Siddharth Singh clear first at 8th Sant Adria Open 2026, Shrayan Majumder second
Siddharth Singh scored 7.5/9 to win 8th Sant Adria Open Group A (≥1950) 2026. CM Shrayan Majumder secured second place with 6.5/9. Yin Jun Xiong Zhang finished third 6/9.
Five Indians in top ten
Despite starting the event with a loss, the teenager top seed, Siddharth Singh (USA), scored 7.5/8 in his next eight games to become a clear champion. Apart from Shrayan, four more Indians made a top ten finish. Anustoop Biswas, CM Amartya Saumitra Gupta, Ravi Krishna G and Shreyas S Nikam scored 6/9 and the remaining three 5.5/9 each to be placed fourth, sixth, seventh and ninth respectively.
The total prize fund was €3330, €2250 in Group A. The top three prizes were €800, €400 and €300 with a trophy each.
Top 3 (L to R): 2nd CM Shrayan Majumder 6.5/9, 1st Siddharth Singh (USA) 7.5/9 and 3rd Ying Jun Xiong Zhang (ESP) 6/9 | Photo: escacs.cat
A total of 35 players including a GM, a WGM and a WIM took part from seven countries across the world. The nine-day nine-round Rating tournament was organized by The Sant Adrià Chess Club at CFA Sant Adrià de Besòs in Sant Adrià de Besòs, Spain from 12th to 20th August 2026. The time control of the tournament was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment.
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