GM Ahmed Adly won the Sunway Sitges International Online Chess Open, the first-ever open Swiss tournament held online with a classical time control. The Egyptian grandmaster beat IM Liam Vrolijk of the Netherlands in the knockout final.
Just like at the regular tournament in Sitges, held each December, the players had to play for their prizes in what was a 16-player knockout on the final day.
These 16 came from the main event: a nine-round Swiss held April 19-27 with 224 participants from 57 federations in the A group, including 16 GMs and 30 IMs. The time control was 90 minutes per player for the game with an increment of 30 seconds per move.
