Harsh Suresh prevails at 18th Paracin Open 2025, Srihari L second and Vignesh N R third

by Shahid Ahmed - 09/08/2025

IM Harsh Suresh scored an unbeaten 7.5/9 to win 18th Paracin International Chess Festival Open A (>2100) 2025. He finished a half point ahead of the competition. IM Srihari L scored 7/9 to secure second place. GM Vignesh N R, IM Arif Abdul Hafiz (INA) and GM Nikita Matinian scored 6.5/9 each. They secured third, fourth and fifth place respectively according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund in Open A was RSD 1170000 (≈ €10000). The top three prizes were RSD 300000, 200000 and 160000 along with a trophy each respectively. Vignesh won the Blitz Rating event scoring an unbeaten 10/11. Ajay Mushini became an International Master at this event by scoring his final IM-norm. Photo: FM FT IA IO Sasa Jevtic

Ajay Mushini becomes an International Master, Vignesh convincingly clinches Blitz Rating Open, Midilesh third in B

Paracin International Chess Festival was a successful festival for the Indians. In the Open A, the entire podium was claimed by Indians. FM Ajay Mushini scored 6/9, finished eighth and also earned his final IM-norm to become one of the latest IMs of India. WFM Kalyani Sirin was the top female finisher. She scored 6/9, claimed 12th place and gained 42.5 Elo rating points. GM Vignesh N R won the Blitz Rating Open event. The only other top ten finisher was Kalyani. She scored 7.5/11 to be placed tenth. The total prize fund in Blitz was RSD 100000. Midilesh Ms scored 7/9 to finish third in Open B (≤2100). The total prize fund in Open B was RSD 330000. The top three prizes were RSD 60000, 50000 and 40000.

Champion in Paracin Open A - IM Harsh Suresh 7.5/9 | Photo: FM FT IA IO Sasa Jevtic

Runner-up - IM Srihari L 7/9 | Photo: FM FT IA IO Sasa Jevtic

Second Runner-up - GM Vignesh N R 6.5/9 | Photo: FM FT IA IO Sasa Jevtic

Top 3 (L to R): 3rd GM Vignesh N R 6.5/9, 1st IM Harsh Suresh 7.5/9 and 2nd IM Srihari L 6.5/9 | Photo: FM FT IA IO Sasa Jevtic

IM Harsh Suresh in action | Photo: FM FT IA IO Sasa Jevtic

IM Harsh Suresh scored an unbeaten 7.5/9, finished a half point ahead of the rest and gained 22 Elo rating points

Ajay Mushini earned his final IM-norm at this event to become one of the latest International Master of India.

8th FM Ajay Mushini 6/9 | Photo: FM FT IA IO Sasa Jevtic

FM Ajay Mushini scored 6/9, performed at 2462, increased his Elo rating by 62.6 points, en route his final IM-norm

Top female finisher: 12th WFM Kalyani Sirin 6/9 | Photo: FM FT IA IO Sasa Jevtic

Champion in Blitz Rating Open - GM Vignesh N R 10/11| Photo: FM FT IA IO Sasa Jevtic

Runner-up - IM Arif Abdul Hafiz (INA) 9.5/11 | Photo: FM FT IA IO Sasa Jevtic

Second Runner-up - CM Svyatoslav Lisenkov 9/11 | Photo: FM FT IA IO Sasa Jevtic

Top 3 in Blitz (L to R): 3rd CM Svyatoslav Lisenkov 9/11, 1st GM Vignesh N R 10/11 and 2nd IM Arif Abdul Hafiz (INA) 9.5/11 | Photo: FM FT IA IO Sasa Jevtic

GM Vignesh N R scored an unbeaten 10/11, finished a half point ahead of the field and added 16 Blitz Elo rating points

10th WFM Kalyani Sirin 7.5/11 | Photo: FM FT IA IO Sasa Jevtic

The organizing team of 18th Paracin International Chess Festival 2025 | Photo: FM FT IA IO Sasa Jevtic

A total of 83 players including 7 GMs, 7 IMs and a WIM took part from 23 countries across the world. The nine-day nine-round Swiss league Rating Open A (>2100) tournament was organized by FM FT IA IO Sasa Jevtic at Pool 'Prestige' in Paracin, Serbia from 4th to 12th July 2025. The time control for the tournament was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment.

Final standings in Open A

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	K	rtg+/-
1	9	IM	Harsh, Suresh	U18		IND	2390	7,5	43	37,5	6	10	22
2	12	IM	Srihari, L			IND	2353	7	40,5	31,5	6	10	8,5
3	2	GM	Vignesh, N R			IND	2531	6,5	46	36,5	5	10	1,3
4	10	IM	Hafiz, Arif Abdul			INA	2368	6,5	43	32,5	6	20	14,2
5	6	GM	Matinian, Nikita			FID	2421	6,5	42	31	4	10	-0,2
6	3	GM	Zanan, Evgeny			ISR	2493	6	48	36	5	10	0
7	5	IM	Tadic, Stefan	U20		SRB	2424	6	46	32	4	10	-1,1
8	35	FM	Mushini, Ajay			IND	2196	6	46	30,5	5	20	62,6
9	18	FM	Anand, Batsukh	U18		MGL	2304	6	44	34	6	20	33,8
10	11	IM	Hari, Madhavan N B			IND	2365	6	40,5	31	4	10	-0,1
11	7	GM	Munkhgal, Gombosuren			MGL	2406	6	40,5	30	4	10	-6,7
12	42	WFM	Kalyani, Sirin	U16	w	IND	2138	6	36,5	27	5	40	68,4
13	26		Radisavljevic, Dalibor			SRB	2269	6	34,5	26,5	5	20	-0,2
14	16	IM	Filip, Lucian-Ioan			ROU	2327	5,5	45,5	32	4	10	3,5
15	17	FM	Zhukov, Anton			FID	2310	5,5	45	30,5	2	20	0,2

Details

A total of 121 players took part from 17 countries across the world. The nine-day nine-round Swiss league Rating Open B (≤2100) tournament was organized by FM FT IA IO Sasa Jevtic at Pool 'Prestige' in Paracin, Serbia from 4th to 12th July 2025. The time control for the tournament was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment.

Final standings in Open B

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	Gr	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	K	rtg+/-
1	8		Cankurt, Arda	U14			TUR	1971	8	49	43,5	7	40	104,8
2	16		Gurbuz, Bayram				TUR	1935	7,5	45,5	37,5	6	20	35,2
3	7		Midilesh, Ms	U18			IND	1973	7	46,5	37,5	6	40	23,2
4	32		Bai, Moxuan	U10			CHN	1814	7	44	35	5	40	98,4
5	21		Nikolovski, Kiril	U16			MKD	1899	7	43,5	36	5	40	62
6	34		Milosevic, Andrej	U16			SRB	1811	7	42	32,5	6	40	79,2
7	1	FM	Dinic, Dragan	S50			SRB	2095	6,5	50	34,5	4	20	-13
8	2	FM	Radosavljevic, Slobodan D	S65			SRB	2058	6,5	47,5	34,5	5	20	-6,6
9	37		Tenuun, Tseesuren	U10			MGL	1797	6,5	42	32,5	6	40	79,2
10	49		Kuzmin, Sevastian	U14			FID	1762	6,5	42	32	5	40	102,8

Details

A total of 110 players including 3 GMs and 3 IMs took part from 19 countries across the world. The one-day eleven-round Swiss league Blitz Rating Open tournament was organized by FM FT IA IO Sasa Jevtic at Pool 'Prestige' in Paracin, Serbia on 11th July 2025. The time control for the tournament was 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment.

Final standings in Blitz Rating Open

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	K	rtg+/-
1	3	GM	Vignesh, N R			IND	2438	10	76,5	63	9	10	16
2	11	IM	Hafiz, Arif Abdul			INA	2203	9,5	76,5	60,5	9	20	65,2
3	4	CM	Lisenkov, Svyatoslav	U16		FID	2304	9	74	54,5	8	20	18,4
4	1	GM	Munkhgal, Gombosuren			MGL	2497	8	79	54	8	10	-9,8
5	2	GM	Laurusas, Tomas			LTU	2491	8	78,5	52	7	10	-10,8
6	5	CM	Cvetanovic, Uros			SRB	2299	8	71,5	51	8	10	-0,1
7	16		Zhong, Kangmin			CHN	2144	8	70,5	47	7	20	2,8
8	10	FM	Boci, Mateu	U16		ALB	2216	8	67,5	47	8	40	-8
9	25	CM	Tuguldur, Soninbayar	U16		MGL	2032	7,5	74	48,5	7	40	106,4
10	23	WFM	Kalyani, Sirin	U16	w	IND	2070	7,5	72	48	7	40	64,4