DHAKA, Sept. 26, 2020 (BSS) – GM Megaranto Susanto of Indonesia
emerged unbeaten champion in the Joytu Sheikh Hasina International
Online Chess Tournament that concluded today (Saturday) at virtual
platform.
The tournament was arranged on the occasion of 74th birthday
celebration of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
GM Megaranto earned seven points out of nine games to clinch the
title and GM S L Narayanan became runner-up while GM M Tabatabbaei
Amin of Iran finished 3rd position in the three-day meet.
GM Megaranto, GM Narayanan and GM Tabatabaei all three players
earned seven points but their place was decided in tie breaking
system.
Five players bagged 6.5 points each. Their positions are 4th-GM
Nguyen Ngoc Truong of Vietnam, 5th-GM Diptayan Ghosh of India, 6th-GM
D Gukesh of India, 7th-R. R. Laxman of India and 8th-Jhon Paul Gomes
of Philippines.
Six players earned six points each. Their positions are 9th-IM
Priasmoro Novendra of Indonesia, 10th- GM Surya Sekhar Ganguly of
India, 11th- Volkov Sergey of Russia, 12th – FM Subrota Biswas of
Bangladesh Navy, 13th- Mohammad Nubairshah Shaikh of India and FM
Mohammad Javed of Bangladesh Navy.
Three players of Bangladesh Navy achieved top three positions among
Bangladeshi players. They are FM Subrata placed 1st position and FM
Javed become 2nd position and IM Abu Sufian Shakil finished 3rd
position.
Seventh to 9th rounds games were held today (Saturday), in the 7h
round matches, GM Megaranto split point with GM Diptayan, GM Gukesh
drew with GM Thruong Son, GM Valkov split point with GM Tabatabaei, GM
Narayan beat GM Antonio, IM Priasmoro beat Villamayor, GM Ganguly beat
IM Nubairshah, IM Shakil beat GM Vishnu, GM Razib beat FM Taibur.
In 8th round matches, GM Thruong Son split point with GM Megaranto,
GM Diptayan drew with IM Priesmoro, GM Narayanan beat GM Razib, GM
Tabatabaei beat GM Ganguly, GM Laxman drew with GM Volkov, GM Gomes
beat IM Shakil, GM Gukesh defeated FM Parag, FM Subrota split point
with M Zia and Shafiq outclassed GM Villamayor.
In 9th or last round matches, GM Megaranto split point with GM
Narayanan, GM Gomes drew with GM Thruogn Son, GM Gukesh split point
with GM Diptayan, GM Tabatabaei beat IM Priesmoro, GM Laxman beat
Shafiq, GM Volkov drew with Shakil, GM Ganguly defeated IM Fahad and
FM Subrato outplayed GM Vishnu.
The Prize distribution ceremony will be held tomorrow (Sunday) at 11
am at Hotel La Meridian in the city.
State Minister for Youth and Sports Mohammad Zahid Ahsan Russell,
MP, is expected to preset in the ceremony as the chief guest.
Inspector General of Police (IGP) and Bangladesh Chess Federation
(BCF) president and also president of South Asian Chess Federation Dr
Benazir Ahmed will present as the special guest while Asian Chess
Federation president Sheikh Sultan Bin Khalifa Al Nehyan is also
expected to join virtually in the prize distribution ceremony as the
special guest.
Canadian University Chairman Chowdhury Nafeez Sarafat will preside
over the prize distribution ceremony.
The total prize money of the tournament is U$$ 6,000 with the
champions receive U$$ 1200, 2nd prize U$$ 800, 3rd prize U$$ 500, 4th
prize U$$-300, 5th to 9th prizes U$$ 200 each and 10th to 16th Prizes
U$$ 100 each.
In addition, Taka one lac and five thousand cash prizes will be
given to the winners’.
A total of seventy four chess players – 49 players from Bangladesh
and 25 players from fourteen countries — took part in the prestigious
tournament. Among the seventy four players, seventeen are grandmasters
and six are International Masters.
The tournament was sponsored by Canadian University of Bangladesh
and organised by South Asian Chess Council in association with Golden
Sporting Club.