Aakash Sharadchandra Dalvi wins 1st Anjanibai Deshbhratar Rapid Rating Open 2023

by Shahid Ahmed - 17/05/2023

Aakash Sharadchandra Dalvi and FM Vedant Panesar scored 8.5/9 each at 1st Anjanibai Deshbhratar Rapid Rating Open 2023. Third seed of the event, Aakash won the tournament due to better tie-breaks and the top seed Vedant was placed second. Anirudhha Potawad and Harshal Patil scored 8/9 each. They were placed third and fourth respectively according to tie-breaks. Aakash and Vedant did not face each other. However, Aakash defeated the eventual second runner-up Anirudhha in the penultimate round. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹200000. The top three prizes were ₹20000, ₹15000 and ₹10000 along with a trophy each respectively. The one-day rapid rating tournament was organized by Children of the World (India) Trust. Photo: Navi Mumbai Network

Aakash's first Rating tournament triumph of the year

Aakash Sharadchandra Dalvi has won one rapid open tournament and four podium finishes - runner-up to be exact in the year 2023. However, a first place finish in a rating tournament was alluring him, until Sunday 23rd April 2023. Three players - Aakash, FM Vedant Panesar and Sanjeev Mishra were the leaders 7.5/8, heading into the final round. Aakash defeated Sanjeev and Vedant won against Ketan Boricha. Both Aakash and Vedant ended up having the same score 8.5/9 each. However, Aakash won the event due to better tie-break score.

Champion - Aakash Sharadchandra Dalvi 8.5/9 | Photo: Navi Mumbai Network

Runner-up - FM Vedant Panesar 8.5/9 | Photo: Navi Mumbai Network

Second Runner-up - Anirudhha Potawad 8/9 | Photo: Navi Mumbai Network

Top 3 (L to R) - 2nd FM Vedant Panesar 8.5/9, 1st Aakash Sharadchandra Dalvi 8.5/9 and 3rd Anirudhha Potawad 8/9 | Photo: Nandakumar T V

Highlights of 1st Anjanibai Deshbhratar Rapid Rating Open 2023 | Video: Navi Mumbai Network

Aakash Sharadchandra Dalvi scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 and gained 2.2 Elo rating points

The tournament hall at Rajarshi Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj School Auditorium, Rabale in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra | Photo: Nandakumar T V

Closing Ceremony | Photo: Nandakumar T V

The organizers gave free entries to 75 children of the nearby municipal schools, MCA and AICF registration fees were also paid on their behalf.

Thanks to Nandakumar T V, Tournament Director, for sharing photos, video and information about the event.

A total of 483 players participated from various states across the country. The one-day nine-round Swiss league Rapid Rating tournament was organized by Children of the World (India) Trust at Rajarshi Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj School Auditorium in Rabale, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra on 23rd April 2023. The time control for the event was 10 minutes + 5 seconds increment from move no.1.

Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB4	TB5
1	3		Aakash, Sharadchandra Dalvi			IND	2169	Thane	8,5	52	56	53,25	0	8
2	1	FM	Panesar, Vedant			IND	2247	Mumbai	8,5	51,5	55,5	52,25	0	8
3	10		Potawad, Anirudhha			IND	1923	Thane	8	52,5	57	49,50	0	8
4	13		Patil, Harshal			IND	1851	Nashik	8	49	51	45,00	0	8
5	5		Jaeel, Atharva			IND	2058	Thane	7,5	53	57,5	45,75	0	7
6	23		Mishra, Sanjeev			IND	1626	Mumbai Suburban	7,5	51,5	55	44,00	0	7
7	7		Dere, Pushkar			IND	1993	Thane	7,5	51	55	43,75	0	7
8	8		Lad, Mandar Pradip			IND	1978	North Goa	7,5	50,5	55	44,75	0	7
9	31		Jaiveer, Mahendru	U15		IND	1537	Mumbai Suburban	7,5	50	54,5	44,25	0	7
10	4	FM	Mithil, Ajgaonkar			IND	2098	Mumbai	7,5	50	54	42,75	0	7
11	26		Guru, Prakash	U15		IND	1597	Mumbai Suburban	7,5	49,5	53	42,75	0	7
12	62		Gogate, Yash			IND	1289	Ratnagiri (Mca Pending)	7,5	44	47	36,00	0	6
13	9		Boricha, Ketan			IND	1933	Mumbai	7	54	58	42,00	0	7
14	15		Ankur, Mahesh Gokhale			IND	1832	Thane	7	52,5	56,5	41,00	0	7
15	16		Subhash, K V			IND	1735	Pune	7	52	54	39,00	0	7
16	21		Rachit, H Gurnani			IND	1657	Maharashtra (Mca Pending)	7	50,5	55,5	41,50	0	6
17	59		Khairmode, Aditya			IND	1304	Sangli	7	48,5	52	39,50	0	7
18	38		Boricha, Yohan			IND	1452	Mumbai	7	48,5	51	36,00	0	7
19	52		Shashank, K	U15		IND	1353	Mumbai Suburban	7	47	52	40,50	0	7
20	33		Aayush, Kabra	U15		IND	1487	Thane	7	47	51	37,50	0	6
21	44		Patil, Harshal U			IND	1402	Pune	7	47	51	37,00	0	7
22	27		Bartakke, Aditya			IND	1584	Thane	7	46,5	50,5	38,50	0	7
23	57		Kadam, Omkar R			IND	1311	Thane	7	46	49	31,00	0	7
24	95		Redkar, Yash			IND	1202	Thane	7	46	48,5	36,50	0	5
25	25		Hriday, Dharmesh Sheth			IND	1604	Mumbai City	7	45	50	39,00	0	7
26	53	AFM	Dabhade, Arnav	U13		IND	1350	Mumbai Suburban	7	44,5	48,5	37,50	0	6
27	32		Suthar, Pradip			IND	1498	Palghar	7	44	47	35,00	0	7
28	37		Somaiya, Shreyansh	U15		IND	1469	Mumbai Suburban	7	41,5	44	32,75	0	6
29	18		Bhoir, Paras Dilip	U15		IND	1695	Raigad	6,5	52,5	57,5	38,25	0	6
30	22		Nirgun, Keval			IND	1655	Pune	6,5	52,5	57,5	38,00	0	6
31	6	FM	Sauravh, Khherdekar			IND	2015	Mumbai Suburban (Mca Pending)	6,5	52,5	56,5	36,25	0	6
32	20		Shah, Mihir			IND	1665	Mumbai	6,5	52,5	55,5	37,50	0	5
33	11	CM	Bagwe, Gaurang	U15		IND	1911	Mumbai Suburban	6,5	52	54	34,75	0	6
34	24		Saurabh, Lokhande			IND	1623	Nagpur	6,5	51	55	36,50	0	6
35	17		Kherdekar, Arnav			IND	1717	Mumbai Suburban (Mca Pending)	6,5	51	54	34,25	0	6
36	29		Pawar, Rahul			IND	1548	Thane	6,5	48	52	36,25	0	6
37	35		Jagesia, Daksh	U15		IND	1483	Mumbai Suburban	6,5	48	51	34,75	0	6
38	70		Sejpal, Kavyan	U13		IND	1273	Mumbai Suburban	6,5	48	51	32,25	0	6
39	19		Sayantan, Chandra			IND	1675	Kolkata	6,5	47,5	52	35,00	0	5
40	110		Kumbhar, Kartik			IND	1184	Thane	6,5	47,5	51,5	35,75	0	6