Alexander Donchenko wins Sunway Formentera Open

by André Schulz
4/20/2024 – Alexander Donchenko was the rating favourite at the third edition of the Sunway Formentera Open and lived up to the role at the end of the event. Before the final round, he was tied for first place with Vasyl Ivanchuk. Doncehnko scored a full point in the last round, while Ivanchuk only managed a draw. | Photos: Sunway Formentera Chess Festival

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Donchenko outscores Ivanchuk

In the ninth and penultimate round of the Sunway Formentera Open, Alexander Donchenko and Vasyl Ivanchuk had shaken off the other candidates for the tournament victory. Donchneko had won his game against Vladimir Baklan, while Ivanhuk had defeated Jules Moussard. So it came down to two players in the fight for tournament victory.

The German grandmaster was paired up against Daniel Alsina (Spain) in the final round. Ivanchuk was up against the Xiao Tong (China), who has a strong rating but no title. The two leaders were the clear favourites in their games, but while Donchenko grabbed the full point playing black, Ivanchuk could not manage more than a draw with white.

So Donchenko was the outright victory. Ivanchuk was caught on points by Pranav V, but still took second prize with the better tiebreak score.

The best woman in the tournament was 18-year-old Song Yuxin from China, with 6½ points to her name. The fifth-placed player in the girls’ world rankings (under-20 players) suffered her only defeat in round six, against Donchenko. 

No fewer than 15 women players took part in the tournament — quite a high quota considering the total number of 51 players. In addition to Song, the American Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova and the Kazakh duo of Nazerke Nurgali and Alua Nurman also achieved a good result, finishing in fourteenth to sixteenth place. 

The most famous female participants were Alexandra and Andrea Botez. The two Canadians streamed videos of their games from the tournament hall and had them commentated by strong players, such as David Howell. They scored 3½ points each.

Alexandra and Andrea Botez

Final standings

Rg. Snr Name sex EloI Pkt.  Wtg1   Wtg2   Wtg3 
1 Donchenko, Alexander 8 60
2 Ivanchuk, Vasyl 7,5 58,5
3 Pranav, V 7,5 58,5
4 Xiao, Tong(Qd) 7 56,5
5 Mohamed, Anees M 6,5 57
6 Moussard, Jules 6,5 56
7 Balakrishnan, Praveen 6,5 54,5
8 Alsina Leal, Daniel 6,5 54,5
9 Song, Yuxin 6,5 51
10 Colbow, Collin 6,5 50
11 Baklan, Vladimir 6 59
12 Dragnev, Valentin 6 54,5
13 Manish, Anto Cristiano F 6 54,5
14 Tokhirjonova, Gulrukhbegim 6 48
15 Nurgali, Nazerke 6 45,5
16 Serikbay, Assel 6 41
17 Raja, Rithvik R 5,5 55,5
18 Fernandez Guillen, Ernesto J. 5,5 55
19 Joel, Paul Ganta 5,5 48,5
20 Vantika, Agrawal 5,5 47
21 Doluhanova, Evgeniya 5,5 44
22 Cervantes Landeiro, Thalia 5 51
23 Mekhane, Adam 5 49,5
24 Zhu, Hengyi 5 49,5
25 Jacobson, Aaron 5 49,5
26 Adarsh, Tripathi 5 48
27 Kazarian, Anna-Maja 5 46,5
28 Valuet, Bertrand 5 46
29 Zubizarreta Landera, Amets 5 43
30 Sosa, Tomas 4,5 48
31 Tsatsalashvili, Keti 4,5 48
32 Akshit, Kumar J 4,5 42,5
33 Maisuradze, Nino 4,5 42
34 Prado, Alexandra 4,5 41,5
35 Mazet, Julien 4,5 39
36 Weidenhoefer, Max 4 49,5
37 Lesniewski, Lucas 4 41
38 Stark, John 4 37,5
39 Neiman, Emmanuel 3,5 45,5
40 Bauer, Thomas 3,5 43,5
41 Shimelkov, Vasiliy 3,5 43,5
42 Botez, Andrea 3,5 40,5
43 Anishka, Vikram 3,5 38,5
44 Botez, Alexandra 3,5 38
45 Krzywda, Andrzej 3 47
46 Nardelli, Marco 3 33
47 Prraneeth, Vuppala 2,5 45
48 Sereinig, Eduard 2,5 38,5
49 Svensen, Tarjei Joten 2,5 35,5
50 Muellneritsch, Anton 2 42
51 Schulman, Julia 2 38

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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Donchenko,A2633Mohamed Anees M22531–02024D453rd Sunway Formentera-A 20241.1
Cervantes Landeiro,T2219Ivanchuk,V2611½–½2024D073rd Sunway Formentera-A 20241.2
Moussard,J2610Krzywda,A22141–02024D353rd Sunway Formentera-A 20241.3
Kazarian,A2207Pranav Vijay22520–12024D003rd Sunway Formentera-A 20241.4
Kazarian,A2207Pranav,V26040–12024D003rd Sunway Formentera-A 20241.4
Dragnev,V2571Neiman,E21931–02024C543rd Sunway Formentera-A 20241.5
Bauer,T2192Sosa,T25620–12024B073rd Sunway Formentera-A 20241.6
Doluhanova,E2273Prado,A18391–02024B073rd Sunway Formentera-A 20241.7
Zhu,H2282Stark,J1954½–½2024B153rd Sunway Formentera-A 20241.8
Adarsh Tripathi2304Botez,A19701–02024D003rd Sunway Formentera-A 20241.9
Lesniewski,L1975Mekhane,A23070–12024E083rd Sunway Formentera-A 20241.10
Botez,A1879Valuet,B22810–12024D003rd Sunway Formentera-A 20241.11
Tsatsalashvili,K2315Sereinig,E19901–02024E973rd Sunway Formentera-A 20241.12
Torres Samper,R1918Mandzhieva,A17420–12024C143rd Sunway Formentera-A 20241.13
Jacobson,A2431Donchenko,A26330–12024B193rd Sunway Formentera-A 20242.1
Vantika Agrawal2398Moussard,J26100–12024E153rd Sunway Formentera-A 20242.2
Song,Y2379Dragnev,V2571½–½2024C703rd Sunway Formentera-A 20242.3
Sosa,T2562Adarsh Tripathi2304½–½2024B403rd Sunway Formentera-A 20242.4
Tokhirjonova,G2357Raja Rithvik R2532½–½2024E043rd Sunway Formentera-A 20242.5
Baklan,V2531Doluhanova,E22731–02024C483rd Sunway Formentera-A 20242.6
Schulman,J1732Fernandez Guillen,E24740–12024B283rd Sunway Formentera-A 20242.7
Ivanchuk,V2611Joel Paul Ganta19691–02024C453rd Sunway Formentera-A 20242.8
Botez,A1970Akshit Kumar J21720–12024D133rd Sunway Formentera-A 20242.9
Svensen,T2054Kazarian,A22070–12024D943rd Sunway Formentera-A 20242.10
Shimelkov,V2112Botez,A18791–02024E923rd Sunway Formentera-A 20242.11
Pranav,V2604Tsatsalashvili,K23151–02024B123rd Sunway Formentera-A 20242.12
Ruzafa Sanchez (GROUP B),J-Santos Dominguez (Group B),I-0–12024D443rd Sunway Formentera-A 20242.13
Donchenko,A2633Balakrishnan,P2500½–½2024D023rd Sunway Formentera-A 20243.1
Moussard,J2610Xiao,T2484½–½2024B523rd Sunway Formentera-A 20243.2
Alsina Leal,D2497Pranav,V26040–12024C703rd Sunway Formentera-A 20243.3
Fernandez Guillen,E2474Baklan,V2531½–½2024B333rd Sunway Formentera-A 20243.4
Colbow,C2376Ivanchuk,V26110–12024C553rd Sunway Formentera-A 20243.5
Dragnev,V2571Tokhirjonova,G23571–02024C543rd Sunway Formentera-A 20243.6
Prado,A1839Krzywda,A2214½–½2024C433rd Sunway Formentera-A 20243.7
Kazarian,A2207Schulman,J17321–02024B753rd Sunway Formentera-A 20243.8
Anishka Vikram2036Botez,A19701–02024E943rd Sunway Formentera-A 20243.9
Zhu,H2282Sosa,T2562½–½2024C883rd Sunway Formentera-A 20243.10
Tsatsalashvili,K2315Maisuradze,N21911–02024D403rd Sunway Formentera-A 20243.11
Raja Rithvik R2532Song,Y2379½–½2024D353rd Sunway Formentera-A 20243.12
Santos Dominguez (Group B),I-Rocher Gonzalez,V1870½–½2024C463rd Sunway Formentera-A 20243.13
Pranav,V2604Donchenko,A2633½–½2024C853rd Sunway Formentera-A 20244.1
Ivanchuk,V2611Fernandez Guillen,E24741–02024E173rd Sunway Formentera-A 20244.2
Baklan,V2531Moussard,J26100–12024B513rd Sunway Formentera-A 20244.3
Balakrishnan,P2500Dragnev,V2571½–½2024C753rd Sunway Formentera-A 20244.4
Xiao,T2484Raja Rithvik R2532½–½2024B923rd Sunway Formentera-A 20244.5
Prraneeth Vuppala2499Adarsh Tripathi2304½–½2024B453rd Sunway Formentera-A 20244.6
Valuet,B2281Prado,A18391–02024E903rd Sunway Formentera-A 20244.7
Schulman,J1732Zubizarreta Landera,A21100–12024B683rd Sunway Formentera-A 20244.8
Mekhane,A2307Alsina Leal,D2497½–½2024B493rd Sunway Formentera-A 20244.9
Sosa,T2562Kazarian,A2207½–½2024C033rd Sunway Formentera-A 20244.10
Botez,A1879Nurgali,N2148½–½2024D003rd Sunway Formentera-A 20244.11
Mohamed Anees M2253Tsatsalashvili,K23151–02024B663rd Sunway Formentera-A 20244.12
Moussard,J2610Pranav,V26040–12024A213rd Sunway Formentera-A 20245.1
Dragnev,V2571Ivanchuk,V2611½–½2024C673rd Sunway Formentera-A 20245.2
Donchenko,A2633Xiao,T2484½–½2024E053rd Sunway Formentera-A 20245.3
Balakrishnan,P2500Manish Anto Cristiano F22930–12024E273rd Sunway Formentera-A 20245.4
Alsina Leal,D2497Mohamed Anees M2253½–½2024B073rd Sunway Formentera-A 20245.5
Cervantes Landeiro,T2219Sosa,T25621–02024A433rd Sunway Formentera-A 20245.6
Prado,A1839Jacobson,A24310–12024B263rd Sunway Formentera-A 20245.7
Nardelli,M2078Schulman,J1732½–½2024B733rd Sunway Formentera-A 20245.8
Botez,A1970Serikbay,A21090–12024D303rd Sunway Formentera-A 20245.9
Kazarian,A2207Song,Y23790–12024A403rd Sunway Formentera-A 20245.10
Lesniewski,L1975Botez,A18791–02024D033rd Sunway Formentera-A 20245.11
Tsatsalashvili,K2315Zubizarreta Landera,A21101–02024E043rd Sunway Formentera-A 20245.12
Pranav,V2604Ivanchuk,V26110–12024C653rd Sunway Formentera-A 20246.1
Manish Anto Cristiano F2293Moussard,J2610½–½2024B003rd Sunway Formentera-A 20246.2
Song,Y2379Donchenko,A26330–12024B523rd Sunway Formentera-A 20246.3
Fernandez Guillen,E2474Dragnev,V25711–02024C413rd Sunway Formentera-A 20246.4
Mohamed Anees M2253Raja Rithvik R25321–02024B503rd Sunway Formentera-A 20246.5
Baklan,V2531Colbow,C23761–02024B453rd Sunway Formentera-A 20246.6
Shimelkov,V2112Prado,A18390–12024A153rd Sunway Formentera-A 20246.7
Mazet,J2031Schulman,J17321–02024D023rd Sunway Formentera-A 20246.8
Stark,J1954Botez,A1970½–½2024E713rd Sunway Formentera-A 20246.9
Jacobson,A2431Kazarian,A22071–02024C113rd Sunway Formentera-A 20246.10
Botez,A1879Nardelli,M20781–02024D003rd Sunway Formentera-A 20246.11
Vantika Agrawal2398Tsatsalashvili,K23151–02024D353rd Sunway Formentera-A 20246.12
Voronaya,E1673Vargas Drechsler,C1878½–½2024A853rd Sunway Formentera-A 20246.13
Ivanchuk,V2611Baklan,V2531½–½2024B893rd Sunway Formentera-A 20247.1
Donchenko,A2633Manish Anto Cristiano F22931–02024A293rd Sunway Formentera-A 20247.2
Mohamed Anees M2253Pranav,V2604½–½2024A953rd Sunway Formentera-A 20247.3
Xiao,T2484Fernandez Guillen,E24741–02024C663rd Sunway Formentera-A 20247.4
Moussard,J2610Cervantes Landeiro,T22191–02024A203rd Sunway Formentera-A 20247.5
Zhu,H2282Vantika Agrawal2398½–½2024B663rd Sunway Formentera-A 20247.6
Prado,A1839Mazet,J20310–12024C413rd Sunway Formentera-A 20247.7
Schulman,J1732Svensen,T2054½–½2024C023rd Sunway Formentera-A 20247.8
Botez,A1970Shimelkov,V21120–12024E103rd Sunway Formentera-A 20247.9
Kazarian,A2207Sereinig,E19901–02024B073rd Sunway Formentera-A 20247.10
Akshit Kumar J2172Botez,A18791–02024B383rd Sunway Formentera-A 20247.11
Tsatsalashvili,K2315Bauer,T21921–02024A493rd Sunway Formentera-A 20247.12
Vargas Drechsler,C1878Cremonini,S17471–02024D153rd Sunway Formentera-A 20247.13
Ivanchuk,V2611Donchenko,A2633½–½2024B903rd Sunway Formentera-A 20248.1
Pranav,V2604Xiao,T2484½–½2024B413rd Sunway Formentera-A 20248.2
Baklan,V2531Mohamed Anees M22531–02024B563rd Sunway Formentera-A 20248.3
Dragnev,V2571Moussard,J2610½–½2024B483rd Sunway Formentera-A 20248.4
Vantika Agrawal2398Raja Rithvik R25320–12024D463rd Sunway Formentera-A 20248.5
Colbow,C2376Balakrishnan,P25001–02024B763rd Sunway Formentera-A 20248.6
Stark,J1954Prado,A18390–12024E903rd Sunway Formentera-A 20248.7
Schulman,J1732Anishka Vikram20360–12024B763rd Sunway Formentera-A 20248.8
Svensen,T2054Botez,A19700–12024E623rd Sunway Formentera-A 20248.9
Mekhane,A2307Kazarian,A22070–12024C033rd Sunway Formentera-A 20248.10
Sereinig,E1990Botez,A18790–12024B383rd Sunway Formentera-A 20248.11
Adarsh Tripathi2304Tsatsalashvili,K23151–02024B283rd Sunway Formentera-A 20248.12
Torres Samper,R1918Vargas Drechsler,C1878½–½2024C473rd Sunway Formentera-A 20248.13
Donchenko,A2633Baklan,V25311–02024A173rd Sunway Formentera-A 20249.1
Moussard,J2610Ivanchuk,V26110–12024B123rd Sunway Formentera-A 20249.2
Raja Rithvik R2532Pranav,V26040–12024E153rd Sunway Formentera-A 20249.3
Alsina Leal,D2497Fernandez Guillen,E24741–02024B513rd Sunway Formentera-A 20249.4
Xiao,T2484Colbow,C23761–02024B283rd Sunway Formentera-A 20249.5
Mohamed Anees M2253Dragnev,V25711–02024E063rd Sunway Formentera-A 20249.6
Prado,A1839Akshit Kumar J21720–12024B233rd Sunway Formentera-A 20249.7
Botez,A1970Schulman,J17321–02024A583rd Sunway Formentera-A 20249.8
Sosa,T2562Song,Y23790–12024B513rd Sunway Formentera-A 20249.9
Kazarian,A2207Manish Anto Cristiano F2293½–½2024E123rd Sunway Formentera-A 20249.10
Botez,A1879Weidenhoefer,M21340–12024D003rd Sunway Formentera-A 20249.11
Serikbay,A2109Tsatsalashvili,K23151–02024E043rd Sunway Formentera-A 20249.12
Ruzafa Sanchez (GROUP B),J-Vargas Drechsler,C1878½–½2024A613rd Sunway Formentera-A 20249.13
Alsina Leal,D2497Donchenko,A26330–12024B513rd Sunway Formentera-A 202410.1
Ivanchuk,V2611Xiao,T2484½–½2024D533rd Sunway Formentera-A 202410.2
Pranav,V2604Baklan,V25311–02024C273rd Sunway Formentera-A 202410.3
Song,Y2379Mohamed Anees M2253½–½2024C673rd Sunway Formentera-A 202410.4
Fernandez Guillen,E2474Moussard,J26100–12024C543rd Sunway Formentera-A 202410.5
Colbow,C2376Raja Rithvik R25321–02024B903rd Sunway Formentera-A 202410.6
Prado,A1839Botez,A19701–02024C023rd Sunway Formentera-A 202410.7
Schulman,J1732Stark,J19540–12024C023rd Sunway Formentera-A 202410.8
Vantika Agrawal2398Balakrishnan,P25000–12024E083rd Sunway Formentera-A 202410.9
Tokhirjonova,G2357Kazarian,A22071–02024A053rd Sunway Formentera-A 202410.10
Maisuradze,N2191Botez,A18791–02024E733rd Sunway Formentera-A 202410.11
Tsatsalashvili,K2315Mazet,J2031½–½2024A533rd Sunway Formentera-A 202410.12

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