Ivan Popov wins 7th Chennai International Open title
Jan 7, 2015
Top seed Grandmaster Ivan Popov of Russia with 7.5 points and a superior tie-break clinched the title in the 7th Chennai International Open Grandmaster Chess Tournament at Nehru Stadium, Chennai on 6th Jan, 2015.
For the first time in the history of Chennai Open, there was an eight way tie.
Sharing the top spot with Popov were Dzhumaev Marat (Uzbekistan), Mozharov Mikhail (Russia), Ramnath Bhuvanesh R, Swapnil S Dhopade, Ravichandran Siddharth (all India), Gasanov Eldar (Ukraine), Nguyen Duc Hoa(Vietnam), all at 7.5 points. Full standings below.
Champion Popov Ivan (Russia) was awarded the cash purse of Rupees 200000 (approx USD 3146), while runner-up second placed Uzbek GM Dzhumaev Marat got Rupees 150000 (approx USD 2360). Third placed GM Mozharov Mikhail (Russia) secured a cash award of Rupees 115000 (approx USD 1809).
Mr V Hariharan, General Secretary, Tamil Nadu State Chess Association, Champion Grandmaster Popov Ivan (Russia), Mr Shambhu Kallolikar, IAS, Member Secretary, Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu, Mr D V Sundar, Vice President, FIDE
Four Norms were made signifying the success of the event viz.,
Grandmaster Norms – Ramnath Bhuvanesh & Swapnil S Dhopade,
International Master Norm – Rakesh Kumar Jena
Woman International Master Norm – Pratyusha Bodda
Total cash prizes to the tune of Rupees 1050000 (approx USD 16520) were distributed by Shri Shambhu Kallolikar, IAS, Member Secretary, Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu. Present in the dais were Guest of Honor Shri D V Sundar, Vice President, FIDE, Prof R Anantharam, International Arbiter, Mr N Rajesh, Secretary, Chess Association Kerala and Shri V Hariharan, General Secretary, Tamil Nadu State Chess Association.
R R Vasudevan
Press Officer
Final standings (top finishers):
1 GM Popov Ivan RUS 2622 – 7.5
2 GM Dzhumaev Marat UZB 2532 – 7.5
3 GM Mozharov Mikhail RUS 2557 – 7.5
4 IM Ramnath Bhuvanesh.R IND 2405 – 7.5
5 IM Swapnil S. Dhopade IND 2418 – 7.5
6 IM Ravichandran Siddharth IND 2381 – 7.5
7 GM Gasanov Eldar UKR 2526 – 7.5
8 GM Nguyen Duc Hoa VIE 2507 – 7.5
9 GM Cruz Cristhian PER 2546 – 7
10 IM Das Sayantan IND 2444 – 7
11 IM Karthikeyan Murali IND 2497 – 7
12 GM Brunello Sabino ITA 2573 – 7
13 GM Evdokimov Alexander A. RUS 2538 – 7
14 GM Baryshpolets Andrey UKR 2566 – 7
15 FM Rakesh Kumar Jena IND 2123 – 7
16 GM Neverov Valeriy UKR 2501 – 7
17 GM Deepan Chakkravarthy J. IND 2489 – 7
18 IM Rathnakaran K. IND 2387 – 6.5
19 IM Cruz Jonathan PER 2454 – 6.5
20 GM David Alberto ITA 2578 – 6.5
21 IM Prasanna Raghuram Rao IND 2436 – 6.5
22 K. Praneeth Surya IND 2212 – 6.5
23 IM Sharma Dinesh K. IND 2380 – 6.5
24 IM Navin Kanna T.U. IND 2374 – 6.5
25 IM Sunilduth Lyna Narayanan IND 2437 – 6.5
26 IM Nguyen Van Huy VIE 2445 – 6.5
27 IM Kathmale Sameer IND 2267 – 6.5
28 Harsha Bharathakoti IND 2309 – 6.5
29 IM Rajesh V A V IND 2408 – 6.5
30 Visakh Nr IND 2346 – 6.5
31 GM Rombaldoni Axel ITA 2505 – 6.5
32 Mehar Chinna Reddy C.H. IND 2281 – 6.5
33 GM Lazarev Vladimir FRA 2387 – 6.5
34 Krishna C.R.G. IND 2365 – 6
35 IM Karthikeyan P. IND 2400 – 6
Great job with norms.