49 Obert Internacional d'Escacs "Ciutat de Badalona" Grup A

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73 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 03 Aug 2025 to 11 Aug 2025 in Badalona (Barcelona), Spain. 32 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2341, and top seed was Dylan Isidro Berdayes Ason (🇨🇺 CUB, GM, 2461).

Kshatriya Nitin Vekhande (🇮🇳 IND, FM, 2309) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Dylan Isidro Berdayes Ason (7.0) and Subhayan Kundu (6.5). Vekhande shared the lead from round 6 and won solo starting round 8.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Marium Fatima (WFM, 2036) beat Nagare Kaivalya Sandip (FM, 2370), a +334-point gap.

Location

🇪🇸Badalona (Barcelona), Spain

Dates

03 Aug 2025 → 11 Aug 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇨🇺GMDylan Isidro Berdayes Ason2461

Avg top 10

2,341

Participants

Titled players · 32

GM×2

IM×7

FM×12

CM×5

WIM×1

WFM×4

WCM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇪🇸Spain×33

🇮🇳India×17

🇨🇴Colombia×4

🇨🇺Cuba×3

🇩🇪Germany×2

🇹🇯Tajikistan×2

🇵🇪Peru×2

🇮🇪Ireland×2

Top 3

🥇
FMKshatriya Nitin Vekhande
🇮🇳IND·2309
7.5pts·2434perf+27.6
🥈
GMDylan Isidro Berdayes Ason
🇨🇺CUB·2461
7.0pts·2429perf-2.0
🥉
IMSubhayan Kundu
🇮🇳IND·2332
6.5pts·2349perf+3.5

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

FM Kshatriya Nitin Vekhande led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R8.

Co-leaders

Vekhande7.5Berdayes Ason7Fernandez Borrego6.5Sandip6.5Kundu6.5Khusenkhojaev6— ex-leaders:Sairamled R5, #28

R5 · LEADER CHANGE07 Aug

FM Ashwin Sairam takes the sole lead (4.5/5).

R9 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Kshatriya Nitin Vekhande drew with GM Dylan Isidro Berdayes Ason (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

FM Kshatriya Nitin Vekhande 5 wins (R4–R8)GM Dylan Isidro Berdayes Ason 3 wins (R6–R8)FM Pablo Fernandez Borrego 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R7–R9)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMKshatriya Nitin Vekhande	*	½	—	1
2GMDylan Isidro Berdayes Ason	½	*	—	—
3FMPablo Fernandez Borrego	—	—	*	—
4FMNagare Kaivalya Sandip	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Kshatriya Nitin VekhandeFM	2309	IND	+11N	=41B	=31N	+39B	+40N	+15B	+26N	+5N	=2B	7.5	41.0	45.0	37.25	2434	+27.6
2	Berdayes Ason, Dylan IsidroGM	2461	CUB	+36N	−27B	+42B	+22N	=29B	+8N	+28B	+7N	=1N	7.0	42.5	46.5	36.00	2429	-2.0
3	Subhayan KunduIM	2332	IND	+64B	=15N	=9B	+16N	+14B	+7N	−5B	+8N	=10B	6.5	45.5	47.0	32.00	2349	+3.5
4	Fernandez Borrego, PabloFM	2366	ESP	+30B	+23N	+12B	−6N	−7B	=21N	+18B	+14N	+28B	6.5	42.0	46.5	32.00	2358	+0.6
5	Nagare Kaivalya SandipFM	2370	IND	−39N	+46B	+44N	+31B	+17N	+26B	+3N	−1B	=29N	6.5	40.5	44.5	30.75	2340	-1.8
6	Khusenkhojaev, MustafokhujaIM	2374	TJK	+25B	=9N	+34B	+4B	−26N	+20N	=10B	F	+13N	6.0	43.0	47.5	32.50	2389	+4.6
7	Blasco Coll, AndreuFM	2269	ESP	−33N	+58B	+56N	+11B	+4N	−3B	+27N	−2B	+24N	6.0	42.5	44.5	26.50	2282	+6.4
8	Cruz, FilemonIM	2226	PER	+40N	+39B	=27N	+18B	=15N	−2B	+41N	−3B	+23N	6.0	41.0	45.0	26.75	2286	+7.0
9	Cabiativa, Juan Esteban	2142	COL	+57N	=6B	=3N	=37B	=30N	=11B	=39N	+15B	+17N	6.0	41.0	43.5	28.00	2268	+42.0
10	Khusenkhojaev, MuhammadIM	2340	TJK	+44N	=31B	=18N	+13B	=27N	=41B	=6N	+26B	=3N	6.0	40.5	44.5	29.25	2303	-3.4
11	Pruthu DeshpandeCM	2011	IND	−1B	+55N	+73B	−7N	+22B	=9N	+34B	=19N	=27B	5.5	41.5	41.5	20.25	2262	+58.4
12	Perez Mitjans, OrelvisGM	2224	ESP	+46N	+33B	−4N	−40B	=39N	+50B	−13N	+32B	+38N	5.5	37.5	41.0	23.00	2109	-11.1
13	Om Batra	2092	IND	−48B	+38N	+60B	−10N	+67B	=34N	+12B	+20N	−6B	5.5	37.0	38.0	20.25	2155	+17.8
14	Campins Machado, Francesc	2185	ESP	+58N	+43B	=19N	=17B	−3N	=18B	+32N	−4B	=20B	5.0	41.5	43.5	20.50	2207	+6.0
15	Obregon Garcia, RoxangelWIM	2100	CUB	+61N	=3B	+66N	+19B	=8B	−1N	−29B	−9N	+47B	5.0	41.5	43.0	18.75	2217	+28.0
16	Nivedita V CWFM	1993	IND	=17N	=24B	+21N	−3B	=31N	+49B	=19N	F	+22B	5.0	40.0	43.5	23.25	2289	+120.8
17	Cervello Tost, FerranFM	2261	ESP	=16B	+35N	+54B	=14N	−5B	+42N	+40B	−28N	−9B	5.0	39.5	42.5	20.50	2150	-23.6
18	Prada Villagrasa, Pau ManelCM	2102	ESP	+60B	+73N	=10B	−8N	=34B	=14N	−4N	+44B	=31N	5.0	38.5	38.5	16.00	2221	+55.6
19	Fernandez Diaz, CristianFM	2225	ESP	+52B	+48N	=14B	−15N	+32B	−28N	=16B	=11B	=21N	5.0	38.0	41.5	21.75	2106	-25.4
20	Harshit Ranjan SahuFM	2233	IND	+72N	=32B	−41N	+25B	+49N	−6B	+30N	−13B	=14N	5.0	38.0	38.0	17.75	2157	-18.0
21	Jyotshnav TalukdarCM	2122	IND	+55B	−28N	−16B	+63N	+48B	=4B	=24N	=38N	=19B	5.0	37.0	38.5	18.50	2112	-4.4
22	Delgadillo, AdonayFM	2176	BOL	−43N	+51B	+33N	−2B	−11N	+67B	+56N	+30B	−16N	5.0	37.0	38.0	16.50	2052	-27.2
23	Zounani, Yacine	2127	FRA	+71N	−4B	−40N	+58B	+43N	−30B	+33N	+39B	−8B	5.0	35.5	35.5	14.50	2087	-9.8
24	Perpinya Rofes, Lluis MariaIM	2145	ESP	=35B	=16N	=64B	−30N	+60B	+47N	=21B	+40N	−7B	5.0	35.0	36.5	18.00	2061	-9.7
25	Ocampo, CristinaWFM	2038	COL	−6N	+57B	=43N	−20N	+61B	−39B	=48N	+46B	+45N	5.0	33.0	35.0	16.25	2052	+1.8
26	Ashwin SairamFM	2194	IND	+38B	+67N	=28B	+32N	+6B	−5N	−1B	−10N	F	4.5	44.0	45.0	18.25	2232	+24.0
27	Vidarte Morales, ArturoIM	2181	PER	+62B	+2N	=8B	=28N	=10B	=29N	−7B	F	=11N	4.5	43.5	45.5	22.25	2270	+9.9
28	Chavez Suarez, Carlos AlbertoFM	2299	CUB	F	+21B	=26N	=27B	=41N	+19B	−2N	+17B	−4N	4.5	41.5	41.5	21.50	2286	-2.2
29	Bivor AdakFM	2272	IND	F	=42N	+49B	=41B	=2N	=27B	+15N	F	=5B	4.5	40.5	40.5	21.50	2310	+11.2
30	Winter, Sven	2028	NED	−4N	+71B	=53N	+24B	=9B	+23N	−20B	−22N	=35B	4.5	40.5	40.5	17.00	2128	+34.2
31	Spence, David J	2172	ENG	+63B	=10N	=1B	−5N	=16B	−40B	=43N	+58N	=18B	4.5	40.0	41.5	17.25	2100	-16.0
32	Morvekar Kedar	2073	IND	+70B	=20N	+37B	−26B	−19N	+35N	−14B	−12N	+40B	4.5	38.0	38.0	15.50	2112	+9.8
33	Ortiz Monsalve, Sebastian	1993	COL	+7B	−12N	−22B	=61N	+57B	=36N	−23B	=47N	+51B	4.5	36.0	38.0	17.25	2054	+26.4
34	Majumder ShrayanCM	2162	IND	=68N	+59B	−6N	+54B	=18N	=13B	−11N	+36B	F	4.5	36.0	37.0	15.25	2096	-12.4
35	Advaith Asokumar	1923	IND	=24N	−17B	+45N	+36B	−53N	−32B	=37N	+56B	=30N	4.5	35.5	38.5	18.50	2104	+77.1
36	Gardela Batlle, Jordi	2061	ESP	−2B	=63N	+48B	−35N	=54N	=33B	+51B	−34N	+52B	4.5	34.0	35.5	15.00	2015	-13.0
37	Mantovani, RenzoIM	2246	ITA	=45N	+68B	−32N	=9N	−42B	−38N	=35B	+57B	+50N	4.5	33.5	34.5	14.25	1982	-27.9
38	Roa Ribera, Alvaro	1951	ESP	−26N	−13B	+71N	−51B	+70N	+37B	+49N	=21B	−12B	4.5	32.0	32.0	10.50	2066	+25.4
39	Marium FatimaWFM	2036	IND	+5B	−8N	+67B	−1N	=12B	+25N	=9B	−23N	−43B	4.0	45.5	46.5	18.25	2079	+9.2
40	Lunin Bohomolets, Iliia	1978	ESP	−8B	+69N	+23B	+12N	−1B	+31N	−17N	−24B	−32N	4.0	43.0	43.5	15.50	2081	+48.8
41	Dahale, AtulCM	2132	IND	+65B	=1N	+20B	=29N	=28B	=10N	−8B	F	F	4.0	40.0	40.0	17.75	2274	+27.6
42	Ostolazaga Barragan, Eneko	2090	ESP	+50N	=29B	−2N	=43B	+37N	−17B	+46N	F	F	4.0	37.0	37.0	16.25	2184	+17.0
43	Puerto Fernandez, Eloi	1933	ESP	+22B	−14N	=25B	=42N	−23B	=44N	=31B	F	+39N	4.0	36.5	38.0	17.75	2106	+70.8
44	Gomila Benejam, Teodoro	2023	ESP	−10B	+65N	−5B	−60N	+62N	=43B	+50N	−18N	=54B	4.0	32.0	33.5	10.50	1980	-12.4
45	Pinyol i Llora, JuliaWFM	1992	ESP	=37B	−49N	−35B	−57N	+65B	=48N	+55B	+59N	−25B	4.0	28.5	30.0	10.50	1923	-30.1
46	Morant Amezaga, Elies	1952	ESP	−12B	−5N	+65B	−67N	+63B	+60N	−42B	−25N	+57N	4.0	28.5	29.5	7.50	1956	-1.2
47	De Lomas Busquets, AlbaWCM	1982	ESP	−66N	=50B	=68N	=62B	+59N	−24B	+57N	=33B	−15N	4.0	26.0	27.0	10.00	1949	-8.2
48	Mendoza Gomez, Juana Fernanda	1820	COL	+13N	−19B	−36N	+56B	−21N	=45B	=25B	=54N	F	3.5	35.0	37.0	14.50	2018	+73.2
49	Chiva Vega, Fernando	2119	ESP	=59N	+45B	−29N	+50B	−20B	−16N	−38B	−51N	+69N	3.5	32.0	32.5	9.00	1893	-51.0
50	Field, Lila Quinn	1816	IRL	−42B	=47N	+72B	−49N	+64B	−12N	−44B	+61N	−37B	3.5	29.0	29.0	5.50	1975	+61.6
51	Millan Hernandez, Marc	1907	ESP	F	−22N	+69B	+38N	F	=54B	−36N	+49B	−33N	3.5	25.5	25.5	10.00	1975	+13.6
52	Schneider Ristol, Alejandro	1959	ESP	−19N	−53B	=57N	=59B	−55N	=63B	+67N	+69B	−36N	3.5	23.0	23.5	4.50	1844	-26.8
53	Nadal Fajardo, Ricard	2152	ESP	F	+52N	=30B	+64N	+35B	F	F	F	F	3.5	14.0	14.0	11.75	2319	+12.4
54	Martinez Talavera, Jordi	1980	ESP	F	=66B	−17N	−34N	=36B	=51N	=59B	=48B	=44N	3.0	28.5	28.5	9.50	1957	-7.6
55	Medina Zamora, Carlos	1885	ESP	−21N	−11B	−58N	+72N	+52B	−56B	−45N	F	+59B	3.0	25.0	25.0	5.50	1897	+0.8
56	Sellak,Hadou	1980	MAR	F	+70N	−7B	−48N	+58B	+55N	−22B	−35N	F	3.0	24.0	24.0	5.00	1925	-24.4
57	Gavrin, Tim	1895	GER	−9B	−25N	=52B	+45B	−33N	+69N	−47B	−37N	−46B	2.5	35.5	36.0	6.25	1817	-38.4
58	Shreyas S, Nikam	1947	IND	−14B	−7N	+55B	−23N	−56N	F	+61B	−31B	F	2.0	32.0	32.0	5.00	1908	-9.6
59	Amit Panchal	1877	IND	=49B	−34N	=63B	=52N	−47B	F	=54N	−45B	−55N	2.0	27.0	28.5	5.75	1808	-14.4
60	Fabregas Fontanet, Antonio	1842	ESP	−18N	+72B	−13N	+44B	−24N	−46B	F	F	F	2.0	25.5	25.5	4.00	1924	+11.4
61	Berkemer, Rainer, Dr.	1841	GER	−15B	−64N	F	=33B	−25N	=62B	−58N	−50B	+67N	2.0	24.5	24.5	4.25	1755	-18.0
62	Barrera Baucells, Grau	1936	ESP	−27N	F	+70B	=47N	−44B	=61N	F	F	F	2.0	16.5	16.5	3.00	1894	-13.2
63	Uddin Khanam, Ayan	1931	ESP	−31N	=36B	=59N	−21B	−46N	=52N	F	F	F	1.5	27.5	27.5	5.00	1831	-31.2
64	Peng, Tianlu	2023	CHN	−3N	+61B	=24N	−53B	−50N	F	F	F	F	1.5	23.0	23.0	4.50	1908	-16.2
65	Lorente Munoz, Raul	1890	ESP	−41N	−44B	−46N	=69B	−45N	F	F	+67B	F	1.5	17.5	17.5	1.25	1703	-27.8
66	Iglesias, Jorge	2238	ESP	+47B	=54N	−15B	F	F	F	F	F	F	1.5	12.0	12.0	5.50	2021	-16.4
67	Varela Cuadrado, Cesar	1729	ESP	F	−26B	−39N	+46B	−13N	−22N	−52B	−65N	−61B	1.0	30.0	30.0	4.00	1681	-9.4
68	Zhang, Ying Jun Xiong	1928	ESP	=34B	−37N	=47B	F	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	13.0	13.0	4.25	2005	+9.6
69	Onate Diaz, Manuel	1545	ESP	F	−40B	−51N	=65N	F	−57B	F	−52N	−49B	0.5	20.0	20.0	0.75	1521	-1.4
70	Garcia Punzano, Josep Lluis	1804	ESP	−32N	−56B	−62N	F	−38B	F	F	F	F	0.0	16.0	16.0	0.00	1185	-21.2
71	Guixa Somoza, Carlos	1886	ESP	−23B	−30N	−38B	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	14.0	14.0	0.00	1235	-36.8
72	Field, Rowan Soraya	1981	IRL	−20B	−60N	−50N	−55B	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	14.0	14.0	0.00	1144	-89.2
73	Degardin, SylvainFM	2285	FRA	F	−18B	−11N	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	10.5	10.5	0.00	1257	-31.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Nivedita V CWFMIND
+120.8
5.0 pts · #24
2Advaith AsokumarIND
+77.1
4.5 pts · #34
3Mendoza Gomez, Juana FernandaCOL
+73.2
3.5 pts · #48

Top rating losers

1Field, Rowan SorayaIRL
-89.2
0.0 pts · #73
2Chiva Vega, FernandoESP
-51.0
3.5 pts · #51
3Gavrin, TimGER
-38.4
2.5 pts · #57

Biggest upsets

R1+334 Elo gap
WFMMarium Fatima2036 beat FMNagare Kaivalya Sandip2370
R6+295 Elo gap
Roa Ribera, Alvaro1951 beat IMMantovani, Renzo2246
R2+280 Elo gap
IMVidarte Morales, Arturo2181 beat GMBerdayes Ason, Dylan Isidro2461