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EM-Aug 23rd -GrandPri-8 Top-3 from each section
GP-8 Tournament Summary
Open Section: Brian with a 2000+ rating was untouchable with 4/4
Brian Profit won the Open with some tough fights given by Runner-up Leliveld Andrew and 3rd placed Anirud Chakkoli
The Open Section was tough and was very competitive. The Game between Brian and Andrew in the 3rd round after both scored 2/2 in their opening matches was more of a decider. Brian showed his experience although Andrew was resilient but eventually had to cave in.
Champion: Brian Profit (4/4)
Brian was consistent and ruthless throughout, utilized his experience to the fore to be the winner. .
Runner-up Tied: Andrew Leliveld (3/4)
Andrew had a last Round challenging encounter with Pushkar. It was a closed drawing position but Andrew on the attack and Pushkar in defence. It was a slow churn of positional play, weakening Pushkar’s defence and eventually Andrew was able to squeeze out the win
Third Place: Chakkoli, Anirud (2/4)
Anirud, a product of EM had a bad day with an opening loss to Antonio in an acute time pressure having an equal position. In the last round, he misplayed the opening with Brian to get into a passive position and eventually lost
U1900 Section: 3 Tied for 1st place - Pushkar, Antoni and Siddharth
Champion: Kolhatkar Pushkar, Frolov Antoni and Nikul Siddharth (2/4)
Although the honours are shared amongst the 3, but Pushkar gave a tough fight in his loses. Especially his game against Andrew went to the wire and also in the strong fight he showed against Brian
Antoni played well above his rating in all his good games. Having a very good rating in Rapid/Blitz but with not much of games under Rapid, his patience was personified with win against Anirud
Siddharth played against top players Brian and Anirud and lost but his wins against others made him a worthy champion
U1200 Section: Aguilar Toyofuku, Santiago makes merry with 5/5!
Special Mention
While the tournament was filled with great games and young talent, the competition could reach greater heights with stronger participation. We call upon sponsors to help elevate the level of competition by supporting the upcoming Super GrandPri Finals on November 22nd—a chance to bring in elite players and inspire the next generation. Check our Sponsorship request here
The Details and Calculations under the F, G columns in the Aug 23rd Result File here
Check out for Photos and Results in the Tournaments Results section at the bottom of page in
https://www.ieagleminds.com/otb-grandpri-2025.html
GP-8 Tournament Summary
Open Section: Brian with a 2000+ rating was untouchable with 4/4
Brian Profit won the Open with some tough fights given by Runner-up Leliveld Andrew and 3rd placed Anirud Chakkoli
The Open Section was tough and was very competitive. The Game between Brian and Andrew in the 3rd round after both scored 2/2 in their opening matches was more of a decider. Brian showed his experience although Andrew was resilient but eventually had to cave in.
Champion: Brian Profit (4/4)Brian was consistent and ruthless throughout, utilized his experience to the fore to be the winner. .
Runner-up Tied: Andrew Leliveld (3/4)Andrew had a last Round challenging encounter with Pushkar. It was a closed drawing position but Andrew on the attack and Pushkar in defence. It was a slow churn of positional play, weakening Pushkar’s defence and eventually Andrew was able to squeeze out the win
Third Place: Chakkoli, Anirud (2/4)Anirud, a product of EM had a bad day with an opening loss to Antonio in an acute time pressure having an equal position. In the last round, he misplayed the opening with Brian to get into a passive position and eventually lost
U1900 Section: 3 Tied for 1st place - Pushkar, Antoni and Siddharth
Champion: Kolhatkar Pushkar, Frolov Antoni and Nikul Siddharth (2/4)Although the honours are shared amongst the 3, but Pushkar gave a tough fight in his loses. Especially his game against Andrew went to the wire and also in the strong fight he showed against Brian
Antoni played well above his rating in all his good games. Having a very good rating in Rapid/Blitz but with not much of games under Rapid, his patience was personified with win against Anirud
Siddharth played against top players Brian and Anirud and lost but his wins against others made him a worthy champion
U1200 Section: Aguilar Toyofuku, Santiago makes merry with 5/5!
Special MentionWhile the tournament was filled with great games and young talent, the competition could reach greater heights with stronger participation. We call upon sponsors to help elevate the level of competition by supporting the upcoming Super GrandPri Finals on November 22nd—a chance to bring in elite players and inspire the next generation. Check our Sponsorship request here
The Details and Calculations under the F, G columns in the Aug 23rd Result File here
Check out for Photos and Results in the Tournaments Results section at the bottom of page in
https://www.ieagleminds.com/otb-grandpri-2025.html
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