Round 3 Recap: Vicencio Leads The Pack

AR Chess Academy
Nov 10
2 min read

Round 3 of the 2nd AR Chess Academy Classical had its fair share of tension and surprises. On the top boards, both encounters - Ramez Alskafy vs. WIM Jesse February and Shahan Abu Sayeed vs. Tunar Garayev - ended peacefully.

In the Open Sicilian – Löwenthal Variation, Alskafy Ramez (1806) holds WIM Jesse February (1996) to a highly accurate draw. Both players hovered around 98% accuracy according to the analysis.

Taking full advantage of that, Emmerson Vicencio continued his perfect run with another win, pushing him to 3/3 and into sole lead of the tournament.

Meanwhile, top seed FM Sameh Sadek notched his second victory, slowly climbing his way back towards board 1 after missing the first round. With plenty of rounds still ahead, the race for first is starting to heat up.

Grandmaster and academy founder Abdelrahman Hesham has been working tirelessly to ensure the tournament runs smoothly. He’s also been hosting the live broadcast on TikTok and Twitch, chatting about the games, sharing his insights, and adding to the lively, interactive atmosphere that surrounds each round.

GM Abdelrahman Hesham noted, “The level of play is rising quickly, you can see it in the quality of the games. That’s exactly what we hoped to see from our local players.”