49 Open Internacional d'Escacs Vila de Sitges Grup A

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97 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 22 Jul 2025 to 30 Jul 2025 in Sitges (Barcelona), Spain. 63 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2475, and top seed was Manuel Petrosyan (🇦🇲 ARM, GM, 2546).

Subhayan Kundu (🇮🇳 IND, IM, 2334) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Manuel Petrosyan (7.0) and Muhammad Khusenkhojaev (7.0).

The biggest upset came in round 4: Morvekar Kedar (2003) beat Felix Xie (IM, 2365), a +362-point gap.

Location

🇪🇸Sitges (Barcelona), Spain

Dates

22 Jul 2025 → 30 Jul 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇦🇲GMManuel Petrosyan2546

Avg top 10

2,475

Participants

Titled players · 63

GM×7

IM×9

FM×21

CM×16

WGM×1

WIM×3

WFM×6

Federations · 8 represented

🇪🇸Spain×28

🇮🇳India×18

🇨🇺Cuba×8

🇬🇧England×7

🇨🇴Colombia×3

🇫🇷France×3

🇩🇪Germany×3

🇰🇿Kazakhstan×2

Top 3

🥇
IMSubhayan Kundu
🇮🇳IND·2334
7.0pts·2475perf+16.7
🥈
GMManuel Petrosyan
🇦🇲ARM·2546
7.0pts·2555perf+2.0
🥉
IMMuhammad Khusenkhojaev
🇹🇯TJK·2351
7.0pts·2480perf+14.9

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R7; 4 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Khusenkhojaev7Petrosyan7Kundu7Grigoryan7Cruz6.5Aguero Jimenez6.5

R7 · LEADER CHANGE28 Jul

IM Muhammad Khusenkhojaev takes the sole lead (6.0/7).

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

4 players finish on 7.0/9. Kundu takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (48.0).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

IM Muhammad Khusenkhojaev 5 wins (R3–R7)GM Manuel Petrosyan 3 wins (R1–R3)IM Subhayan Kundu 4 wins (R3–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMMuhammad Khusenkhojaev	*	—	—	½
2GMManuel Petrosyan	—	*	—	—
3IMSubhayan Kundu	—	—	*	—
4GMKaren H. Grigoryan	½	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Subhayan KunduIM	2334	IND	=36N	=20B	+22N	+12B	+15N	+5B	=10N	+11B	=6N	7.0	48.0	53.0	41.50	2475	+16.7
2	Petrosyan, ManuelGM	2546	ARM	+33N	+29B	+21N	=10B	=41N	=11B	+16N	=6B	+9N	7.0	46.0	50.5	39.00	2555	+2.0
3	Khusenkhojaev, MuhammadIM	2351	TJK	+22N	−12B	+34N	+68B	+19N	+27B	+14N	=9B	=4B	7.0	46.0	49.5	37.00	2480	+14.9
4	Grigoryan, Karen H.GM	2502	ARM	+81N	+74B	+27N	+11B	=5N	=14B	=9N	+15B	=3N	7.0	45.5	48.5	35.75	2540	+5.6
5	Laurusas, TomasGM	2541	LTU	+63B	+57N	+28B	=9N	=4B	−1N	+45B	=14N	+13B	6.5	45.5	49.5	33.00	2498	-2.7
6	Berdayes Ason, Dylan IsidroGM	2488	CUB	+48N	+51B	=32B	=26N	+28B	=9N	+18B	=2N	=1B	6.5	45.0	49.0	34.00	2445	-2.6
7	Aguero Jimenez, Luis LazaroGM	2483	CUB	+37B	=25N	=26B	−19N	+31B	+8B	+51N	=12N	+21B	6.5	43.5	47.5	34.00	2358	-10.7
8	Cruz, FilemonIM	2236	PER	=65B	+72N	=50B	=52N	+88B	−7N	+39B	+43N	+23B	6.5	35.5	37.5	25.25	2335	+12.2
9	Nurgaliyev, SauatIM	2404	KAZ	+44N	+40B	+12N	=5B	+10N	=6B	=4B	=3N	−2B	6.0	50.5	55.0	34.50	2498	+12.2
10	Escalante Ramirez, BrianGM	2495	PER	+39B	+19N	+18B	=2N	−9B	+50N	=1B	−13N	+37B	6.0	46.5	50.5	31.50	2403	-7.5
11	Khusenkhojaev, MustafokhujaIM	2343	TJK	+76B	+38N	+31B	−4N	+26B	=2N	+43B	−1N	=12B	6.0	46.0	49.0	28.50	2401	+15.0
12	Bivor AdakFM	2140	IND	+84B	+3N	−9B	−1N	+67B	+28N	+41N	=7B	=11N	6.0	45.5	48.0	28.75	2395	+81.5
13	Aloma Vidal, RobertIM	2373	ESP	+15B	−32N	+91B	+56B	−27N	+30N	+21B	+10B	−5N	6.0	43.0	44.5	28.00	2367	+1.1
14	Asis Gargatagli, HipolitoGM	2463	ESP	+90B	=30N	+93B	+88N	+25B	=4N	−3B	=5B	=16N	6.0	40.5	42.0	22.75	2401	-4.6
15	Franco Valencia, AngelaWIM	2097	COL	−13N	+89B	+42N	+29B	−1B	+74N	+83B	−4N	+25B	6.0	40.0	42.0	22.00	2419	+72.8
16	Holinka, HenningFM	2309	GER	=50B	−86N	+77B	+44N	+35B	+25N	−2B	+38N	=14B	6.0	39.0	41.5	27.00	2311	+2.8
17	Nagare Kaivalya SandipFM	2321	IND	=86B	−50N	+65B	+39N	=38B	=26N	+68B	=18N	+20B	6.0	36.0	38.5	25.75	2240	-16.2
18	Avdic, Faris	2271	BIH	+52N	+58B	−10N	=20B	+56N	+23B	−6N	=17B	=22N	5.5	43.0	47.0	26.00	2270	+3.0
19	Khoo-Thwe, LouisFM	2232	NOR	+66N	−10B	+82N	+7B	−3B	=20N	+50B	−23N	+39B	5.5	42.5	45.0	23.75	2291	+29.2
20	Badrinath, S.CM	2057	IND	=59B	=1N	+57B	=18N	=83B	=19B	+32N	+27B	−17N	5.5	42.0	44.5	26.25	2366	+71.0
21	Chavez Suarez, Carlos AlbertoFM	2294	CUB	+54N	+34B	−2B	=38N	+86B	+59N	−13N	+26B	−7N	5.5	42.0	44.5	22.75	2327	+9.4
22	Lee, KyungseokCM	2072	KOR	−3B	+80N	−1B	+92N	=40B	+66N	=25B	+53N	=18B	5.5	39.5	41.0	19.50	2238	+39.2
23	Degardin, SylvainFM	2329	FRA	+55B	−31N	+76B	+40N	=50B	−18N	+53B	+19B	−8N	5.5	39.0	42.0	23.00	2235	-19.8
24	Farberov, Maxim	1956	USA	=53B	+69N	−25B	+93N	=30B	−51B	+64N	=45N	+40B	5.5	34.5	36.0	20.25	2284	+75.0
25	Miranda Llanes, YerisbelWGM	2220	CUB	+73N	=7B	+24N	+32B	−14N	−16B	=22N	+33B	−15N	5.0	45.5	48.5	24.50	2229	+1.6
26	Harshit Ranjan SahuFM	2163	IND	+92B	+42B	=7N	=6B	−11N	=17B	+46N	−21N	=27B	5.0	44.5	46.0	22.50	2327	+36.8
27	Coles, Ruben	2294	FRA	+87B	+91N	−4B	+31N	+13B	−3N	=38B	−20N	=26N	5.0	42.5	44.0	19.75	2249	-20.0
28	Galstyan, DavidFM	2284	ESP	+97N	+67B	−5N	+33B	−6N	−12B	+70N	+34B	−31B	5.0	41.0	41.0	17.00	2210	-16.2
29	Fuhrmann, BahneFM	2259	GER	+96B	−2N	+36B	−15N	+34B	−38N	+61B	−37N	+55B	5.0	40.5	40.5	18.00	2176	-38.4
30	Cabiativa, Juan Esteban	2200	COL	+89N	=14B	−41N	+61B	=24N	−13B	+54N	=42B	=35N	5.0	39.5	41.5	20.50	2223	+7.3
31	Ashwin SairamFM	2114	IND	F	+23B	−11N	−27B	−7N	+67N	+52B	+51B	+28N	5.0	39.5	39.5	22.00	2341	+90.4
32	Herman Gamazo, IsaacFM	2181	ESP	+80B	+13B	=6N	−25N	=52B	=83N	−20B	=50N	+62B	5.0	38.0	40.5	21.50	2210	+11.6
33	Barath Kalyan MCM	2135	IND	−2B	+96N	+60B	−28N	=66B	+47N	=59B	−25N	+50B	5.0	37.0	37.0	16.25	2197	+12.2
34	Berikkyzy AlannaWFM	2080	KAZ	+83B	−21N	−3B	+79N	−29N	+62B	+74B	−28N	+52B	5.0	36.5	39.0	16.50	2240	+71.2
35	Dahale, AtulCM	2101	IND	+43B	=94N	+64N	−41B	−16N	−46B	+47B	+66N	=30B	5.0	36.5	38.0	19.75	2245	+32.0
36	Costalonga, Riccardo	2065	MNC	=1B	=59N	−29N	+75B	−45N	−42B	+92N	+56B	+51N	5.0	36.0	37.5	18.00	2222	+66.5
37	Majumder ShrayanCM	2122	IND	−7N	=73B	−70N	=65B	+89N	+82B	+58N	+29B	−10N	5.0	34.0	36.0	16.75	2169	+8.0
38	Brewer, Callum D	2152	ENG	+62N	−11B	+79N	=21B	=17N	+29B	=27N	−16B	F	4.5	42.0	45.0	20.25	2262	+24.4
39	Povilaitis, Tomas	2123	LTU	−10N	+46B	=58N	−17B	+85N	+56B	−8N	+70B	−19N	4.5	40.0	42.5	16.50	2130	-0.2
40	Garcia-Castany Musellas, Gal.laWFM	2193	ESP	+75B	−9N	+47N	−23B	=22N	=54B	+65N	=41B	−24N	4.5	39.0	42.0	18.00	2119	-17.2
41	Coles, Robin	2275	FRA	+82B	=88N	+30B	+35N	=2B	−43N	−12B	=40N	F	4.5	39.0	41.0	19.25	2254	-3.2
42	Xie, FelixIM	2365	NZL	+49B	−26N	−15B	−67N	+79B	+36N	+44B	=30N	F	4.5	36.5	36.5	19.50	2129	-42.6
43	Diaz Perez, Michel AlejandroIM	2459	CUB	−35N	=54B	+72N	+81B	+53N	+41B	−11N	−8B	F	4.5	36.0	36.0	16.50	2213	-21.6
44	Lacasa Diaz, Oriol	2098	ESP	−9B	+75N	=83N	−16B	=62N	+73B	−42N	+88B	=65N	4.5	32.5	34.5	13.00	2153	+12.3
45	Suvradeepta, DasFM	2230	IND	=60B	+95N	−88B	=66N	+36B	+52N	−5N	=24B	F	4.5	31.5	31.5	16.50	2108	-23.4
46	Jyotshnav TalukdarCM	2007	IND	−57B	−39N	+71B	=91N	+93B	+35N	−26B	+68N	F	4.5	31.0	32.5	14.25	2209	+86.4
47	Green, Michael	2009	ENG	F	+63N	−40B	+80N	=68B	−33B	−35N	+91B	+71N	4.5	30.0	30.0	13.75	2170	+34.8
48	Lozano Casasayas, Marc	2122	ESP	−6B	=77N	+95B	−83N	=82B	−61N	+67B	=60N	+66B	4.5	29.5	30.5	12.75	2094	-17.6
49	Willson, OllieCM	2078	ENG	−42N	−66B	−92N	=78N	=63B	=89B	+84N	+85B	+70N	4.5	25.5	27.0	13.00	2051	-7.8
50	Binu, DevduttFM	2055	IND	=16N	+17B	=8N	+74B	=23N	−10B	−19N	=32B	−33N	4.0	45.5	48.5	20.50	2229	+75.6
51	Sanchez Aguilar, ArnauCM	2205	ESP	+77B	−6N	−52B	+60N	+55B	+24N	−7B	−31N	−36B	4.0	40.5	43.5	16.50	2086	-44.3
52	Ocampo, CristinaWFM	2029	COL	−18B	+78N	+51N	=8B	=32N	−45B	−31N	+69B	−34N	4.0	39.0	42.0	16.25	2138	+26.0
53	Boyer Censore, Giuseppe Enmanuel	2156	VEN	=24N	−56B	+73N	+58B	−43B	+88N	−23N	−22B	=60B	4.0	36.0	38.0	13.75	2036	-28.8
54	Adam, RafaelCM	2054	CAN	−21B	=43N	+69B	+94N	−59B	=40N	−30B	=71N	=57B	4.0	34.5	36.0	13.25	2229	+73.0
55	Comellas Blanchart, Jordi	2064	ESP	−23N	+62B	−74N	+84B	−51N	=64B	=56N	+58B	−29N	4.0	33.5	36.0	14.50	2083	+3.6
56	Castaner Harster, Xavier	1964	ESP	=93B	+53N	+94B	−13N	−18B	−39N	=55B	−36N	+72B	4.0	33.5	35.0	11.25	2132	+35.6
57	Kshatriya Nitin VekhandeFM	2255	IND	+46N	−5B	−20N	=85B	−72N	−65B	+89N	+79B	=54N	4.0	32.5	34.5	12.75	2028	-51.0
58	Wierzbicki, Michal	1951	POL	+78B	−18N	=39B	−53N	=69B	+76N	−37B	−55N	+91N	4.0	32.5	34.0	11.50	2093	+32.2
59	Lacasa Diaz, Josep AntonIM	2315	ESP	=20N	=36B	=61N	+70B	+54N	−21B	=33N	F	F	4.0	32.5	32.5	17.25	2140	-14.2
60	Mahish S ACM	1985	IND	=45N	=68B	−33N	−51B	=84N	=69N	+78B	=48B	=53N	4.0	32.0	34.5	14.25	2098	+53.2
61	Bolea Jover, Jose	2061	ESP	−94B	+84N	=59B	−30N	=64N	+48B	−29N	−62N	+73B	4.0	32.0	33.5	14.00	2109	+10.4
62	Nivedita V CWFM	1954	IND	−38B	−55N	+96B	=82N	=44B	−34N	+87N	+61B	−32N	4.0	32.0	32.0	10.00	2037	+41.2
63	Fernandez Bustamante, Leancy B.WFM	2130	CUB	−5N	−47B	−89N	=87B	=49N	+75B	+73N	+72B	F	4.0	31.5	33.5	12.50	2076	-14.0
64	Webb, Laurence EFM	2268	ENG	=72B	+65N	−35B	−86N	=61B	=55N	−24B	=76N	+88N	4.0	30.5	32.5	12.50	1997	-61.2
65	Pruthu DeshpandeCM	2001	IND	=8N	−64B	−17N	=37N	+92B	+57N	−40B	F	=44B	3.5	37.5	39.0	13.50	2139	+25.6
66	Om Batra	1971	IND	−19B	+49N	=81N	=45B	=33N	−22B	+91N	−35B	−48N	3.5	37.5	39.0	12.25	2053	+18.2
67	Morvekar Kedar	2003	IND	+71B	−28N	−68N	+42B	−12N	−31B	−48N	+90B	=69N	3.5	35.5	37.5	11.75	2110	+22.4
68	Obregon Garcia, RoxangelWIM	2156	CUB	=95B	=60N	+67B	−3N	=47N	+72B	−17N	−46B	F	3.5	33.5	33.5	11.25	2039	-26.0
69	Perez Gonzalez, Jose ManuelFM	2175	ESP	=70N	−24B	−54N	=73B	=58N	=60B	+82N	−52N	=67B	3.5	31.5	34.0	11.50	1915	-62.2
70	Zaninotto, FrancoFM	1962	ITA	=69B	−93N	+37B	−59N	+91B	+86N	−28B	−39N	−49B	3.5	30.5	32.0	10.75	2080	+24.2
71	De Jong, LodeCM	2241	NED	−67N	−82B	−46N	+95N	=80B	+85B	=72N	=54B	−47B	3.5	27.5	28.5	8.50	1926	-145.6
72	Barcelo Melnyk, MarcCM	2023	ESP	=64N	−8B	−43B	+77N	+57B	−68N	=71B	−63N	−56N	3.0	34.0	37.0	10.75	2059	+10.0
73	Garriga Cabrera, Joan	1980	ESP	−25B	=37N	−53B	=69N	+90B	−44N	−63B	+78N	−61N	3.0	33.0	35.0	9.25	2010	+12.5
74	Sole Pijuan, FerranFM	2253	ESP	+85B	−4N	+55B	−50N	+76B	−15B	−34N	F	F	3.0	31.5	31.5	9.50	2075	-33.8
75	Sanchez Bernardino, Miguel Angel	1974	ESP	−40N	−44B	+90B	−36N	−78B	−63N	+95B	=77N	=79N	3.0	29.0	30.0	6.00	1948	-6.4
76	Gutierrez Espinosa, KarenWFM	2072	CUB	−11N	+92B	−23N	+89B	−74N	−58B	=79N	=64B	F	3.0	29.0	29.0	7.00	2045	-8.6
77	Maton, Emily	1980	ENG	−51N	=48B	−16N	−72B	+96N	−81B	−85N	=75B	+90N	3.0	28.0	28.0	5.75	1974	-5.6
78	Pappier, Carlos	2139	ARG	−58N	−52B	−85N	=49B	+75N	=84B	−60N	−73B	+92N	3.0	27.5	29.0	8.00	1866	-65.2
79	Eedle, Eric F	1978	ENG	F	+90N	−38B	−34B	−42N	+95N	=76B	−57N	=75B	3.0	27.0	27.0	6.00	2034	+7.6
80	Valencia Jimenez, Jose	1962	ESP	−32N	−22B	+87N	−47B	=71N	−91B	−90N	=89B	+95N	3.0	26.5	27.5	6.25	1951	-3.0
81	Fritsch, KlausFM	2130	AUT	−4B	+85N	=66B	−43N	F	+77N	=88B	F	F	3.0	26.0	26.0	8.25	2156	+1.0
82	Hijarrubia Alvarez-Cuevas, Gonzalo	2030	ESP	−41N	+71N	−19B	=62B	=48N	−37N	−69B	=84B	F	2.5	33.0	33.0	9.00	1993	-18.4
83	Ruiz Buendia, MiguelFM	2368	ESP	−34N	F	=44B	+48B	=20N	=32B	−15N	F	F	2.5	30.5	30.5	12.00	2049	-48.0
84	Sierra Magrazo, Lidia	1952	ESP	−12N	−61B	F	−55N	=60B	=78N	−49B	=82N	+85B	2.5	30.5	30.5	7.25	1922	-12.0
85	Escoriza Pons, Xavier	2006	ESP	−74N	−81B	+78B	=57N	−39B	−71N	+77B	−49N	−84N	2.5	28.5	31.0	8.00	1962	-22.8
86	Bryant, HarryCM	2058	ENG	=17N	+16B	F	+64B	−21N	−70B	F	F	F	2.5	25.0	25.0	13.00	2231	+42.4
87	Fernandez-Diaz Mascort, MiquelCM	2039	ESP	−27N	F	−80B	=63N	=95B	+90N	−62B	=92B	F	2.5	20.5	20.5	5.25	1951	-18.6
88	Chekanov, Timur	2019	FID	F	=41B	+45N	−14B	−8N	−53B	=81N	−44N	−64B	2.0	37.0	37.0	8.25	2034	+1.2
89	Marin Ripoll, Marti	1976	ESP	−30B	−15N	+63B	−76N	−37B	=49N	−57B	=80N	F	2.0	34.5	34.5	7.75	1921	-23.2
90	Kaeding, RainerCM	2113	GER	−14N	−79B	−75N	+96B	−73N	−87B	+80B	−67N	−77B	2.0	27.0	27.0	3.00	1823	-68.6
91	Noria Silvestre, JoaquinFM	2100	ESP	F	−27B	−13N	=46B	−70N	+80N	−66B	−47N	−58B	1.5	34.0	34.0	5.25	1815	-58.4
92	Castells Briones, Miquel	1961	ESP	−26N	−76N	+49B	−22B	−65N	F	−36B	=87N	−78B	1.5	32.0	32.0	5.75	1828	-24.8
93	Zhou, GuijueWIM	2186	CHN	=56N	+70B	−14N	−24B	−46N	F	F	F	F	1.5	23.5	23.5	5.50	1921	-35.0
94	Sviridenko, Yaroslav	2323	UKR	+61N	=35B	−56N	−54B	F	F	F	F	F	1.5	17.0	17.0	6.50	1958	-36.6
95	Parayre Soguero, Jordi	1955	ESP	=68N	−45B	−48N	−71B	=87N	−79B	−75N	F	−80B	1.0	27.5	27.5	3.00	1766	-33.2
96	Marsal Calvet, Josep	2009	ESP	−29N	−33B	−62N	−90N	−77B	F	F	F	F	0.0	20.5	20.5	0.00	1288	-80.0
97	Peng, Tianlu	2035	CHN	−28B	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	7.5	7.5	0.00	1484	-3.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Ashwin SairamFMIND
+90.4
5.0 pts · #37
2Jyotshnav TalukdarCMIND
+86.4
4.5 pts · #48
3Bivor AdakFMIND
+81.5
6.0 pts · #9

Top rating losers

1De Jong, LodeCMNED
-145.6
3.5 pts · #68
2Marsal Calvet, JosepESP
-80.0
0.0 pts · #96
3Kaeding, RainerCMGER
-68.6
2.0 pts · #88

Biggest upsets

R4+362 Elo gap
Morvekar Kedar2003 beat IMXie, Felix2365
R3+359 Elo gap
Castaner Harster, Xavier1964 beat Sviridenko, Yaroslav2323
R1+358 Elo gap
CMDahale, Atul2101 beat IMDiaz Perez, Michel Alejandro2459