Kunal M and Bharath Subramaniyam win GM Chess 1st Rapid and Blitz Rating Open 2023

by Shahid Ahmed - 13/09/2023

Kunal M, WGM Srija Seshadri and IM Ramnathan Balasubramaniam scored 8/9 each at GM Chess 1st Rapid Rating Open 2023. Kunal won the tournament due to better tie-breaks. Srija and Balasubramaniam were placed second and third. Both Kunal and the eventual second runner-up Balasubramaniam remained undefeated. GM Bharath Subramaniyam H scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win the Blitz Rating Open. He finished a full point ahead of the field. A half dozen players scored 7.5/9. CM Rajarishi Karthi and IM P Saravana Krishnan were adjudged second and third. The total cash prize fund for Rapid and Blitz was ₹200000 and ₹100000 each respectively. The top three prizes in Rapid were ₹30000 + trophy, ₹18000 and ₹15000, for Blitz it was ₹18000 + trophy, ₹14000 and ₹11000 each. Photos: Masilamani G / GM Chess Academy

Bharath dominates Blitz, Top three score 8/9 in Rapid

Five players were leading 7/8 each, going into the final round of Rapid. CM Rajarishi Karthi and Anshuman K lost to WGM Srija Seshadri and Kunal M respectively. IM Ramnathan Balasubramaniam defeated Arun R U. Thus, Kunal won the Rapid tournament 8/9, Srija second and Balasubramaniam third according to tie-breaks. In the Blitz event, GM Bharath Subramaniyam H made a blazing start 8/8. He was a full point ahead of others heading towards the final round. He drew his last game against Nawin M S to become a clear champion 8.5/9.

Champion in Rapid - Kunal M 8/9

Runner-up in Rapid - WGM Srija Seshadri 8/9

Second Runner-up in Rapid - IM Ramnathan Balasubramaniam 8/9

Kunal M scored an unbeaten 8/9 to win the tournament on tie-breaks

Champion in Blitz - GM Bharath Subramaniyam H 8.5/9

Runner-up in Blitz - CM Rajarishi Karthi 7.5/9 | Photo: South Madras News

Second Runner-up in Blitz - IM P Saravana Krishnan 7.5/9 | Photo: South Madras News

GM Bharath Subramaniyam H scored an unbeaten 8.5/9, finished a full point ahead of the competition and gained 4 Elo rating points

Inaugural first moves are being made

Highlights of the tournament | Video: South Madras News

Thanks to Masilamani G / GM Chess Academy for sharing the photos of the tournament.

A total of 265 players including an IM and a WGM took part from various states across the country in the two-day nine round Rapid Rating Open tournament held on 19th and 20th August 2023. Both events were organized by GM Chess Academy at Alpha International and Matriculation Higher Secondary School in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The time control for the Rapid event was 20 minutes + 10 seconds increment. The Blitz Rating event had 273 players including a GM, two IMs and a WGM from various states across the country. It took place on 20th August 2023. The time control for Blitz was 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment.

Final standings in Rapid

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	3		Kunal, M.			IND	2122	TN	8	50,5	55	48,25
2	4	WGM	Srija, Seshadri		w	IND	2087	TN	8	48	52,5	47,00
3	8	IM	Ramnathan Balasubramaniam,			IND	1874	TN(C)	8	47,5	51,5	45,75
4	7		Sailesh, R			IND	1906	TN	7,5	49	53,5	43,50
5	21		Mahish, S A	U12		IND	1615	TN	7,5	47	51	41,50
6	2	CM	Rajarishi, Karthi			IND	2126	TN	7	54	58,5	42,00
7	6		Anshuman, K			IND	1938	TN(C)	7	53	57,5	42,50
8	13		Nawin, M S			IND	1801	TN	7	52,5	57	42,75
9	10	FM	Ayushh, Ravikumar			IND	1838	TN	7	52,5	56	41,00
10	1	FM	Maheswaran, P.			IND	2197	TN	7	51	55,5	42,25
11	29		Rahul Ramakrishnan,	U10		IND	1480	PUD	7	47	48,5	35,25
12	32	AIM	Premshankar, B U	U12		IND	1464	TN	7	46,5	50	35,50
13	23		Aadith, R			IND	1539	TN(C)	7	46	50	38,50
14	28	WCM	Sasvatha, A		w	IND	1495	TN(C)	7	45	48,5	34,00
15	11		Harini, S.		w	IND	1823	TN	7	44	48	37,00
16	12		Vijay, Shreeram P			IND	1803	TN	6,5	51	55	37,00
17	9		Arun, R U			IND	1866	TN	6,5	50,5	55	38,00
18	15		Ayyappan, P Santhana Prabu			IND	1742	TN	6,5	47	52	35,75
19	45		Perecharla, Hariram Saikrishna	U10		USA	1395	USA	6,5	45	49	33,50
20	26		Venkatakrishnan, R			IND	1524	TN	6,5	45	48	33,50

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Final standings in Blitz

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	1	GM	Bharath, Subramaniyam H			IND	2416	TN	8,5	54,5	55,5	51,75
2	7	CM	Rajarishi, Karthi			IND	2184	TN	7,5	55	59,5	47,75
3	5	IM	Saravana, Krishnan P.			IND	2189	TN	7,5	52	55	44,25
4	4		Kunal, M.			IND	2247	TN	7,5	51,5	54,5	44,00
5	32		Sailesh, R			IND	1601	TN	7,5	50,5	54,5	42,25
6	18	FM	Ayushh, Ravikumar			IND	1822	TN	7,5	47,5	50	39,75
7	22		Nawin, M S			IND	1785	TN	7,5	45,5	48	37,75
8	11	FM	Purushothaman, Thirumalai			IND	1979	TN	7	50,5	53,5	39,00
9	13		Barath, L			IND	1928	TN	7	50	50,5	37,00
10	19		Ayyappan, P Santhana Prabu			IND	1796	TN	7	48	52	37,75
11	12		Anshuman, K			IND	1938	TN	7	48	51,5	39,00
12	9	IM	Ramnathan, Balasubramaniam			IND	2076	TN	7	48	51,5	38,00
13	29		Vijay, Shreeram P			IND	1649	TN	7	47	51,5	38,50
14	104		Sai, Abhinav Kuchibhotla	U12		IND	1159	TN	7	47	49	36,00
15	6	AGM	Vignesh, B			IND	2185	TN(C)	7	46,5	50,5	39,00
16	20		Suganthan, S			IND	1795	TN	7	46,5	50	38,00
17	17		Mithun, Anand V			IND	1840	TN	7	46,5	48,5	37,25
18	46	AIM	Premshankar, B U	U12		IND	1424	TN	7	44,5	48	34,00
19	30		Badri, Narayan B			IND	1643	TN	7	44	46,5	33,00
20	2	FM	Maheswaran, P.			IND	2286	TN	6,5	53	57	37,50