GM Iniyan will start as the top Indian in 1st FIDE World University Online Individual Blitz
A total of 1002 players from 73 nations will be taking part in 1st FIDE World University Online Championships in Individual Blitz event on 13th and 14th March 2021. The sole Indian GM taking part in this event will be Iniyan P representing Bharathiar University. He is also the lone participant representing his university. Four IMs and two WIMs from India will be taking part in this event. Ten rounds will be played each day with a time control of 3 mins + 2 seconds increment. 272 players are in reserve for this event. Top four universities will advance to the FIDE World University Team Online Blitz Cup. Photo: Niklesh Jain
161 Indian players from over 25 universities will take part
India's 61st GM Iniyan P of Bharathiar University will lead the Indian charge at 1st FIDE World University Online Championships in Individual Blitz event. IM Harshit Raja of University of Missouri, IM Mitrabha Guha of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University, IM Neelash Saha of Adamas University and IM Srijit Paul are the other titled players of India who will be taking part tomorrow Saturday 13th March and on Sunday 14th March. Among the women, WIM Isha Sharma of Mangalore University and WIM Arpita Mukherjee of Adamas University are the only two titled players among women.
Starting list of Indian players
No. | Name | FideID | FED | RtgI | Club/City | Name | |
24 | GM | Iniyan P | 25002767 | IND | 2506 | Bharathiar University | Blitz |
39 | IM | Raja Harshit | 5089000 | IND | 2472 | University of Missouri | Blitz |
48 | IM | Mitrabha Guha | 5057000 | IND | 2445 | Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University | Blitz |
56 | IM | Neelash Saha | 5094160 | IND | 2413 | Adamas University | Blitz |
89 | IM | Srijit Paul | 5094798 | IND | 2312 | Jadavpur University | Blitz |
95 | Subhayan Kundu | 5094801 | IND | 2305 | Adamas University | Blitz | |
96 | Saurabh Anand | 5094496 | IND | 2304 | Adamas University | Blitz | |
98 | Kaustuv Kundu | 5056900 | IND | 2301 | Jadavpur University | Blitz | |
110 | WIM | Sharma Isha | 35006665 | IND | 2256 | Mangalore University | Blitz |
139 | WIM | Arpita Mukherjee | 5056403 | IND | 2206 | Adamas University | Blitz |
196 | Mehta Jwalin | 25047191 | IND | 2086 | Birla Institute of Technology and S | Blitz | |
243 | Sharan Rao | 5073464 | IND | 1992 | Mangalore University | Blitz | |
259 | Debankan Dhara | 5056586 | IND | 1950 | Jadavpur University | Blitz | |
261 | Pattnayak Nilsu | 35043943 | IND | 1948 | Kalinga Institute of Industrial Tec | Blitz | |
266 | AGM | Arka Sengupta | 25031201 | IND | 1937 | Jadavpur University | Blitz |
275 | Ganguly Ritabroto | 25028529 | IND | 1930 | Jadavpur University | Blitz | |
277 | Atharvaa P Tayade | 25042955 | IND | 1926 | Indian Institute of Technology, Bom | Blitz | |
282 | Ghosh Samriddhaa | 5094003 | IND | 1910 | Adamas University | Blitz | |
283 | Arun R U | 46673709 | IND | 1908 | Anna University | Blitz | |
285 | Rajaryan Kuvelkar | 5096235 | IND | 1905 | Indian Institute of Technology, Bom | Blitz | |
288 | Varma Shabdhik | 5067430 | IND | 1899 | Mangalore University | Blitz | |
305 | Sunyuktha C M N | 5092710 | IND | 1867 | Anna University | Blitz | |
308 | Poras Sanjay Kolgane | 5028426 | IND | 1858 | Indian Institute of Technology, Bom | Blitz | |
321 | Aneek Das | 25076930 | IND | 1838 | Jadavpur University | Blitz | |
337 | Shashwat Chakraborty | 25081772 | IND | 1820 | Indian Institute of Technology, Bom | Blitz |
Schedule
Saturday 13th March
Round 1 - 7:30 p.m.
Round 2 - 7:50 p.m.
Round 3 - 8:10 p.m.
Round 4 - 8:30 p.m.
Round 5 - 8:50 p.m.
Break
Round 6 - 9:30 p.m.
Round 7 - 9:50 p.m.
Round 8 - 10:10 p.m.
Round 9 - 10:30 p.m.
Round 10 - 10:50 p.m.
Sunday 14th March
Round 11 - 7:30 p.m.
Round 12 - 7:50 p.m.
Round 13 - 8:10 p.m.
Round 14 - 8:30 p.m.
Round 15 - 8:50 p.m.
Break
Round 16 - 9:30 p.m.
Round 17 - 9:50 p.m.
Round 18 - 10:10 p.m.
Round 19 - 10:30 p.m.
Round 20 - 10:50 p.m.
Time control
3 mins + 2 seconds increment from move no.1
Players list
No. | Name | FideID | FED | RtgI | Gr | Club/City | |
1 | GM | Fedoseev Vladimir | 24130737 | RUS | 2687 | Pl1 | University of Texas Rio Grande Vall |
2 | GM | Oparin Grigoriy | 24125890 | RUS | 2652 | Pl1 | University of Missouri |
3 | GM | Sarana Alexey | 24133795 | RUS | 2649 | Pl1 | Ural State Mining University |
4 | GM | Paravyan David | 4194985 | RUS | 2647 | Pl2 | Ural State Mining University |
5 | GM | Bok Benjamin | 1017063 | NED | 2624 | Pl1 | Saint Louis University |
6 | GM | Martirosyan Haik M. | 13306553 | ARM | 2622 | Pl1 | Armenian State Institute of Physica |
7 | GM | Bai Jinshi | 8602280 | CHN | 2618 | Pl1 | Shanghai University of Finance and |
8 | GM | Antipov Mikhail Al. | 4107012 | RUS | 2609 | Pl2 | University of Missouri |
9 | GM | Shevchenko Kirill | 14129574 | UKR | 2599 | Pl1 | Ivan Boberskyj Lviv State Universit |
10 | GM | Albornoz Cabrera Carlos Daniel | 3518736 | CUB | 2573 | Pl1 | Universidad de Camaguey Ignacio Agr |
11 | GM | Dragun Kamil | 1134167 | POL | 2557 | Pl2 | University of Texas Rio Grande Vall |
12 | GM | Gabuzyan Hovhannes | 13303732 | ARM | 2557 | Pl3 | University of Texas Rio Grande Vall |
13 | GM | Xu Yinglun | 8604940 | CHN | 2554 | Pl2 | Shanghai University of Finance and |
14 | IM | Theodorou Nikolas | 4262875 | GRE | 2554 | Pl2 | Saint Louis University |
15 | GM | Ali Marandi Cemil Can | 6300529 | TUR | 2543 | Pl3 | Saint Louis University |
16 | GM | Li Ruifeng | 2061074 | USA | 2541 | Pl1 | University of Texas at Austin |
17 | GM | Chandra Akshat | 25006711 | USA | 2536 | Pl4 | Saint Louis University |
18 | GM | Vokhidov Shamsiddin | 14204223 | UZB | 2529 | Pl1 | Uzbek State University of Physical |
19 | IM | Vazquez Guillermo | 3702308 | PAR | 2527 | Pl1 | University of Texas at Dallas |
20 | FM | Sorokin Aleksey | 24176460 | RUS | 2521 | Pl1 | Texas Tech University |
21 | GM | Kelires Andreas | 5900727 | GRE | 2520 | Pl1 | National Technical University of At |
22 | IM | Lobanov Sergei | 24183750 | RUS | 2516 | Pl3 | Ural State Mining University |
23 | IM | Matviishen Viktor | 14129850 | UKR | 2512 | Pl2 | Texas Tech University |
24 | GM | Iniyan P | 25002767 | IND | 2506 | Pl1 | Bharathiar University |
25 | GM | Priasmoro Novendra | 7105029 | INA | 2502 | Pl1 | Gunadarma University |