22 December 2022

Kirill Alekseenko Wins Group A of IX Chessable Sunway Sitges Chess Festival

Our congratulations!

Photo: Eteri Kublashvili
Photo: Eteri Kublashvili


The IX Chessable Sunway Sitges Chess Festival, which consisted of two open events and blitz tournaments, is concluded in Spain.

Kirill Alekseenko (FIDE) became the winner of the main tournament (Group A), which brought together more than three hundred players. Having won seven games in a row and made three draws, the Russian player scored 8.5 points out of 10 to take first place. 

The winner is followed by Hans Niemann (2nd place, USA) and Mohammad Amin Tabatabaei (3rd place, Iran), who got 8 points each. Andrey Esipenko (FIDE) also made the top 10: he gained 7.5 points and finished the tournament in 10th place. 

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Our congratulations to Kirill Alekseenko on his confident victory in Sitges!