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GM Kirill Alekseenko shows dominance at Chessable Sunway Sitges Chess 2022

by L'immortale

Russian grandmaster Kirill Alekseenko emerged as the sole Winner of the 9th Sunway Sitges International Chess Festival.

GM Kirill Alekseenko showed complete dominance at the event maintaining the lead from the very beginning. The 25-year-old was scoring 7/7 points, having whopping chances to win the event with only three rounds to go. Nonetheless, the last round happened to be decisive for the first as Alekseenko faced GM Hans Niemann who trailed by half a point. The Russian needed half a point to clinch the event and the game finished in a draw after the thrilling fight and slight edge for Niemann. With 8.5/10 points, Alekseenko pocketed the Winner prize of 5.000 euros.

GM Hans Niemann and GM Amin Tabatabaei tied for second place scoring 8 points each. It is interesting that Tabatabaei cruised back to the top after withdrawing from the first game against Israeli IM Netanel Levi as Iran’s Government does not recognize the legitimacy of Israel as a state.

The playoffs played under the Sitges’ sky determined 2nd-8th positions. GM Hans Niemann came second, GM Amin Tabatabei third. As many as 11 players tied for third but after the playoffs, GM Manuel Petrosyan came fourth, GM Vasif Durarbayli fifth, GM Yu Yangyi sixth, GM Vitaliy Bernadskiy seventh and GM Murali Karthikeyan finished in the 8th place.

IM Irina Bulmaga was the best-ranked female player despite a slow start. A strong finish brought her to the top bringing her the money prize of 1.500 euros. IM Teodora Injac and IM Nurgyul Salimova came second and third (respectively) thanks to the best tiebreak criteria.

Theย 9th edition of the Sunway Sitges International Chess Festivalย was played from 11th โ€“ 22nd December in Sitges, Barcelona. The Festival featured two Open tournaments (A and B), blitz side events, and masterclasses, with the total prize fund amounting to 27.155โ‚ฌ. The main tournament Open A was played in 10 rounds according to the swiss system, with a time control of 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, 30 minutes for the rest of the game, and the increment of 30 seconds from the move one.

Final standings:

Rk. NamesexFEDRtgPts. 
1GMAlekseenko Kirill  FID26728.5
2GMNiemann Hans Moke  USA26988
3GMTabatabaei Mohammad Amin  IRI26608
4GMPetrosyan Manuel  ARM26217.5
5GMYu Yangyi  CHN27287.5
6GMDurarbayli Vasif  AZE26127.5
7GMKarthikeyan Murali  IND26207.5
8GMBernadskiy Vitaliy  UKR26177.5
9GMDardha Daniel  BEL26067.5
10GMEsipenko Andrey  FID26787.5
11GMMoussard Jules  FRA26847.5
12GMTin Jingyao  SGP25627.5
13IMWillow Jonah B  ENG24097.5
14IMBoyer Mahel  FRA24347.5
15GMPuranik Abhimanyu  IND26167
16GMKorobov Anton  UKR26627
17GMAdhiban B.  IND26117
18GMSvane Frederik  GER25687
19GMCheparinov Ivan  BUL26887
 GMKollars Dmitrij  GER26107
21GMJones Gawain C B  ENG26307
22GMSankalp Gupta  IND24857
23IMWoodward Andy  USA24577
24GMArjun Kalyan  IND25057
25GMVan Foreest Jorden  NED26907
26IMNigmatov Ortik  UZB24397
27GMKraemer Martin  GER25837
28IMAditya Mittal  IND24797
29 Ilamparthi A R  IND23367
30GMCheng Bobby  AUS25837
31GMGoh Wei Ming Kevin  SGP24527
32IMSammed Jaykumar Shete  IND24307
33FMBhambure Shantanu  IND23067
34GMAravindh Chithambaram Vr.  IND26076.5
35GMGrigoryan Karen H.  ARM26196.5
36GMDemchenko Anton  FID26326.5
37FMJubin Jimmy  IND23766.5
38GMGines Esteo Pedro Antonio  ESP25006.5
39IMGokerkan Cem Kaan  TUR24706.5
40GMAlsina Leal Daniel  ESP25276.5
41GMFirat Burak  TUR24606.5
42IMTahay Alexis  FRA24006.5
43FMBilych Olexiy  UKR24016.5
44IMWadsworth Matthew J  ENG24706.5
45GMRaja Rithvik R  IND24536.5
46IMAbdurakhmonov Mukhammadali  UZB23976.5
47IMGarcia Ramos Daniel  ESP24396.5
48IMPrraneeth Vuppala  IND24276.5
49FMAkbas Umut Ata  TUR23516.5
50IMAjay Karthikeyan  IND24306.5
51IMSattarov Bobir  UZB23896.5
52FMSaydaliev Saidakbar  UZB24196.5
53GMVelten Paul  FRA24656.5
54IMSousa Andre Ventura  POR24666.5
55FMBai Adelard  TPE24116.5
56IMErdogmus Yagiz Kaan  TUR24536.5
57 Ojas Kulkarni  IND21966.5
58IMBulmaga Irina wROU24326.5
59GMAryan Chopra  IND26186
60IMSamant Aditya S  IND24706
61CMNurgaliyev Sauat  KAZ21506
62GMSumets Andrey  UKR25066
63IMGholami Orimi Mahdi  IRI24156
64GMSochacki Christophe  FRA24636
65IMAbdisalimov Abdimalik  UZB24476
66WGMInjac Teodora wSRB23656
67IMSardana Rishi  AUS24606
68FMMathieu Phileas  FRA23676
69IMValenzuela Gomez Fernando  CHI23616
70 Prudhvi Kumar V  IND17336
71FMKanov Nikola  BUL23776
72IMSalimova Nurgyul wBUL23906
73IMKaasen Tor Fredrik  NOR24526
74WGMDivya Deshmukh wIND23476
75IMDionisi Thomas  FRA23906
76IMRendle Thomas E  ENG23816
77FMRam Aravind L N  IND22726
78IMFernandez Guillen Ernesto J.  CUB24626
79 Mompel Ferruz Xavier  ESP19536
80IMFataliyeva Ulviyya wAZE24286
81WGMPriyanka Nutakki wIND23166
82 Vignesh Bhuvaneswari  IND20326
83 Arjun Chitrakudam  Krishnamachari  IND22416
84IMSarkar Justin  USA23436
85WGMNandhidhaa P V wIND23586
86IMLeisch Lukas  AUT24056
87 Tudor Henry Edward  ROU19426
88 Hiren K G  IND19656
89GMNarciso Dublan Marc  ESP24486
90FMYordanov Lachezar  BUL22946
91IMMeister Peter  GER23476
92GMSafarli Eltaj  AZE26165.5
93GMSanal Vahap  TUR25975.5
94FMPablo Mari Alejandro  ESP23385.5
95FMJain Kashish Manoj  IND23345.5
96FMHarshad S  IND22025.5
97GMPogorelov Ruslan  UKR22885.5
98CMWong Zhenyong Jayden  SGP21815.5
99FMDalaud Dorian  FRA23425.5
100 Sherman Reem  ISR21795.5
101FMAlexiadis Hristos  GRE23425.5
102WIMRakshitta Ravi wIND22425.5
103IMMoksh Amit Doshi  IND24145.5
104WGMPourkashiyan Atousa wUSA23215.5
105CMBlasco Coll Andreu  ESP22945.5
106GMNevednichy Vladislav  ROU25025.5
107IMFitzsimons David  IRL23525.5
108IMBaenziger Fabian  SUI24265.5
109 Assylov Miras  KAZ20445.5
110FMWagh Suyog  IND23765.5
111FMVoiteanu Gabriel  ROU21525.5
112FMCastellanos Gomez Alejandro  ESP22775.5
113FMVitier Vazquez Cristian  CUB24245.5
114IMSong Julien  FRA23695.5
115FMKholopov Alexander A.  FID21465.5
116WIMNewrkla Katharina wAUT22655.5
117IMKaravade Eesha wIND23255.5
118FMAtanasov Anthony  CAN22515.5
119WGMSchneider Jana wGER22725.5
120CMRajarishi Karthi  IND22395.5
121IMBorocz Istvan  HUN23345.5
122WIMHryzlova Sofiia wUKR21575.5
123 Gugan Govindan  IND21265.5
124FMMamedov Edgar  KAZ22835.5
125 Fanninger Leon  AUT21365.5
126FMLye Lik Zang  MAS22415.5
127IMKrastev Alexander  GER24165.5
128 Karadzhov Ivan  BUL20245.5
129CMDahale Atul  IND22225.5
130 Pousada Garcia Daniel  ESP19605.5
131 Coles Ruben  FRA20985.5
132IMSidhant Mohapatra  IND23375
133IMSai Agni Jeevitesh J  IND22265
134GMIvanchuk Vasyl  UKR26735
135CMVaibhav Jayant Raut  IND22475
136FMCarbonell Sancho Marc  ESP23845
137 Kushal O  IND18015
138CMShaik Sumer Arsh  IND22905
139 Cherniack Alex  USA21885
140IMAyats Llobera Gerard  ESP24645
141IMBournel Antoine  FRA23925
142FMNawin Jayaprakash Jayavalli  IND23515
143FMDixit Nikhil  IND23065
144FMKristoferitsch Daniel  AUT22865
145 Aditya Varun Gampa  IND22495
146FMShailesh Dravid  IND22865
147CMKorkmaz Necmettin  TUR20775
148WIMBenmesbah Natacha wFRA22685
149FMTorngren Gustav  SWE22755
150FMLim Zhuo Ren  MAS23055
151WIMPriyanka K wIND21465
152 Perkampus Laurin  GER21685
153 Saravanan Durga wSGP17845
154WFMPipiras Filipa Fortuna wPOR20655
155 Saveljevs Aleksandrs  LAT19745
156 Gasic Merino Franco  CHI21955
157 Morais Miguel Almeida  POR18445
158FMVan Dael Siem  NED23455
159GMVogt Lothar  GER23395
160WGMGong Qianyun wSGP22995
161 Halegua Dani  FRA20955
162WIMGaboyan Susanna wARM22005
163FMBach Matthias  GER22085
164 Wecker Martin  GER21505
165 Panjer Sidney  GER21005
166CMGulatz Maurice  GER22275
167FMDomene Mulyukov Alexander  ESP22715
168 Chitre Arush  IND16465
169 Comellas Blanchart Jordi  ESP20345
170 Levesque Guillaume  FRA18875
171 Kumar Sanjit S  ENG19655
172 Ortega Serra Marc  ESP22914.5
173CMMd Imran  IND22794.5
174CMRibera Veganzones Serni  AND21994.5
175WIMRakhmangulova Anastasiya wUKR22964.5
176IMClarke Brandon G I  ENG24844.5
177 Rodriguez Diaz Javier  ESP20844.5
178FMRuiz Buendia Miguel  ESP22574.5
179 Joel Paul Ganta  IND21834.5
180WGMEnkhtuul Altan-Ulzii wMGL22854.5
181 Van Kessel Wessel  BEL21454.5
182 Levi Netanel  ISR21794.5
183 Uber Gracia Hugo  ESP19314.5
184FMKrasteva Beloslava wBUL23504.5
185FMKostov Deyan Samuil  BUL22604.5
186 Patil Harshal  IND19284.5
187 Shreyas Seshadri Nallore  IND18494.5
188 Chia Yu Zhe Ashton  SGP19704.5
189WFMNilssen Ellen Fredericia wDEN21874.5
190 Lever Erwan  FRA22414.5
191 Nesse David  NOR18094.5
192CMButolo Alexandru-Mircea  ROU20434.5
193 Stanetzek Carsten  GER21724.5
194 Villa Tornero Alex  ESP19254.5
195FMSchulze Lara wGER22844.5
196 Le Pen Steven  FRA20384.5
197 Moracchini Margaux wFRA20464.5
198 Nikolov Yavor  BUL20924.5
199WFMYash Jyoti Bir wIND20994.5
200 Ezquerro Luque Albert  ESP21344.5
201 Sierra Magrazo Lidia wESP17554.5
202 Salinas Tomas Daniel  ESP20894.5
203FMSaya Ethan  FRA21384.5
204 Ramos Aguilar Jose Manuel  ESP20084.5
205CMHarish Neeraj  USA19024.5
206FMDe Santis Alessio  ITA21594.5
207WFMRodriguez Redondo Adhara wESP20574.5
208CMZhang Kendrick Botong  NZL19634.5
209 Ismail Tamer  BEL21124.5
210 Alfonso Pellisa Aaron  ESP20184.5
211FMHristodorescu Daniel  ROU21084.5
212 Liu Tianyi (Jack)  ENG18924.5
213 Gregersen Hedin  FAI19124.5
214WFMGalvan Cipriani Viviana wESP20884.5
215 Gayon Benoit  FRA19414.5
216FMJeet Jain  IND21414
217 Arhan Chethan Anand  IND21124
218 Dietrich Peter  AUT20154
219FMMilat Marcel  CAN22904
220 Frederic Clement  FRA22454
221 Arvind Ramnath Iyer  IND18344
222 Kocak Ediz  GER21154
223 Bub Volker  GER20914
224 Verbin Valentina wMDA20884
225WFMHapala Elisabeth wAUT20754
226 Maloberti David  FRA20504
227 Coles Robin  FRA20514
228 Jove Albaiges Guillem  ESP19224
229 Stewart Ashley  ENG20904
230 Escudero Ribo Eloi  ESP16264
231 Fernandez Climent Albert  ESP19634
232 Villar Reymundo Juan Antonio  PER21354
233 Chulis Alexander  AUT20974
234 Schmuck Corentin  FRA20404
235 Boixader Arbo Xavier  ESP20394
236 Itzhaky Shmuel  ISR21094
237 Koehler Ronald  GER21184
238 Bryant Harry  ENG15104
239 Follana Albelda Lucia wESP19384
240 Perez Aleman Pedro Tomas  ESP19964
241 Verbruggen Samuel  BEL19634
242 Bonoo Iwan  NED19254
243 Place Nicholas  USA19674
244 Al Mutlaq Ibrahim A  KSA15954
245 Pina Tiago  POR19164
246 Jinan Jomon  IND22713.5
247 Romero Calduch Sergio  ESP22583.5
248FMMahitosh Dey  IND21343.5
249FMLorscheid Gerhard  GER21373.5
250FMBaert Andy  BEL21563.5
251 Devnani Kush  IND21343.5
252IMMannion Stephen R  SCO22333.5
253FMGarcia Molina Jose  ESP23573.5
254FMWebb Laurence E  ENG22013.5
255 Krassel Timofei  RUS17873.5
256 Noria Silvestre Joaquin  ESP21383.5
257 Renganayaki Venkatesh wIND19783.5
258 Barkasheva Sofia wEST15883.5
259 Sperat Czar Nicolas  FRA20473.5
260 Alzamil Abdulaziz  KSA18623.5
261 Leftheriotis Alexandros  GRE21433.5
262 Sarveshwaran Vignesh  IND20403.5
263 Levy Benyamin  ISR18883.5
264 Khandhar Kaushal  MAS20203.5
265 Alem Ali Hussain  KSA15933.5
266 Benseny Martinez Guerau  ESP18903.5
267 Perez Garcia Jimena wESP20143.5
268 Schopf Martin  GER19003.5
269 Altisen Palmada Roberto  ESP19483.5
270 Ramadugu Akshay  IND18123.5
271 Amulya Guruprasad wIND16993.5
272WGMHeinemann Josefine wGER23323
273FMRyan Joseph  IRL22493
274IMPapadiamandis Elliot  FRA23343
275 Patel Zain  ENG17613
276IMReprintsev Alexander  UKR23303
277 Raghav Srivathsav V  IND20593
278 Labrovic Jakov  CRO18913
279WCMAnkitha Goud Palle wIND19803
280WFMJimenez Fernandez Rebeca wESP20403
281 Bland David I  ENG19743
  Aadith Rajesh  IND17143
283WCMBibilashvili Lali wGEO19003
284 Rios Torondell Jaume  ESP18093
285 Mashchenko Tamila wUKR19133
286 Paricharak Shardul  AHO18813
287 Cafolla Peter  IRL19153
288 Fabregas Oliver  GER18043
289 Golsta Ramona wLAT17193
290 Apaar Saxena  IND15783
291WFMSamaganova Aleksandra wKGZ18843
292 Egli Urs  SUI18063
293 Suneth Shyam Keshaav  MAS13253
294 Gamal Alaa wENG17133
295 Tadmor Maya wISR18103
296 Kotmans Rob  NED19483
297 Yedid Lior  ENG14903
298 Oliver Amengual Adria  ESP18562.5
299FMOswaldo Valentin Requejo Cotrin  PER22482.5
300WIMSieber Fiona wGER22452.5
301 Izagirre Alsua Aritz  ESP18352.5
302 Vallbona Domingo Joan  ESP18712.5
303 Kratz Jonathan  FRA15142.5
304 Voronaya Eva wFID13792.5
305 Senso Moreno Francesc Xavier  ESP17312.5
306 Sachdeva Ronit  ENG15712.5
307IMRoberson Peter T  ENG24182
308 Schulze Tim  GER17102
309 Herman Gamazo Isaac  ESP19062
310 Duke Michael  SCO20672
311 Leimeister Winfried  GER18452
312 Borrellas Comellas Josep  ESP19052
313 Shamir Shahar  ISR16042
314 Cordova-Lopez Diego Anton  ENG19852
315 Bergara Ede Josu  ESP17132
316 Paricharak Nakul  AHO16952
317 Shaffer Alexander  PUR17502
318 Steiners Emils  LAT16262
319 Harandi Teymour  ENG14591.5
320 Larkin Benjamin  ENG18661
321 Villa Izquierdo Roberto  ESP17801
322FMVentura Bolet Maxim  ESP22230.5
323 Serrano Aspa Xavier  ESP20540
324IMPranesh M  IND24750
 CMVardanyan Aras  LTU22710
  Pichugov Andrey  ENG16810

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