Kartavya Anadkat dominates Mark Dvoretsky Memorial Rapid Rating Open 2023

by Shahid Ahmed - 12/01/2024

Kartavya Anadkat scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win Mark Dvoretsky Memorial Rapid Rating Open 2023. He finished a full point ahead of the competition. Six players - Hrithickkesh Pr, GM Laxman R R, FM K Senthil Maran, Dhanush Ragav N S, FM Syed Anwar Shazuli and Karthik E scored 6.5/9 each. They were placed second to seventh respectively according to tie-breaks. Kartavya defeated Hrithickkesh in the penultimate round and drew against Laxman in the last round. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹200000. The top three prizes were ₹16000 + trophy, ₹15000 and ₹14000 each respectively. Kartavya and Laxman remained undefeated among top three. The tournament was organized in memory of one of the greatest chess trainer ever - Mark Dvoretsky. Photos: FI NA Sushruta Reddy/Innovators Chess Academy

Kartavya's twelfth overall, seventh Rating tournament victory in 2023

Kartavya Anadkat made a scorching start by winning his first eight games 8/8. He had a full point lead heading into the final round. GM Laxman R R, FM K Senthil Maran and Dhanush Ragav N S were the three pursuers at 7/8 each. Kartavya drew against Laxman to become a clear champion. Senthil also drew against Dha Hrithickkesh Pr defeated Sa Kannan to secure second place. Laxman was placed third. The organizer FI NA Sushruta Reddy participated in this event and scored an impressive 6.5/9. It is certainly not easy to organize and play the tournament at the same time.

Champion - Kartavya Anadkat 8.5/9

Runner-up - Hrithickkesh Pr 7.5/9

Second Runner-up - GM Laxman R R 7.5/9

Top 3 (L to R): 2nd Hrithickkesh Pr 7.5/9, 3rd GM Laxman R R 7.5/9 and 1st Kartavya Anadkat 8.5/9

Kartavya Anadkat scored 8.5/9, remained undefeated, finished a full point ahead of the rest and increased his Elo rating by 50.2 points

89-year-old T V Subramanian scored 5.5/9 and won the Best Veteran prize

The tournament hall at Silicon City Academy of Secondary Education in Bangalore, Karnataka

Thanks to FI NA Sushruta Reddy of Innovators Chess Academy for sharing the photos.

For more photos, please check the album here.

A total of 330 players including a GM and an IM took part from various states across the country and one from England. The two-day nine round Rapid Rating tournament was organized by Innovators Chess Academy (SUI) at Silicon City Academy of Secondary Education in Bangalore, Karnataka on 16th and 17th December 2023. The time control of the event was 15 minutes + 5 seconds increment per move.

Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	Gr	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB5
1	10		Anadkat, Kartavya				IND	1938	Gj	8,5	52	54,5	50,75	8
2	5		Hirthickkesh, Pr				IND	2039	Tn	7,5	55	59,5	47,25	7
3	3	GM	Laxman, R.R.				IND	2216	Tn	7,5	53	57	46,25	6
4	4	FM	Senthil, Maran K				IND	2143	Tn	7,5	53	57	46,00	6
5	15		Dhanush, Ragav N S				IND	1770	Tn	7,5	51	55	43,75	7
6	8	FM	Syed Anwar, Shazuli				IND	1976	Tn	7,5	50	54,5	42,75	7
7	22		Karthik, E				IND	1604	Tn	7,5	43,5	46	38,00	7
8	2	FM	Dutta, Joydeep				IND	2232	ICF	7	54,5	58,5	42,75	6
9	1	IM	Das, Arghyadip				IND	2304	Wb	7	52	56,5	41,75	6
10	36		Naga, Sai Sarthak Karanam	U15		13938KSCA2023	IND	1438	Ka	7	50,5	54,5	40,75	5
11	23		Bhuvan, Krishna Prasanth	U11		11107KSCA2023	IND	1595	Ka	7	49,5	54,5	39,50	7
12	45	AIM	Aneesh, Krishna S			BLU180984	IND	1370	Ka	7	49,5	53	37,50	7
13	13		Sudarshan, Bhat			BLU170426	IND	1853	Ka	7	49	50,5	37,00	6
14	16		Vigneshwaran, S				IND	1758	Tn	7	48,5	52	37,75	6
15	49		Aneesh, Adiga	U15		BLU191219	IND	1358	Ka	7	48	50,5	36,75	6
16	34		Swarnamala, B		w		IND	1460	Tn	7	47,5	51	37,00	7
17	11		Augustin, A			10441KSCA2023	IND	1936	Ka	7	47,5	50,5	37,50	6
18	24		Satyam, Prakash				IND	1580	Dl	7	47	50	36,00	7
19	9		Anilkumar, O.T.	S60			IND	1972	Kl	7	46,5	50	37,00	7
20	25		Pranav, A J			12486KSCA2023	IND	1565	Ka	7	45,5	50,5	38,00	7