The 2022 Chessable Sunway Sitges International Chess Festival will be held from 11-22 December in Sitges – Barcelona, Spain. The Festival features two tournaments: Open A and Open B, with the total prize fund of 27.155eur. The main Open A tournament will be played in 10 rounds, swiss system, with time control of 90 minutes for the first 40 moves + 30 minutes for the rest, with increment of 30 seconds from the first move.
GM Yu Yangyi is top-seeded at the A tournament, and the field includes GM Jorden van Foreest, GM Ivan Cheparinov, GM Jules Moussard, GM Andrey Esipenko and a total of 47 grandmasters. Scroll down for starting rank list of players
Chessable Sunway Sitges International Chess Festival 2022 – LIVE games
Starting ranking list of players – Chessable Sunway Sitges International Chess Festival 2022:
No.
Name
FideID
FED
Rtg
1
GM
Yu Yangyi
8603820
CHN
2728
2
GM
Van Foreest Jorden
1039784
NED
2690
3
GM
Cheparinov Ivan
2905540
BUL
2688
4
GM
Moussard Jules
642908
FRA
2684
5
GM
Esipenko Andrey
24175439
FID
2678
6
GM
Ivanchuk Vasyl
14100010
UKR
2673
7
GM
Alekseenko Kirill
4135539
FID
2672
8
GM
Korobov Anton
14105730
UKR
2662
9
GM
Tabatabaei Mohammad Amin
12521213
IRI
2660
10
GM
Demchenko Anton
4160258
FID
2632
11
GM
Jones Gawain C B
409561
ENG
2630
12
GM
Petrosyan Manuel
13300857
ARM
2621
13
GM
Karthikeyan Murali
5074452
IND
2620
14
GM
Grigoryan Karen H.
13301004
ARM
2619
15
GM
Aryan Chopra
5084423
IND
2618
16
GM
Puranik Abhimanyu
5061245
IND
2616
17
GM
Safarli Eltaj
13402129
AZE
2616
18
GM
Durarbayli Vasif
13402935
AZE
2612
19
GM
Adhiban B.
5018471
IND
2611
20
GM
Kollars Dmitrij
12909572
GER
2610
21
GM
Aravindh Chithambaram Vr.
5072786
IND
2607
22
GM
Dardha Daniel
240990
BEL
2606
23
GM
Sanal Vahap
6300545
TUR
2597
24
GM
Cheng Bobby
4300033
AUS
2583
25
GM
Kraemer Martin
4671910
GER
2583
26
GM
Svane Frederik
12923044
GER
2568
27
GM
Tin Jingyao
5804418
SGP
2562
28
GM
Alsina Leal Daniel
2252627
ESP
2527
29
GM
Basso Pier Luigi
866970
ITA
2516
30
GM
Arjun Kalyan
35018701
IND
2505
31
GM
Nevednichy Vladislav
1205730
ROU
2502
32
IM
Seo Jung Min
1734687
SWE
2502
33
IM
Gines Esteo Pedro Antonio
32080190
ESP
2500
34
GM
Sankalp Gupta
5097010
IND
2485
35
IM
Clarke Brandon G I
400319
ENG
2484
36
IM
Aditya Mittal
35042025
IND
2479
37
IM
Pranesh M
35028600
IND
2475
38
IM
Gokerkan Cem Kaan
6336760
TUR
2470
39
IM
Samant Aditya S
35080580
IND
2470
40
IM
Wadsworth Matthew J
415804
ENG
2470
41
IM
Sousa Andre Ventura
1917617
POR
2466
42
GM
Velten Paul
681091
FRA
2465
43
IM
Ayats Llobera Gerard
32067607
ESP
2464
44
GM
Sochacki Christophe
662569
FRA
2463
45
IM
Fernandez Guillen Ernesto J.
3512428
CUB
2462
46
GM
Firat Burak
6305881
TUR
2460
47
IM
Sardana Rishi
25004301
AUS
2460
48
IM
Woodward Andy
30953499
USA
2457
49
GM
Raja Rithvik R
35007394
IND
2453
50
IM
Erdogmus Yagiz Kaan
44599790
TUR
2453
51
GM
Goh Wei Ming Kevin
5800706
SGP
2452
52
IM
Kaasen Tor Fredrik
1516647
NOR
2452
53
GM
Narciso Dublan Marc
2201500
ESP
2448
54
IM
Abdisalimov Abdimalik
14206323
UZB
2447
55
IM
Garcia Ramos Daniel
32010311
ESP
2439
56
IM
Nigmatov Ortik
14202131
UZB
2439
57
IM
Boyer Mahel
45102422
FRA
2434
58
IM
Bulmaga Irina
13903063
ROU
2432
59
IM
Ajay Karthikeyan
35011685
IND
2430
60
IM
Sammed Jaykumar Shete
5073421
IND
2430
61
IM
Fataliyeva Ulviyya
13403052
AZE
2428
62
IM
Prraneeth Vuppala
46622373
IND
2427
63
IM
Baenziger Fabian
1330110
SUI
2426
64
FM
Vitier Vazquez Cristian
3513157
CUB
2424
65
FM
Saydaliev Saidakbar
14203693
UZB
2419
66
IM
Roberson Peter T
412384
ENG
2418
67
IM
Krastev Alexander
12989983
GER
2416
68
IM
Moksh Amit Doshi
25064967
IND
2414
69
IM
Ceres Dragos
13905864
MDA
2412
70
FM
Bai Adelard
16301188
TPE
2411
71
IM
Willow Jonah B
438804
ENG
2409
72
FM
Leisch Lukas
1632094
AUT
2405
73
FM
Bilych Olexiy
14156504
UKR
2401
74
IM
Tahay Alexis
26090961
FRA
2400
75
IM
Abdurakhmonov Mukhammadali
14207346
UZB
2397
76
IM
Bournel Antoine
26093553
FRA
2392
77
IM
Dionisi Thomas
651893
FRA
2390
78
IM
Salimova Nurgyul
2915138
BUL
2390
79
IM
Sattarov Bobir
14203081
UZB
2389
80
FM
Carbonell Sancho Marc
32029969
ESP
2384
81
IM
Rendle Thomas E
408760
ENG
2381
82
FM
Kanov Nikola
2928531
BUL
2377
83
FM
Jubin Jimmy
46686614
IND
2376
84
IM
Song Julien
659487
FRA
2369
85
FM
Mathieu Phileas
36048410
FRA
2367
86
WGM
Injac Teodora
932400
SRB
2365
87
WGM
Nandhidhaa P V
5050847
IND
2358
88
FM
Garcia Molina Jose
32030592
ESP
2357
89
IM
Fitzsimons David
2501961
IRL
2352
90
FM
Akbas Umut Ata
44572646
TUR
2351
91
FM
Nawin Jayaprakash Jayavalli
45031231
IND
2351
92
FM
Krasteva Beloslava
2922029
BUL
2350
93
IM
Meister Peter
4600207
GER
2347
94
WGM
Divya Deshmukh
35006916
IND
2347
95
FM
Van Dael Siem
1049771
NED
2345
96
FM
Alexiadis Hristos
4249623
GRE
2342
97
FM
Dalaud Dorian
36093270
FRA
2342
98
GM
Vogt Lothar
4611292
GER
2339
99
FM
Pablo Mari Alejandro
2200287
ESP
2338
100
IM
Sidhant Mohapatra
5028698
IND
2337
101
Ilamparthi A R
45015775
IND
2336
102
IM
Papadiamandis Elliot
36074160
FRA
2334
103
IM
Borocz Istvan
703036
HUN
2334
104
FM
Jain Kashish Manoj
35081098
IND
2334
105
WGM
Heinemann Josefine
12900460
GER
2332
106
FM
Manu David Suthandram R
35019562
IND
2332
107
IM
Karavade Eesha
5012600
IND
2325
108
WGM
Pourkashiyan Atousa
12502014
USA
2321
109
WGM
Priyanka Nutakki
25049615
IND
2316
110
FM
Bhambure Shantanu
5025931
IND
2306
111
FM
Dixit Nikhil
5059534
IND
2306
112
FM
Lim Zhuo Ren
5702488
MAS
2305
113
WGM
Gong Qianyun
8602425
SGP
2299
114
WIM
Rakhmangulova Anastasiya
14117479
UKR
2296
115
CM
Blasco Coll Andreu
22272836
ESP
2294
116
FM
Yordanov Lachezar
2918927
BUL
2294
117
Ortega Serra Marc
2293137
ESP
2291
118
FM
Milat Marcel
2602105
CAN
2290
119
CM
Shaik Sumer Arsh
45020000
IND
2290
120
GM
Pogorelov Ruslan
14100363
UKR
2288
121
FM
Kristoferitsch Daniel
1642650
AUT
2286
122
FM
Shailesh Dravid
25017969
IND
2286
123
WGM
Enkhtuul Altan-Ulzii
4901444
MGL
2285
124
FM
Schulze Lara
12956830
GER
2284
125
CM
Md Imran
25748580
IND
2279
126
FM
Castellanos Gomez Alejandro
22284141
ESP
2277
127
FM
Torngren Gustav
1728970
SWE
2275
128
FM
Ram Aravind L N
25033760
IND
2272
129
FM
Schneider Jana
12924997
GER
2272
130
FM
Domene Mulyukov Alexander
24589802
ESP
2271
131
CM
Vardanyan Aras
12808792
LTU
2271
132
Jinan Jomon
35002511
IND
2271
133
WIM
Benmesbah Natacha
642002
FRA
2268
134
WIM
Newrkla Katharina
1621629
AUT
2265
135
CM
Kostov Deyan Samuil
30909015
BUL
2260
136
FM
Ruiz Buendia Miguel
24537675
ESP
2257
137
FM
Atanasov Anthony
2623897
CAN
2251
138
FM
Ryan Joseph
2500426
IRL
2249
139
Aditya Varun Gampa
45066183
IND
2249
140
IM
Vehi Bach Victor Manuel
2200228
ESP
2248
141
FM
Oswaldo Valentin Requejo Cotrin
3800423
PER
2248
142
CM
Vaibhav Jayant Raut
5089034
IND
2247
143
WIM
Sieber Fiona
12902373
GER
2245
144
Frederic Clement
637319
FRA
2245
145
WIM
Rakshitta Ravi
25073230
IND
2242
146
Lever Erwan
20640099
FRA
2241
147
FM
Lye Lik Zang
5712181
MAS
2241
148
Arjun Chitrakudam Krishnamachari
46653252
IND
2241
149
CM
Rajarishi Karthi
5092523
IND
2239
150
IM
Mannion Stephen R
2400111
SCO
2229
151
CM
Gulatz Maurice
24642746
GER
2227
152
IM
Sai Agni Jeevitesh J
5070147
IND
2226
153
FM
Ventura Bolet Maxim
22238824
ESP
2223
154
CM
Dahale Atul
5037794
IND
2222
155
FM
Bach Matthias
4603168
GER
2208
156
FM
Harshad S
46616551
IND
2202
157
FM
Webb Laurence E
402389
ENG
2201
158
WIM
Gaboyan Susanna
13303627
ARM
2200
159
CM
Ribera Veganzones Serni
6900860
AND
2199
160
Ojas Kulkarni
25040073
IND
2196
161
Gasic Merino Franco
3414370
CHI
2195
162
Cherniack Alex
2007606
USA
2188
163
WFM
Nilssen Ellen Fredericia
1441230
DEN
2187
164
Joel Paul Ganta
35066145
IND
2183
165
CM
Wong Zhenyong Jayden
5821975
SGP
2181
166
Levi Netanel
2815400
ISR
2179
167
Sherman Reem
2822288
ISR
2179
168
Stanetzek Carsten
4616634
GER
2172
169
Perkampus Laurin
16232283
GER
2168
170
FM
De Santis Alessio
803405
ITA
2159
171
WIM
Hryzlova Sofiia
14174669
UKR
2157
172
FM
Baert Andy
200107
BEL
2156
173
FM
Voiteanu Gabriel
1208810
ROU
2152
174
CM
Nurgaliyev Sauat
13726285
KAZ
2150
175
Wecker Martin
12931462
GER
2150
176
FM
Kholopov Alexander A.
4148100
FID
2146
177
WIM
Priyanka K
5082986
IND
2146
178
Van Kessel Wessel
233404
BEL
2145
179
Leftheriotis Alexandros
25820770
GRE
2143
180
FM
Jeet Jain
5073022
IND
2141
181
Noria Silvestre Joaquin
2200619
ESP
2138
182
FM
Saya Ethan
26095181
FRA
2138
183
FM
Lorscheid Gerhard
4606000
GER
2137
184
Fanninger Leon
1649400
AUT
2136
185
Villar Reymundo Juan Antonio
3802744
PER
2135
186
Ezquerro Luque Albert
2276682
ESP
2134
187
FM
Mahitosh Dey
25091468
IND
2134
188
Devnani Kush
45093806
IND
2134
189
Gugan Govindan
45092931
IND
2126
190
Koehler Ronald
4623673
GER
2118
191
Arhan Chethan Anand
45062510
IND
2112
192
Ismail Tamer
2909332
BEL
2112
193
Itzhaky Shmuel
2810140
ISR
2109
194
FM
Hristodorescu Daniel
1203100
ROU
2108
195
Panjer Sidney
16207041
GER
2100
196
WFM
Yash Jyoti Bir
35027263
IND
2099
197
Coles Ruben
551017822
FRA
2098
198
Chulis Alexander
1607588
AUT
2097
199
Halegua Dani
36092398
FRA
2095
200
Nikolov Yavor
2926644
BUL
2092
201
Bub Volker
4618963
GER
2091
202
Stewart Ashley
419001
ENG
2090
203
Salinas Tomas Daniel
24597716
ESP
2089
204
WFM
Galvan Cipriani Viviana
32041144
ESP
2088
205
Verbin Valentina
13905910
MDA
2088
206
WFM
Hapala Elisabeth
1622080
AUT
2075
207
Duke Michael
2402262
SCO
2067
208
WFM
Pipiras Filipa Fortuna
1944894
POR
2065
209
Raghav Srivathsav V
5073316
IND
2059
210
WFM
Rodriguez Redondo Adhara
32065698
ESP
2057
211
Serrano Aspa Xavier
2219077
ESP
2054
212
Coles Robin
551017814
FRA
2051
213
Maloberti David
620149
FRA
2050
214
Sperat Czar Nicolas
551007827
FRA
2047
215
Moracchini Margaux
36018198
FRA
2046
216
Assylov Miras
13728873
KAZ
2044
217
Niharika Challa
35051270
IND
2044
218
CM
Butolo Alexandru-Mircea
1261649
ROU
2043
219
WFM
Jimenez Fernandez Rebeca
32070934
ESP
2040
220
Sarveshwaran Vignesh
25699016
IND
2040
221
Schmuck Corentin
20669569
FRA
2040
222
Boixader Arbo Xavier
32067305
ESP
2039
223
Le Pen Steven
612197
FRA
2038
224
Comellas Blanchart Jordi
2291096
ESP
2034
225
Vignesh Bhuvaneswari
35051555
IND
2032
226
Karadzhov Ivan
2922568
BUL
2024
227
Khandhar Kaushal
5702763
MAS
2020
228
Dietrich Peter
1674897
AUT
2015
229
Perez Garcia Jimena
24517127
ESP
2014
230
Ramos Aguilar Jose Manuel
2221390
ESP
2008
231
Perez Aleman Pedro Tomas
2201038
ESP
1996
232
Cordova-Lopez Diego Anton
459313
ENG
1985
233
WCM
Ankitha Goud Palle
35036270
IND
1980
234
Renganayaki Venkatesh
25705407
IND
1978
235
Bland David I
412244
ENG
1974
236
Saveljevs Aleksandrs
11601779
LAT
1974
237
Chia Yu Zhe Ashton
5821304
SGP
1970
238
Hiren K G
35053400
IND
1965
239
Kumar Sanjit S
468142
ENG
1965
240
Fernandez Climent Albert
24599166
ESP
1963
241
CM
Zhang Kendrick Botong
4307704
NZL
1963
242
Verbruggen Samuel
203181
BEL
1963
243
Pousada Garcia Daniel
2278642
ESP
1960
244
Bluebaum Johanna
24647373
GER
1958
245
Mompel Ferruz Xavier
54585775
ESP
1953
246
Altisen Palmada Roberto
2208652
ESP
1948
247
Kotmans Rob
1021494
NED
1948
248
Tudor Henry Edward
2409836
ROU
1942
249
Gayon Benoit
632040
FRA
1941
250
Follana Albelda Lucia
24516937
ESP
1938
251
Uber Gracia Hugo
54720079
ESP
1931
252
Patil Harshal
45036756
IND
1928
253
Villa Tornero Alex
54501091
ESP
1925
254
Bonoo Iwan
1028367
NED
1925
255
Cuvelier Annelies
213950
BEL
1921
256
Pina Tiago
1950673
POR
1916
257
Cafolla Peter
2500884
IRL
1915
258
Mashchenko Tamila
14154463
UKR
1913
259
Gregersen Hedin
7200226
FAI
1912
260
Herman Gamazo Isaac
54586470
ESP
1906
261
Borrellas Comellas Josep
2209993
ESP
1905
262
CM
Harish Neeraj
30958130
USA
1902
263
WCM
Bibilashvili Lali
13604236
GEO
1900
264
Schopf Martin
4644492
GER
1900
265
Liu Tianyi (Jack)
8627894
ENG
1892
266
Labrovic Jakov
14549786
CRO
1891
267
Benseny Martinez Guerau
24597481
ESP
1890
268
Levy Benyamin
2815460
ISR
1888
269
Levesque Guillaume
20698330
FRA
1887
270
WFM
Samaganova Aleksandra
13800221
KGZ
1884
271
Paricharak Shardul
7500432
AHO
1881
272
Vallbona Domingo Joan
2291487
ESP
1871
273
Larkin Benjamin
479977
ENG
1866
274
Alzamil Abdulaziz
21507996
KSA
1862
275
Shreyas Seshadri Nallore
25683900
IND
1849
276
Leimeister Winfried
24653721
GER
1845
277
Morais Miguel Almeida
1960687
POR
1844
278
Izagirre Alsua Aritz
2294001
ESP
1835
279
Arvind Ramnath Iyer
5062160
IND
1834
280
Tadmor Maya
2816237
ISR
1810
281
Nesse David
1519875
NOR
1809
282
Egli Urs
1306685
SUI
1806
283
Fabregas Oliver
4609719
GER
1804
284
Kushal O
25652753
IND
1801
285
Krassel Timofei
55733948
RUS
1787
286
Saravanan Durga
35068601
SGP
1784
287
Villa Izquierdo Roberto
2218216
ESP
1780
288
Patel Zain
469246
ENG
1761
289
Sierra Magrazo Lidia
54530466
ESP
1755
290
Shaffer Alexander
3100294
PUR
1750
291
Senso Moreno Francesc Xavier
94712638
ESP
1731
292
Golsta Ramona
11607394
LAT
1719
293
Aadith Rajesh
35050362
IND
1714
294
Bergara Ede Josu
22287965
ESP
1713
295
Gamal Alaa
469114
ENG
1713
296
Schulze Tim
16258177
GER
1710
297
Amulya Guruprasad
25683896
IND
1699
298
Paricharak Nakul
7500173
AHO
1695
299
Pichugov Andrey
490075
ENG
1681
300
Chitre Arush
25959026
IND
1646
301
Escudero Ribo Eloi
54770165
ESP
1626
302
Shamir Shahar
2859912
ISR
1604
303
Al Mutlaq Ibrahim A
21504610
KSA
1595
304
Alem Ali Hussain
21500088
KSA
1593
305
Barkasheva Sofia
4510615
EST
1588
306
Apaar Saxena
25937219
IND
1578
307
Sachdeva Ronit
343401589
ENG
1571
308
Kratz Jonathan
651081628
FRA
1514
309
Bryant Harry
489158
ENG
1510
310
Yedid Lior
487457
ENG
1490
311
Milner Romi
30997690
USA
1469
312
Gyaneshwar B
46627065
IND
1466
313
Harandi Teymour
445711
ENG
1459
314
Voronaya Eva
34254978
FID
1379
315
Suneth Shyam Keshaav
5743672
MAS
1325