Rustum Tolentino dominates Qatar Masters Open B 2023, Shrayan Majumder second
FM Rustum Tolentino (PHI) scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win Qatar Masters Open B 2023. He finished a full point ahead of the field. Shrayan Majumder scored 7.5/9 to finish second. FM Ammar Sedrani (UAE), FM Djabri Massinas (ALG) and Mandar Lad Pradip scored 7/9 each. They shared third place. Rustum scored eight wins in-a-row and he had a full point lead heading into the final round. Shrayan Majumder was the sole player at 7/8. Their final round battle ended in a draw. Rustum became champion and Shrayan second. The total prize fund of Open B (≤2299) was US$ 11750. The top three prizes were $2500, $2000 and $1000 along with a trophy each. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy
Shrayan wins seven games in-a-row
Despite starting the tournament with a loss, Shrayan Majumder won the next seven games in-a-row. He drew the final round game against the eventual champion - FM Rustum Tolentino (PHI) to secure a clear second place.
A total of 89 players including an IM took part from 23 countries across the world in this ten-day nine round Rating tournament for players rated ≤2299. It was organized Qatar Chess Association at Lusail Sports Arena in Doha, Qatar from 11th and 20th October 2023. The time control of the event was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment per move.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | FED | RtgI | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | ||
| 1 | 2 | FM | Rustum, Tolentino | PHI | 2272 | 8,5 | 0 | 2358 | |||
| 2 | 17 | Shrayan, Majumder | IND | 1896 | 7,5 | 0 | 1924 | ||||
| 3 | 6 | FM | Sedrani, Ammar | U20 | UAE | 2169 | 7 | 0 | 2013 | ||
| 4 | 3 | FM | Massinas, Djabri | ALG | 2256 | 7 | 0 | 1942 | |||
| 5 | 16 | Mandar Pradip, Lad | U18 | IND | 1932 | 7 | 0 | 1913 | |||
| 6 | 18 | Abdul Khader, Syed | U12 | IND | 1849 | 6,5 | 0 | 2104 | |||
| 7 | 5 | FM | Zoubaier, Amdouni | TUN | 2211 | 6,5 | 0 | 2023 | |||
| 8 | 22 | Rayen, Ajili | U18 | TUN | 1775 | 6,5 | 0 | 1900 | |||
| 9 | 32 | Darmen, Dauren | U12 | KAZ | 1715 | 6,5 | 0 | 1792 | |||
| 10 | 10 | Ruslan, Mironov | S50 | EST | 2015 | 6,5 | 0 | 1718 |
Links
Tournament Regulations: Open A and Open B
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