Isha Sharma wins 2nd Felix Sasomi Under 2200 Rating Tournament 2024
WIM Isha Sharma scored 8/9 to win 2nd Felix Sasomi Under 2200 Rating Tournament 2024. She finished a half point ahead of the competition. After a 4/4 start, Isha lost her fifth round game against 11-year-old Andrei Negrean (ROU). However, Isha bounced back by winning the next four games to become a clear champion. FM Csaba Zoltan Varga (ROU) secured second place 7.5/9, Andrei third, according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund of the tournament was €14000. The top three prizes were €2400 + cup, €1600 and €1200 each respectively. It is not everyday we get to witness a woman winning an open/rating restricted tournament. However, this is the first time in the year 2024, an Indian woman won such an event and it is certainly a matter of great delight. Photos: Margareta Sarivan/CS A-K Rider's Satu Mare
Isha's first rating tournament triumph of the year
The Asian Junior 2017 Girls Rapid Gold medalist, WIM Isha Sharma has won a few rapid open tournaments. However, this was the first time she won an Under-2200 Classical rating tournament. She won it by having two winning streaks of four games each.
A total of 224 players including four IMs and two WIMs took part from 13 countries across the world. The five-day nine round Under 2200 Rating tournament was organized by CS A-K Rider’s Satu Mare, sponsored by Sasomi Srl Oradea at Hotel International in Baile Felix-Oradea, Romania from 14th to 18th February 2024. The time control of the event was 60 minutes + 30 seconds increment.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | Gr | FED | RtgI | RtgN | Bdld | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | WIM | Sharma, Isha | w | IND | 2147 | 0 | INDIA | 8 | 42,5 | 54 | 40 | ||||
| 2 | 20 | FM | Varga, Csaba Zoltan | HUN | 2107 | 0 | UNGARIA | 7,5 | 45 | 56,5 | 41,5 | |||||
| 3 | 39 | I | Negrean, Andrei | U12 | ROU | 2040 | 0 | Clubul Central De Sah Bucurest | 7,5 | 42 | 54 | 39,5 | ||||
| 4 | 29 | CM | Craciun, Sasha-Matei | U16 | ROU | 2080 | 0 | Cs Otopeni | 7,5 | 41,5 | 53,5 | 42,5 | ||||
| 5 | 9 | CM | Zubcu, Vlad-George | ROU | 2166 | 0 | Cs Micul Sahist Iasi | 7,5 | 40,5 | 52,5 | 36,5 | |||||
| 6 | 36 | CM | Ciocani, Iosif | U16 | ROU | 2063 | 0 | Cs Universitar De Sah Bucurest | 7 | 40 | 51,5 | 37,5 | ||||
| 7 | 14 | CM | Radu, David Cr | U16 | ROU | 2142 | 0 | Lps Satu Mare | 7 | 40 | 51,5 | 35 | ||||
| 8 | 32 | Borzsei, Andras | U16 | HUN | 2069 | 0 | UNGARIA | 7 | 38,5 | 49,5 | 37,5 | |||||
| 9 | 41 | I | Ungureanu, Sandu | S50 | ROU | 2036 | 0 | Acs Sah Club Vados Arad | 7 | 36,5 | 46,5 | 35 | ||||
| 10 | 1 | FM | Zvarik, Martin | SVK | 2195 | 0 | SLOVACIA | 6,5 | 41,5 | 52,5 | 33 | |||||
| 11 | 47 | CM | Andronescu, Madalin | ROU | 2007 | 0 | Acs Pheonix Buzau | 6,5 | 40,5 | 53,5 | 35 | |||||
| 12 | 6 | FM | Maximov, Oleg | S50 | FID | 2186 | 0 | FIDE | 6,5 | 40 | 51,5 | 36 | ||||
| 13 | 44 | FM | Gromovs, Sergejs | S50 | ITA | 2015 | 0 | ITALIA | 6,5 | 40 | 51,5 | 33,5 | ||||
| 14 | 17 | Virag, Balint | U20 | HUN | 2133 | 0 | UNGARIA | 6,5 | 40 | 51 | 34,5 | |||||
| 15 | 117 | Sokhor, Nazar | U14 | UKR | 1691 | 0 | UKRAINA | 6,5 | 38,5 | 48 | 33 | |||||
| 16 | 28 | Haselbach, David | HUN | 2081 | 0 | UNGARIA | 6,5 | 37 | 48 | 33,5 | ||||||
| 17 | 69 | I | Dodoi, Matei-Teodor | U14 | ROU | 1947 | 0 | Acs Pionii Regelui Romanesti | 6,5 | 35,5 | 45,5 | 29,5 | ||||
| 18 | 106 | II | Costache, Andrei Eugeniu | U14 | ROU | 1750 | 0 | Cs Micul Sahist Iasi | 6,5 | 35,5 | 45 | 30 | ||||
| 19 | 15 | FM | Biljanic, Ljubomir | S50 | SRB | 2135 | 0 | SERBIA | 6,5 | 35 | 44 | 30 | ||||
| 20 | 27 | CM | Herpai, Jozsef Matyas | U16 | HUN | 2087 | 0 | UNGARIA | 6,5 | 34,5 | 45 | 31 |
