Ivan Cheparinov wins VII Sunway Sitges Open with 8.0/10

by Shahid Ahmed - 24/12/2020

Ivan Cheparinov won his last round game comfortably, scored sole 8.0/10 and finished a half point ahead of the competition to win VII Sunway Sitges International Open. He won a beautiful trophy and €5000 for his efforts. Jules Moussard and Jaime Santos Latasa finished with 7.5/10 each and they were placed second and third respectively. IM Leon Mendonca's quest to become India's latest GM is still on as he missed scoring his final norm. He scored 7.0/10, finished overall 10th and won Best Under-16 prize. Souhardo Basak scored his final IM-norm and now he just needs to touch 2400 to become India's latest IM. Photo: Lennart Ootes / Sunway Chess Open

Leon finishes 10th, Souhardo scores his final IM-norm

Ivan Cheparinov scored a comfortable win in the final round against GM Matthieu Cornette to win VII Sunway Sitges International Open. He finished at 8.0/10 and a half point ahead of the competition. Jules Moussard and Jaime were placed second and third with a score of 7.5/10 each respectively. IM Leon Mendonca missed his final GM-norm, he scored 7.0/10, finished 10th overall and won the Best Under-16 prize. Souhardo Basak secured his final IM-norm by scoring 6.5/10. He just needs to touch 2400 to become India's latest IM. Shubham Bandikatte lost his final round game and he was placed 9th in Group B with a score of 6.5/10.

L to R: 3rd Jaime Santos Latasa, 1st Ivan Cheparinov and 2nd Jules Moussard | Photo: Lennart Ootes / Sunway Chess Open

Cornette - Cheparinov: 0-1

Matthieu Cornette played the opening fine. Then he neglected the development of his pieces, for which he had to pay a heavy price.

Cornette - Cheparinov

Position after 22.g4

Instead of 22.g4, white could have simply gone with 22.a4. Even b4 is also fine. Soon white arrived to a lost position and Cheparinov won the game and the tournament.

Cheparinov scored an emphatic victory to win the tournament | Photo: Lennart Ootes / Sunway Chess Open

Leon - Checa: 0.5-0.5

Leon made a short draw in 17 moves to finish overall at 10th position with 7.0/10 and best among Under-16.

Leon with his father Lyndon Mendonca | Photo: Lennart Ootes / Sunway Chess Open

Jose Fernando - Souhardo: 0.5-0.5

Souhardo went into a double bishop vs double knight endgame and the position was completely open which of course favored his opponent. However Jose Fernando made a tactical error which allowed Souhardo to equalize easily.

Jose Fernando - Souhardo

Position after 33.Kf2

Find out why 33.Kf2 is a mistake and what white could have played instead.

Souhardo scored his final IM-norm , now he just needs to touch 2400 in the live rating list to become an IM

Photo Gallery

Champion Cheparinov with his wife former Women's World Champion Antoaneta Stefanova | Photo: Sunway Chess Open

Playoff is about to start | Photo: Sunway Chess Open

Can you identify who he is? | Photo: Lennart Ootes / Sunway Chess Open

Gifts given to all players | Photo: Lennart Ootes / Sunway Chess Open

The trophy designs are absolutely beautiful | Photo: Sunway Chess Open

10th - IM Leon Mendonca Luke with GM Karen Grigoryan, GM Anton Korobov and and GM Miguel Santos Ruiz | Photo: Lyndon Mendonca

Leon receives his Best Under-16 prize | Photo: Lyndon Mendonca

Leon with the legendary GM Oleg Romanishin | Photo: Lyndon Mendonca

Replay Round 10 games

Round 10 results

Bo.	No.		Name	Typ	Rtg	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	Typ	Rtg	No.
1	5	GM	Moussard Jules		2626	7	½ - ½	7	GM	Santos Latasa Jaime		2588	6
2	9	GM	Cornette Matthieu		2558	6½	0 - 1	7	GM	Cheparinov Ivan		2660	2
3	3	GM	Grigoryan Karen H.		2651	6½	½ - ½	6½	IM	Dardha Daniel	16	2485	23
4	12	GM	Fier Alexandr		2549	6½	1 - 0	6½	IM	Niemann Hans Moke		2478	24
5	26	IM	Sochacki Christophe		2469	6½	0 - 1	6½	GM	Nevednichy Vladislav		2546	13
6	16	IM	Mendonca Leon Luke	16	2530	6½	½ - ½	6½	GM	Checa Nicolas		2527	18
7	1	GM	Korobov Anton		2693	6	1 - 0	6½	IM	Maurizzi Marc Andria	A16	2445	30
8	28	GM	Stefanova Antoaneta		2466	6	0 - 1	6	GM	Lagarde Maxime		2651	4
9	29	GM	Vasquez Schroeder Rodrigo		2459	6	0 - 1	6	GM	Santos Ruiz Miguel		2581	7
10	31	IM	Gines Esteo Pedro Antonio	A16	2437	6	½ - ½	6	GM	Plat Vojtech		2552	11
11	17	GM	Cuenca Jimenez Jose Fernando		2528	6	½ - ½	6		Souhardo Basak	B16	2276	59
12	8	GM	Dragnev Valentin		2564	5½	1 - 0	5½	GM	Romanishin Oleg M	AV	2402	39
13	10	GM	Maze Sebastien		2557	5½	1 - 0	5½		Alvarez Albiol Victor	B	2206	68
14	36	IM	Martin Duque Jesus	A	2414	5½	1 - 0	5½	GM	Krysa Leandro		2544	14
15	15	GM	Lopez Martinez Josep Manuel		2542	5½	0 - 1	5½	FM	Garcia Ramos Daniel	A	2380	43

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Final Standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	Gr	FED	RtgI	RtgN	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	2	GM	Cheparinov Ivan				BUL	2660	0		8,0	60,0	64,0	50,25
2	5	GM	Moussard Jules			2601	FRA	2626	2601	Barcelona	7,5	62,5	68,0	49,75
3	6	GM	Santos Latasa Jaime				ESP	2588	2587	Ext	7,5	62,0	67,0	49,00
4	12	GM	Fier Alexandr				BRA	2549	2571	Cat	7,5	59,0	62,5	45,25
5	13	GM	Nevednichy Vladislav				ROU	2546	0		7,5	53,5	57,5	41,75
6	18	GM	Checa Nicolas				USA	2527	0		7,0	61,5	67,0	45,75
7	1	GM	Korobov Anton				UKR	2693	0		7,0	56,5	62,0	42,00
8	3	GM	Grigoryan Karen H.				ARM	2651	0		7,0	56,0	61,0	41,50
9	7	GM	Santos Ruiz Miguel				ESP	2581	2550	And	7,0	53,5	57,0	39,00
10	16	IM	Mendonca Leon Luke	16			IND	2530	0		7,0	53,5	57,0	38,75
11	4	GM	Lagarde Maxime			2657	FRA	2651	2607	C.E. Barcelona	7,0	52,0	57,0	39,00
12	23	IM	Dardha Daniel	16			BEL	2485	0	SK Moretus Hoboken	7,0	52,0	55,5	35,75
13	24	IM	Niemann Hans Moke				USA	2478	0		6,5	60,0	65,0	38,75
14	11	GM	Plat Vojtech				CZE	2552	0		6,5	57,0	62,0	37,75
15	9	GM	Cornette Matthieu				FRA	2558	2536	Eus	6,5	57,0	61,0	37,50
16	30	IM	Maurizzi Marc Andria	A16			FRA	2445	0		6,5	56,5	59,5	35,75
17	26	IM	Sochacki Christophe				FRA	2469	0		6,5	55,0	59,5	36,50
18	27	GM	Batsiashvili Nino		w		GEO	2466	0		6,5	54,5	58,5	35,00
19	31	IM	Gines Esteo Pedro Antonio	A16			ESP	2437	2444	Ara	6,5	54,0	58,5	35,75
20	59		Souhardo Basak	B16			IND	2276	0		6,5	53,0	54,5	31,50
21	10	GM	Maze Sebastien			2596	FRA	2557	2519	Barcelona	6,5	51,5	55,5	34,25
22	36	IM	Martin Duque Jesus	A			ESP	2414	2424	Collado Villalba	6,5	51,5	55,5	33,00
23	43	FM	Garcia Ramos Daniel	A		2438	ESP	2380	2380	C.E. Peona i Peó	6,5	49,5	53,5	32,50
24	33	IM	Bulmaga Irina	A	w		ROU	2424	0		6,5	49,0	50,0	28,75
25	8	GM	Dragnev Valentin				AUT	2564	0		6,5	48,0	52,0	33,50

Details

Prizes

Total Prize fund - €27155. For the entire prize details, click here.

Schedule

13th - 20th December - 9:00 p.m. IST

18th December - Rest day

21st and 22nd December - 7:30 p.m. IST

23rd December - 1:30 p.m. IST

Links

Official site

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