Sohil Shaikh wins 1st Pune Open Below 2000 Rating Tournament 2022

by Shahid Ahmed - 07/06/2022

25th seeded Sohil Shaikh scored an unbeaten 8/9 to win 1st Pune Open Below 2000 FIDE Rating Chess Tournament. He finished a half point ahead of the competition. Four players scored 7.5/9. Out of them, Sai Balkawade and Arnav Nanal secured second and third place according to tie-breaks. Total prize fund of the event was ₹1000000. Top three prizes were ₹100000, ₹85000 and ₹70000 along with a trophy each. A total of 457 players participated in this four-day rating tournament from six countries across the world, including India. Check out the photos from the prize distribution ceremony and interviews with the podium finishers. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

14-year-old Arnav Nanal makes a memorable comeback

WIM FI Mrunalini Kunte shared on her fb that 14-year-old Arnav Nanal returned to competitive chess after a gap of 2.5 years. He delivered a stellar performance of scoring an unbeaten 7.5/9 and gained 86.4 Elo rating points. He is also the youngest finisher among top three.

Champion - Sohil Shaikh 8.5/10 | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Sohil Shaikh scored an unbeaten 8/9, finished a half point ahead of the field and gained 53.2 Elo rating points

Runner-up - Sai Balkawade 7.5/9 | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Second Runner-up - Arnav Nanal 7.5/9 | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Top 3 (L to R) - 3rd Arnav Nanal, 1st Sohil Shaikh and 2nd Sai Balkawade | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Interview with top three finishers Sohil Shaikh, Sai Balkawade and Arnav Nanal | Video: ChessBase India

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A total of 457 players participated from six countries across the world in this four-day tournament. The tournament was organized by Maharashtra Chess Association from 1st to 4th June at Boxing Hall, Balewadi Sports Complex, Pune, Maharashtra. The time control for the event was 60 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move no.1.

Final Standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	Gr	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	25		Shaikh Sohil				IND	1734		8,0	51,0	55,0	48,75
2	73		Balkawade Sai			Maha	IND	1581		7,5	51,0	54,0	40,75
3	56		Nanal Arnav	U15		Maha	IND	1631	Pune	7,5	50,0	53,0	42,50
4	51		Bapat Aniket			Maha	IND	1646		7,5	49,5	53,5	44,25
5	90		Ruturaj Rushikesh Dhotre	U15		Maha	IND	1533	Pune	7,5	48,5	53,0	42,50
6	18		Parekh Vishrut				IND	1762		7,0	51,5	56,5	42,25
7	15		Gajanan Vijay Jayade			Maha	IND	1774		7,0	51,5	55,5	42,50
8	24		Sivathanujan S				SRI	1736		7,0	50,0	55,0	42,00
9	6	AIM	Sooraj M R				IND	1855		7,0	49,0	52,5	39,00
10	8		Chavan Nameet			Maha	IND	1851	Pune	7,0	49,0	52,5	39,00
11	39		Kartik Kumar Singh	U15		Maha	IND	1680		7,0	48,5	52,0	38,50
12	48		Krishna Karthik N				IND	1658		7,0	48,0	52,0	38,25
13	11		Majumder Shrayan			Maha	IND	1808		7,0	47,5	51,0	39,75
14	33		Inamdar Sameer			Maha	IND	1710	Pune	7,0	47,5	51,0	36,75
15	92		Aditi Yogesh Kayal	U15	w	Maha	IND	1518	Pune	7,0	47,5	50,5	37,25
16	32	AGM	Prashanth J Naik				IND	1711		7,0	47,0	52,5	40,25
17	80		Shanmukha Pulli				IND	1562		7,0	45,5	50,0	38,00
18	46		Aditya Savalkar			Maha	IND	1662		7,0	45,5	49,5	37,75
19	58		Dishank Sachin Bajaj			Maha	IND	1625		7,0	45,5	49,0	37,25
20	72		Jihan Tejas Shah	U13			IND	1589		7,0	45,0	48,5	36,50
21	27		Sunny Bedi				IND	1727		7,0	44,0	48,0	37,25
22	17		Gaurav Das				IND	1765		7,0	43,5	47,5	35,50
23	19		Vigneshwaran S				IND	1752		6,5	49,5	53,0	34,75
24	45		Madkar Atharva			Maha	IND	1664	Pune	6,5	49,0	53,5	36,25
25	28		Harikrishnan A (Kottayam)				IND	1720		6,5	48,5	52,5	35,00

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