Gowtham K K clear first at 100th Paris Open B 2025
Gowtham K K scored 8/9 to win 100th Paris Open B (1650-1950) 2025. He finished a half point ahead of the rest. Narada Maugin (FRA) and Tanguy Maris (FRA) scored 7.5/9 each. They secured second and third place respectively according to tie-breaks. The first prize was €500. The nine-day nine round Open B (1650-1950) tournament was organized by IdF Chess League at Stade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris, France from 12th to 18th July 2025. Gowtham had two four-game winning streaks. He only lost his fifth round game. This was his first-ever rating tournament triumph of his career. Photo: IdF-Echecs
Gowtham's first rating tournament triumph of his career
The total participation in the centenary edition was 583, 78 in Masters (≥2200), 124 in Open A (1900-2250), 184 in Open B (1650-1950) and 197 in Open C (≤1700).
A total of 184 players took part from 13 countries across the world. The nine-day nine round Open B (1650-1950) tournament was organized by IdF Chess League at Stade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris, France from 12th to 18th July 2025. The time control of the event was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment per move.
Final standings in Open B (1650-1950)
| Pl | Name | Elo | Cat. | Fede | League | Club | Pts | Tr. | Perf | |
| 1 | GOWTHAM K K | 1831 F | SenM | 8 | 411/2 | 2176 | ||||
| 2 | MAUGIN Narada | 1940 F | SenM | IDF | Palamedes Chess | 71/2 | 411/2 | 2084 | ||
| 3 | MARIS Tanguy | 1877 F | JunM | IDF | White Tower Chess | 71/2 | 381/2 | 2082 | ||
| 4 | EISERLOH Clement | 1829 F | SenM | IDF | Kamogawa Chess Club | 7 | 41 | 2032 | ||
| 5 | NOVAK Vjekoslav | 1805 F | SenM | 7 | 40 | 2037 | ||||
| 6 | PLANCQ Matthieu | 1806 F | CadM | IDF | Tremblay Athletic Club - TAC Chess | 7 | 351/2 | 1998 | ||
| 7 | CALVARY Louis | 1897 F | SenM | Phyl. 61/2 | 471/2 | 2008 | ||||
| 8 | IMBERT Christophe | 1893 F | VetM | IDF | Vésinet Chess Club | Phyl. 61/2 | 45 | 1998 | ||
| 9 | SANCHEZ-NARBONI Quentin | 1868 F | JunM | IDF | GIF-CC2-Chess | Phyl. 61/2 | 431/2 | 1981 | ||
| 10 | DELADERRIÈRE Helio | 1867 F | BenM | CRS | Corsica Chess Club | Phyl. 61/2 | 411/2 | 1966 |
