Fortun£ Friday$ February Edition – Prize Winners

Fortun£ Friday$ February Edition won by Turkmenistan's newest Grandmaster!

Our tenth free-to-play February edition was another thrilling event! Turkmenistan's newest and soon-to-be chess Grandmaster, Saparmyrat Atabayev, went on an incredible 14-game winning streak, earning a massive 88 points to claim victory. His dominant performance was just enough to hold off Russian Super Grandmaster Dmitry Andreikin, who finished only seven points behind with 81.

Saparmyrat won the 2025 2nd Al-Beruniy International Chess Tournament just over a month ago, on the 11th of February, with a score of 7/9, winning via tiebreak score and securing his final GM norm! He now has all three GM norms, a rating over 2500, and is awaiting the official confirmation of his Grandmaster title later this month.

This marked the 18th edition of the Fortun£ Friday$ series, attracting 154 players from 55 countries! The event featured some of the world’s top titled players, including: 5 Grandmasters (GMs), 9 International Masters (IMs), 4 FIDE Masters (FMs), 4 Candidate Masters (CMs) and over 130 non-titled players!

Top 3 Finishers

First Place – IM Saparmyrat Atabayev (@Saparmyrat) – Turkmenistan’s No. 1 player and soon-to-be Grandmaster. This marks his first-ever Fortun£ Friday$ title after competing in several editions!

Second Place – GM Dmitry Andreikin (@Vladimirovich9000) - The Russian Super Grandmaster finished second, once again proving his world-class strength. His consistency in these events is remarkable, as he always places in the top 10 when he competes.

Third Place – IM Harshavardhan GB (@harsha15) - A strong Indian IM and previous Fortun£ Friday$ champion, having won the title back in August 2024!

Fair Play & Prize Winners

Following comprehensive anti-cheating scans, conducted by our world-leading FIDE International Arbiter, we are pleased to announce the official prize winners listed below.

The final standings of the event can be viewed here.

Thank you to all players for your continued support of the ever-growing Coatsi Chess community! We are honoured to welcome some of the world's strongest chess players to our monthly events while providing a tournament series open to players of all levels.

Prize Winners

• 1st: £50 - IM Saparmyrat Atabayev (@Saparmyrat)
• 2nd: £25 - GM Dmitry Andreikin (@Vladimirovich9000)
• 3rd: £10 - IM Harshavardhan GB (@harsha15)
• 4th: £5 - @Shiro__1
• 5th: £5 - IM Renato Alfredo Terry Lujan (@AngelitoRT)
• 6th: £5 - GM Vojtech Plat (@VojtaPlat)
• 7th: £5 - GM Vugar Rasulov (@rasulovvugar)
• 8th: £5 - @DrMystic
• 9th: £5 - IM @Nohaypanduro
• 10th: £5 - GM Jose Martinez Alcantara (@KontraJaKO)

Lucky Rank Prizes:
Simply finish in the respective ranked places to win the prize money!

• 17th: £5 - @M1nds
• 28th: £5 - Abdallah Amine (@Abdallah1990)
• 36th: £5 - @Umidjon_Aliqulov
• 43rd: £5 - @Tubby2010
• 49th: £5 - @Bouzidi2
• 58th: £5 - @MukBic
• 81st: £5 - @Nilayajeetpati-14793
• 92nd: £5 - @Sebastian123321
• 109th: £5 - @ErikUsmanov
• 239th, 289th, 300th, 337th, 350th, 421st, 467th - N/A, no players finished in these positions.

Next Month: Fortun£ Friday$ March Edition

By popular demand and player feedback, we are bringing back the much-loved 3+0 Blitz Arena format for the March edition! This allows you to win on time and play more games compared to the 3+1 format.

If you have suggestions or ideas for future events—whether related to prize structure, time control, or other improvements—reach out to us via Lichess or our social media platforms. We value your feedback!

We have £200 in prizes and over 22 cash prizes up for grabs—so what are you waiting for? Join now!

All event details can be found here.

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