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Hans Niemann in the sole lead at the 3rd El Llobregat Open

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

Hans Niemann at the 3rd El Llobregat Open; Photo from the Official website

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. NameTypsexFEDRtgPts. TB1TB2TB3TB4
1GMNiemann Hans Moke   USA26994911112686
2GMVallejo Pons Francisco   ESP27163.59.5129.82585
3GMSafarli Eltaj   AZE26163.599.57.82333
4GMTabatabaei M. Amin   IRI26553.58.5118.82573
5GMAlekseenko Kirill   FID26873.581192628
6GMBluebaum Matthias   GER26513.57.59.57.82463
7GMTin Jingyao   SGP25623.57.58.56.82479
8GMSanal Vahap   TUR25903.578.57.82466
9IMAditya Mittal   IND24863.577.55.82268
10GMYu Yangyi   CHN27163.56.58.57.52477
11GMSankalp Gupta   IND24883.55.576.32433
12GMCheparinov Ivan   BUL269439128.52657
13IMKacharava Nikolozi   GEO253239116.52591
14FMCelik Hasan Huseyin   TUR2376391072579
15GMYuffa Daniil   ESP258739952382
16GMArjun Kalyan   IND252638.5117.32612
17GMDragnev Valentin   AUT2551381072630
18GMSantos Latasa Jaime   ESP2665389.57.32542
19GMMovsziszian Karen S50 ARM2477389.55.52659
20GMVelten Paul   FRA247138962481
21GMAryan Chopra   IND262937.59.572426
22GMPultinevicius Paulius   LTU256137.59.56.82571
23GMDonchenko Alexander   GER264537.596.32561
24IMSamunenkov Ihor   UKR248837.595.52547
25GMSvane Frederik   GER256837.595.52421
26IMLubbe Nikolas   GER248637.58.552459
27GMLagarde Maxime   FRA25733796.52446
28GMFedoseev Vladimir   FID2688378.56.32565
29FMSeemann Jakub   POL2375377.542469
30IMSeo Jung Min   SWE250736.585.52409
31GMPetkov Momchil   BUL253136.585.52404
32GMBasso Pier Luigi   ITA250336.5742416
33GMTari Aryan   NOR266036862457
34GMAlsina Leal Daniel   ESP2527367.55.82490
35GMSvane Rasmus   GER2619367.55.82460
36GMShevchenko Kirill   UKR2649367.55.32464
37WGMInjac Teodora  wSRB238536742361
38IMValenzuela Gomez Fernando   CHI236836742331
39GMDvirnyy Danyyil   ITA251435.575.32264
40 Giacomini Hector S65 FRA20822.58116.32603
41GMKrzyzanowski Marcin   POL25382.589.55.32610
42IMGines Esteo Pedro Antonio   ESP24922.589.54.82552
43GMKarthikeyan Murali   IND26232.589.54.82529
44GMArizmendi Martinez Julen Luis   ESP24912.589.54.82505
45GMMeshkovs Nikita   LAT25632.57.59.552445
46GMBartel Mateusz   POL26272.57.595.32448
47FMSamadov Read   AZE24502.57.58.542555
48IMSamant Aditya S   IND24672.57.58.53.82394
49FMHagner Bennet   GER23362.57.583.32442
50IMValmana Canto Jaime   ESP23582.57.583.32343
51IMClarke Brandon G I   ENG24892.578.54.32326
52GMNijboer Friso S50 NED24522.578.542217
53FMBilych Olexiy   UKR24292.577.53.52429
54IMCan Isik   TUR24862.577.53.32450
55FMAarav Dengla   IND23572.56.57.53.32319
56IMWadsworth Matthew J   ENG24702.56.572.82453
57GMMaurizzi Marc`andria   FRA25262.567.54.82384
58GMKaidanov Gregory S50 USA25492.567.54.52410
59GMLopez Martinez Josep Manuel   ESP24932.5673.52475
60IMSuarez Uriel Adrian   ESP23842.5673.52452
61IMLadron De Guevara Pinto Paolo   ESP24252.5673.52354
62FMGrieve Harry   ENG24312.5673.32235
63IMGokerkan Cem Kaan   TUR24702.55.563.32278
64GMKulaots Kaido   EST25112.556.53.82285
65 Jinan Jomon   IND20562.556.53.82284
66IMGarcia Ramos Daniel   ESP24392.54.55.53.52205
67IMOotes Lars   NED237029.5114.82555
68IMVassallo Barroche Mauricio S50 ESP2384291252593
69WGMDivya Deshmukh  wIND233829114.52459
70IMBeerdsen Thomas   NED252028.51142451
71IMSai Agni Jeevitesh J   IND222628.5103.52334
72IMGungl Theo   GER235228.59.53.52464
73IMSosa Tomas   ARG254828.592.52342
74FMLye Lik Zang   MAS225828104.82490
75FMDomene Mulyukov Alexander   ESP227128104.52503
76FMYordanov Lachezar   BUL2294289.542496
77IMMinzer Claudio Javier S50 ARG24232893.52513
78IMWoodward Andy   USA24472893.52428
79IMSammed Jaykumar Shete   IND24082892.52375
80 Joshua A P   IND224627.593.82556
81GMStefanova Antoaneta  wBUL244227.593.52420
82IMKaasen Tor Fredrik   NOR244427.58.53.52384
83FMRoyal Shreyas   ENG243527.58.53.32341
84FMRonka Erik   FIN225827.58.532451
85GMSochacki Christophe   FRA245927.58.532391
86WGMEnkhtuul Altan-Ulzii  wMGL230227.58.52.52491
87IMBournel Antoine   FRA240427.58.52.52482
88FMCesar Maestre Bernardo   ESP234427.58.522393
89IMPeelen Piet S50 NED235027.58.522374
90FMJain Kashish Manoj   IND23002783.32419
91FMBecerra Juan David   COL229227832439
92FMDedebas Emre Emin   TUR231227832270
93FMKristoferitsch Daniel   AUT230327822382
94FMJirasek Pavel   CZE2291277.52.82093
95IMCeres Dragos   MDA241226.5832373
96IMMaltsevskaya Aleksandra  wPOL240226.57.52.52177
97IMDudin Gleb   FID2489267.53.52295
98IMIoannidis Evgenios   GRE24962672.82303
99WGMHeinemann Josefine  wGER23162672.52286
100GMNarciso Dublan Marc   ESP2448266.51.82283
101GMDe Vreugt Dennis   NED2407266.51.52277
102FMLeisch Lukas   AUT2395266.51.52096
103FMGiannoulakis Lampros   GRE233825.56.52.32211
104GMPogorelov Ruslan S50 UKR228825.5622149
105GMVasquez Schroeder Rodrigo S50 CHI25152562.52245
106FMBhambure Shantanu   IND2306255.51.82228
107FMEsplugas Esteve Vicenc   ESP23211.59113.82550
108AIMGomez Aguirre Juan Alberto   ESP21081.599.52.32448
109FMGombocz Ferenc Jr.   HUN22601.58.5113.52478
110IMZwirs Nico   NED24761.58.59.52.52455
111IMHernandez Cristian Andres   COL23841.58.59.52.52342
112WGMKlek Hanna Marie  wGER23151.58.592.32467
113IMJerez Perez Alfonso S50 ESP23431.588.522498
114IMNyysti Sampsa   FIN23381.588.51.82432
115 Hilverda Alexander   GER22751.588.51.82238
116IMFitzsimons David   IRL23681.588.51.32603
117FMLim Zhuo Ren   MAS22961.57.5103.82606
118FMAdarsh Tripathi   IND23611.57.5932554
119 Perea Fruet Lorenzo   ESP21411.57.592.32533
120WGMPourkashiyan Atousa  wUSA23221.57.58.52.32354
121FMMontero Martinez Cristhian S65 CHI20071.5781.82504
122FMDurak Can   TUR22661.5781.82268
123WGMDoluhanova Evgeniya  wUKR22941.577.51.32262
124IMGonzalez Rodriguez Jorge A. S65 COL22461.56.582.32427
125FMHabans Aguerrea Javier   ESP23211.56.57.522402
126 Lever Erwan   FRA22501.56.571.32242
127CMInce Taylan Ruzgar   TUR22471.56.571.32226
128IMMartin Gonzalez Angel S65 ESP22251.56.5712280
129CMBauer Thomas   AUT21181.567.52.32443
130 Androutsopoulos-Agiotatos Vasil   GRE21491.567.52.32302
131WGMNavrotescu Andreea  wFRA22941.5671.82300
132FMTarhan Adar   TUR23121.5671.82296
133GMPuranik Abhimanyu   IND26201.55.572.82297
134FMMartin Barcelo Carles   ESP21761.55.572.52330
135IMMoksh Amit Doshi   IND24201.55.56.522249
136FMJeet Jain   IND21391.55.561.32284
137 Nunez Miranda Adrian   ESP21221.55.561.32220
138FMMahitosh Dey   IND21341.55.561.32196
139CMVaibhav Jayant Raut   IND22471.55.5612186
140FMVitier Vazquez Cristian   CUB24191.555.51.32335
141 Safarian Alek S50 AUS1991189.51.52401
142 Fanninger Leon   AUT215217.5922400
143WFMGuadamuro Torrente Anabel  wESP208617.580.52290
144FMKouskoutis Georgios-Alexandros   GRE22791781.52374
145WGMArribas Robaina Maritza  wCUB2232177.50.82251
146CMDahale Atul   IND222217702183
147CMRibera Veganzones Josep Maria   AND216716.582.32315
148 De La Puerta Cresis Javier   ESP216116.57.512212
149CMRibera Veganzones Serni   AND219916.570.52125
150 Castro Quijano Eduardo   ESP219516.570.51949
151WFMCosman Andreea-Marioara  wROU21991671.52276
152 Gasic Merino Franco   CHI2190166.50.52277
153 Perez Ordonez Jose Ramon   ESP2164166.50.52272
154FMJimenez Ruano Adrian   ESP2223166.50.52066
155 De Boer Bas   NED218316602077
156WFMPipiras Filipa Fortuna  wPOR214915.56.51.32312
157FMDixit Nikhil   IND230615.560.82217
158CMWong Zhenyong Jayden   SGP218115.55.502040
159FMAyza Ballester Jordi S65 ESP21161561.32156
160 Iglesias Leon Francisco Javier S50 ESP210915502024
161FMAlvarez Albiol Victor   ESP22400.588.50.32366
162FMOchedzan Tymon   POL22090.578.51.32364
163CMLacroix Romain   FRA21890.56.5812327
164FMWebb Laurence E S50 ENG22010.55.56.50.52258
165FMVentura Bolet Maxim   ESP22380.55.560.32307
166FMWeeks Manuel S50 AUS21600.55.560.32163
167WIMLlaneza Vega Patricia  wESP21740.556.512281
168FMRuiz Buendia Miguel   ESP22600.5560.52179
169FMArvelo Leo Gian Carlo   DOM21200.5560.52174
170AIMVilla Tornero Alex   ESP20500.555.50.32192
171IMSrinath Rao S.V.   IND22960.54.550.32104
172WGMPriyanka Nutakki  wIND232006702145
173GMBernadskiy Vitaliy   UKR261506700
174GMYankelevich Lev   GER248105.56.502337
175WGMLubbe Melanie  wGER231405602078

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