Sahib Singh dominates Arad Blitz Rating Open 2026

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IM Sahib Singh scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win Arad Blitz Rating Open 2026.

Sahib second in Chess960; Open – Deep Sengupta fifth, Naitik Mehta scores an IM-norm

Blitz: IM Sahib Singh was the sole leader 7.5/8, heading into the final round. IM Filip Magold (ROU) and GM David Gavrilescu (ROU) were trailing by a half point at 7/8 each. Sahib defeated FM Marek Karas (SVK) to become a clear champion. Filip lost to David. The latter finished second and the former third.

Open: IM Or Bronstein (ISR) won 19th Arad GP Open A 2026 scoring sole 7.5/9. GM Deep Sengupta was the sole Indian to make a top ten finish. He scored 7/9 to be placed fifth. CM Naitik R Mehta scored 6/9 to score an IM-norm.

Chess960: FM Teodor-Cosmin Nedelcu (ROU) scored an unbeaten 6.5/7 to win Arad Fischer Random 2026. IM Sahib Singh scored 6/7 to finish second. Luca-Delian Popescu-Vava (ROU) finished third scoring 4.5/7.

The total prize fund was €36000. The top three prizes were Lei 25000, 15000 and 10000 along with a trophy and a medal each.

Blitz (L to R): 3rd IM Filip Magold (ROU) 7/9, 1st IM Sahib Singh 8.5/9 and 4th FM Reinis Valdats (LAT) 7/9 | Photo: Federația Română de Șah

IM Sahib Singh in action | Photo: Federația Română de Șah

IM Sahib Singh scored an unbeaten 8.5/9, finished a half point ahead of the rest and gained 176 Elo rating points

Open A (L to R): 11th IM Jakub Fus (POL) 6.5/9, 8th GM Xiao Tong (CHN, Qd) 6.5/9, 6th GM Mamikon Gharibyan (ARM) 6.5/9, 5th GM Deep Sengupta 6.5/9 and 4th IM Qingfren Cao (CHN) 7/9 | Photo: Federația Română de Șah

CM Naitik R Mehta scored an IM-norm | Photo: Federația Română de Șah

CM Naitik R Mehta scored 6/9, performed at 2446 and gained 48.2 Elo rating points en route his maiden IM-norm

Rating 2151-2300 (L to R): 3rd CM Naitik R Mehta 6/9, 1st FM Raem Sherman (ISR) 6/9 and 2nd CM Pruthu Deshpande 6/9 | Photo: Federația Română de Șah

Women: 2nd WGM Mobina Alinasab (IRI) 5.5/9 and 1st WIM Kalyani Sirin 5.5/9 | Photo: Federația Română de Șah

Trophies and medals for the prize winners | Photo: Federația Română de Șah

The tournament hall at Amiral Events and Style Arad in Arad, Romania | Photo: Federația Română de Șah

A total of 137 players including a GM, three IMs and a WGM took part from 19 countries across the world. The one-day nine-round Blitz Open tournament was organized by Federatia Romana de Sah at Amiral Events and Style Arad in Arad, Romania on 7th August 2026. The time control of the tournament was 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment.

Final standings in Blitz

A total of 208 players including 15 GMs, 29 IMs, 3 WGMs and 5 WIMs took part from 31 countries across the world. The seven-day nine-round Rating Open tournament was organized by Federatia Romana de Sah at Amiral Events and Style Arad in Arad, Romania from 3rd to 9th August 2026. The time control of the tournament was 40 moves in 90 minutes + 15 minutes + 30 seconds increment.

Final standings in Open A

A total of 18 players including an IM took part from five countries across the world. The one-day seven-round Chess960 Open tournament was organized by Federatia Romana de Sah at Amiral Events and Style Arad in Arad, Romania on 3rd August 2026. The time control of the tournament was 5 minutes + 3 seconds increment.

Final standings in Chess960