GM Nikolas Theodorou wins RTU Chess Open 2024

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The 13th International Chess Festival Riga Technical University Chess Open took place from 3rd to 11th August in Riga, Latvia.

Grandmasters Open tournament gathered nearly 300 players who competed over 9 rounds (swiss system) for the prize fund of 20.000 euros. GM Nikolas Theodorou (Greece, 2619) emerged as the sole winner of the event scoring an unbeaten 7.5 points, and clicnhed the first prize of 3.000 euros.

Trailing by half a point, as many as six players tied for second place with 7 points: IM Jakob Leon Pajeken (Germany, 2416), GM Tomas Laurusas (Lithuania, 2571), IM Joseph Girel (France, 2463), IM Ilamparthi A R (India, 2458), IM Rathanvel V S (India, 2474) and GM Valery Kazakouski (Lithuania, 2588). The best ranked female player in the field was IM Eline Roebers (Netherlands, 2315) who scored 6.5 points and took overall 21st place.

Final rankings:

Rk.		Name	Typ	sex	FED	Rtg	Pts.
1	GM	THEODOROU, Nikolas			GRE	2619	7.5
2	IM	PAJEKEN, Jakob Leon			GER	2416	7
3	GM	LAURUSAS, Tomas			LTU	2571	7
4	IM	GIREL, Joseph			FRA	2463	7
5	IM	ILAMPARTHI, A R	U18		IND	2458	7
6	IM	RATHANVEL, V S			IND	2474	7
7	GM	KAZAKOUSKI, Valery			LTU	2588	7
8	GM	PIORUN, Kacper			POL	2603	6.5
9	IM	ROHITH, Krishna S			IND	2472	6.5
10	IM	LAMAZE, Simon	U18		FRA	2440	6.5
11	IM	BAUM, Jonasz			POL	2435	6.5
12	GM	SAFARLI, Eltaj			AZE	2602	6.5
13	IM	VIDYARTHI, Vyom	U18		USA	2414	6.5
14	IM	DURAK, Can	U18		TUR	2442	6.5
15	GM	MESHKOVS, Nikita			LAT	2540	6.5
16	IM	MUTHAIAH, Al			IND	2482	6.5
17	GM	PROHASZKA, Peter			HUN	2552	6.5
18	GM	PULTINEVICIUS, Paulius			LTU	2596	6.5
19	FM	PIDLUZNIJ, Gleb	U18		LTU	2414	6.5
20	IM	SEEMANN, Jakub	U18		POL	2462	6.5
21	IM	ROEBERS, Eline	U18	w	NED	2315	6.5
22	IM	PARK, Evan	U18		USA	2352	6.5
23	GM	ZANAN, Evgeny			ISR	2484	6.5
24		JANECZKO, Jakub	U18		POL	2259	6.5
25	FM	BERNOTAS, Arturs			LAT	2356	6.5
26	IM	LAMARD, Guillaume			FRA	2510	6
27	GM	INIYAN, Pa			IND	2547	6
28	FM	SHERMAN, Raem			ISR	2358	6
29	GM	VELTEN, Paul			FRA	2495	6
30	IM	CHEN, Qi B			CHN	2485	6
31	FM	NAVALGUND, Niranjan			IND	2185	6
32	WGM	HEINEMANN, Josefine		w	GER	2267	6
33	IM	VANTIKA, Agrawal		w	IND	2362	6
34	GM	ANTAL, Gergely			HUN	2557	6
35	FM	MD, Imran	U18		IND	2225	6
36	FM	SAHIB, Singh	U18		IND	2445	6
37		JINAN, Jomon			IND	2348	6
38	FM	KUSA, Jakub			CZE	2404	6
39	FM	JUHASZ, Agoston			HUN	2439	6
40	GM	MIEZIS, Normunds			LAT	2417	6
41	FM	CHYZY, Jakub	U18		POL	2368	6
42	GM	KULAOTS, Kaido			EST	2517	6
43	FM	DOBROSMYSLOV, Artem			FRA	2333	6
44	GM	HARUTJUNYAN, Gevorg			ARM	2358	6
45		NAINYS, Zanas	U18		LTU	2066	6
46	GM	ZENG, Chongsheng			CHN	2571	5.5
47		CHEN, Hongsen	U18		CHN	2145	5.5
48		GERMANOVS, Georgijs	U18		LAT	2130	5.5
49	FM	JOHN, Veny Akkarakaran	U18		IND	2322	5.5
50	IM	HARIKRISHNAN.A.RA,			IND	2468	5.5
51	IM	SHAHIL, Dey	U18		IND	2374	5.5
52	IM	CELIK, Hasan Huseyin	U18		TUR	2426	5.5
53	IM	TROST, Edvin	U18		SWE	2431	5.5
54	GM	BLOMQVIST, Erik			SWE	2517	5.5
55	IM	SIDHANT, Mohapatra			IND	2376	5.5
56	CM	DONKER, Roel			NED	2226	5.5
57	GM	SIVUK, Vitaly			SWE	2572	5.5
58	FM	DUDOGNON, Thibault			FRA	2417	5.5
59	WIM	DOLZHYKOVA, Kateryna		w	GER	2340	5.5
60	FM	VAGMAN, Roy	U18		ISR	2302	5.5
61	FM	KOVACSY, Barnabas			HUN	2280	5.5
62	IM	SAI AGNI JEEVITESH, J			IND	2274	5.5
63	FM	GRYSHKO, Vitalii			UKR	2316	5.5
64	IM	AJAY KRISHNA, S			IND	2365	5.5
65	FM	IPEK, Egehan	U18		TUR	2179	5.5
66	FM	OSTENSEN, Nicolai Maxime	U18		NOR	2292	5.5
67	CM	POVSHEDNYI, Ivan	U18		UKR	2242	5.5
68	FM	SCHIPPERS, Maurice			NED	2268	5.5
69		STABULNIEKS, Klavs			LAT	2240	5.5
70	FM	RUDOLF, Michal			POL	2289	5.5
71	FM	WEBER, Samuel			GER	2265	5.5
72	FM	WARTIOVAARA, Oliver			FIN	2309	5.5
73		MIERINS, Emils Janis			LAT	2244	5.5
74	WIM	MAHALAKSHMI, M		w	IND	2205	5.5
75	IM	KRIVONOSOV, Oleg	S60		LAT	2340	5.5
76		NURKIEWICZ, Maciej			POL	2328	5.5
77		TOLMACEVS, Artjoms	U18		LAT	2257	5.5
78		VINGRIS, Mikelis	U18		LAT	2171	5.5
79	CM	DE BOER, Bas			NED	2175	5.5
80	FM	VARDANYAN, Aras			LTU	2300	5
81	IM	EREN, Ataberk			TUR	2393	5
82	WGM	SRIJA, Seshadri		w	IND	2247	5
83	FM	MICKEVICIUS, Juras			LTU	2289	5
84	IM	SONG, Julien			FRA	2313	5
85	CM	ZUO, Yifan			CHN	2278	5
86	FM	SAVICEVS, Arsenijs	U18		LAT	2184	5
87	FM	EILENBERG, Jonas	U18		GER	2285	5
88	CM	BADACSONYI, Frankie	U18		ENG	2205	5
89	CM	RYCHAGOV, Nikita			EST	2201	5
90		VALDATS, Reinis	U18		LAT	2234	5
91	FM	LIM, Zhuo Ren			MAS	2278	5
92	WGM	SAFRANSKA, Anda	S60	w	FRA	2104	5
93	CM	CELIK, Ali Alper	U18		TUR	2159	5
94		FRANCS, Marats	U18		LAT	2135	5
95	FM	INDRIUNAS, Matas			LTU	2266	5
96	WIM	TERBE, Zsuzsanna		w	HUN	2163	5
97	IM	SEEMAN, Tarvo			EST	2395	5
98	CM	LINDBOL, Aleksander			NOR	2218	5
99		POVILAITIS, Tomas			LTU	2110	5
100	CM	GROT, Blazej	U18		POL	2155	5
101	IM	ONDERSTEIJN, Niels			NED	2367	5
102		PAIKENS, Reinis	U18		LAT	2165	5
103		LISKIEWICZ, Jakub	U18		POL	2176	5
104	FM	KRIVENKO, Dion			EST	2268	5
105		JACOBS, Florian			NED	2217	5
106		DINESH, Rajan M			IND	2092	5
107		ADAMOVICS, Aleksejs	U18		LAT	2112	5
108	FM	DJOKIC, Mihailo			SRB	2169	5
109	WCM	OLDE, Grete		w	EST	1891	5
110	WFM	VIDRUSKA, Renate		w	LAT	2029	5
111	IM	PHAM, Khoi			NED	2351	5
112		BENIOSEV, Daniel	U18		LAT	1728	5
113		COJOCARI, Dmitri			MDA	2112	5
114		TSIAPKO, Andrii	U18		POL	2109	5
115	FM	JANKOVSKIS, Guntis			LAT	2287	5
116	WIM	TERBE, Julianna		w	HUN	2289	5
117	IM	MAIER, Christian	S60		GER	2245	5
118		SARKISIAN, Arman			BEL	2042	5
119		ZUO, Junyu	U18		CHN	1818	5
120	FM	ERNST, Robert	U18		AUT	2241	4.5
121	IM	NGUYEN, Piotr			POL	2423	4.5
122		YANG, Zilong	U18		CHN	2139	4.5
123	WFM	KUZNECOVA, Marija	U18	w	LAT	2174	4.5
124		SITBON, Itay			ISR	2179	4.5
125	WIM	VIDYARTHI, Omya	U18	w	USA	2065	4.5
126		COLES, Robin	U18		FRA	2100	4.5
127	FM	KARTHIK, Rajaa			IND	2388	4.5
128	CM	JACKSON, Edward	U18		ENG	2156	4.5
129		SAILESH, R			IND	1989	4.5
130	FM	SAHIN, Ozgun			TUR	2201	4.5
131		TIMOSHIN, Andrei			EST	2253	4.5
132		JERONOVICS, Toms	U18		LAT	1935	4.5
133	CM	JUKNIS, Paulius			LTU	2170	4.5
134	FM	MOUHAMAD, Joachim			FRA	2294	4.5
135	WFM	BLOKHIN, Sofia	U18	w	EST	2052	4.5
136	FM	OCHEDZAN, Tymon			POL	2211	4.5
137	WFM	KOCHAVI, Dana	U18	w	ISR	2083	4.5
138		KRETAINIS, Kristaps			LAT	2185	4.5
139	CM	BAZILIUS, Augustinas	U18		LTU	2269	4.5
140		PIVOVARTSEV, Stanislav			UKR	2104	4.5
141		KULL, Tormi	U18		EST	2004	4.5
142	FM	KRUSTKALNS, Kristaps			LAT	2055	4.5
143	AIM	GREICIUS, Pijus			LTU	2130	4.5
144	WIM	MONNISHA, G K		w	IND	2182	4.5
145	FM	GOLUBOVSKIS, Maksims			LAT	2176	4.5
146	WGM	BERZINA, Ilze		w	LAT	2176	4.5
147	FM	DAUTH, Benjamin			GER	2217	4.5
148	IM	SAKALAUSKAS, Vaidas			LTU	2342	4.5
149	WGM	ROGULE, Laura		w	LAT	2263	4.5
150		KIILI, Markus			FIN	2175	4.5
151	FM	MOSTERTMAN, Milan			NED	2223	4.5
152		DZIRKALIS, Edvins			LAT	2097	4.5
153		TENCATI, Giuseppe			ITA	2046	4.5
154		AVETISYAN, Ani	U18	w	ARM	1899	4.5
155		SZCZOTKA, Klara	U18	w	POL	2053	4.5
156		DORASZELSKI, Alexander	U18		GER	2134	4.5
157	FM	MORKUNAS, Gustas	U18		LTU	2095	4.5
158	CM	SER, Daniel	U18		LTU	2008	4.5
159		MOSTERTMAN, Xander			NED	1966	4.5
160		OSPANOVA, Adelya	U18	w	KAZ	1670	4.5
161		KOLESNIKOVS, Ivans			LAT	2062	4.5
162		TABORS, Emils	U18		LAT	2040	4.5
163		PYCHA, Patrik			CZE	2076	4.5
164	CM	KUNZ, Andre			GER	2158	4.5
165		PLATONOVS, Nikolajs	U18		LAT	2092	4.5
166	IM	AVINASH, Ramesh			IND	2305	4
167		SHAM, R			IND	2103	4
168		COLES, Ruben	U18		FRA	2148	4
169		PONNIO, Toni			FIN	2102	4
170		TIRELLI, Mauro			ITA	2274	4
171	FM	SCHMITT, Andre			FRA	2257	4
172	FM	HAITIN, Ilja			EST	2292	4
173	WFM	GITU, Paula-Alexandra		w	MDA	2076	4
174	WFM	TER-AVETISJANA, Agnesa Stepania	U18	w	LAT	2089	4
175		PRONK, Sven			NED	2099	4
176		LISOVSKIS, Dmitrijs	U18		LAT	1832	4
177		CHAN, Wang Ip Boris	U18		HKG	1868	4
178		CHAN, Pui Yin Brandon	U18		HKG	1869	4
179	WIM	PETROVA, Irina		w	UKR	2087	4
180	FM	ABRAMCIUC, Marius			MDA	2303	4
181		MATHAN, Priyaen	U18		MAS	1800	4
182		RZESZOWSKI, Dominik			POL	1996	4
183	FM	MUNSCHI, Serge			FRA	2184	4
184	IM	HEDMAN, Erik			SWE	2303	4
185		KAZOKS, Aivars	S60		LAT	1953	4
186	WFM	NARVA, Triin		w	EST	2067	4
187	WGM	SWATI, Ghate		w	IND	2029	4
188		SAVELJEVS, Aleksandrs			LAT	1999	4
189		RUDZKIS, Vilius	U18		LTU	1993	4
190	FM	TALWALKAR, Vedant	U18		USA	2184	4
191	WFM	DMOCHOWSKA, Agnieszka		w	POL	2029	4
192		NORKELIUNAS, Matas	U18		LTU	1833	4
193		LILLIEHOOK, Victor	U18		SWE	2040	4
194		ERICHSEN, Dan			DEN	2010	4
195		ZHAO, Yunqing	U18	w	CHN	2048	4
196	WCM	TSETSKHLADZE, Mariam	U18	w	GEO	2040	4
197	FM	WALKUSZ, Witoslaw			POL	2041	4
198	GM	VOGT, Lothar	S60		GER	2285	4
199		POSASKOV, Nikita			LTU	2023	4
200		POULOS, Georgios			GRE	1981	4
201		KERSTEN, Julian			AUT	2018	4
202		LI, Sichen	U18		CHN	1801	4
203		ACARBAY, Algi		w	TUR	2013	4
204		WU, Yinan	U18		CHN	1723	4
205	AGM	BONDARENKO, Dmitry			EST	1926	4
206	WIM	OLDE, Margareth		w	EST	2166	3.5
207	FM	MOHAMED, Anees M			IND	2370	3.5
208	FM	ARIKOV, Artem			EST	2347	3.5
209		PARLIGRAS, Cosmin			ROU	2210	3.5
210	CM	NIMAY, Agrawal	U18		IND	1936	3.5
211		KORCHAGIN, Oleg			EST	1962	3.5
212		NILSSON, Oliver			SWE	2093	3.5
213		JANSEN, Bob			NED	2251	3.5
214		REZNIKS, Roberts	U18		LAT	1710	3.5
215		SHNUROV, Daniil	U18		EST	2005	3.5
216		NEMTSAS, Hristoforos			GRE	1947	3.5
217	CM	WENZEL, Birger			GER	2069	3.5
218		BOLSAKOVS, Vadims			LAT	2114	3.5
219	FM	PAASIKANGAS, Johanna		w	FIN	2093	3.5
220		MOCIC, Ivano	U18		CRO	2027	3.5
221		KRUMS, Ilmars			LAT	1989	3.5
222		HEPPERT, Lars			GER	1913	3.5
223		MIERINS, Eriks			LAT	2018	3.5
224		MAKLAKOVA, Naomi	U18	w	LAT	1946	3.5
225		SUEZ-PANAMA, Gilles			FRA	1928	3.5
226		JAMES, Chris			SCO	1900	3.5
227		MULLER, Maxime			FRA	2013	3.5
228		JUODZIUKYNAS, Aidas	U18		NOR	1891	3.5
229		CESAIRE-HIERSO, Florian			FRA	1885	3.5
230		SHABURISHVILI, Giorgi			LAT	1770	3.5
231		MUZIS, Renars	U18		LAT	2066	3
232		VASILJEVA, Sofja	U18	w	LAT	1875	3
233	ACM	VOROPAIEV, Illia	U18		UKR	1547	3
234		FELDMANIS, Arturs			LAT	1880	3
235		TENIS, Girts			LAT	1948	3
236		ZALITIS, Arturs-Aleksis			LAT	1991	3
237		FILIPOVS, Sergejs	U18		LAT	2010	3
238	CM	SCHMITZ, Andreas Arnold	S60		GER	1962	3
239		VARPINS, Kristians	U18		LAT	1821	3
240		STEINERS, Emils	U18		LAT	1859	3
241		ZAJAKINS, Artjoms	U18		LAT	1981	3
242		DORWEILER, Roger Paul			BRA	1898	3
243		MJATEZS, Ivans	U18		LAT	1818	3
244		VARRO, Daniel			HUN	1893	3
245		TESTELECS, Ilja Kuprijans	U18		LAT	1702	3
246		VELAGAPUDI, Vihan	U18		FIN	1881	3
247		GOLBACH, Floris			NED	2073	3
248		PAVLOVS, Nikita			LAT	1932	3
249		ALCINDOR, Samuel			FRA	1857	3
250		PETROVS, Jaroslavs			LAT	1883	3
251		TOLMACEVA, Alona	U18	w	LAT	1766	3
252		MAKLAKOVA, Nellija		w	LAT	1898	3
253		LEONOV, Leonid	U18		AUT	1834	3
254		KOKK, Karl Mattias	U18		EST	1764	3
255		APINE, Emilija	U18	w	LAT	1770	3
256	AIM	HANSSON, Markus			EST	1900	3
257		HERTLING, Juergen	S60		GER	1822	3
258	FM	DOLGUN, Can			TUR	2262	2.5
259		ORLOVSKIS, Jaroslavs	U18		LAT	1638	2.5
260		LOY, Konstantin			UKR	2198	2.5
261		BOLT, Graham	S60		ENG	1946	2.5
262		SKRZYCZEK, Tomasz			POL	1884	2.5
263		TOLMACEVS, Romans	U18		LAT	1906	2.5
264		ARNDT, Uwe			GER	1965	2.5
265		MIDEM, Ismail Eren	U18		TUR	1907	2.5
266		MIHAILA, Radu Stefan	U18		DEN	1843	2.5
267		CYPRIENNE FONSAT, Ethan	U18		FRA	1723	2.5
268		KONTRIMAITE, Agota	U18	w	LTU	1623	2.5
269		PRUDENT, Sylvio			FRA	1785	2.5
270	WFM	SCHMITZ, Manuela		w	GER	1842	2.5
271		PAVLOVS, Ostins	U18		LAT	1669	2.5
272	IM	STREMAVICIUS, Pijus			LTU	2393	2
273		GRYBKAUSKAS, Pijus	U18		LTU	1997	2
274	IM	JUKSTA, Karolis			LTU	2407	2
275	AGM	OBOLONIN, Filipp			EST	2039	2
276	FM	MARTINKUS, Rolandas			LTU	2021	2
277		KWOSSEK, Georg	S60		GER	1974	2
278		LAZARS, Krisjanis	U18		LAT	1853	2
279		FERZLI, Michael			LBN	1910	1.5
280		MENDOZA, Jonathan			GUA	1749	1.5
281		KLUCHIK, Julia		w	ISR	1971	1.5
282		OLSHEVSKIS, Aleksejs Jans	U18		LAT	1764	1.5
283		MIEZE, Natalja	S60	w	LAT	1468	1
284		WEBER, Andreas			GER	1755	1
285	FM	GODZWON, Iwo			POL	2404	0