each. Teenagers - Shadhursshaan R and Raghav V scored 6/9 each to gain 142.8 and 176.8 Elo rating points. Photos: Associação Filatélica e Numismática Gil Eanes

Top four score an unbeaten 7/9

Champion - GM Vitaliy Bernadskiy (UKR) 7/9

Runner-up - GM Eltaj Safarli (AZE) 7/9

Second Runner-up - IM Ameya Audi 7/9

6th IM Himal Gusain 6.5/9

15th and Best Below 2000 - R Shadhursshaan 6/9

Best Below 1800 and Best Under-14 - Raghav V 6/9

The tournament hall in Lagos, Portugal

A total of 94 players including 4 GMs and11 IMs took part from 19 countries all over the world in this eight-day nine round Rating Open tournament. It was organized by Associação Filatélica e Numismática Gil Eanes, with support from the Federação Portuguesa de Xadrez, Associação de Clubes de Xadrez do Algarve, Lagos Municipal Hall, Junta de Freguesia São Gonçalo de Lagos and Messe Militar de Lagos at Messe Militar de Lagos in Lagos, Portugal from 28th October to 4th November 2023. The time control of the event was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment per move.

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Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	Gr	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	K	rtg+/-
1	2	GM	BERNADSKIY, Vitaliy				UKR	2524	Afn Gil Eanes	7	0	50	55	10	2,9
2	1	GM	SAFARLI, Eltaj				AZE	2612	Afn Gil Eanes	7	0	49,5	54	10	-2
3	10	IM	AUDI, Ameya				IND	2372	Afn Gil Eanes	7	0	47	51,5	10	17,6
4	12	IM	BOSBOOM, Manuel	S50			NED	2344	Afn Gil Eanes	7	0	45	48,5	10	14,9
5	5	IM	BARSKI, Radoslaw				POL	2440	Afn Gil Eanes	6,5	0	47,5	52,5	10	3,1
6	6	IM	GUSAIN, Himal				IND	2437	Afn Gil Eanes	6,5	0	47	51	10	4,3
7	4	IM	SOUSA, André V				POR	2441	Vitória Sc	6,5	0	43,5	48	10	-5,7
8	13	IM	VEIGA, Francisco				POR	2343	Xadrez Colégio Efanor	6	0	48,5	51,5	10	9,7
9	14	FM	MARTINS, Bruno				POR	2323	A.Xat - Montemor O Novo	6	0	47	50,5	20	11
10	3	GM	SPRAGGETT, Kevin	S65			CAN	2480	Filiado Individual (Nf)	6	0	46,5	50,5	10	-6,8
11	16	FM	TOMASZEWSKI, Kacper				POL	2307	Afn Gil Eanes	6	0	46,5	50	20	7,4
12	8	IM	WEGENER, Olaf				GER	2406	Afn Gil Eanes	6	0	46,5	50	10	0
13	7	GM	HOFFMANN, Michael	S50			GER	2412	Afn Gil Eanes	6	0	46	50	10	-7,6
14	17	FM	CUMMING, Rhys				ENG	2298	Cx Montemor-O-Velho/Ctga (Nf)	6	0	44	48,5	20	-10,2
15	45		SHADHURSSHAAN, R	U18			IND	1861	Afn Gil Eanes	6	0	43	47,5	40	142,8
16	63		RAGHAV V,	U14			IND	1619	Afn Gil Eanes	6	0	41	45	40	176,8
17	26		ABRAHAMS, Daniel				CAN	2110	Afn Gil Eanes	6	0	40,5	44	20	21
18	15	IM	ALSHAMEARY PUENTE, Ismael				ESP	2307	Afn Gil Eanes	5,5	0	49,5	53	10	-2,5
19	19	IM	HEINZEL, Olaf	S50			GER	2280	Afn Gil Eanes	5,5	0	47	51,5	10	-4,9
20	25		GONCALVES, Samuel	U20			POR	2134	Vitória Sc	5,5	0	45,5	49	20	0,4

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