Himal Gusain perfect at 4th Weekend Matti per gli scacchi 2024
IM Himal Gusain scored a perfect 5/5 to win 4th Weekend Matti per gli scacchi Open 2024. The top seed of the tournament finished a full point ahead of the competition. Three players - CM Federico Giammona (ITA), CM Giuseppe Ottavio Messina (ITA) and Federico Noto (ITA) scored 4/5 to secure second, third and fourth place according to tie-breaks. Himal defeated both eventual runners-up. The top three prizes were €100, €75 and €60 along with a trophy each. The three-day five round Rating Open tournament was organized by A S D Matti Per Gli Scacchi at Matti Per Gli Scacchi in Palermo, Italy from 7th to 9th June 2024. This was Himal's fifth tournament triumph of the year. Photo: Matti per gli scacchi
Himal's fifth triumph of the year
Few days before this event, IM Himal Gusain won another tournament in Italy - 2nd Torneo Citta' Del Tricolore 2024. There also Himal scored a perfect 5/5 and increased his Elo rating by 4 points.
A total of 37 players took part from three countries across the world in this three-day five round Rating Open tournament. It was organized by A S D Matti Per Gli Scacchi at Matti Per Gli Scacchi in Palermo, Italy from 7th to 9th June 2024. The time control of the event was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment per move..
Final standings
Pos. | Num. | Name | Fed | Rtg. | Rtg.+/- | Pts. | DE | BH-C1 | BH | ARO | ||
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1 | 1 | IM | 2490 | +2 | 5 | 0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 1817 | |||
2 | 2 | CM | 2084 | +10 | 4 | 0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 1800 | |||
3 | 3 | CM | 1937 | +10 | 4 | 0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 1785 | |||
4 | 4 | 1N | 1937 | +16 | 4 | 0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 1765 | |||
5 | 7 | CM | 1733 | +8 | 3.5 | 0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 1603 |
Links
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