Prasannaa victorious at Shantikumarji Firodia Rating Open 2022

by Shahid Ahmed - 03/12/2022

Prasannaa S of Tamil Nadu scored 8/9 to win Shantikumarji Firodia All India Rating Open 2022. He finished a half point ahead of the competition. Four players - Shriraj Bhosale, Kaustuv Kundu, Harsh Ghadge and Shlok Sharnarthi scored 7.5/9 each. They were placed second to fifth according to tie-breaks. Shriraj became the only player to beat the eventual champion Prasannaa. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹200000. The top three prizes were ₹31000, ₹20000 and ₹15000 along with a trophy each. This is Prasannaa's third Rating tournament triumph of the year. Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Prasannaa's third Rating tournament triumph of the year

Prasannaa S won 28th Abu Dhabi Chess Festival Open 2022 in August. Then he won 1st ISC Rating Open in October. Now he won his third Rating Open tournament. Local lad, 13-year-old Harsh Ghadge scored an impressive 7.5/9 to finish fourth in tie-breaks.

Champion - Prasannaa S 8.5/10 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Prasannaa S scored an unbeaten 8/9, conceding only one loss against the runner-up, Shriraj Bhosale

Runner-up - Shriraj Bhosale 7.5/9 | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Second Runner-up - Kaustuv Kundu 7.5/9 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Inauguration Ceremony | Photo: SNA Yashwant Bapat

Players in action | Photo: SNA Yashwant Bapat

The tournament hall | Photo: SNA Yashwant Bapat

All prize winners | Photo: SNA Yashwant Bapat

Thanks to the SNA Yashwant Bapat for sharing the photos.

A total of 180 players took part from various parts of the country and one from Canada. The five-day nine-round Swiss league Rating tournament was organized by Ahmednagar District Chess Circle. It took place at Badi Sajan Mangal Karyalaya at Ahmednagar, Maharashtra from 8th to 12th November 2022. The time control of the tournament was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move no.1.

Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	2	FM	Prasannaa.S	IND	2165	TN	8	50	51	0
2	5		Bhosale Shriraj	IND	1922	Mah	7,5	52,5	56,5	0
3	1		Kaustuv Kundu	IND	2308	WB	7,5	51,5	56,5	0
4	12		Ghadge Harsh	IND	1551	Mah-Nagar	7,5	49,5	53,5	0
5	14		Sharnarthi Shlok	IND	1547	Mah	7,5	48,5	49,5	0
6	6		Majumder Shrayan	IND	1799	Mah	7	50,5	55	1
7	7		Sharnarthi Viresh	IND	1742	Mah	7	50,5	55	0
8	3		Arpan Das	IND	2044	WB	7	45,5	49,5	0
9	26		Jain Hitansh	IND	1323	Mah	7	45,5	48,5	0
10	8		Gaikwad Manas	IND	1738	Mah	7	45	48	0