Nameet Chavan victorious at Dr. Vijaykumar Gavit Chashak Rapid Rating Open 2024

by Shahid Ahmed - 26/01/2024

Nameet Chavan scored 8/9 to win Dr. Vijaykumar Gavit Chashak Rapid Rating Open 2024. He finished a half point ahead of the competition. Arnav Kherdekar and Kalpesh Dewang scored 7.5/9 each. They were placed second and third respectively according to tie-breaks. Nameet scored eight wins and suffered one loss. It was against the eventual runner-up Arnav in the penultimate round. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹100000. The top three prizes were ₹21000, ₹10000 and ₹7000 along with a trophy each. This was the Pune resident Nameet's first rating tournament triumph of his career. Photos: Prof. Subhash Moravkar

Nameet's first rating tournament triumph of his career

Four players - Arnav Kherdekar, Omkar Kadav, Nameet Chavan and Kalpesh Dewang were the leaders 7/8, heading into the final round. Arnav drew against Kalpesh and Nameet defeated Omkar to become a clear champion. Arnav and Kalpesh secured second and third place.

Champion - Nameet Chavan 8/9

Runner-up - Arnav Kherdekar 7.5/9

Second Runner-up - Kalpesh Dewang 7.5/9

Nameet Chavan scored 8/9, scored eight wins, finished a half point ahead of the field and gained 45 Elo rating points

Inauguration Ceremony

Inaugural first move is being made by Zilla Parishad President - Dr. Supriya Gavit

Group photo of various prize winners

The tournament hall in Nandurbar, Maharashtra

Thanks to Prof. Subhash Moravkar, Tournament Director for sharing photos and information about the tournament.

A total of 99 players took part from various districts across Maharashtra and few from other states. The one-day nine round Rapid Rating tournament was organized by Nandurbar District Chess Circle in Nandurbar, Maharashtra on 6th January 2024. The time control of the event was 15 minutes + 10 seconds increment per move.

Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2
1	7		Chavan, Nameet	IND	1676	Pune	8	50	52
2	4		Kherdekar, Arnav	IND	1720	Mumbai	7,5	53,5	58,5
3	9		Dewang, Kalpesh	IND	1580	Nandurbar	7,5	50,5	53
4	6		Kadav, Omkar	IND	1682	Satara	7	52	57
5	5	AIM	Patil, Mayur	IND	1716	Nandurbar	7	51,5	55,5
6	14		Kasar, Gunvant	IND	1374	Jalgaon	7	48	51,5
7	18		Sonar, Rushikesh	IND	1256	Nandurbar	7	46,5	49,5
8	21	AFM	Waghle, Bhumika	IND	1219	Aurangabad	7	46	48,5
9	1	FM	Sauravh, Khherdekar	IND	1885	Mumbai	6,5	51,5	54,5
10	2		Patil, Jitendra	IND	1875	Nandurbar	6,5	49	53