Kartavya Anadkat dominates Rotary Thane Midtown Rapid Rating Open 2023

by Shahid Ahmed - 05/09/2023

Kartavya Anadkat scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win Rotary Thane Midtown Rapid Rating Open 2023. He finished a half point ahead of the field. Aakash Sharadchandra Dalvi, GM Vishnu Prasanna V, IM Ratnakaran K and FM Ritvik Krishnan scored 8/9 each. They were placed second to fifth according to tie-breaks. Kartavya's sole draw occurred against WFM Bhagyashree Patil in the seventh round. Bhagyashree is the sole female finisher among top 35. She scored 7.5/9 to secure sixth place. The total prize fund of the event was ₹250000. The top three prizes were ₹40000, ₹30000 and ₹20000 along with a trophy each. Five-time World Champion Vishy Anand's presence at the closing ceremony elevated the tournament to the next level. Photos: IA Mohit Ladhe/IA Dr. Deepak Tandel

Kartavya wins his tenth tournament of the year

IM Krishnater Kushager, Kartavya Anadkat and Ankur Mahesh Gokhale were sharing the lead 7.5/8 heading into the final round. Ankur lost to Kartavya and IM Ratnakaran K defeated Krishnater. Daksh Goyal lost against GM Vishnu Prasanna. Aakash Sharadchandra Dalvi defeated Saumil Nair. Thus, Kartavya became a clear champion 8.5/9. Aakash and Vishnu secured second and third place respectively according to tie-breaks. This is Kartavya's tenth over-the-board tournament triumph of the year, five of them were rated events including Classical, Rapid and Blitz - all three formats.

Champion - Kartavya Anadkat 8.5/9

Runner-up - Aakash Sharadchandra Dalvi 8/9 | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Second Runner-up - GM Vishnu Prasanna V 8/9 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Kartavya Anadkat scored 8.5/9 and gained 55.8 Elo rating points

Lighting of the lamp

The Tournament was inaugurated by Chief Guest - Mr. Milind Kulkarni, District Governor, Milind Ballal, Project Convener, Manan Vora, Club President, Yatin Pandit, Salil Ghate and Abhijit Hatkar.

The tournament hall at Hotel Tip Top Plaza in Thane, Maharashtra

The legend Vishy Anand, Shrikant Shinde, Member of Lok Sabha and other dignitaries gave away the prizes at the closing ceremony.

Thanks to IA Mohit Ladhe for sharing the photos and info about the event.

A total of 508 players including 2 GMs and 5 IMs took part from various states across the country in this one-day nine round Rapid Rating Open tournament. It was organized by Rotary Club Of Thane Midtown Charity Trust and Upstep Academy at Hotel Tiptop Plaza in Thane, Maharashtra on 15th August 2023. The time control of the event was 10 minutes + 5 seconds increment per move.

Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB4	TB5
1	24		Anadkat, Kartavya			IND	1831		8,5	55	57	53,25	0	8
2	8		Aakash Sharadchandra, Dalvi			IND	2190	MAH-TB	8	55	59	50,50	0	8
3	1	GM	Vishnu, Prasanna. V			IND	2464		8	54,5	58,5	50,00	0	8
4	5	IM	Ratnakaran, K.			IND	2221		8	53,5	57,5	50,00	0	8
5	11	FM	Krishnan, Ritvik			IND	2055		8	49,5	53,5	46,00	0	8
6	28	WFM	Bhagyashree, Patil		w	IND	1733		7,5	55	58	46,25	0	7
7	3	IM	Krishnater, Kushager			IND	2316		7,5	54,5	57	45,25	0	7
8	37		Shah, Mihir			IND	1683		7,5	51,5	55,5	45,50	0	7
9	29	ACM	Iyer, Arvind	U15		IND	1727		7,5	51	55	43,75	0	7
10	31		Shah, Jeet			IND	1722		7,5	50,5	54,5	42,75	0	7
11	25		Ankur, Mahesh Gokhale			IND	1807		7,5	50	52,5	40,25	0	7
12	48		Bartakke, Aditya			IND	1536	MAH-TB	7,5	49,5	53,5	43,25	0	7
13	34		Jaiveer, Mahendru	U15		IND	1693		7,5	49,5	53,5	42,25	0	7
14	42	AFM	Dabhade, Arnav	U13		IND	1622		7	51,5	55,5	40,00	0	7
15	2	GM	Deepan, Chakkravarthy J.			IND	2378		7	50,5	54,5	40,00	0	7
16	15	CM	Vedant, Nitin Vekhande	U15		IND	1996		7	50	54,5	40,00	0	7
17	36	AGM	Prashanth, J Naik			IND	1684		7	50	53	38,50	0	7
18	22		Daksh, Goyal	U15		IND	1857		7	50	53	37,50	0	7
19	14	CM	Kshatriya, Nitin Vekhande	U15		IND	1996		7	49,5	52	37,50	0	7
20	16		Dere, Pushkar			IND	1978		7	49	53	38,75	0	6
21	35	AIM	Nagarkatte, Vedant			IND	1688		7	49	52,5	38,50	0	7
22	53		Arnav, Mahesh Koli	U13		IND	1503		7	48,5	52	37,50	0	7
23	51		Suthar, Pradip			IND	1517		7	48,5	51	38,50	0	6
24	32		Rachit, H Gurnani			IND	1717		7	48	52	39,00	0	7
25	45		Pandey, Arpit			IND	1587		7	48	49	35,00	0	7
26	23		Bartakke, Amardeep S.			IND	1856	MAH-TB	7	47	50,5	37,50	0	7
27	39		Guru, Prakash	U15		IND	1647		7	47	48,5	34,50	0	7
28	21		Balkishan, A.			IND	1860		7	46,5	49,5	37,50	0	7
29	33		Prabhu, Anand			IND	1710		7	46,5	48,5	36,25	0	6
30	27		Saumil, Nair			IND	1745		7	45,5	49,5	35,50	0	7
31	52		Gada, Om			IND	1515		7	45,5	48,5	35,50	0	7
32	18	CM	Bagwe, Gaurang	U15		IND	1954		7	44	48	36,50	0	7
33	17	FM	Sauravh, Khherdekar			IND	1957		7	44	47	35,50	0	7
34	38		Prabhu, Ajay P.	S55		IND	1678		7	42	46	36,00	0	7
35	10	FM	Mithil, Ajgaonkar			IND	2073		6,5	54	58	39,25	0	6
36	4	FM	Rosh, Jain	U13		IND	2233		6,5	52	57	38,75	0	6
37	19		Sharma, Harish			IND	1913		6,5	52	55	36,25	0	6
38	26		Kamdar, Aparva			IND	1793		6,5	51,5	56	37,25	0	6
39	9	IM	Soumya, Swaminathan		w	IND	2178		6,5	51,5	54,5	35,75	0	6
40	13		Potawad, Anirudhha			IND	2000		6,5	50,5	54,5	36,25	0	6