Abhimanyu Puranik wins Tsaghkadzor Open 2023, Sasikiran third
GM Abhimanyu Puranik scored an unbeaten 7/9 to Tsaghkadzor Open 2023 A. GM Tigran L Petrosian (ARM), GM Krishnan Sasikiran and GM Pranesh M also the scored the same 7/9 each. However, they were placed second to fourth respectively according to tie-breaks. The top three finishers remained undefeated. FM Ayush Sharma and FM Ritviz Parab became India's latest International Masters on the same day after the conclusion of Round 2. FM Goutham Krishna H scored 6/9 to earn his second IM-norm. GM Bharath Subramaniyam H is the only other Indian to make a top ten finish. He scored 6.5/9 to be placed sixth. The total prize fund of the was 10550000 AMD. The top three prizes were AMD 2500000 ($6250), 1750000 ($4375) and 1250000 ($3125) each. Abhimanyu also finished third in the Blitz Rating Open. Photos: Chess Academy of Armenia
Ayush Sharma and Ritviz Parab become India's latest IMs
This is GM Abhimanyu Puranik's second tournament triumph of the year. Earlier, he was part of the winning team, Airports Authority of India (AAI) at MPL 42nd National Team Open 2023. Armenia is a good place for GM Abhimanyu Puranik. Back in 2021, he won 3rd Yerevan Open. It was a successful event for the Indian players.
Abhimanyu - Pranesh, Round 7
40.Ne5! is a fantastic move in a sharp position by GM Abhimanyu Puranik. He poses a critical question of finding a safe square for the rook. Is there one actually? Try to calculate and find out. White checkmated by the hunting the black king in another eight moves.
Blitz
A total of 118 players including 21 GMs, 17 IMs, a WGM and four WIMs took part from nine countries across the world in this eight-day nine round Rating Open tournament. It was organized by Chess Academy of Armenia at Tsaghkadzor Marriott Hotel in Tsaghkadzor, Armenia from 20th to 27th September 2023. The time control of the event was 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, plus 30 minutes till the end of the game with 30 seconds increment starting from move one.
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Final standings in Classical Open A
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | FED | RtgI | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | K | rtg+/- | ||
| 1 | 1 | GM | Puranik Abhimanyu | IND | 2611 | 7 | 48,5 | 52,5 | 0 | 10 | 6,9 | |||
| 2 | 7 | GM | Petrosian Tigran L. | ARM | 2548 | 7 | 45,5 | 50 | 0 | 10 | 13,3 | |||
| 3 | 4 | GM | Sasikiran Krishnan | IND | 2594 | 7 | 43 | 46,5 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |||
| 4 | 12 | GM | Pranesh M | U18 | IND | 2505 | 7 | 43 | 45,5 | 0 | 10 | 10,1 | ||
| 5 | 5 | GM | Dragnev Valentin | AUT | 2585 | 6,5 | 43 | 47 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |||
| 6 | 13 | GM | Bharath Subramaniyam H | U16 | IND | 2496 | 6,5 | 43 | 46,5 | 0 | 10 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 2 | GM | Petrosyan Manuel | ARM | 2610 | 6,5 | 42 | 46 | 0 | 10 | -5,7 | |||
| 8 | 16 | IM | Hakemi Arman | IRI | 2462 | 6,5 | 40 | 43,5 | 0 | 10 | 0,2 | |||
| 9 | 24 | FM | Movahed Sina | U14 | IRI | 2441 | 6 | 49 | 53 | 0 | 10 | 13,1 | ||
| 10 | 59 | FM | Sahakyan Aleks | U18 | ARM | 2254 | 6 | 42,5 | 46 | 0 | 20 | 51,6 |
A total of 116 players including 16 GMs, 6 IMs and a WIM took part from five countries across the world in this one-day nine round Blitz Rating Open tournament. It was organized by Chess Academy of Armenia at Tsaghkadzor Marriott Hotel in Tsaghkadzor, Armenia on 19th September 2023. The time control of the event was 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment.
Final standings in Blitz
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | FED | RtgI | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | ||
| 1 | 1 | GM | Sargsyan Shant | ARM | 2627 | 8 | 52,5 | 57 | 0 | |||
| 2 | 3 | GM | Andriasian Zaven | ARM | 2617 | 7,5 | 47 | 51,5 | 0 | |||
| 3 | 7 | GM | Puranik Abhimanyu | IND | 2479 | 7,5 | 47 | 51 | 0 | |||
| 4 | 6 | GM | Mitrabha Guha | IND | 2507 | 7,5 | 44 | 47,5 | 0 | |||
| 5 | 13 | FM | Mahdavi Reza | U16 | IRI | 2427 | 7 | 49 | 52,5 | 0 | ||
| 6 | 21 | FM | Tsaruk Maksim | U18 | FID | 2373 | 7 | 42,5 | 46,5 | 0 | ||
| 7 | 10 | GM | Iniyan P | IND | 2443 | 7 | 42,5 | 46 | 0 | |||
| 8 | 14 | GM | Bharath Subramaniyam H | U16 | IND | 2420 | 6,5 | 49 | 52 | 0 | ||
| 9 | 18 | IM | Ohanyan Emin | U18 | ARM | 2394 | 6,5 | 46,5 | 50 | 0 | ||
| 10 | 4 | GM | Petrosyan Manuel | ARM | 2565 | 6,5 | 44,5 | 47,5 | 0 |
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