Dinmukhammed Makhanbetali wins 49th Sitges Open B 2025, Marium Fatima second and Parth Moghe third
Dinmukhammed Makhanbetali (KAZ) and Marium Fatima scored 7.5/9 each at 49th Vila de Sitges Open Group B (1650-1950) 2025. The 11-year-old Dinmukhammed won the tournament and Marium was placed second according to tie-breaks. Parth Moghe edged past four more players on tie-breaks to secure third place. The total prize fund of the tournament was €8000. The top three prizes in Group B were €450 + trophy, €300 and €200 each. Karthik Kumbhar and Advaith Asokumar scored 6.5/9 each to claim fifth and sixth place respectively. Vijay Chauhan scored 6/9 to be placed tenth. In Group A, IM Subhayan Kundu scored 7/9 to finish fourth. WIM Angela Franco Valencia (COL) was the top female finisher. She scored 6/9 to finish tenth overall, win Best Female prize and also secure her maiden WGM-norm. Photos: FI Niklesh Jain
Group A: Subhayan Kundu fourth, Angela Franco Valencia earns her maiden WGM-norm
The better half of our very own Head of ChessBase India Hindi, FI Niklesh Jain, WIM Franco Angela Valencia (COL) scored an impressive 6/9, performed at 2419 and gained 72.8 Elo rating points en route her maiden WGM-norm. She secured tenth position overall in Group A (≥ 1950) and also was the top female finisher of the event.
A total of 97 players including 7 GMs, 7 IMs, a WGM and 3 WIMs took part from 26 countries across the world. The nine-day nine-round Swiss League Rating Group A (≥1950) tournament was organized by Antoni Ferret Soler at Plaza del Ayuntamiento, Sitges in Barcelona, Spain from 22nd to 30th July 2025. The time control of the tournament was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment.
Final standings in Group A
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | Gr | FED | RtgI | RtgN | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | GM | Petrosyan, Manuel | ARM | 2546 | 0 | 7 | 2554 | 2636 | 2373 | |||||
| 2 | 3 | GM | Grigoryan, Karen H. | ARM | 2502 | 0 | 7 | 2540 | 2638 | 2378 | |||||
| 3 | 15 | IM | Khusenkhojaev, Muhammad | A | TJK | 2351 | 0 | 7 | 2480 | 2615 | 2313 | ||||
| 4 | 17 | IM | Subhayan, Kundu | A | IND | 2334 | 0 | 7 | 2475 | 2670 | 2311 | ||||
| 5 | 2 | GM | Laurusas, Tomas | LTU | 2541 | 0 | 6,5 | 2497 | 2522 | 2374 | |||||
| 6 | 5 | GM | Berdayes Ason, Dylan Isidro | CUB | 2488 | 0 | 6,5 | 2445 | 2548 | 2318 | |||||
| 7 | 6 | GM | Aguero Jimenez, Luis Lazaro | CUB | 2483 | 2576 | Sant Cugat Club Escacs | 6,5 | 2358 | 2519 | 2213 | ||||
| 8 | 34 | IM | Cruz, Filemon | B | PER | 2236 | 2331 | Rubinenca, Agrupacio D'escacs | 6,5 | 2335 | 2370 | 2214 | |||
| 9 | 11 | IM | Nurgaliyev, Sauat | U16 | KAZ | 2404 | 0 | 6 | 2498 | 2612 | 2445 | ||||
| 10 | 61 | WIM | Franco Valencia, Angela | w | C | COL | 2097 | 0 | 6 | 2419 | 2430 | 2351 |
A total of 72 players took part from 14 countries across the world. The nine-day nine-round Swiss League Rating Group B (1650-1950) tournament was organized by Antoni Ferret Soler at Casino Prado, Sitges in Barcelona, Spain from 22nd to 30th July 2025. The time control of the tournament was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment.
Final standings in Group B
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | Gr | FED | RtgI | RtgN | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 69 | Makhanbetali, Dinmukhammed | U16 | E | KAZ | 1670 | 0 | 7,5 | 2121 | 2258 | 1891 | ||||
| 2 | 5 | Marium, Fatima | w | D | IND | 1929 | 0 | 7,5 | 2108 | 2277 | 1866 | ||||
| 3 | 55 | Moghe, Parth | E | IND | 1711 | 0 | 6,5 | 2019 | 2132 | 1884 | |||||
| 4 | 17 | Rana, Oliver | U16 | D | USA | 1859 | 0 | 6,5 | 1979 | 2059 | 1839 | ||||
| 5 | 47 | Kumbhar, Kartik | E | IND | 1743 | 0 | 6,5 | 1974 | 2162 | 1857 | |||||
| 6 | 25 | Advaith, Asokumar | U16 | D | IND | 1838 | 0 | 6,5 | 1961 | 2173 | 1827 | ||||
| 7 | 29 | Mendoza Gomez, Juana Fernanda | w | D | COL | 1808 | 0 | 6,5 | 1945 | 2140 | 1810 | ||||
| 8 | 7 | WCM | Gao, Ruoya | U16 | w | D | CHN | 1918 | 0 | 6 | 1971 | 2048 | 1793 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Davis, Holden | D | ENG | 1930 | 0 | 6 | 1901 | 1924 | 1798 | |||||
| 10 | 21 | Vijay, Chauhan | D | IND | 1849 | 0 | 6 | 1804 | 2012 | 1789 |
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