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Kirill Alekseenko and Murali Karthikeyan in joint lead at the Chessable Sunway Sitges

The 2022 Chessable Sunway Sitges Chess Festival is taking place from 11-22 December in Sitges, Barcelona, and features two tournaments: Open A and Open B, with a total prize fund of 27.155eur. 

After five played rounds, Kirill Alekseenko and Murali Karthikeyan grabbed the lead with the perfect 5/5 score. Hans Niemann, Eltaj Safarli, Anton Demchenko, Karen Grigoryan, and Manuel Petrosyan follow scoring 4.5 points each. The 6th round starts today at 16:30 (local time) featuring the encounters of the leaders. Alekseenko will have whites against Karthikeyan, Nimeann will be white against Petrosyan, Grigoryan goes against Demchenko, Yu Yangyi meets Safarli.

Rankings after 5 played rounds – Chessable Sunway Sitges Open A 2022:

Rk. NamesexFEDRtgPts. TB1TB2 
1GMAlekseenko Kirill  FID26725141615.5
 GMKarthikeyan Murali  IND26205141615.5
3GMNiemann Hans Moke  USA26984.5151815.3
4GMSafarli Eltaj  AZE26164.5151714.5
5GMDemchenko Anton  FID26324.5141613.8
6GMGrigoryan Karen H.  ARM26194.5141613.8
7GMPetrosyan Manuel  ARM26214.5131614
8GMPuranik Abhimanyu  IND26164161913.5
9GMAravindh Chithambaram Vr.  IND26074161814
10IMSamant Aditya S  IND24704161812.5
11GMYu Yangyi  CHN27284151712.5
 GMVan Foreest Jorden  NED26904151712.5
13GMSvane Frederik  GER25684141712.5
14GMAryan Chopra  IND26184141612.3
15GMDurarbayli Vasif  AZE26124141612
16IMSidhant Mohapatra  IND23374141611.3
17GMSumets Andrey  UKR25064141611
 GMFirat Burak  TUR24604141611
19GMGines Esteo Pedro Antonio  ESP25004131611.8
20GMAdhiban B.  IND26114131611.5
21GMSanal Vahap  TUR25974131611
22IMAbdisalimov Abdimalik  UZB24474131610.5
23GMEsipenko Andrey  FID26784131511.5
 GMKollars Dmitrij  GER26104131511.5
25IMFataliyeva Ulviyya wAZE24284131511
26IMTahay Alexis  FRA24004131410
27GMDardha Daniel  BEL26064131612.3
28GMKorobov Anton  UKR26624131410.8
 GMSankalp Gupta  IND24854131410.8
30GMJones Gawain C B  ENG26304121411
31GMTabatabaei Mohammad Amin  IRI26604121410.5
 GMKraemer Martin  GER25834121410.5
 IMRendle Thomas E  ENG23814121410.5
34IMGokerkan Cem Kaan  TUR24704111310
35GMTin Jingyao  SGP2562411139.75
36FMPablo Mari Alejandro  ESP2338411138.5
37GMArjun Kalyan  IND2505411129.5
38GMMoussard Jules  FRA2684410129.25
39FMJubin Jimmy  IND2376410129
40IMAbdurakhmonov Mukhammadali  UZB23973.5151710
41IMNigmatov Ortik  UZB24393.5151710
42IMWadsworth Matthew J  ENG24703.515179.75
 GMRaja Rithvik R  IND24533.515179.75
44IMSardana Rishi  AUS24603.5141610.3
45IMAjay Karthikeyan  IND24303.514169.75
46IMAditya Mittal  IND24793.513169.75
47GMCheparinov Ivan  BUL26883.5131510
 IMPrraneeth Vuppala  IND24273.5131510
49GMSochacki Christophe  FRA24633.513159.25
  Ortega Serra Marc  ESP22913.513159.25
51IMGarcia Ramos Daniel  ESP24393.513158.75
  Sherman Reem  ISR21793.513158.75
53GMBernadskiy Vitaliy  UKR26173.513159.75
54GMIvanchuk Vasyl  UKR26733.513159.75
55IMValenzuela Gomez Fernando  CHI23613.513158.25
56FMSaydaliev Saidakbar  UZB24193.513149.25
57IMSammed Jaykumar Shete  IND24303.513148.5
58IMWoodward Andy  USA24573.512159.25
59IMKaasen Tor Fredrik  NOR24523.512158.75
60 Jinan Jomon  IND22713.512148.75
61IMBulmaga Irina wROU24323.512148.5
62CMMd Imran  IND22793.512148
63FMKanov Nikola  BUL23773.512137.25
64IMBoyer Mahel  FRA24343.512137.75
65 Romero Calduch Sergio  ESP22583.511138.75
66FMJain Kashish Manoj  IND23343.511137.25
 FMBhambure Shantanu  IND23063.511137.25
68IMSarkar Justin  USA23433.511137.75
69IMSalimova Nurgyul wBUL23903.511127
70FMHarshad S  IND22023.511126.5
71FMShailesh Dravid  IND22863.510127.75
72IMMoksh Amit Doshi  IND24143.59.5128
73FMBilych Olexiy  UKR2401315189.5
  Kushal O  IND1801315189.5
75GMVelten Paul  FRA2465315188.5
76CMShaik Sumer Arsh  IND2290314179
77FMMathieu Phileas  FRA2367314157
78GMAlsina Leal Daniel  ESP2527314168.75
 IMSousa Andre Ventura  POR2466314168.75
80GMCheng Bobby  AUS2583314167.5
 GMGoh Wei Ming Kevin  SGP2452314167.5
82WGMHeinemann Josefine wGER2332314167
83CMNurgaliyev Sauat  KAZ2150314157.5
84IMGholami Orimi Mahdi  IRI2415314157
85CMVaibhav Jayant Raut  IND2247314156.5
86IMFernandez Guillen Ernesto J.  CUB2462313157.5
 FMBai Adelard  TPE2411313157.5
88IMBournel Antoine  FRA2392313157
89FMVitier Vazquez Cristian  CUB2424313157.5
90IMSong Julien  FRA2369313157.25
 FMAkbas Umut Ata  TUR2351313157.25
92WGMInjac Teodora wSRB2365313147.25
93IMWillow Jonah B  ENG2409313146.5
 IMDionisi Thomas  FRA2390313146.5
95WIMRakhmangulova Anastasiya wUKR2296313146
96WIMRakshitta Ravi wIND2242313146.75
97IMSattarov Bobir  UZB2389313146.5
98FMAlexiadis Hristos  GRE2342312147
99WGMDivya Deshmukh wIND2347312146
 WGMPourkashiyan Atousa wUSA2321312146
101 Arjun Chitrakudam  Krishnamachari  IND2241312137
102IMFitzsimons David  IRL2352312136.25
103WGMGong Qianyun wSGP2299312135.5
104WGMPriyanka Nutakki wIND2316312135
105FMCarbonell Sancho Marc  ESP2384312135
106IMClarke Brandon G I  ENG2484312147.25
107GMPogorelov Ruslan  UKR2288312146.75
108FMMamedov Edgar  KAZ2283312146
109IMBaenziger Fabian  SUI2426312136.75
110FMJeet Jain  IND2141312136.25
111FMSchneider Jana wGER2272312136
112 Ilamparthi A R  IND2336312135.5
113FMKristoferitsch Daniel  AUT2286312136.25
114CMBlasco Coll Andreu  ESP2294312136
115IMSai Agni Jeevitesh J  IND2226312125.75
116IMAyats Llobera Gerard  ESP2464311136.5
117FMDalaud Dorian  FRA2342311135.75
118 Lever Erwan  FRA2241311135
119FMLye Lik Zang  MAS2241311125.25
120FMRam Aravind L N  IND2272311114.5
 FMRyan Joseph  IRL2249311114.5
122FMDixit Nikhil  IND2306311126
123 Frederic Clement  FRA2245311125.5
124IMReprintsev Alexander  UKR2330311125
 FMAtanasov Anthony  CAN2251311125
126CMDahale Atul  IND2222310113.5
127WGMNandhidhaa P V wIND235839.5115
128FMLeisch Lukas  AUT240539116.25
129FMCastellanos Gomez Alejandro  ESP227739116
130GMNevednichy Vladislav  ROU250239115.75
131CMKostov Deyan Samuil  BUL2260399.54
132WGMEnkhtuul Altan-Ulzii wMGL22853994
133 Prudhvi Kumar V  IND17332.515176.75
134 Assylov Miras  KAZ20442.514177.75
135WIMHryzlova Sofiia wUKR21572.514155.25
136IMErdogmus Yagiz Kaan  TUR24532.514166.25
137CMWong Zhenyong Jayden  SGP21812.514156.25
138IMKrastev Alexander  GER24162.513156
139IMPapadiamandis Elliot  FRA23342.513145
140FMTorngren Gustav  SWE22752.513145.75
141FMYordanov Lachezar  BUL22942.513145.5
142 Fanninger Leon  AUT21362.513144.75
143 Vignesh Bhuvaneswari  IND20322.512146.5
144FMKrasteva Beloslava wBUL23502.512144.75
145FMRuiz Buendia Miguel  ESP22572.512134.25
  Perkampus Laurin  GER21682.512134.25
147 Mompel Ferruz Xavier  ESP19532.512147
148GMNarciso Dublan Marc  ESP24482.512146.75
149 Ojas Kulkarni  IND21962.512135.5
150WIMNewrkla Katharina wAUT22652.512134.75
 FMVoiteanu Gabriel  ROU21522.512134.75
152 Van Kessel Wessel  BEL21452.512134.25
153FMNawin Jayaprakash Jayavalli  IND23512.511134.75
154 Aditya Varun Gampa  IND22492.511134.5
155CMGulatz Maurice  GER22272.511125
156 Gugan Govindan  IND21262.511124.5
157 Arhan Chethan Anand  IND21122.511124.25
158 Oliver Amengual Adria  ESP18562.511125
159FMMilat Marcel  CAN22902.511124.5
160 Levi Netanel  ISR21792.511124.25
161FMWagh Suyog  IND23762.511124
162IMMeister Peter  GER23472.511123.75
163 Noria Silvestre Joaquin  ESP21382.511123.75
 WFMHapala Elisabeth wAUT20752.511123.75
165 Shreyas Seshadri Nallore  IND18492.510125.5
166FMVan Dael Siem  NED23452.510125.25
167IMKaravade Eesha wIND23252.510124.75
168 Rodriguez Diaz Javier  ESP20842.510124.5
169 Coles Ruben  FRA20982.510114.75
170FMSchulze Lara wGER22842.510114.5
171IMMannion Stephen R  SCO22292.510114.25
172CMRajarishi Karthi  IND22392.510113.75
  Chia Yu Zhe Ashton  SGP19702.510113.75
174 Dietrich Peter  AUT20152.510113.5
175WIMBenmesbah Natacha wFRA22682.510113.25
 CMKorkmaz Necmettin  TUR20772.510113.25
177WIMSieber Fiona wGER22452.510112.75
178FMOswaldo Valentin Requejo Cotrin  PER22482.59.5125
179GMVogt Lothar  GER23392.59.5115
180WIMPriyanka K wIND21462.59.5113.5
181WIMGaboyan Susanna wARM22002.59.5113
182 Nikolov Yavor  BUL20922.5992.25
183WFMYash Jyoti Bir wIND20992.589.53.75
184 Leftheriotis Alexandros  GRE21432.588.53.25
185 Joel Paul Ganta  IND2183215175.25
186 Arvind Ramnath Iyer  IND1834213156
187IMRoberson Peter T  ENG2418213154.5
188FMMahitosh Dey  IND2134213154.75
189 Ezquerro Luque Albert  ESP2134213144
190FMKholopov Alexander A.  FID2146213143.5
191IMBorocz Istvan  HUN2334213143
192CMRibera Veganzones Serni  AND2199213142.5
193WFMPipiras Filipa Fortuna wPOR2065213144
194FMLorscheid Gerhard  GER2137212144
195FMBaert Andy  BEL2156212143.5
  Kocak Ediz  GER2115212143.5
  Bub Volker  GER2091212143.5
  Karadzhov Ivan  BUL2024212143.5
199 Wecker Martin  GER2150212143
200 Salinas Tomas Daniel  ESP2089212133
201 Tudor Henry Edward  ROU1942212144
202 Hiren K G  IND1965212134.5
203WFMJimenez Fernandez Rebeca wESP2040212134.25
204WFMNilssen Ellen Fredericia wDEN2187212134
205 Devnani Kush  IND2134212134
206FMHristodorescu Daniel  ROU2108212133.25
207FMBach Matthias  GER2208212132.5
 FMWebb Laurence E  ENG2201212132.5
209 Saveljevs Aleksandrs  LAT1974212123.5
210 Pousada Garcia Daniel  ESP1960212122.5
211 Morais Miguel Almeida  POR1844211145
212 Cherniack Alex  USA2188211134
213 Raghav Srivathsav V  IND2059211121.5
214 Duke Michael  SCO2067211111
215 Saravanan Durga wSGP1784211134
216 Nesse David  NOR1809211124
217 Chulis Alexander  AUT2097211123
218FMDe Santis Alessio  ITA2159211122.5
219 Moracchini Margaux wFRA2046211122
220 Maloberti David  FRA2050210123.5
221 Krassel Timofei  RUS1787210113
222 Ismail Tamer  BEL2112210112.5
223 Panjer Sidney  GER2100210112
  Schmuck Corentin  FRA2040210112
225 Boixader Arbo Xavier  ESP2039210112.5
  Bonoo Iwan  NED1925210112.5
227 Halegua Dani  FRA2095210101.5
  Coles Robin  FRA2051210101.5
229 Labrovic Jakov  CRO189129.5113.5
230 Patil Harshal  IND192829.5113
231 Stanetzek Carsten  GER217229.5112.5
 FMSaya Ethan  FRA213829.5112.5
233 Fernandez Climent Albert  ESP196329.5112
234 Verbin Valentina wMDA208829.5101.5
235 Perez Aleman Pedro Tomas  ESP199629.59.51
236 Stewart Ashley  ENG209029102.5
 WFMGalvan Cipriani Viviana wESP208829102.5
  Escudero Ribo Eloi  ESP162629102.5
  Barkasheva Sofia wEST158829102.5
240 Levesque Guillaume  FRA1887299.51.5
241CMHarish Neeraj  USA19022991.5
242 Bryant Harry  ENG151028.59.52
243 Gayon Benoit  FRA1941288.51.5
244FMDomene Mulyukov Alexander  ESP227127.58.52.5
245 Follana Albelda Lucia wESP193826.56.51
246 Gasic Merino Franco  CHI21951.514163.5
247FMLim Zhuo Ren  MAS23051.513142.5
248 Renganayaki Venkatesh wIND19781.512143
249CMButolo Alexandru-Mircea  ROU20431.512132.5
250 Itzhaky Shmuel  ISR21091.512132.25
251 Sperat Czar Nicolas  FRA20471.512131.75
252 Alfonso Pellisa Aaron  ESP20181.512122
253 Villa Tornero Alex  ESP19251.511143.75
254 Levy Benyamin  ISR18881.511133.5
255 Le Pen Steven  FRA20381.511133.25
256 Patel Zain  ENG17611.511132.75
257 Uber Gracia Hugo  ESP19311.511133.75
258 Khandhar Kaushal  MAS20201.511122.25
259FMGarcia Molina Jose  ESP23571.511121.75
260 Jove Albaiges Guillem  ESP19221.511112
261 Ramos Aguilar Jose Manuel  ESP20081.511111
262 Kratz Jonathan  FRA15141.510122.5
263 Sierra Magrazo Lidia wESP17551.59.5123.25
264CMZhang Kendrick Botong  NZL19631.59.5112.25
265 Egli Urs  SUI18061.59.5112.25
266WCMAnkitha Goud Palle wIND19801.59.5112
267 Sarveshwaran Vignesh  IND20401.59.5111.75
268 Cafolla Peter  IRL19151.59.5111.5
  Chitre Arush  IND16461.59.5111.5
270 Kumar Sanjit S  ENG19651.59.59.51.25
271 Verbruggen Samuel  BEL19631.59112.75
272 Koehler Ronald  GER21181.59101.75
  Alzamil Abdulaziz  KSA18621.59101.75
274 Vallbona Domingo Joan  ESP18711.599.51.75
275 Steiners Emils  LAT16261.599.51.5
276 Pina Tiago  POR19161.599.51.25
  Schopf Martin  GER19001.599.51.25
278 Voronaya Eva wFID13791.58.59.52
279 Alem Ali Hussain  KSA15931.58.59.51.75
280 Mashchenko Tamila wUKR19131.588.51.25
281 Villar Reymundo Juan Antonio  PER2135111120.5
282WCMBibilashvili Lali wGEO1900111132.5
283 Villa Izquierdo Roberto  ESP1780110122
  Aadith Rajesh  IND1714110122
  Schulze Tim  GER1710110122
286 Rios Torondell Jaume  ESP1809110111.75
287 Perez Garcia Jimena wESP2014110111.25
288 Place Nicholas  USA1967110111
  Liu Tianyi (Jack)  ENG1892110111
290 Comellas Blanchart Jordi  ESP2034110110.5
  Cordova-Lopez Diego Anton  ENG1985110110.5
292 Gregersen Hedin  FAI191219.5112
  Izagirre Alsua Aritz  ESP183519.5112
  Shamir Shahar  ISR160419.5112
295 Paricharak Shardul  AHO188119.5111.5
296 Borrellas Comellas Josep  ESP190519.5111
297 Benseny Martinez Guerau  ESP189019112
298 Bland David I  ENG197419111.75
299WFMRodriguez Redondo Adhara wESP205719101
300 Amulya Guruprasad wIND16991990
301 Apaar Saxena  IND157818.5101.5
302 Suneth Shyam Keshaav  MAS132518.59.51.25
303 Herman Gamazo Isaac  ESP190618.59.51
304 Kotmans Rob  NED194818.590.75
305 Harandi Teymour  ENG145918.590.5
306 Al Mutlaq Ibrahim A  KSA159518.58.50
307 Larkin Benjamin  ENG18661891.25
308 Tadmor Maya wISR18101880
  Paricharak Nakul  AHO16951880
310 Altisen Palmada Roberto  ESP194817.58.51.75
311 Senso Moreno Francesc Xavier  ESP173117.58.51.5
312FMVentura Bolet Maxim  ESP22230.510110.5
313 Golsta Ramona wLAT17190.59.5110.75
314 Shaffer Alexander  PUR17500.59110.75
315 Gamal Alaa wENG17130.58.59.50.5
316 Sachdeva Ronit  ENG15710.5890.5
317WFMSamaganova Aleksandra wKGZ18840.57.591.25
318 Leimeister Winfried  GER18450.57.58.50.5
319 Ramadugu Akshay  IND1812010110
320 Serrano Aspa Xavier  ESP205409.5110
321IMPranesh M  IND247509100
 CMVardanyan Aras  LTU227109100
  Fabregas Oliver  GER180409100
  Bergara Ede Josu  ESP171309100
  Pichugov Andrey  ENG168109100

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