Mitrabha Guha perfect at 2nd Aamdar Chasak Rapid Rating Open 2024, earns a brand new Honda Shine bike

by Shahid Ahmed - 15/03/2024

GM Mitrabha Guha scored a perfect 9/9 to win 2nd Aamdar Chasak Rapid Rating Open 2024. He finished a half point ahead of the field. GM Laxman R R scored sole 8.5/9 to secure second place. IM Kaustuv Kundu, IM Ravi Teja S and IM Ratnakaran K scored 8/9 each. They secured third, fourth and fifth place according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹200000 + bike + 97 trophies. The champion's prize was a brand new Honda Shine motorbike. The runners-up received were ₹20000 and ₹15000 each respectively. The top three winners received a huge trophy. The one-day rapid rating tournament was organized by Kalyan Taluka Buddhibal Sanstha on 3rd March 2024 at Navrang Banquets in Kalyan, Maharashtra. Photos: IA Mohit Ladhe / Kalyan Taluka Buddhibal Sanstha

Mitrabha's sixth tournament victory in 2024

GM Mitrabha Guha and IM Kaustuv Kundu were the coleaders 8/8 heading into the final round. GM Laxman R R was the sole pursuer at 7.5/8. Mitrabha defeated the eventual second runner-up to become the champion. Laxman scored a win against the second seeded GM Karthik Venkataraman to finish second. 15-year-old CM Vedant Nitin Vekhande is the sole teenager to make a top ten finish. He scored 7.5/9 to be placed eighth.

Champion - GM Mitrabha Guha 9/9

Runner-up - GM Laxman R R 8.5/9

Second Runner-up - IM Kaustuv Kundu 8/9

Top 3 (L to R): 3rd IM Kaustuv Kundu 8/9, 1st GM Mitrabha Guha 9/9 and 2nd GM Laxman R R 8.5/9

The guests of the day were - Mr. Suresh Shelar, Adv. Shripad Bhosale and Dr. Bhavesh Chauhan.

GM Mitrabha Guha defeated his statemate IM Kaustuv Kundu in the final round to become the champion

GM Mitrabha Guha scored a perfect 9/9, performed at 2674, finished a half point ahead of the field and gained 6.6 Elo rating points

4th IM Ravi Teja S 8/9

5th IM Ratnakaran K 8/9

6th IM Sammed Jaykumar Shete 7.5/9

7th CM Gaurav Rajesh Zagade 7.5/9

8th Vedant Nitin Vekhande 7.5/9

9th Aakash Sharadchandra Dalvi 7.5/9

11th Mandar Pradip Lad 7.5/9

12th IM Nitin S 7.5/9

13th Arvind Iyer 7.5/9

14th Pushkar Dere 7.5/9

15th IM Mohammad Nubairshah Shaikh 7.5/9

Arbiters team

Players in action

Various prizes for the prize winners

The tournament hall at Navrang Banquets at Kalyan, Maharashtra

Parents and accompanying persons could watch the games live at the waiting area

Replay the entire live stream of the tournament | Video: Vaibhav Bhoir

Thanks to IA Mohit Ladhe for sharing the photos, info and live stream link.

A total of 639 players including 3 GMs and 7 IMs took part from all over the country in this one-day nine round Rapid Rating Open tournament. It was organized by Kalyan Taluka Buddhibal Sanstha at Navrang Banquets in Kalyan, Maharashtra on 3rd March 2024. The time control of the event was 10 minutes + 5 seconds increment per move.

Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	FED	RtgI	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB4	TB5
1	1	GM	Mitrabha, Guha		IND	2466	West Bengal	9	55	60	60,00	9	4
2	7	GM	Laxman, R.R.		IND	2201	Integral Coach Factory (Icf)	8,5	52,5	57	53,25	8	4
3	12		Kaustuv, Kundu		IND	2158	West Bengal	8	55	59,5	50,50	8	3
4	6	IM	Ravi, Teja S.		IND	2252	Andhra Pradesh	8	54	58,5	50,50	8	4
5	8	IM	Ratnakaran, K.		IND	2186	Kerala	8	46,5	49,5	43,00	8	4
6	5	IM	Sammed Jaykumar, Shete		IND	2262	MAH	7,5	56,5	61	48,25	7	4
7	18	CM	Gaurav, Rajesh Zagade		IND	1975	MAH	7,5	54,5	57,5	45,25	7	3
8	21	CM	Vedant, Nitin Vekhande	U16	IND	1951	MAH	7,5	53	57,5	45,75	7	5
9	10		Aakash Sharadchandra, Dalvi		IND	2169	MAH	7,5	53	57,5	44,75	7	3
10	36	AGM	Sa, Kannan		IND	1818	Tamil Nadu	7,5	53	57	45,75	7	3
11	14		Lad, Mandar Pradip		IND	2060	Goa	7,5	53	56,5	43,75	7	3
12	4	IM	Nitin, S.		IND	2266	Tamil Nadu	7,5	52	57	45,25	7	2
13	26	ACM	Iyer, Arvind	U16	IND	1894	MAH-KB	7,5	52	56	44,25	7	4
14	17		Dere, Pushkar		IND	1986	MAH	7,5	50	54	43,50	7	3
15	3	IM	Mohammad, Nubairshah Shaikh		IND	2269	MAH	7,5	49,5	54	44,25	7	3
16	43		Bhoir, Paras Dilip	U16	IND	1792	MAH	7	52	54,5	39,00	7	3
17	16		Potawad, Anirudhha		IND	1998	MAH	7	51,5	55	39,75	6	3
18	11	IM	Kulkarni, Vikramaditya		IND	2166	MAH	7	51,5	53,5	39,00	7	5
19	20	FM	Kshatriya, Nitin Vekhande	U16	IND	1963	MAH	7	51	56	40,50	7	3
20	33		Ram, Vishal Parab	U14	IND	1836	MAH	7	50	54	39,50	7	3