Madhvendra Pratap Sharma dominates Khelo Chess India Blitz Rating Open 2024 with a 100% score

by Shahid Ahmed - 08/08/2024

10-year-old Madhvendra Pratap Sharma scored a perfect 9/9 to win Khelo Chess India Blitz Rating Open 2024. He finished a staggering 1.5 points ahead of the field. Ishaan Singh Khanuja scored sole 7.5/9 to secure second place. Eight players scored 7/9. Out of them, Harshit Dawar finished third as he had the best tie-break score. This tournament was part of Guinness World Record attempt on International Chess Day, 20th July 2024. The top three prizes were ChessBase 17, Fritz 19 and Attack like a Super GM Fritztrainer along with a medal and FIDE 100 trophy. The one-day nine round Blitz Rating tournament was organized by us, ChessBase India at Sage International School in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. This is Madhvendra's eleventh overall and second rating tournament triumph of the year. He went on to become Madhya Pradesh State Senior 2024 champion after this. Photos: Ayush Jain

Madhvendra miles ahead of the competition

Madhvendra Pratap Sharma made a perfect start by winning eight consecutive games. He was a full point ahead of the rest, heading into the final round. Despite needing a draw to become a clear champion, the boy defeated Kavyansh Agrawal to become champion with a perfect score 9/9. Ishaan Singh Khanuja won against Harshit Dawar to finish second, Harshit third. In the previous month, Madhvendra won 1st Seoni Rapid Rating Open with an unbeaten 8/9.

Top 3 (L to R): 3rd Harshit Dawar 7/9, 1st Madhvendra Pratap Sharma 9/9 and 2nd Ishaan Singh Khanuja 7.5/9

Madhvendra before his various wins

Madhvendra Pratap Sharma won all nine games, finished a whopping 1.5 points ahead of the rest and gained 57.2 Elo rating points

Mr. Karan Khurana, ED, Agarwal Construction Company, made the inaugural first move with Madhvendra Pratap Sharma

3rd to 10th (L to R): 3rd Harshit Dawar 7/9, 4th Kavyansh Agarwal 7/9, 5th Sagar Choudhary 7/9, 6th Vedant Bhardwaj 7/9, 7th Sumit Sikka 7/9, 8th Shahid Azmat and Murarilal Kori 7/9, and 10th Karthik S 7/9

Trophies and medals for the prize winners

Various prize winners

The tournament hall at Sage International School in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

A total of 488 games contributed to the Guinness World Record

Inauguration of the Khelo Chess India Club on International Chess Day, 20th July

Khelo Chess India Club has state-of-the-art facilities

Samay Raina made a surprise appearance at the closing ceremony and played a friendly game against the champion of the tournament - Madhvendra Pratap Sharma | Video: Hindi ChessBase India

For more photos, check the hindi report.

Replay live stream

Replay live stream of the tournament | Video: Hindi ChessBase India

A total of 117 players took part from various states across the country in this one-day nine round Blitz Rating tournament. It was organized by us, ChessBase India at Sage International School in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh on International Chess Day, 20th July 2024. The time control of the event was 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment per move.

Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	2		Madhvendra, Pratap Sharma	IND	1869	Bhopal	9	51,5	54	54,00
2	25		Ishaan, Singh Khanuja	IND	1580	Bhopal	7,5	46	48,5	36,50
3	29		Harshit, Dawar	IND	1545	MP	7	55,5	59,5	43,00
4	11		Kavyansh, Agrawal	IND	1715	Bhopal	7	51	54,5	38,50
5	14	AIM	Choudhary, Sagar	IND	1634	Bhopal	7	51	54	38,00
6	7		Vedant, Bhardwaj	IND	1771	Bhopal	7	49,5	53,5	37,50
7	6	AGM	Sikka, Sumit	IND	1771	Bhopal	7	46	49	37,00
8	1		Shahid, Azmat	IND	1937	Bhopal	7	45,5	48,5	35,50
	9		Murarilal, Kori	IND	1759	MP	7	45,5	48,5	35,50
10	22		Karthik, S	IND	1596	Kar	7	43,5	46,5	34,50