Abhijith triumphs at 2nd ISC Below 1700 Rating Tournament 2022

by Shahid Ahmed - 12/01/2023

Sixth seeded Abhijith U scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win 2nd ISC Below 1700 Rating Chess Tournament 2022. He finished a half point ahead of the field. Bright Lee M Sunilkumar scored sole 8/9 to secure second place. He also remained undefeated. Five players scored 7.5/9 each. Out of them, Abdallah M Nisthar was placed third according to tie-breaks. Total prize fund of the tournament was ₹499999. The top three prizes were ₹51000, ₹40000 and ₹30000 along with a trophy each. A total of 145 prizes were up for grabs. The tournament was organized by International School of Chess Pvt. Ltd. Photo: ISC Pvt. Ltd.

478 players take part

Abhijith U started with eight straight victories. He just needed a draw in the final round to win the tournament. That is what he did against Abdallah M Nisthar who finished third eventually. Bright Lee M Sunilkumar defeated the top seed of the tournament, Xavier P P in the last round to secure second place. All the podium places went to the home state, Kerala players.

Champion - Abhijith U 8.5/9 | Photo: Sunilkumar / ISC Pvt. Ltd.

Runner-up - Bright Lee M Sunilkumar 8/9 | Photo: Sunilkumar / ISC Pvt. Ltd.

Second Runner-up - Abdallah M Nisthar 7.5/9 | Photo: Sunilkumar / ISC Pvt. Ltd.

Top 3 (L to R): 3rd Abdallah M Nisthar, 1st Abhijith U and 2nd Bright Lee M Sunilkumar | Photo: ISC Pvt. Ltd.

Inauguration Ceremony | Photo: Sunilkumar / ISC Pvt. Ltd.

The tournament was inaugurated by the DIG Nishanthini, IPS, in presence of Mr. Unnikrishnan M A, Managing Director of ISC, Pattom Sanith, Playback singer, and Dr. Krishnakumar K, Susrutha Ay. Hospital.

Ceremonial first move is being made | Photo: Sunilkumar / ISC Pvt. Ltd.

The tournament hall at Jimmy George Indoor Stadium | Photo: Sunilkumar / ISC Pvt. Ltd.

The trophies for the prize winners | Photo: Sunilkumar / ISC Pvt. Ltd.

The Arbiters team | Photo: Sunilkumar / ISC Pvt. Ltd.

Thanks to the Unnikrishnan M A, Managing Director of International School of Chess Pvt. Ltd., for providing photos and information about the tournament.

A total of 478 players from various states across the country and one each from Maldives, Sri Lanka and three from USA took part in this event. The tournament was organized by International School of Chess Pvt. Ltd. from 26th to 28th December 2022 at Jimmy George Indoor Stadium, Trivandrum, Kerala. The nine-round Swiss league Rating tournament had a time control of 30 minutes + 30 seconds increment.

Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	Gr	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB4	TB5
1	6		Abhijith U				IND	1633	KER	8,5	50	54,5	48,75	0	8
2	16		Bright Lee M Sunilkumar				IND	1558	KER	8	51	54,5	47,50	0	7
3	4		Abdallah M Nisthar				IND	1669	KER	7,5	54,5	59	47,75	0	7
4	9		Sham R				IND	1611	TN	7,5	50	55	45,50	0	7
5	10		Srihari K R				IND	1608	TN	7,5	49,5	54	44,25	0	6
6	14		Jibin Varghese John				IND	1563	KER	7,5	47	51	42,50	0	7
7	45		Unni Krishnan Pg				IND	1437	KER	7,5	47	51	40,00	0	7
8	5	CM	Samarth J Rao			PD	IND	1664	KAR	7	54	57	43,00	0	7
9	37		Jai Kamalesh S	U15			IND	1478	TN	7	53,5	55,5	41,25	0	5
10	1		Xavier P P	S55			IND	1697	KER	7	52	56,5	41,75	0	6
11	39		Jackson V X	U12			IND	1474	TN	7	51,5	55,5	39,00	0	7
12	91	AFM	Aadinath Harilal	U12			IND	1302	KER	7	50	54	38,50	0	6
13	36		Koushik Muthesh P				IND	1479	TN	7	49,5	53,5	40,00	0	6
14	7		Mohammed Tharig S				IND	1627	TN	7	48,5	52,5	37,75	0	6
15	38		Satheesh M				IND	1476	KER	7	48,5	50,5	36,75	0	5
16	31		Pranav A J				IND	1499	KAR	7	48,5	49,5	36,75	0	6
17	89		Sidharth Mohan	U15			IND	1311	KERT	7	48	51	38,25	0	6
18	72		Ershad P				IND	1346	KER	7	47,5	51,5	38,50	0	7
	129		Ravisankar H				IND	1238	KER	7	47,5	51,5	38,50	0	7
20	50		Ajaya Bose Mohanchandran				IND	1424	KER	7	46,5	49,5	35,50	0	7
21	34		Gopinath P				IND	1481	TN	7	46,5	49	36,75	0	6
22	18		Satheesh Kumar G				IND	1546	TN	7	46	51	38,75	0	6
23	26		Nirmal L				IND	1519	TN	7	46	50	38,00	0	7
24	30	AIM	Sushrutha Reddy				IND	1502	KAR	7	46	49,5	37,00	0	6
25	70		Nikhil T L	U15			IND	1352	TN	7	45	47	32,00	0	7
26	48		Sai Kiran G V				IND	1426	TN	7	43,5	47	34,00	0	7
27	13		Jake Shanty	U12			IND	1568	KER	7	43	47	37,00	0	5
28	69		Nair Aswin				IND	1354	KER	7	42,5	45	34,25	0	5
29	49		Unnikrishnan V S				IND	1425	KER	7	41,5	43,5	31,50	0	7
30	42		Surendiraa A Sathish				IND	1445	TN	6,5	53	57,5	38,00	0	6
31	33		Umesh P				IND	1492	KER	6,5	52,5	54,5	35,00	0	6
32	151		Dhruv S Nair	U12			IND	1209	KER	6,5	51	54,5	34,75	0	6
33	40		Shrivastava Kushagra				IND	1461	MP	6,5	49,5	52,5	35,75	0	6
34	57		Aravinda B R				IND	1390	KAR	6,5	49	54	35,50	0	6
35	61		Arya G Mallar	F15	w		IND	1385	KER	6,5	47,5	52	36,75	0	5
36	80		Alan Danly	U15			IND	1329	KER	6,5	47	49,5	32,75	0	6
37	46		Sidharth Harilal	U12			IND	1435	KERT	6,5	47	49,5	31,50	0	6
38	22		Gopinath Parthasarathy				IND	1531	TN	6,5	46,5	50,5	34,25	0	6
39	44		Arun R				IND	1439	TN	6,5	46,5	50	34,25	0	5
40	28		Thoufeeq S				IND	1506	TN	6,5	45,5	49	33,00	0	6