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Li Min Peng triumphs at Davos Chess Challenge Open 2022

Just a few days after the World Economic Forum hosted the world’s top leaders from politics, business, and civil society to tackle global issues, a town in the Swiss Alps hosted the Davos Chess Festival 2022 from 3-6 June.

The Festival featured two events: Challenge (for players rated 1600+) and Rising (for players rated U1600), both played in 7 rounds, swiss system. GM Li Min Peng convincingly won the Challenge tournament as the sole Winner of the event with 6.5/7 points. GM Harshit Raja and FM Lukas Leisch tied for second place with 5.5 points, each, with tiebreaks criteria determining Harshit Raja as silver medalist and Lukas Leisch came third.

GM Li Min Peng – the Winner of Davos Chess Challenge Open 2022

14-year-old Vadim Depner triumphed in the Rising section. He emerged on the top with 6 points, followed by Ladina Lueller from Switzerland who was second with 5.5 points. Florentin Brisebard was third with 5 points. (scroll down for final rankings)

Vadim Depner – the Winner of Davos Chess Rising Open, Photo: sc-untergrombach

Final rankings – Davos Chess Challenge Open 2022:


Rk.   Name Typ sex FED RtgI Pts.  TB1 TB2 TB3
1 GM Peng Li Min      UKR 2503 6.5 32 28 2269
2 GM Raja Harshit      IND 2479 5.5 33 30 2221
3 FM Leisch Lukas      AUT 2407 5.5 28 25 2113
4 IM Schwabeneder Florian      AUT 2435 5 34 30 2202
5 IM Loeffler Markus      GER 2262 5 33 30 2263
6   Roesch Mario      GER 2199 5 30 27 2194
7 GM Pavlovic Milos      SRB 2471 5 30 27 2164
8   Rodriguez Polo Mateo      ESP 2176 5 29 26 2151
9 FM Steindl Johannes      AUT 2291 4.5 32 29 2288
10 FM Arnold Max      GER 2345 4.5 30 27 2227
11   Popvasilev Kaloyan      GER 2192 4.5 30 27 2177
12 FM Bhawoodien Mohamed Ozayr      RSA 2168 4.5 28 25 2135
13   Cagnotto Marco      ITA 2092 4.5 28 24 2062
14   Collin Moritz Valentin  U16   SUI 1985 4.5 25 22 2049
15   Jaggy Matteo  U16   SUI 2053 4 28 26 2048
16   Reinhardt Bernd  S60   GER 2124 4 27 25 2023
17   Alic Miran      SUI 2026 4 25 23 2028
18   Buehler Michael      SUI 2080 4 24 22 1949
19   Dushatskiy Fedor  S60   GER 2107 4 24 22 1959
20   Labelle Ambroise      SUI 2041 4 23 22 1908
21   Hetzer Volkhard  S60   GER 1894 4 23 21 1885
22   Savic Robert  Dr.     GER 1925 4 22 21 1960
23   Yakimenko Alexander A.  S60   RUS 2018 4 22 21 1922
24   Gemelli Romain  U16   SUI 1952 4 22 20 1993
25 FM Olivetti Davide      ITA 2162 3.5 28 25 2058
26   Boschetti Claudio  S60   SUI 2007 3.5 27 25 2033
27   Arquint Andri      SUI 2018 3.5 27 24 2039
28   Mattenberger Matthias  U16   SUI 1985 3.5 26 23 2005
29   Hund Sarah    w SUI 2076 3.5 25 24 2001
30 FM Adzic Slobodan  S60   SUI 2086 3.5 25 23 1996
31   Scherler Julius  U16   SUI 1995 3.5 24 23 2063
32 AIM Udipi Kala Kishan  U16   SUI 1982 3.5 23 21 2012
33   Deveci Sinan      SUI 1937 3.5 23 21 1855
34   Lipinsky Markus      GER 2027 3.5 22 20 1874
35   Vardi Shlomit    w ISR 1724 3.5 20 18 1828
36   Mamalis Prokopios  U16   GRE 2119 3 29 26 2108
37 WGM Hund Barbara  S60 w SUI 2088 3 27 25 2069
38   Gut Raphael  U16   SUI 1834 3 25 23 1994
39   Ruffenach Alain  S60   FRA 1889 3 23 22 1877
40   Mattenberger Dominik  U16   SUI 1645 3 22 20 1938
41   Sanchez Hernandez Alvaro      ESP 1754 3 22 20 1747
42   Jud Marc      SUI 1806 3 22 20 1890
43   Schubert Mario      GER 1893 3 20 19 1820
44   Portmann Daniel      SUI 1952 3 17 15 1798
45 IM Das Soham      IND 2332 2.5 26 23 2008
46   Butenandt Svenja  U16 w GER 2062 2.5 25 23 1893
47   Wagner Victoria    w GER 1806 2.5 25 22 1996
48   Sikorra Philipp      GER 1697 2.5 22 21 1783
49   Kassel Walter      AUT 1858 2.5 22 20 1829
50   Bossi Alessandro  S60   ITA 1893 2.5 22 20 1845
51   Panos Giannis      GRE 1473 2.5 19 18 1853
52   Wenske Hardy  S60   GER 1731 2 24 21 1940
53   Marzec Witold  S60   GER 1696 2 23 21 1848
54   Bauer Matthias      GER 1637 2 23 21 1839
55   Heron Andrew  U16   LIE 1667 2 20 18 1762
56   Sidler Raoul      SUI 1711 2 20 18 1767
57   Tuor Elena  S60 w SUI 1356 2 17 16 1686
58   Poell Joerg      SUI 1568 1.5 22 20 1906
59   Lipinsky Pierre  U16   GER 1574 1.5 19 18 1788
60   Sauter Daniel  S60   SUI 1689 1.5 18 17 1610
61   Kienboeck Benjamin  U16   AUT 2137 1 23 21 2110

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Final rankings – Davos Chess Rising Open 2022:


Rk. Name Typ sex FED RtgI Pts.  TB1 TB2 TB3
1 Depner Vadim  U16   GER 1407 6 28 26 1317
2 Mueller Ladina    w SUI 0 5.5 31 28 1228
3 Brisebard Florentin      FRA 1389 5 29 26 1257
4 Depner Michael  Dr.     GER 1522 4.5 30 27 1215
5 Raffaele Luca  U16   LIE 1226 4.5 29 27 1463
6 De Luze Nicolas      SUI 0 4.5 28 26 1318
7 Lipinsky Ferdinand  U16   GER 1049 4 27 24 1337
8 Hetzer Margarete  S60 w GER 1043 4 21 19 1128
9 Gugler Giorgio      AUT 1468 3.5 29 27 1194
10 Longerich Hans-Peter      GER 1513 3 25 24 1181
11 Adamova Alla  U16 w KGZ 0 3 24 23 1120
12 Kaufmann Tino  U16   LIE 0 3 22 20 1115
13 Adamova Umai  U16 w KGZ 0 2.5 25 23 1025
14 Roesch Elke    w GER 0 2.5 22 20 1207
15 Odermatt Christoph  S60   SUI 1471 2 24 22 1201
16 Lipinsky Basil  U16   GER 0 2 19 18 1077
17 Adamova Sezim  U16 w KGZ 0 2 18 16 1102
18 Muratbek Uulu Azat      KGZ 0 1.5 19 18 1042
19 Sosa Nesper Marcos Ivan      SUI 1498 1 21 19 1017

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