The 3rd edition of the El Llobregat Open Chess Tournament 2022 takes place from November 30 to December 8 in Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain gathering 50 grandmasters, 44 international masters and a total of 172 players fighting for the prize fund of 29.500eur.
Hans Niemann,m who has been in the limelight of the cheating drama for the last couple of months, is one of the top seeds of the event. After four played rounds, 19-year-old Niemann emerged as the sole leader of the event as the only player with the perfect 4/4 score. After defeating IM David Fitzsimons, GM Karen Movziszian, IM Nikolizi Kacharava and GM Daniil Yuffa, Niemann earns 9.7 rating points, and crosses 2700 on the live rating list. A group of 11 players is trailing by half a point and Hans Niemann faces Kirill Alekseenko in today’s fifth round of the event. Follow the games live

While competing in the El Llobregat Open 2022, Magnus Carlsen, chess.com, and Daniel Rensch filed a motion to dismiss Hans Niemann’s complaints from the lawsuit in which Niemann seeks a total of 400 million USD in damages from “Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen aka Magnus Carlsen, Play Magnus as Play Magnus Group, Chess.com LLC, Daniel Rensch aka Danny Rensch, and Hikaru Nakamura”.
3rd El Llobregat Open – Rankings after four played rounds:
Rk. | Name | Typ | sex | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | |
1 | GM | Niemann Hans Moke | USA | 2699 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 2686 | ||
2 | GM | Vallejo Pons Francisco | ESP | 2716 | 3.5 | 9.5 | 12 | 9.8 | 2585 | ||
3 | GM | Safarli Eltaj | AZE | 2616 | 3.5 | 9 | 9.5 | 7.8 | 2333 | ||
4 | GM | Tabatabaei M. Amin | IRI | 2655 | 3.5 | 8.5 | 11 | 8.8 | 2573 | ||
5 | GM | Alekseenko Kirill | FID | 2687 | 3.5 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 2628 | ||
6 | GM | Bluebaum Matthias | GER | 2651 | 3.5 | 7.5 | 9.5 | 7.8 | 2463 | ||
7 | GM | Tin Jingyao | SGP | 2562 | 3.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 6.8 | 2479 | ||
8 | GM | Sanal Vahap | TUR | 2590 | 3.5 | 7 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 2466 | ||
9 | IM | Aditya Mittal | IND | 2486 | 3.5 | 7 | 7.5 | 5.8 | 2268 | ||
10 | GM | Yu Yangyi | CHN | 2716 | 3.5 | 6.5 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 2477 | ||
11 | GM | Sankalp Gupta | IND | 2488 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 7 | 6.3 | 2433 | ||
12 | GM | Cheparinov Ivan | BUL | 2694 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8.5 | 2657 | ||
13 | IM | Kacharava Nikolozi | GEO | 2532 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 6.5 | 2591 | ||
14 | FM | Celik Hasan Huseyin | TUR | 2376 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 2579 | ||
15 | GM | Yuffa Daniil | ESP | 2587 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2382 | ||
16 | GM | Arjun Kalyan | IND | 2526 | 3 | 8.5 | 11 | 7.3 | 2612 | ||
17 | GM | Dragnev Valentin | AUT | 2551 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 2630 | ||
18 | GM | Santos Latasa Jaime | ESP | 2665 | 3 | 8 | 9.5 | 7.3 | 2542 | ||
19 | GM | Movsziszian Karen | S50 | ARM | 2477 | 3 | 8 | 9.5 | 5.5 | 2659 | |
20 | GM | Velten Paul | FRA | 2471 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2481 | ||
21 | GM | Aryan Chopra | IND | 2629 | 3 | 7.5 | 9.5 | 7 | 2426 | ||
22 | GM | Pultinevicius Paulius | LTU | 2561 | 3 | 7.5 | 9.5 | 6.8 | 2571 | ||
23 | GM | Donchenko Alexander | GER | 2645 | 3 | 7.5 | 9 | 6.3 | 2561 | ||
24 | IM | Samunenkov Ihor | UKR | 2488 | 3 | 7.5 | 9 | 5.5 | 2547 | ||
25 | GM | Svane Frederik | GER | 2568 | 3 | 7.5 | 9 | 5.5 | 2421 | ||
26 | IM | Lubbe Nikolas | GER | 2486 | 3 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 5 | 2459 | ||
27 | GM | Lagarde Maxime | FRA | 2573 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6.5 | 2446 | ||
28 | GM | Fedoseev Vladimir | FID | 2688 | 3 | 7 | 8.5 | 6.3 | 2565 | ||
29 | FM | Seemann Jakub | POL | 2375 | 3 | 7 | 7.5 | 4 | 2469 | ||
30 | IM | Seo Jung Min | SWE | 2507 | 3 | 6.5 | 8 | 5.5 | 2409 | ||
31 | GM | Petkov Momchil | BUL | 2531 | 3 | 6.5 | 8 | 5.5 | 2404 | ||
32 | GM | Basso Pier Luigi | ITA | 2503 | 3 | 6.5 | 7 | 4 | 2416 | ||
33 | GM | Tari Aryan | NOR | 2660 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2457 | ||
34 | GM | Alsina Leal Daniel | ESP | 2527 | 3 | 6 | 7.5 | 5.8 | 2490 | ||
35 | GM | Svane Rasmus | GER | 2619 | 3 | 6 | 7.5 | 5.8 | 2460 | ||
36 | GM | Shevchenko Kirill | UKR | 2649 | 3 | 6 | 7.5 | 5.3 | 2464 | ||
37 | WGM | Injac Teodora | w | SRB | 2385 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2361 | |
38 | IM | Valenzuela Gomez Fernando | CHI | 2368 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2331 | ||
39 | GM | Dvirnyy Danyyil | ITA | 2514 | 3 | 5.5 | 7 | 5.3 | 2264 | ||
40 | Giacomini Hector | S65 | FRA | 2082 | 2.5 | 8 | 11 | 6.3 | 2603 | ||
41 | GM | Krzyzanowski Marcin | POL | 2538 | 2.5 | 8 | 9.5 | 5.3 | 2610 | ||
42 | IM | Gines Esteo Pedro Antonio | ESP | 2492 | 2.5 | 8 | 9.5 | 4.8 | 2552 | ||
43 | GM | Karthikeyan Murali | IND | 2623 | 2.5 | 8 | 9.5 | 4.8 | 2529 | ||
44 | GM | Arizmendi Martinez Julen Luis | ESP | 2491 | 2.5 | 8 | 9.5 | 4.8 | 2505 | ||
45 | GM | Meshkovs Nikita | LAT | 2563 | 2.5 | 7.5 | 9.5 | 5 | 2445 | ||
46 | GM | Bartel Mateusz | POL | 2627 | 2.5 | 7.5 | 9 | 5.3 | 2448 | ||
47 | FM | Samadov Read | AZE | 2450 | 2.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 4 | 2555 | ||
48 | IM | Samant Aditya S | IND | 2467 | 2.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 3.8 | 2394 | ||
49 | FM | Hagner Bennet | GER | 2336 | 2.5 | 7.5 | 8 | 3.3 | 2442 | ||
50 | IM | Valmana Canto Jaime | ESP | 2358 | 2.5 | 7.5 | 8 | 3.3 | 2343 | ||
51 | IM | Clarke Brandon G I | ENG | 2489 | 2.5 | 7 | 8.5 | 4.3 | 2326 | ||
52 | GM | Nijboer Friso | S50 | NED | 2452 | 2.5 | 7 | 8.5 | 4 | 2217 | |
53 | FM | Bilych Olexiy | UKR | 2429 | 2.5 | 7 | 7.5 | 3.5 | 2429 | ||
54 | IM | Can Isik | TUR | 2486 | 2.5 | 7 | 7.5 | 3.3 | 2450 | ||
55 | FM | Aarav Dengla | IND | 2357 | 2.5 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 3.3 | 2319 | ||
56 | IM | Wadsworth Matthew J | ENG | 2470 | 2.5 | 6.5 | 7 | 2.8 | 2453 | ||
57 | GM | Maurizzi Marc`andria | FRA | 2526 | 2.5 | 6 | 7.5 | 4.8 | 2384 | ||
58 | GM | Kaidanov Gregory | S50 | USA | 2549 | 2.5 | 6 | 7.5 | 4.5 | 2410 | |
59 | GM | Lopez Martinez Josep Manuel | ESP | 2493 | 2.5 | 6 | 7 | 3.5 | 2475 | ||
60 | IM | Suarez Uriel Adrian | ESP | 2384 | 2.5 | 6 | 7 | 3.5 | 2452 | ||
61 | IM | Ladron De Guevara Pinto Paolo | ESP | 2425 | 2.5 | 6 | 7 | 3.5 | 2354 | ||
62 | FM | Grieve Harry | ENG | 2431 | 2.5 | 6 | 7 | 3.3 | 2235 | ||
63 | IM | Gokerkan Cem Kaan | TUR | 2470 | 2.5 | 5.5 | 6 | 3.3 | 2278 | ||
64 | GM | Kulaots Kaido | EST | 2511 | 2.5 | 5 | 6.5 | 3.8 | 2285 | ||
65 | Jinan Jomon | IND | 2056 | 2.5 | 5 | 6.5 | 3.8 | 2284 | |||
66 | IM | Garcia Ramos Daniel | ESP | 2439 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 2205 | ||
67 | IM | Ootes Lars | NED | 2370 | 2 | 9.5 | 11 | 4.8 | 2555 | ||
68 | IM | Vassallo Barroche Mauricio | S50 | ESP | 2384 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 2593 | |
69 | WGM | Divya Deshmukh | w | IND | 2338 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4.5 | 2459 | |
70 | IM | Beerdsen Thomas | NED | 2520 | 2 | 8.5 | 11 | 4 | 2451 | ||
71 | IM | Sai Agni Jeevitesh J | IND | 2226 | 2 | 8.5 | 10 | 3.5 | 2334 | ||
72 | IM | Gungl Theo | GER | 2352 | 2 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 3.5 | 2464 | ||
73 | IM | Sosa Tomas | ARG | 2548 | 2 | 8.5 | 9 | 2.5 | 2342 | ||
74 | FM | Lye Lik Zang | MAS | 2258 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4.8 | 2490 | ||
75 | FM | Domene Mulyukov Alexander | ESP | 2271 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4.5 | 2503 | ||
76 | FM | Yordanov Lachezar | BUL | 2294 | 2 | 8 | 9.5 | 4 | 2496 | ||
77 | IM | Minzer Claudio Javier | S50 | ARG | 2423 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3.5 | 2513 | |
78 | IM | Woodward Andy | USA | 2447 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3.5 | 2428 | ||
79 | IM | Sammed Jaykumar Shete | IND | 2408 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2.5 | 2375 | ||
80 | Joshua A P | IND | 2246 | 2 | 7.5 | 9 | 3.8 | 2556 | |||
81 | GM | Stefanova Antoaneta | w | BUL | 2442 | 2 | 7.5 | 9 | 3.5 | 2420 | |
82 | IM | Kaasen Tor Fredrik | NOR | 2444 | 2 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 3.5 | 2384 | ||
83 | FM | Royal Shreyas | ENG | 2435 | 2 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 3.3 | 2341 | ||
84 | FM | Ronka Erik | FIN | 2258 | 2 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 3 | 2451 | ||
85 | GM | Sochacki Christophe | FRA | 2459 | 2 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 3 | 2391 | ||
86 | WGM | Enkhtuul Altan-Ulzii | w | MGL | 2302 | 2 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 2.5 | 2491 | |
87 | IM | Bournel Antoine | FRA | 2404 | 2 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 2.5 | 2482 | ||
88 | FM | Cesar Maestre Bernardo | ESP | 2344 | 2 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 2 | 2393 | ||
89 | IM | Peelen Piet | S50 | NED | 2350 | 2 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 2 | 2374 | |
90 | FM | Jain Kashish Manoj | IND | 2300 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3.3 | 2419 | ||
91 | FM | Becerra Juan David | COL | 2292 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2439 | ||
92 | FM | Dedebas Emre Emin | TUR | 2312 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2270 | ||
93 | FM | Kristoferitsch Daniel | AUT | 2303 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2382 | ||
94 | FM | Jirasek Pavel | CZE | 2291 | 2 | 7 | 7.5 | 2.8 | 2093 | ||
95 | IM | Ceres Dragos | MDA | 2412 | 2 | 6.5 | 8 | 3 | 2373 | ||
96 | IM | Maltsevskaya Aleksandra | w | POL | 2402 | 2 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 2177 | |
97 | IM | Dudin Gleb | FID | 2489 | 2 | 6 | 7.5 | 3.5 | 2295 | ||
98 | IM | Ioannidis Evgenios | GRE | 2496 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2.8 | 2303 | ||
99 | WGM | Heinemann Josefine | w | GER | 2316 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2.5 | 2286 | |
100 | GM | Narciso Dublan Marc | ESP | 2448 | 2 | 6 | 6.5 | 1.8 | 2283 | ||
101 | GM | De Vreugt Dennis | NED | 2407 | 2 | 6 | 6.5 | 1.5 | 2277 | ||
102 | FM | Leisch Lukas | AUT | 2395 | 2 | 6 | 6.5 | 1.5 | 2096 | ||
103 | FM | Giannoulakis Lampros | GRE | 2338 | 2 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 2.3 | 2211 | ||
104 | GM | Pogorelov Ruslan | S50 | UKR | 2288 | 2 | 5.5 | 6 | 2 | 2149 | |
105 | GM | Vasquez Schroeder Rodrigo | S50 | CHI | 2515 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2.5 | 2245 | |
106 | FM | Bhambure Shantanu | IND | 2306 | 2 | 5 | 5.5 | 1.8 | 2228 | ||
107 | FM | Esplugas Esteve Vicenc | ESP | 2321 | 1.5 | 9 | 11 | 3.8 | 2550 | ||
108 | AIM | Gomez Aguirre Juan Alberto | ESP | 2108 | 1.5 | 9 | 9.5 | 2.3 | 2448 | ||
109 | FM | Gombocz Ferenc Jr. | HUN | 2260 | 1.5 | 8.5 | 11 | 3.5 | 2478 | ||
110 | IM | Zwirs Nico | NED | 2476 | 1.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 2.5 | 2455 | ||
111 | IM | Hernandez Cristian Andres | COL | 2384 | 1.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 2.5 | 2342 | ||
112 | WGM | Klek Hanna Marie | w | GER | 2315 | 1.5 | 8.5 | 9 | 2.3 | 2467 | |
113 | IM | Jerez Perez Alfonso | S50 | ESP | 2343 | 1.5 | 8 | 8.5 | 2 | 2498 | |
114 | IM | Nyysti Sampsa | FIN | 2338 | 1.5 | 8 | 8.5 | 1.8 | 2432 | ||
115 | Hilverda Alexander | GER | 2275 | 1.5 | 8 | 8.5 | 1.8 | 2238 | |||
116 | IM | Fitzsimons David | IRL | 2368 | 1.5 | 8 | 8.5 | 1.3 | 2603 | ||
117 | FM | Lim Zhuo Ren | MAS | 2296 | 1.5 | 7.5 | 10 | 3.8 | 2606 | ||
118 | FM | Adarsh Tripathi | IND | 2361 | 1.5 | 7.5 | 9 | 3 | 2554 | ||
119 | Perea Fruet Lorenzo | ESP | 2141 | 1.5 | 7.5 | 9 | 2.3 | 2533 | |||
120 | WGM | Pourkashiyan Atousa | w | USA | 2322 | 1.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 2.3 | 2354 | |
121 | FM | Montero Martinez Cristhian | S65 | CHI | 2007 | 1.5 | 7 | 8 | 1.8 | 2504 | |
122 | FM | Durak Can | TUR | 2266 | 1.5 | 7 | 8 | 1.8 | 2268 | ||
123 | WGM | Doluhanova Evgeniya | w | UKR | 2294 | 1.5 | 7 | 7.5 | 1.3 | 2262 | |
124 | IM | Gonzalez Rodriguez Jorge A. | S65 | COL | 2246 | 1.5 | 6.5 | 8 | 2.3 | 2427 | |
125 | FM | Habans Aguerrea Javier | ESP | 2321 | 1.5 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 2 | 2402 | ||
126 | Lever Erwan | FRA | 2250 | 1.5 | 6.5 | 7 | 1.3 | 2242 | |||
127 | CM | Ince Taylan Ruzgar | TUR | 2247 | 1.5 | 6.5 | 7 | 1.3 | 2226 | ||
128 | IM | Martin Gonzalez Angel | S65 | ESP | 2225 | 1.5 | 6.5 | 7 | 1 | 2280 | |
129 | CM | Bauer Thomas | AUT | 2118 | 1.5 | 6 | 7.5 | 2.3 | 2443 | ||
130 | Androutsopoulos-Agiotatos Vasil | GRE | 2149 | 1.5 | 6 | 7.5 | 2.3 | 2302 | |||
131 | WGM | Navrotescu Andreea | w | FRA | 2294 | 1.5 | 6 | 7 | 1.8 | 2300 | |
132 | FM | Tarhan Adar | TUR | 2312 | 1.5 | 6 | 7 | 1.8 | 2296 | ||
133 | GM | Puranik Abhimanyu | IND | 2620 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 7 | 2.8 | 2297 | ||
134 | FM | Martin Barcelo Carles | ESP | 2176 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 7 | 2.5 | 2330 | ||
135 | IM | Moksh Amit Doshi | IND | 2420 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 2 | 2249 | ||
136 | FM | Jeet Jain | IND | 2139 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 6 | 1.3 | 2284 | ||
137 | Nunez Miranda Adrian | ESP | 2122 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 6 | 1.3 | 2220 | |||
138 | FM | Mahitosh Dey | IND | 2134 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 6 | 1.3 | 2196 | ||
139 | CM | Vaibhav Jayant Raut | IND | 2247 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 6 | 1 | 2186 | ||
140 | FM | Vitier Vazquez Cristian | CUB | 2419 | 1.5 | 5 | 5.5 | 1.3 | 2335 | ||
141 | Safarian Alek | S50 | AUS | 1991 | 1 | 8 | 9.5 | 1.5 | 2401 | ||
142 | Fanninger Leon | AUT | 2152 | 1 | 7.5 | 9 | 2 | 2400 | |||
143 | WFM | Guadamuro Torrente Anabel | w | ESP | 2086 | 1 | 7.5 | 8 | 0.5 | 2290 | |
144 | FM | Kouskoutis Georgios-Alexandros | GRE | 2279 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.5 | 2374 | ||
145 | WGM | Arribas Robaina Maritza | w | CUB | 2232 | 1 | 7 | 7.5 | 0.8 | 2251 | |
146 | CM | Dahale Atul | IND | 2222 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2183 | ||
147 | CM | Ribera Veganzones Josep Maria | AND | 2167 | 1 | 6.5 | 8 | 2.3 | 2315 | ||
148 | De La Puerta Cresis Javier | ESP | 2161 | 1 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 1 | 2212 | |||
149 | CM | Ribera Veganzones Serni | AND | 2199 | 1 | 6.5 | 7 | 0.5 | 2125 | ||
150 | Castro Quijano Eduardo | ESP | 2195 | 1 | 6.5 | 7 | 0.5 | 1949 | |||
151 | WFM | Cosman Andreea-Marioara | w | ROU | 2199 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.5 | 2276 | |
152 | Gasic Merino Franco | CHI | 2190 | 1 | 6 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 2277 | |||
153 | Perez Ordonez Jose Ramon | ESP | 2164 | 1 | 6 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 2272 | |||
154 | FM | Jimenez Ruano Adrian | ESP | 2223 | 1 | 6 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 2066 | ||
155 | De Boer Bas | NED | 2183 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2077 | |||
156 | WFM | Pipiras Filipa Fortuna | w | POR | 2149 | 1 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 1.3 | 2312 | |
157 | FM | Dixit Nikhil | IND | 2306 | 1 | 5.5 | 6 | 0.8 | 2217 | ||
158 | CM | Wong Zhenyong Jayden | SGP | 2181 | 1 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0 | 2040 | ||
159 | FM | Ayza Ballester Jordi | S65 | ESP | 2116 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.3 | 2156 | |
160 | Iglesias Leon Francisco Javier | S50 | ESP | 2109 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2024 | ||
161 | FM | Alvarez Albiol Victor | ESP | 2240 | 0.5 | 8 | 8.5 | 0.3 | 2366 | ||
162 | FM | Ochedzan Tymon | POL | 2209 | 0.5 | 7 | 8.5 | 1.3 | 2364 | ||
163 | CM | Lacroix Romain | FRA | 2189 | 0.5 | 6.5 | 8 | 1 | 2327 | ||
164 | FM | Webb Laurence E | S50 | ENG | 2201 | 0.5 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 2258 | |
165 | FM | Ventura Bolet Maxim | ESP | 2238 | 0.5 | 5.5 | 6 | 0.3 | 2307 | ||
166 | FM | Weeks Manuel | S50 | AUS | 2160 | 0.5 | 5.5 | 6 | 0.3 | 2163 | |
167 | WIM | Llaneza Vega Patricia | w | ESP | 2174 | 0.5 | 5 | 6.5 | 1 | 2281 | |
168 | FM | Ruiz Buendia Miguel | ESP | 2260 | 0.5 | 5 | 6 | 0.5 | 2179 | ||
169 | FM | Arvelo Leo Gian Carlo | DOM | 2120 | 0.5 | 5 | 6 | 0.5 | 2174 | ||
170 | AIM | Villa Tornero Alex | ESP | 2050 | 0.5 | 5 | 5.5 | 0.3 | 2192 | ||
171 | IM | Srinath Rao S.V. | IND | 2296 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 5 | 0.3 | 2104 | ||
172 | WGM | Priyanka Nutakki | w | IND | 2320 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2145 | |
173 | GM | Bernadskiy Vitaliy | UKR | 2615 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
174 | GM | Yankelevich Lev | GER | 2481 | 0 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 0 | 2337 | ||
175 | WGM | Lubbe Melanie | w | GER | 2314 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2078 |
