Asian Championships: Vokhidov and Divya clinch titles

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6/19/2023 – GM Shamsiddin Vokhidov (Uzbekistan) and WGM Divya Deshmukh (India) emerged as the winners of the 2023 Asian Continental Chess Championships. The event, with a prize fund of $100,000, held in the open and women’s sections, took place from June 3-12, 2023, in Almaty, Kazakhstan and brought together 129 players from 18 national federations. | Photos: Official website

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Vokhidov grabs clear first place

GM Shamsiddin Vokhidov (Uzbekistan) and WGM Divya Deshmukh (India) emerged as the winners of the 2023 Asian Continental Chess Championships.

The event, with a prize fund of $100,000, held in the open and women’s sections, took place from June 3-12, 2023, in Almaty, Kazakhstan and brought together 129 players from 18 national federations.

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Shamsiddin Vohidov (pictured below) grabbed the lead in the open tournament after defeating Rinat Jumabayev in the leaders’ clash of round 6 and never looked back. The 21-year-old from Uzbekistan scored 7/9 points and finished clear first, a half-point ahead of a large group of players on 6½/9, including top seed Arjun Erigaisi of India.

GM Bardiya Daneshwar (Iran) and IM Alisher Suleimenov (Kazakhstan), who had the best opponents’ rating average, took silver and bronze, respectively.

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Final standings - Open

Rk. Name Pts.  TB1 
1 Vokhidov, Shamsiddin 7 2516
2 Daneshvar, Bardiya 6,5 2525
3 Suleymenov, Alisher 6,5 2510
4 Puranik, Abhimanyu 6,5 2472
5 Tin, Jingyao 6,5 2447
6 Erigaisi, Arjun 6,5 2446
7 Sethuraman, S.P. 6,5 2410
8 Madaminov, Mukhiddin 6 2553
9 Utegaliyev, Azamat 6 2506
10 Jumabayev, Rinat 6 2498
11 Aronyak, Ghosh 6 2468
12 Samant, Aditya S 6 2466
13 Isanzhulov, Arystan 6 2406
14 Nogerbek, Kazybek 5,5 2539
15 Pour Agha Bala, Amirreza 5,5 2451

...88 players

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Divya wins women’s championship

The women's tournament was dominated by Divya Deshmukh (pictured below), who netted an impressive 7½/9, conceding her competition only three draws and becoming the only unbeaten participant.

The champion’s compatriot, WGM Mary Ann Gomes, tied for second place with top-rated IM Batkhuyag Munguntuul. Both finished on 6½/9, but silver goes to the Indian thanks to the higher opponents’ rating average.

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The four top finishers in the open championship and the gold and silver winners in the women’s championship qualified for the 2023 FIDE World Cup, which will take place in Baku (Azerbaijan) from July 29 to August 26.

The 2023 Asian Continental Chess Championship was organized by the Ministry of Culture and Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Asian Chess Federation, the Kazakhstan Chess Federation, with the support of Almaty’s city akimat. Freedom Holding Corp was the general partner of the competition.

Final standings - Women’s

Rk. Name Pts.  TB1 
1 Divya, Deshmukh 7,5 2231
2 Gomes, Mary Ann 6,5 2269
3 Munguntuul, Batkhuyag 6,5 2260
4 Balabayeva, Xeniya 6 2223
5 Kairbekova, Amina 6 2146
6 Khamdamova, Afruza 6 2088
7 Chitlange, Sakshi 5,5 2250
8 Kamalidenova, Meruert 5,5 2225
9 Alinasab, Mobina 5,5 2193
10 Gong, Qianyun 5,5 1964
11 Nurmanova, Alua 5 2308
12 Munkhzul, Turmunkh 5 2220
13 Nandhidhaa, P V 5 2178
14 Makhija, Aashna 5 2173
15 Kurmangaliyeva, Liya 5 2119

...39 players

All available games - Women’s

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