Vladimir Hamitevici wins Grand Hotel Kielce Open 2025, Rosh Jain third
GM Vladimir Hamitevici (MDA) scored an unbeaten 7/9 to win Grand Hotel Kielce Open 2025 (>2000). GM Eduardas Rozentalis (LTU) and FM Rosh Jain scored 6.5/9 each. They secured second and third place respectively according to tie-breaks. The top three prizes were 5000, 3000 and 2000 PLN along with a trophy each. WCM Swara Lakshmi S Nair scored a WIM-norm. IM Savitha Shri B and GM Sriram Jha scored 6/9 each to be placed seventh and ninth according to tie-breaks. CM Arush Chitre 5.5/7 and CM V S Nandish secured second and third place in the Fischer 960 tournament. Jaidambareesh N R and FM Raghav V scored 7.5/9 each to claim second and third place in Blitz Rating Open. Photo: Grand Hotel Kielce Chess Open
Swara Lakshmi S Nair scores a WIM-norm
The total participation was - 345, 84 in Group A (>2000), 103 in Group B (<2150), 18 in Group C (Under-14), 12 in Group D (Under-10), 26 in Fischer 960, 85 in Blitz Rating Open and 17 in Blitz Under-14 Rating.
A total of 84 players including 5 GMs, 6 IMs, 2 WGMs and a WIM took part from 12 countries across the world in Open A (>2000) group. The seven-day nine round Rating tournament was organized by Road Sports Club Skała Tumlin at Grand Hotel Kielce**** in Kielce, Poland from 30th June to 6th July 2025. The time control of the event was 40 moves in 90 minutes + 15 minutes + 30 seconds increment per move.
Final standings in Open A
| Surname, Name | Rating | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hamitevici, Vladimir | 2436 +14 | 7.0 |
| 2. | Rozentalis, Eduardas | 2455 -2 | 6.5 |
| 3. | Rosh Jain | 2299 +33 | 6.5 |
| 4. | Kosakowski, Jakub | 2548 -9 | 6.0 |
| 5. | Plenca, Jadranko | 2436 +5 | 6.0 |
| 6. | Yurovskykh, Oleksandr | 2344 +30 | 6.0 |
| 7. | Savitha Shri B | 2293 +16 | 6.0 |
| 8. | Sieciechowicz, Marcin | 2413 -1 | 6.0 |
| 9. | Sriram, Jha | 2301 +8 | 6.0 |
| 10. | Brzezina, Piotr | 2267 +22 | 6.0 |
A total of 26 players including an IMs took part from three countries across the world. The one-day seven round 960 Rapid tournament was organized by Road Sports Club Skała Tumlin at Grand Hotel Kielce**** in Kielce, Poland on 2nd July 2025. The time control of the event was 10 minutes + 2 seconds increment per move.
Final standings in Chess960
| Surname, Name | Rating | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Gbiorczyk, Mikolaj | 2164 | 6.0 |
| 2. | Chitre Arush | 2123 | 5.5 |
| 3. | Nandish V S | 1958 | 5.0 |
| 4. | Cukrowski, Filip | 2314 | 5.0 |
| 5. | Goderdzishvili, Giga | 2025 | 5.0 |
A total of 85 players including a GM and two IMs took part from nine countries across the world. The one-day nine round Blitz Rating tournament was organized by Road Sports Club Skała Tumlin at Grand Hotel Kielce**** in Kielce, Poland on 5th July 2025. The time control of the event was 5 minutes + 2 seconds increment per move.
Final standings in Blitz Rating Open
| Surname, Name | Rating | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Wojdak, Jan | 2227 +37 | 8.5 |
| 2. | Jaidambareesh N R | 1882 +206 | 7.5 |
| 3. | Raghav V | 2144 +104 | 7.5 |
| 4. | Plenca, Jadranko | 2430 -9 | 7.0 |
| 5. | Yurovskykh, Oleksandr | 2298 -14 | 7.0 |
| 6. | Różański, Mateusz | 2096 +37 | 6.5 |
| 7. | Endeladze, Ramaz | 2109 +10 | 6.5 |
| 8. | Nandish V S | 2043 +75 | 6.0 |
| 9. | Wnuk, Piotr | 1933 +109 | 6.0 |
| 10. | Rohith S | 1993 +60 | 6.0 |
