Aakash Sharadchandra Dalvi is the winnner of SAS Ventures 2nd Rapid Rating Open 2022

by Shahid Ahmed - 12/12/2022

Aakash Sharadchandra Dalvi and the top seed of the tournament, IM Ravi Teja S scored an unbeaten 8/9. The sixth round battle between them ended in a draw. Aakash won the SAS Ventures 2nd Rapid Rating Open 2022 on tie-breaks and Ravi was placed second. Four players scored 7.5/9. They are - IM Ratnakaran K, IM Nitin S, Lakshith B Salian and Advait Ratnakar Vibhute. Out of them Ratnakaran was adjudged third.The total cash prize fund of the tournament was ₹500000 and 176 prizes were up for grabs. The top three prizes were ₹50000, ₹40000 and ₹30000 along with a trophy each. Aakash continued his fantastic form and became the new Maharashtra State Blitz Rating champion, after a fortnight. Photo: Sudhir/SAS Ventures

First-ever Rapid Rating Open tournament triumph for Aakash

On Sunday 11th December 2022, Aakash Sharadchandra Dalvi clinched his first-ever State title - Maharashtra State Blitz Rating championship. He scored 8.5/9 and it was also his first Blitz Rating tournament victory. Two weeks ago, on 27th November, he won the SAS Ventures 2nd Rapid Rating Open 2022, finishing ahead of a GM and seven IMs. This time he was also unbeaten 8/9. Despite being a half point heading into the final round, he defeated Nikhil M and scored the same points as the top seed, IM Ravi Teja S 8/9. Both of them remained undefeated. Aakash drew with both IM Ravi and GM Laxman, two strong titled players he faced on his way towards the first place finish.

Champion - Aakash Sharadchandra Dalvi 8/9 | Photo: Sudhir/SAS Ventures

Runner-up - IM Ravi Teja S 8/9 | Photo: Sudhir/SAS Ventures

Second Runner-up - IM Ratnakaran K 7.5/9 | Photo: Sudhir/SAS Ventures

Top 3 (L to R) - 3rd IM Ratnakaran K, 1st Aakash Sharadchandra Dalvi and 2nd IM Ravi Teja S | Photo: Sudhir/SAS Ventures

Aakash Sharadchandra Dalvi scored an unbeaten 8/9 and gained 22.6 Elo rating points

Thanks to Sudhir of SAS Ventures for sharing the photos.

A total of 286 players including a GM and seven IMs took part from all over India, one from Australia and Mongolia each, four from the USA. The two-day nine-round Swiss league Rapid Rating tournament was organized by SAS Ventures in association with and at St. Claret PU College in Bangalore, Karnataka on 26th and 27th November 2022. The time control of the tournament was 20 minutes + 5 seconds increment from move no.1.

Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	Gr	FED	RtgI	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB4	TB5
1	6		Aakash Sharadchandra Dalvi				IND	2164	8	54	58,5	51,00	0	7
2	1	IM	Ravi Teja S.				IND	2358	8	51	53,5	45,75	0	7
3	5	IM	Ratnakaran K.				IND	2241	7,5	51	55	44,25	0	7
4	3	IM	Nitin S.				IND	2315	7,5	48,5	53	42,50	0	7
5	56	AGM	Lakshith B Salian				IND	1420	7,5	48,5	52,5	42,50	0	7
6	53		Advait Ratnakar Vibhute	U15			IND	1434	7,5	47	49	39,00	0	7
7	20	IM	Ramnathan Balasubramaniam				IND	1949	7	51	55	41,25	0	6
8	14		Augustin A				IND	2024	7	50	54,5	39,00	0	7
9	4	GM	Laxman R.R.				IND	2266	7	49,5	53,5	39,75	0	5
10	15		Morvekar Kedar				IND	1979	7	49,5	53	40,50	0	6
11	22		Nikhil M				IND	1908	7	48,5	53	38,50	0	7
12	9	IM	Ravi Thandalam Shanmugam				IND	2111	7	48	52	39,50	0	6
13	16	CM	Jain Naveen				IND	1972	7	47,5	52	39,25	0	6
14	33		Subramanian R M				IND	1700	7	47,5	51,5	38,50	0	7
15	54		Leelajai Krishna N				IND	1426	7	46,5	50,5	36,50	0	7
16	43	AIM	Yash Abhijit Patil	U13			IND	1521	7	46,5	49,5	35,00	0	7
17	31		Kishore Kumar Jaganathan				IND	1748	7	45,5	50,5	37,00	0	7
18	12	FM	Sauravh Khherdekar				IND	2054	6,5	55	59	40,00	0	6
19	8		Lokesh N.				IND	2112	6,5	52	56	38,00	0	5
20	10	FM	Prasannaa.S				IND	2091	6,5	51,5	55,5	36,75	0	6
21	18		Barath Kalyan M				IND	1970	6,5	51	53,5	35,50	0	6
22	2	IM	Das Arghyadip				IND	2338	6,5	47,5	52	36,25	0	6
23	17		Sudarshan Bhat				IND	1971	6,5	46,5	50,5	34,75	0	6
24	49		Jake Shanty	U11			IND	1453	6,5	46	49	32,50	0	6
25	39		Apoorv Kamble	U13			IND	1635	6,5	45,5	47	30,25	0	6
26	24		Tamhankar Siddhant				IND	1843	6,5	45	48,5	33,25	0	6
27	66		Swara Lakshmi S Nair	F18	w		IND	1351	6,5	44,5	47	32,75	0	6
28	51	AIM	Premshankar B U	U11			IND	1443	6,5	43	46,5	30,25	0	6
29	69		Madhesh Kumar S	U10			IND	1342	6,5	42,5	44	28,75	0	5
30	52	AFM	Mohit S	U12			IND	1443	6,5	42,5	43	27,25	0	6