Arpith S Bijoy wins Cademic Chess Carnival Rapid Rating Open 2023

by Shahid Ahmed - 20/05/2023

Arpith S Bijoy, Goutham Krishna H and IM Ratnakaran K - all four scored 8/9 each at Cademic Chess Carnival Rapid Rating Open 2023. 14-year-old Arpith won the tournament due to better tie-breaks. 12-year-old Goutham and Ratnakaran were placed second and third respectively. Arpith drew against Goutham in the final round. Both of them remained undefeated. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹300000. The top three prizes were ₹25000, ₹18000 and ₹10000 along with a trophy each respectively. The two-day rapid rating tournament was organized by Cademic Chess Center. This was Arpith's first ever rating tournament triumph. Ratnakaran went on to win the Blitz Rating Open of the Carnival on the following day. Photo: Cademic Chess Center

Arpith's first Rating tournament triumph

14-year-old Arpith S Bijoy and the 34th National Under-12 Open champion, Goutham Krishna H were the coleaders heading into the final round 7.5/8. They drew their game. Fou players were in pursuit at 7/8 each. They were - Hermon Dain Saldanha, IM Ratnakaran K, Anilkumar O T and Chandar Raju. Hermon lost to Ratnakaran and Anilkumar drew against Chandar. Thus, Ratnakaran also ended with 8/9. He was placed third according to tie-breaks.

Top 3 (L to R): 2nd Goutham Krishna H, 1st Arpith S Bijoy and 3rd IM Ratnakaran K 8/9 | Photo: Cademic Chess Center

Arpith S Bijoy scored an unbeaten 8/9 and gained 102.4 Elo rating points

This was the first of the four Rating tournaments which took place consecutively, part of the Cademic Chess Carnival from 22nd April to 1st May 2023.

The podium finishers with IA Smitha Selvi, Tournament Director (left) and IA M Ephrame, Chief Arbiter (right) | Photo: Cademic Chess Center

The trophies for all four rated events of the Cademic Chess Carnival | Photo: Cademic Chess Center

A total of 349 players including 4 IMs participated from various states across the country. The two-day nine-round Swiss league Rapid Rating tournament was organized by Cademic Chess Center at St. Thomas Church Hall, Valiaveli in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala on 22nd an 23rd April 2023. The time control for the event was 15 minutes + 5 seconds increment from move no.1.

Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	Gr	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	17		Arpith S Bijoy				IND	1881	KER - KNR	8	54,5	59,5	52,50
2	14		Goutham Krishna H	U13		MCA	IND	1923	KER - TVM	8	51	55,5	47,75
3	4	IM	Ratnakaran K.				IND	2235	SRLYS	8	49	53	47,50
4	10		Nithin Babu				IND	1964	KER - KSD	7,5	54	58,5	47,00
5	1	FM	Jubin Jimmy				IND	2455	KER - KLM	7,5	53	58	46,00
6	8	FM	Sreyas Payyappat				IND	2083	KER - TVM	7,5	52	56	42,50
7	7		Aswath S			Cape	IND	2092	TN	7,5	50,5	55,5	45,75
8	2	IM	Nitin S.				IND	2294	TN	7,5	50	54	43,00
9	19		Chandar Raju				IND	1855	KER - EKM	7,5	49,5	53,5	42,75
10	12		Anilkumar O.T.	S55			IND	1934	KER - KZK	7,5	48,5	53,5	41,25
11	27		Madhavan R Munjanattu				IND	1706	KER - KYM	7	52	56,5	41,00
12	5	FM	Harsh Suresh				IND	2148	TN	7	51,5	55,5	42,00
13	39		Hermon Dain Saldanha				IND	1606	KAR	7	48	52	38,50
14	35		Anupam M Sreekumar		w		IND	1637	KER - TVM	7	48	51	37,50
15	47		Shaun Deon Sequeira	U14			IND	1534	KAR	7	45	49,5	37,00
16	87		Atul Krishna M	U14			IND	1336	KER - EKM	7	44,5	47,5	35,00
17	49		Arunkumar S				IND	1520	KER - TVM	7	43	46	34,00
18	58	AIM	Aadinath Harilal	U13			IND	1450	KER - EKM	7	41	44	33,25
19	57		Kavin Oviyan R				IND	1453	KER - PTA	7	41	44	33,00
20	64		Kalyani Sirin	F13	w		IND	1424	KER - TCR	7	41	44	32,25
21	20		Vaibhav Kalpaka	U14			IND	1805	KAR	6,5	52,5	57	39,25
22	34		Femil Chelladurai		w		IND	1642	TN	6,5	50,5	56	37,75
23	11		Raju O A				IND	1952	KER - TCR	6,5	50	53,5	34,25
24	30		Godson Merlin E				IND	1660	TN	6,5	48	51,5	35,25
25	54	ACM	Madhavakrishnan R				IND	1474	TN	6,5	47,5	51,5	29,25
26	22		Abdallah M Nisthar				IND	1771	KER - KLM	6,5	47	51,5	35,50
27	116		Patil Akshaj	U14			IND	1256	MH	6,5	47	48	33,25
28	16		Mythireyan P				IND	1906	TN	6,5	46	50	34,25
29	55	AFM	Sureka Akshat	U14			IND	1473	KAR	6,5	46	49,5	31,75
30	56		Sidharth Mohan			MCA	IND	1457	KER - TVM	6,5	46	49	31,25