Prraneeth Vuppala prevails at 37th Roquetas Chess Festival Open 2026
GM Prraneeth Vuppala scored 7.5/9 to win 37th Roquetas Chess Festival Open 2026. Prraneeth finished a half point ahead of the rest. FM Pau Marin Ferragut (ESP), IM Filip Cukrowski (POL), IM Nico Chasin (USA) and IM Felix-Antonio Illinca (ROU) scored 7/9 each. They secured second to fifth place according to tie-breaks. The top three prizes were €2600 + trophy, €1600 and €1200 each respectively. GM Diptayan Ghosh, GM Raja Rithvik R and GM Vignesh N R scored 6.5/9 each. They were placed seventh, eighth and tenth respectively. IM Aronyak Ghosh scored an unbeaten 8/9 to secure second place in the 7th The Eve of Magi Blitz Rating Open. Nico won that event scoring 8.5/9. The top three prizes in Blitz were €120, €90 and €70. Photo: Club Ajedrez Roquetas
Aronyak Ghosh second in 7th The Eve of Magi Blitz Rating Open
GM Prraneeth Vuppala made a strong comeback after losing the seventh round game against the eventual runner-up, FM Pau Marin Ferragut (ESP). The teenager scored an IM-norm. Prraneeth scored 2.5/3 in the last three rounds to become a clear champion. He was the sole leader 7/8, heading into the final round. IM Nico Chasin (USA) and Pau Marin were the only two players trailing by a half point at 6.5/8 each. Prraneeth drew against Nico to claim the pole position.
A total of 150 players including 9 GMs, 23 IMs and a WIM took part from 21 countries across the world in the Open event. The six-day nine round Rating Open tournament was organized by Club Ajedrez Roquetas at Hotel Bahia Serana**** in Roquetas de Mar, Almeria, Spain from 2nd to 7th January 2026. The time control of the event was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment per move.
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Final standings in Open
| 1 | 7 | GM | m | Prraneeth Vuppala | 7.5 | 48.2 | 48.0 | 9 | 0 | 2393 | 7 | 2496 | INDIA | ||
| 2 | 38 | FM | m | Marin Ferragut, Pau | 7.0 | 47.0 | 47.5 | 9 | 0 | 2423 | 6 | 2330 | SOLVAY | ||
| 3 | 19 | IM | m | Cukrowski, Filip | 7.0 | 46.4 | 40.5 | 9 | 0 | 2295 | 7 | 2417 | POLAND | ||
| 4 | 4 | IM | m | Chasin, Nico | 7.0 | 45.9 | 45.5 | 9 | 0 | 2327 | 6 | 2524 | USA | ||
| 5 | 14 | IM | m | Ilinca, Felix-Antonio | 7.0 | 45.1 | 43.5 | 9 | 0 | 2308 | 6 | 2445 | ROUMANIA | ||
| 6 | 9 | IM | m | Licznerski, Lukasz | 6.5 | 46.8 | 44.0 | 9 | 0 | 2283 | 4 | 2479 | POLAND | ||
| 7 | 1 | GM | m | Ghosh, Diptayan | 6.5 | 46.5 | 46.0 | 9 | 0 | 2350 | 4 | 2577 | INDIA | ||
| 8 | 3 | GM | m | Raja Rithvik R | 6.5 | 46.5 | 43.5 | 9 | 0 | 2280 | 5 | 2544 | INDIA | ||
| 9 | 2 | GM | m | Bernadskiy, Vitaliy | 6.5 | 46.1 | 44.5 | 9 | 0 | 2379 | 5 | 2554 | UKRAINE | ||
| 10 | 6 | GM | m | Vignesh N R | 6.5 | 46.1 | 43.0 | 9 | 0 | 2372 | 5 | 2505 | INDIA | ||
| 11 | 15 | IM | m | Gloeckler, Christian | 6.5 | 45.8 | 46.5 | 9 | 0 | 2296 | 6 | 2444 | GERMANY | ||
| 12 | 13 | IM | m | Fiorito, Francisco | 6.0 | 47.2 | 47.0 | 9 | 0 | 2379 | 5 | 2447 | ARGENTINA | ||
| 13 | 5 | IM | m | Aronyak Ghosh | 6.0 | 47.1 | 46.0 | 9 | 0 | 2351 | 4 | 2522 | INDIA | ||
| 14 | 12 | IM | m | Brodowski, Piotr | 6.0 | 46.9 | 47.0 | 9 | 0 | 2347 | 5 | 2454 | POLAND | ||
| 15 | 24 | IM | m | Cao, Qingfeng | 6.0 | 46.6 | 45.5 | 9 | 0 | 2418 | 4 | 2390 | CHINA |
A total of 111 players including 10 IMs took part from 16 countries across the world in the Blitz Rating Open. The one-day nine round Rating Open tournament was organized by Club Ajedrez Roquetas at Hotel Bahia Serana**** in Roquetas de Mar, Almeria, Spain on 4th and 5th January 2026. The time control of the event was 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment per move.
Final standings in Blitz
| 1 | 1 | IM | m | Chasin, Nico | 8.5 | 0.0 | 51.5 | 53.0 | 43.5 | 0 | 2296 | 2457 | |||
| 2 | 2 | IM | m | Aronyak Ghosh | 8.0 | 0.0 | 50.6 | 51.5 | 42.5 | 0 | 2257 | 2439 | |||
| 3 | 18 | FM | m | Moldagali, Beksultan | 7.5 | 0.0 | 46.8 | 43.5 | 36.5 | 0 | 2149 | 2152 | HABILIT | ||
| 4 | 6 | FM | m | Perea Fruet, Lorenzo | 7.0 | 0.0 | 50.8 | 51.0 | 39.0 | 0 | 2204 | 2403 | BENALMADENA | ||
| 5 | 5 | IM | m | Habans Aguerrea, Javier | 7.0 | 0.0 | 49.4 | 49.0 | 38.0 | 0 | 2164 | 2421 | HABILIT | ||
| 6 | 10 | IM | m | Fiorito, Fabian | 7.0 | 0.0 | 44.4 | 43.5 | 32.0 | 0 | 2010 | 2287 | HABILIT | ||
| 7 | 41 | m | Gomez Arce, Alejandro | 7.0 | 0.0 | 43.6 | 41.5 | 31.0 | 0 | 2037 | 1964 | BENALMADENA | |||
| 8 | 3 | IM | m | Ilinca, Felix-Antonio | 6.5 | 0.0 | 48.1 | 51.5 | 36.5 | 0 | 2218 | 2436 | HABILIT | ||
| 9 | 11 | FM | m | Aditya Varun Gampa | 6.5 | 0.0 | 46.8 | 47.0 | 35.5 | 0 | 2177 | 2261 | |||
| 10 | 8 | IM | m | Fiorito, Joaquin | 6.5 | 0.0 | 46.2 | 45.0 | 32.0 | 0 | 2061 | 2364 | HABILIT |
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