Aaryan Varshney wins 2nd SDCA Blitz Rating Open 2024

by Shahid Ahmed - 24/09/2024

IM Aaryan Varshney and Dhyey Agarwal scored an unbeaten 7.5/8 each at 2nd SDCA Blitz Rating Open 2024. Aaryan won the tournament on tie-breaks, Dhyey was placed second. Six players - IM Aaditya Dhingra, CM Aansh Nandan Nerurkar, Gopal Krishna Maheshwari, FM Jeet Jain, Arvind Iyer and Kartavya Anadkat scored 7/8 each. They secured third to eighth place respectively according to tie-breaks. The top three finishers remained undefeated. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹100000. The top three prizes were ₹25000, ₹15000 and ₹10000 along with a trophy each respectively. The one-day blitz rating tournament was organized by Surat District Chess Association on 25th August 2024 at P R Khatiwala Sankul in Surat, Gujarat. This is Aaryan's ninth overall, third rating tournament triumph of the year. Photos: Ravindra Potawad

Aaryan clinches his ninth tournament of the year

IM Aaryan Varshney made a fantastic start by winning seven games in-a-row. He was the sole leader 7/7 heading into the final round. Dhyey Agarwal, IM Aaditya Dhingra and Hriday Dharmesh Sheth were trailing by a half point at 6.5/7 each. Aaryan drew with the top seed, IM Aaditya Dhingra to become the champion. Aaditya finished third. Dhyey defeated Hriday to secure second place. The 37th National Under-11 Open 2023 champion, CM Aansh Nandan Nerurkar is the youngest top ten finisher of the event. He scored an impressive 7/8 to finish fourth. His sole loss in the penultimate round was against the eventual champion, Aaryan.

Champion - IM Aaryan Varshney 7.5/8

Runner-up - Dhyey Agarwal 7.5/8

Second runner-up - IM Aaditya Dhingra 7/8

Top 3 (L to R): 2nd Dhyey Agarwal 7.5/8, 1st IM Aaryan Varshney 7.5/8 and 3rd IM Aaditya Dhingra 7/8

IM Aaryan Varshney scored an unbeaten 7.5/8, won the tournament on tie-breaks and gained 10.2 Elo rating points

Interviews with Surat District Chess Association officials and members (Gujarati audio) | Video: ChessBase India Gujarati

Highlights and prize distribution ceremony | Video: ChessBase India Gujarati

A total of 349 players including 2 IMs took part from all over the country in this one-day eight round Blitz Rating Open tournament. It was organized by Surat District Chess Association at P R Khatiwala Vidya Sankul in Surat, Gujarat on 25th August 2024. The time control of the event was 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment per move.

Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	FED	RtgI	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB4	TB5	w-we	K	rtg+/-
1	2	IM	Aaryan Varshney			IND	2259	DL	7,5	41,5	45,5	42,00	0	7	0,51	20	10,2
2	4		Dhyey Agarwal	U16		IND	2187	GJ-Surat	7,5	41,5	45	42,00	0	7	0,19	40	7,6
3	1	IM	Aaditya Dhingra			IND	2269	HR	7	43,5	47,5	40,25	0	6	-0,03	40	-1,2
4	12	CM	Aansh Nandan Nerurkar	U12		IND	1898	MH	7	41,5	41,5	34,00	0	7	0,73	40	29,2
5	16	AGM	Gopal Krishna Maheshwari			IND	1827	UP	7	41	43	36,50	0	6	1,18	40	47,2
6	6	FM	Jeet Jain			IND	2067	GJ-Surat	7	39	43,5	37,50	0	7	-0,34	20	-6,8
7	15	ACM	Iyer Arvind	U16		IND	1870	MH	7	39	43	36,50	0	7	0,11	40	4,4
8	7		Anadkat Kartavya			IND	2062	GJ	7	36,5	39,5	33,50	0	7	-0,41	20	-8,2
9	92	AIM	Patel Neehal Trishulkumar	U16		IND	1540	GJ	6,5	42,5	47	36,75	0	6	3,22	40	128,8
10	25		Hriday Dharmesh Sheth			IND	1743	MH	6,5	42	46	35,25	0	6	2,03	40	81,2
11	10	CM	Vivaan Vishal Shah	U12		IND	1955	GJ-Surat	6,5	41	43	32,25	0	6	0,08	40	3,2
12	21		Chopada Ketan B			IND	1768	GJ-Surat	6,5	40	43	32,75	0	6	0,71	20	14,2
13	9		Arun Kataria			IND	1968	RJ	6,5	37,5	41,5	32,75	0	6	-0,71	40	-28,4
14	39		Jiaan Abhishek Gondalia	U12		IND	1687	GJ	6,5	36	38	28,25	0	6	0,65	40	26
15	80		Dhyaan Patel	U10		IND	1558	GJ	6,5	35,5	37,5	28,25	0	6	2,39	40	95,6
16	70		Om Nilesh Deorukhakar			IND	1573	MH	6,5	33,5	36	27,25	0	6	1,64	20	32,8
17	88		Krishav Kavit Shah	U14		IND	1549	GJ	6	41	44	30,50	0	6	2,43	40	97,2
18	30		Rajvarshan S B	U14		IND	1717	GJ	6	40,5	42,5	29,00	0	6	1,13	40	45,2
19	41		Dharia Vishal			IND	1682	MH	6	40	44	31,00	0	6	1,07	20	21,4
20	26		Ujjawal Bansal			IND	1742	GJ	6	39,5	42,5	28,25	0	5	1,85	20	37