Disha Patil dominates 1st Maharashtra Chess Festival Below 1600 Rating Tournament 2023

by Shahid Ahmed - 19/06/2023

13-year-old Disha Patil (MAH) scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win 1st Maharashtra Chess Festival Below 1600 Rating Tournament 2023. She finished a half point ahead of the competition. Mani Bharathy scored sole 8/9 to secure second place. Vishwanath Kannam and Ameya Abhay Shrivastava scored 7.5/9 each. They were placed third and fourth respectively according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹1000000. The top three prizes were ₹110000, ₹95000 and ₹85000 along with a trophy each respectively. After IM Bhakti Kulkarni and Diya Chowdhury, Disha is the latest Indian female player to win an open/rating restricted tournament this year. Photos: Shahid Ahmed

Two girls among top ten

Disha Patil (MAH) had a sole lead 7.5/8 heading into the final round. She defeated Sharvari Kabnurakar (MAH) in the final round to become a clear champion. It is rare to see two girls fighting for the championship on the top board in an open rating tournament. It speaks volumes about why chess is the only sport where both male and female compete together for the same accolades. Mani Bharathy (TN) won against Nilay Kulkarni (MAH) to secure sole second place 8/9. Vishwanath Kannam (TEL) drew his game against Abhishek Patil (MAH) to finish third on tie-breaks 7.5/9.

Champion - Disha Patil 8.5/9

Runner-up - Mani Bharathy 8/9

Top two (L to R): 2nd Mani Bharathy 8/9 and 1st Disha Patil 8.5/9

Disha Patil scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 and increased her Elo rating by 83.2 points

4th Ameya Abhay Shrivastava 7.5/9

5th Nilay Kulkarni 7/9

6th Raghul Saro S 7/9

7th Siva Kumar Badireddy 7/9

8th Sharvari Kabnurakar 7/9

9th Abhishek Patil 7/9

10th Rushikesh Kabnurakar 7/9

Disha Patil en route her victory in the first round

Top boards in action

89-year-old T V Subramanian scored 4.5/9 and increased his Elo rating by 13.2 points

Another octogenarian - 84-year-old Ishwar Ramteke also scored 4.5/9

The tournament hall at Naivedhyam Northstar in Nagpur, Maharashtra

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A total of 272 players took part from Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka and USA in this four-day nine-round Swiss league Rating tournament which was organized by Maharashtra Chess Association at Naivedhyam Northstar in Nagpur, Maharashtra from 6th to 9th June 2023. The time control for the tournament was 60 minutes + 30 seconds increment.

Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB5	K	rtg+/-
1	5		Patil, Disha	U15	w	IND	1557	MAH	8,5	52	56	52,75	8	40	83,2
2	7	AGM	Mani, Bharathy			IND	1544	TN	8	46	50	44,00	8	20	26,2
3	30		Vishwanath, Kannam			IND	1426	TEL	7,5	52,5	57	45,00	7	20	49
4	33		Ameya, Abhay Shrivastava			IND	1411	MAH-V	7,5	40,5	44,5	38,00	7	20	28
5	4		Kulkarni, Nilay			IND	1562	MAH-V	7	53	57,5	41,00	7	40	25,2
6	3		Raghul, Saro S			IND	1576	TN	7	48,5	52,5	39,25	6	20	-5,4
7	15		Siva, Kumar Badireddy			IND	1496	AP	7	48	52,5	38,00	7	20	14
8	26		Kabnurakar, Sharvari		w	IND	1435	MAH	7	47,5	52	37,50	7	40	50,8
9	27		Patil, Abhishek			IND	1427	MAH	7	47,5	51,5	39,00	6	20	16,4
10	12		Kabnurakar, Rushikesh			IND	1516	MAH	7	47,5	51,5	38,50	6	40	1,2
11	38		Gagan, Kumar Sahu	U15		IND	1390	CG	7	44,5	48	36,75	6	40	73,2
12	9		Kesavan, G			IND	1536	TN	7	43,5	48	37,00	7	20	-8,2
13	34		Sovna, Sonali Jena		w	IND	1406	ODI	7	43,5	47	35,50	7	20	23,8
14	31		Om, Nilesh Deorukhakar			IND	1423	MAH	7	43	47	33,25	6	40	27,2
15	46		Ramteke, Ayush	U15		IND	1371	MAH-V	6,5	51	54,5	35,75	6	40	48,4
16	25		Maaz, Iqubal	U13		IND	1437	UP	6,5	50	53,5	36,25	6	40	18,4
17	16		Pal, Vedika	U11	w	IND	1482	MAH-V	6,5	49	53	33,75	6	40	15,6
18	50		Rashmika, Maringanti		w	IND	1353	MAH-V	6,5	48,5	52,5	36,50	5	40	80,4
19	41		Ravi, Palsule			IND	1384	MP	6,5	47,5	52	34,75	6	20	10,2
20	18		Shubham, Kumar			IND	1470	BIH	6,5	45,5	49,5	33,75	5	20	-2