Ashirwad Swain dominates 1st Samrat Tansen Rapid Rating Open 2024

by Shahid Ahmed - 26/12/2024

Ashirwad Swain scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win 1st Samrat Tansen Rapid Rating Open 2024. He finished a half point ahead of the competition. FM Ram Prakash scored 8/9 to secure second place. He also remained undefeated. CM Aishwin Daniel and Vijay Singh Maurya scored 7.5/9 each. They were placed third and fourth according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund was ₹250000. The top three prizes were ₹30000, ₹20000 and ₹15000 along with a trophy each. The two-day nine-round Swiss league rapid rating tournament was organized by All Gwalior Chess Association at Miss Hill Higher Secondary School in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh on 30th November and 1st December. This is Ashirwad's third tournament triumph of the year. Photo: All Gwalior Chess Association

Ashirwad's third tournament triumph of the year

CM Aishwin Daniel and Ashirwad Swain were the coleaders 7.5/8, heading into the final round. Ashirwad defeated Aishwin to become a clear champion. Aishwin finished third. Sukhpal Singh lost to FM Ram Prakash and the latter secured second place.

Top 3 (L to R): 3rd CM Aishwin Daniel 7.5/9, 1st Ashirwad Swain 8.5/9 and 2nd FM Ram Prakash 8/9 | Photo: All Gwalior Chess Association

Ashirwad Swain scored an unbeaten 8.5/9, finished a half point ahead of the competition and gained 20.8 Elo rating points

Inauguration ceremony | Photo: All Gwalior Chess Association

The tournament hall at Miss Hill Higher Secondary School in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh | Photo: All Gwalior Chess Association

Closing ceremony | Photo: All Gwalior Chess Association

Players, parents and accompanying persons | Photo: All Gwalior Chess Association

Group photo of the prize winners | Photo: All Gwalior Chess Association

A total of 227 players took part from various parts of India. The tournament was organized by All Gwalior Chess Association at Miss Hill Higher Secondary School in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh on 30th November and 1st December 2024. The nine-round Swiss league Rapid Rating tournament had a time control of 25 minutes + 10 seconds increment from move no.1.

Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	Gr	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB5
1	2		Swain, Ashirwad		Nayagarh	IND	2052	Odisha	8,5	48,5	53	49,50	8
2	3	FM	Prakash, Ram		Ludhiana	IND	2003	Punjab	8	52,5	55	48,00	7
3	6	CM	Aishwin, Daniel		Bhopal	IND	1981	MP	7,5	54	57,5	45,00	7
4	19		Vijay, Singh Maurya		Lakhimpur	IND	1665	UP	7,5	43,5	47,5	40,00	6
5	11		Yashpal, Arora		Sagar	IND	1854	MP	7	52,5	57,5	43,50	6
6	4		Lokendra, Narayan Gupta	S60	GWL	IND	1999	MP	7	51,5	55,5	41,00	6
7	10		Singh, Sukhpal		Indore	IND	1891	MP	7	51,5	55	39,50	7
8	28	AFM	Piyush, Ranjan Dubey	U15	GWL	IND	1608	MP	7	49	53	38,25	6
9	1		Santu, Mondal		Delhi	IND	2128	Delhi	7	45	48,5	35,00	7
10	37		Mishra, Ayush		GWL	IND	1552	MP	7	44	48	35,50	7
11	25		Goswami, Dr.Arvind	S60	Sagar	IND	1629	MP	7	42,5	45,5	36,00	7
12	24		Sanyam, Arya		Vidisha	IND	1631	MP	7	41	44,5	34,50	7
13	30		Divam, Arya		Vidisha	IND	1595	MP	7	40,5	42	28,00	7
14	8		Mishra, Kamad		Jabalpur	IND	1913	MP	7	38	45	32,00	7
15	9		Sudarshan, Malga		Indore	IND	1906	MP	6,5	48,5	51,5	33,75	6
16	18		Nakul, Chaudhary		Mathura	IND	1666	Up	6,5	48	52,5	36,00	6
17	33		Piyush, Tandon		GWL	IND	1573	MP	6,5	48	50,5	32,25	6
18	183		Ranjeet Mourya,		GWL	IND	0	MP	6,5	46	48	33,00	6
19	49		Aarav, Porwal	U15	Indore	IND	1512	MP	6,5	45,5	48,5	32,25	6
20	16		Pathak, Gir Raj		GWL	IND	1689	MP	6,5	44,5	48,5	34,00	6
21	47		Aarav, Maheshwari	U13	Indore	IND	1517	MP	6,5	43,5	47,5	31,75	6
22	46		Shubh, Khatri	U11	GWL	IND	1519	MP	6,5	43	45	28,25	6
23	32		Divit, Gangwal	U13	GWL	IND	1575	MP	6,5	41,5	44,5	30,75	6
24	12		Kanwal, Om Prakash	S50	Ujjain	IND	1792	MP	6	50,5	54,5	32,50	5
25	17		Sen, Sunil		Jhansi	IND	1667	UP	6	49	53,5	33,00	6