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FISU World University Chess Champions crowned in Antwerp

The 2022 FISU World University Chess Championship was played from 12-17 September at the University of Antwerp Hof van Liere, Belgium. The event was played in Open and Women’s sections separately, with participation of around 70 players from 15 countries. The participants competed in classical and blitz tournament, and the best teams were announced combining results of the best federation’s players in the two events.

FM Arash Daghli won the classical event in the Open section as he scored unbeaten 7/9 points. Four players tied for the second place with tiebreak criteria determining the medalists. GM Igor Janik clinched silver, GM Jingyao Tin was bronze, IM Mahdi Gholami Orimi came fourth and IM Yovann Gatineau finished the event in the 5th place. Scroll down for rankings of all sections and tournaments

Open section (classical event) winners – Photo by: 2022 FISU World University Championship Mind Sports Facebook page

WIM Fiona Sieber won the Women’s classical event with the score of 6.5/9 points. Sieber was half a point ahead of the group of five players who tied for the second place. FM Anastasia Avramidou had best tiebreaks criteria to win silver medal, WIM Anna Kubicka claimed bronze, WIM Julianna Terbe was fourth, WFM Katarzyna Dwilewicz was fifth and WGM Julia Antolak came sixth. Scroll down for final rankings

Women’s section (classical event) winners – Photo by: 2022 FISU World University Championship Mind Sports Facebook page

After nine played rounds, two players tied for the top in the Blitz Open tournament. GM Yingyao Tin had better tiebreaks and clinched gold, while GM Igor Janik won silver. FM Arash Daghli and IM Dimitris Alexakis tied for the third place, with tiebreak criteria favoring FM Arash Daghli who came bronze. Scroll down for final rankings

Open section (Blitz event) winners – Photo by: 2022 FISU World University Championship Mind Sports Facebook page

WIM Alicja Sliwicka clinched the Women’s Blitz event scoring 6.5 points to be the sole Winner of the tournament. Five players tied for the second players with tiebreak criteria favored WFM Honorata Kucharska and WIM Mobina Alinasab who won silver and bronze medals (respectively). WIM Julianna Terbe was fourth, FM Anastasia Avramidou came fifth, and WFM Katarzyna Dwilewicz finished sixth.

Women’s section (Blitz event) winners – Photo by: 2022 FISU World University Championship Mind Sports Facebook page

Combining the results of the three best players in the Women’s and Open’s classical events, the team of Iran was the best FISU World University Team with score of 19 points. Poland was second with 18.5 points, and Germany came third with 17 points.

According to combined results of the three best players of Blitz tournaments, Poland clinched gold as the best Team with 20 points, Iran came second with 18.5 points, while France won bronze with 15 points. Scroll down for final rankings

Team winners (classical event) – Photo by: 2022 FISU World University Championship Mind Sports Facebook page
Team winners (blitz event) – Photo by: 2022 FISU World University Championship Mind Sports Facebook page

Final standings – FISU World University Chess Championship 2022 Open section (Classical time control):


Rk.   Name FED Rtg Pts.  TB1 TB2 TB3
1 FM Daghli Arash  IRI 2446 7 0 46 49
2 GM Janik Igor  POL 2533 6.5 0 48 52
3 GM Tin Jingyao  SGP 2561 6.5 0 47 52
4 IM Gholami Orimi Mahdi  IRI 2428 6.5 0 43 47
5 IM Gatineau Yovann  FRA 2368 6.5 0 38 41
6 IM Alexakis Dimitris  GRE 2464 6 0 43 46
7 FM Molenda Marcin  POL 2374 5.5 0 49 53
8 IM Agibileg Uurtsaikh  MGL 2441 5.5 0 47 51
9 FM Eugene Floryan  FRA 2397 5.5 0 40 44
10 IM Blahynka Martin  CZE 2378 5.5 0 40 43
11 FM Lee Qing Aun  SGP 2262 5 0 44 48
12 FM Niermann Tristan  GER 2289 5 0 42 46
13 FM Karas Marek  SVK 2233 5 0 41 44
14 FM Hollan Martin  CZE 2355 5 0 40 44
15 FM Chylewski Patryk  POL 2291 5 0 39 41
16   Lou Vincent  SUI 2229 5 0 36 39
17   Leeb Simon  GER 2267 4.5 0 39 42
18 FM Stijve Theo  SUI 2392 4.5 0 34 37
19   Nyola Wasswa Mark  UGA 1680 4.5 0 33 36
20   Nemeth Zalan  IRL 2249 4 0 41 42
21 FM Sivakumar Ashvin  SGP 2185 4 0 40 42
22   Allison James  RSA 1734 4 0 39 42
23   Mahlangu Sello  RSA 0 4 0 38 42
24   Verbovsky Michal  SVK 2055 4 0 36 37
25 CM Tan Jun Hao  SGP 1796 4 0 34 36
26   Butzen Robin  BEL 2063 4 0 33 35
27   Martin Nico  RSA 1746 4 0 32 34
28   Van Dijck Bjarne  BEL 2080 3.5 0 33 35
29   Almeida Ygor De Souza  BRA 1739 3.5 0 33 34
30   De Block Yordi  BEL 2100 3.5 0 32 34
31   Matovu Abel  UGA 1929 3.5 0 29 30
32   Musasizi Emmanuel  UGA 1978 3 0 39 40
33   Boudry William  BEL 2109 3 0 38 41
34   De Paula Luan Araujo  BRA 1768 3 0 32 33
35   Wagner Gerald  RSA 1742 2.5 0 30 31
36   Bitarinsa Arthur  UGA 1659 0 0 24 25

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Final standings – FISU World University Chess Championship 2022 Women section (classical event):


Rk.   Name FED Rtg Pts.  TB1 TB2 TB3
1 WIM Sieber Fiona  GER 2280 6.5 0 45 49
2 FM Avramidou Anastasia  GRE 2320 6 0 47 51
3 WIM Kubicka Anna  POL 2229 6 0 47 50
4 WIM Terbe Julianna  HUN 2275 6 0 45 49
5 WFM Dwilewicz Katarzyna  POL 2132 6 0 44 45
6 WGM Antolak Julia  POL 2387 6 0 43 47
7 WFM Kucharska Honorata  POL 2207 5.5 0 45 48
8 WIM Sliwicka Alicja  POL 2240 5.5 0 43 47
9   Arnhold Steffi  GER 2121 5.5 0 43 46
10 WIM Alinasab Mobina  IRI 2335 5.5 0 43 47
11 WIM Alboredo Julia  BRA 2263 5.5 0 41 45
12 WFM Sankova Stella  SVK 2067 5 0 42 45
13 WFM Djidjeli Sarah  FRA 2070 5 0 41 44
14   Paktinat Zhina  IRI 1888 5 0 36 39
15 WFM Terbe Zsuzsanna  HUN 2196 4.5 0 39 42
16 WFM Naran-Erdene Naranbaatar  MGL 2055 4.5 0 39 41
17   Tsivelekidou Evgenia  GRE 1943 4.5 0 37 40
18 WFM Azali Tannaz  IRI 2061 4.5 0 36 39
19   Weis Olga  GER 2039 4.5 0 36 37
20   Nemcova Karin  CZE 2091 4.5 0 34 37
21   Pellicoro Nathalie  SUI 1895 4.5 0 30 31
22   Tomasi Elise  FRA 2003 4 0 39 41
23   Meszarosova Eva  SVK 1960 4 0 39 42
24   Saayman Anais  RSA 1229 4 0 30 31
25 WFM Vanduyfhuys Daria  BEL 2064 3.5 0 39 39
26   Nabacwa Allen Kyolaba  UGA 1454 3.5 0 33 33
27 WFM Mak Tsz Wing Cora  RSA 1611 3.5 0 32 32
28 WIM Du Plessis Anika  RSA 1586 3 0 37 40
29   Ahereza Joan  UGA 1459 3 0 32 32
30   Shaw Laurie Ann  RSA 1412 3 0 29 29
31 WFM Nansubuga Gloria  UGA 1531 1.5 0 33 33
32   Mukisa Glory Bbumba  UGA 1105 0.5 0 30 31

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Final standings – FISU World University Chess Championship 2022 Open section (blitz time control):


Rk.   Name FED Rtg Pts.  TB1 TB2 TB3
1 GM Tin Jingyao  SGP 2409 7.5 1 48 51
2 GM Janik Igor  POL 2456 7.5 0 47 50
3 FM Daghli Arash  IRI 2225 7 1 45 47
4 IM Alexakis Dimitris  GRE 2473 7 0 48 52
5 FM Sivakumar Ashvin  SGP 2090 5.5 0 45 49
6 IM Gholami Orimi Mahdi  IRI 2363 5.5 0 42 44
  FM Lee Qing Aun  SGP 2001 5.5 0 42 44
8 IM Gatineau Yovann  FRA 2183 5.5 0 41 43
9 FM Hollan Martin  CZE 2406 5.5 0 40 44
10 FM Molenda Marcin  POL 2059 5 0 46 49
11   Boudry William  BEL 2122 5 0 45 48
12 FM Eugene Floryan  FRA 2397 5 0 44 47
13 IM Agibileg Uurtsaikh  MGL 2205 5 0 34 36
14 FM Chylewski Patryk  POL 2105 4.5 0 45 49
15   Martin Nico  RSA 1689 4.5 0 37 40
16 FM Karas Marek  SVK 2272 4.5 0 34 37
17 CM Tan Jun Hao  SGP 1797 4.5 0 34 36
18 FM Stijve Theo  SUI 2257 4 0 33 35
19   Van Dijck Bjarne  BEL 2054 4 0 31 33
20   Nyola Wasswa Mark  UGA 1725 4 0 30 32
21   Musasizi Emmanuel  UGA 2039 3.5 1 40 43
22   De Block Yordi  BEL 2015 3.5 0 32 34
23   Lou Vincent  SUI 2039 3 0 39 42
24   Nemeth Zalan  IRL 2010 3 0 34 37
25   Matovu Abel  UGA 1902 3 0 33 35
26   Wagner Gerald  RSA 1749 3 0 28 30
27   De Paula Luan Araujo  BRA 1814 2.5 1.5 33 35
28   Mahlangu Sello  RSA 0 2.5 1 33 35
29   Verbovsky Michal  SVK 1940 2.5 0.5 27 29
30   Butzen Robin  BEL 1887 2 0 32 35

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Final standings – FISU World University Chess Championship Women’s section (blitz time control):


Rk.   Name FED Rtg Pts.  TB1 TB2 TB3
1 WIM Sliwicka Alicja  POL 2154 6.5 0 34 42
2 WFM Kucharska Honorata  POL 1883 6 0 38 45
3 WIM Alinasab Mobina  IRI 2006 6 0 37 48
4 WIM Terbe Julianna  HUN 2059 6 0 37 46
5 FM Avramidou Anastasia  GRE 2183 6 0 35 46
6 WFM Dwilewicz Katarzyna  POL 1907 6 0 33 41
7 WFM Naran-Erdene Naranbaatar  MGL 1712 5.5 0 31 38
8 WIM Kubicka Anna  POL 2072 5.5 0 27 34
9 WGM Antolak Julia  POL 2037 5 0 37 46
10   Paktinat Zhina  IRI 1674 5 0 33 40
11   Tomasi Elise  FRA 1942 4.5 0 39 47
12 WFM Azali Tannaz  IRI 1749 4.5 0 37 47
13 WFM Vanduyfhuys Daria  BEL 1784 4.5 0 33 42
14   Pellicoro Nathalie  SUI 1878 4.5 0 30 37
15   Meszarosova Eva  SVK 1857 4.5 0 24 31
16 WFM Terbe Zsuzsanna  HUN 2122 4 0 38 49
17 WFM Sankova Stella  SVK 1869 3.5 0 32 40
18 WFM Djidjeli Sarah  FRA 1910 3.5 0 30 39
19   Ahereza Joan  UGA 1562 3 0 27 34
20 WIM Du Plessis Anika  RSA 1586 2 1 28 35
21   Nabacwa Allen Kyolaba  UGA 1516 2 0 27 34
22 WFM Nansubuga Gloria  UGA 1484 1 0 28 36

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