Deep makes a podium finish in third consecutive edition
The Warsaw Chess Festival 2025 witnessed a combined participation of 428 - 103 in Group A (≥2000), 159 in B (1600-1999) and 166 in C (<1600).
Runner-up - GM Deep Sengupta 7/9 | Photo: Official site
9th FM Rosh Jain 6/9 | Photo: Official site
The tournament hall at Sports hall at Konwiktorska in Warsaw, Poland | Photo: Official site
Replay all Category A games
A total of 103 players including 9 GMs, 4 IMs, a WGM and a WIM took part from 14 countries across the world in this Open A (≥2000) category. The nine-day nine-round Swiss League Rating Open tournament was organized by General K Sosnkowski Chess Foundation at Sports hall at Konwiktorska in Warsaw, Poland from 8th - 16th July 2025. The time control of the event was 90 minutes for 40 moves + 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with an increment of 30 seconds per move starting from move no.1.
Final standings in Group A (≥2000)
| Place | S.No. | Title | Name | Fed. | FIDE | Local | Club | Sex | Total | CBch | Bch. | Wins | Prog. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | IM | Nie, Xinyang | CHN | 2381 | 2450 | M | 7.5 | 41.00 | 44.00 | 7 | 33.5 | |
| 2 | 4 | GM | Sengupta, Deep | IND | 2497 | 2600 | M | 7.0 | 45.50 | 49.00 | 6 | 39.0 | |
| 3 | 6 | GM | Hamitevici, Vladimir | MDA | 2427 | 2600 | M | 6.5 | 47.50 | 51.50 | 4 | 35.5 | |
| 4 | 5 | GM | Fernandez, Daniel Howard | ENG | 2481 | 2600 | M | 6.5 | 45.50 | 49.50 | 4 | 34.0 | |
| 5 | 22 | m | Janeczko, Jakub | POL | 2282 | 2400 | UKS Czternastka Warszawa | M | 6.5 | 45.00 | 49.00 | 5 | 35.5 |
| 6 | 2 | GM | Peng, Xiongjian | CHN | 2520 | 2600 | M | 6.5 | 43.00 | 47.50 | 6 | 31.5 | |
| 7 | 7 | IM | Krysztofiak, Marcin | POL | 2392 | 2450 | ŻTMS Baszta Żnin | M | 6.5 | 40.50 | 42.50 | 5 | 30.5 |
| 8 | 27 | CM | Karvatskyi, Oleksii | UKR | 2258 | 2200 | Lviv, Debut chess school | M | 6.5 | 38.00 | 42.00 | 6 | 30.0 |
| 9 | 14 | FM | Rosh Jain | IND | 2322 | 2300 | M | 6.0 | 47.00 | 50.00 | 5 | 34.5 | |
| 10 | 1 | GM | Tomczak, Jacek | POL | 2559 | 2600 | Akademia Szachowa Gliwice | M | 6.0 | 46.00 | 50.00 | 4 | 32.0 |
