Alexey Sarana wins Dvorkovich Memorial

Alexey Sarana is the winner of Aktobe Open – Dvorkovich Memorial. Sarana collected 7,5/9, half a point ahead of a large group of players, including GM Aryan Chopra (2620), GM Zhamsaran Tsydypov (2514), GM Pa Iniyan (2573), GM Murtas Kazhgaleyev (2500), and GM Hao Wang (2701). The top woman prize is for Afruza Khamdamova who scored final WGM and one IM norms along the way. Scroll down for the full standings

With this win Alexey Sarana added 4,8 elo to his rating and is approaching the 2700 club, now being 2690.8. The peak rating of Sarana was achieved in July 2024, FIDE rating of 2717. The title of Aktobe Open – Dvorkovich Memorial is part of the long list of events that the Serbian Grandmaster has won in his career.

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Grand Prix PlusCity (2025): Alexey Sarana won clear first with 8,0/9 at the rapid section of the event (replay)

European Individual Chess Championship (2023): Sarana won the title in Vrnjacka Banja, Serbia, scoring 8.5/11 points, edging out GMs Kirill Shevchenko and Daniel Dardha on tiebreak. This was the largest European Individual Championship ever, with 482 players.

Russian Championship Higher League (2018): Sarana won the tournament, scoring 6.5/9, beating GM Grigoriy Oparin on tiebreaks, qualifying for the Russian Championship Superfinals.

Russian Championship Higher League (2019): He shared first place with GM Alexandr Predke, scoring 6.5/9, but placed second on tiebreak, again qualifying for the Superfinals.

Alexey Sarana is also qualified by rating for the FIDE Grand Swiss 2025

Aktobe Open – Dvorkovich Memorial final standings

Rk.		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.
1	GM	Sarana, Alexey	SRB	2686	7
2	GM	Aryan, Chopra	IND	2620	6.5
3	GM	Tsydypov, Zhamsaran	FID	2514	6.5
4	GM	Iniyan, Pa	IND	2573	6.5
5	GM	Kazhgaleyev, Murtas	KAZ	2500	6.5
6	GM	Wang, Hao	CHN	2701	6.5
7	GM	Xue, Haowen	CHN	2518	6
8	GM	Sargsyan, Shant	ARM	2669	6
9	GM	Sjugirov, Sanan	HUN	2635	5.5
10	GM	Cheparinov, Ivan	BUL	2641	5.5
11	GM	Bocharov, Dmitry	FID	2522	5.5
12	GM	Nogerbek, Kazybek	KAZ	2538	5.5
13	IM	Amilal, Munkhdalai	MGL	2385	5.5
14	IM	Ilamparthi, A R	IND	2490	5.5
15	GM	Yilmaz, Mustafa	TUR	2586	5.5
16	WIM	Khamdamova, Afruza	UZB	2326	5.5
17	IM	Davtyan, Artur	ARM	2472	5
18	IM	Urazayev, Arystanbek	KAZ	2490	5
19	FM	Rostovtsev, Dmitry	FID	2429	5
20		Utegaliyev, Azamat	KAZ	2445	5
21	GM	Amar, Elham	NOR	2589	5
22	IM	Goutham, Krishna H	IND	2427	5
23	GM	Aditya, Mittal	IND	2563	5
24	GM	Suleymenov, Alisher	KAZ	2515	5
25	IM	Korchmar, Vasiliy	FID	2417	5
26	GM	Zemlyanskii, Ivan	FID	2585	5
27	IM	Agibileg, Uurtsaikh	MGL	2384	5
28	IM	Rohith, Krishna S	IND	2497	5
29	FM	Sahib, Singh	IND	2407	5
30	IM	Uskov, Artem	FID	2500	4.5
31	IM	Zverev, Lev	FID	2474	4.5
32	IM	Lee, Junhyeok	KOR	2434	4.5
33	IM	Isanzhulov, Arystan	KAZ	2388	4.5
34	FM	Panesar, Vedant	IND	2456	4.5
35	GM	Daneshvar, Bardiya	IRI	2640	4.5
36	IM	Agmanov, Zhandos	KAZ	2481	4.5
37	FM	Suleimen, Ergali	KAZ	2302	4.5
38	IM	Ayush, Sharma	IND	2437	4.5
39	IM	Nurgaliyev, Sauat	KAZ	2404	4.5
40	FM	Assylov, Miras	KAZ	2319	4.5
41	IM	Sapenov, Daniyal	KAZ	2405	4.5
42	FM	Novozhilov, Semen	FID	2352	4.5
43	IM	Ansat, Aldiyar	KAZ	2489	4
44	FM	Usov, Aleksandr E.	FID	2313	4
45	FM	Tudor, Henry Edward	ROU	2374	4
46		Sriram, Adarsh Uppala	IND	2460	4
47	IM	Orozbaev, Eldiyar	KGZ	2367	4
48	IM	Kamalidenova, Meruert	KAZ	2330	4
49	FM	Akhilbay, Imangali	KAZ	2385	4
50	IM	Kuru, Atilla	TUR	2428	3.5
51	IM	Abdilkhair, Abilmansur	KAZ	2401	3.5
52	FM	Valiyev, Shahin	AZE	2421	3.5
53	FM	Moldagali, Beksultan	KAZ	2397	3.5
54	GM	Naiditsch, Arkadij	BUL	2629	3.5
55	FM	Lyutsinger, Iren	FID	2261	3.5
56	FM	Smirnov, Mark	KAZ	2352	3.5
57	GM	Zhalmakhanov, Ramazan	KAZ	2463	3.5
58	WFM	Nurgaliyeva, Zarina	KAZ	2252	3.5
59	WIM	Kaldarova, Ayaulym	KAZ	2172	3
60	IM	Lu, Maximillian	USA	2392	3
61	GM	Simonian, Hrair	ARM	2404	3
62	WGM	Kurmangaliyeva, Liya	KAZ	2276	3
63	FM	Amirkul, Alimzhan	KAZ	2357	2.5
64	WIM	Sultanbek, Zeinep	KAZ	2068	2.5
65	WIM	Serikbay, Assel	KAZ	2226	2.5
66	FM	Chertkov, Maksim	FID	2322	2
67	IM	Badelka, Olga	AUT	2424	2
68	IM	Mamedov, Edgar	KAZ	2509	1