Rathanvel V S wins 3rd SCMA Rapid Rating Open 2023

by Shahid Ahmed - 18/02/2023

IM Rathanvel V S, IM Nitin S and FM Senthil Maran K scored 8/9 each. Rathanvel won 3rd SCMA Rapid Rating Open 2023 on tie-breaks, Nitin and Senthil were adjudged second and third. Both Rathanvel and Nitin remained undefeated. The total prize fund for the Rapid Rating was ₹200000 and ₹40000 for the Blitz Open. The top three prizes for the Rapid Rating were ₹25000, ₹15000 and ₹12000 along with a trophy each, for Blitz they were ₹8000, ₹5000 and ₹3000 each respectively. This is Rathanvel's first tournament victory since he won a Blitz Rating Open last year in October. The two-day Rapid Rating and Blitz Open tournaments were organized by Sri Sadguru Chessmartz and Music Academy on 4th and 5th February 2023. Photo: SCMA

Ojas Kulkarni dominates the Blitz Open

Ojas Kulkarni scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win the Blitz Open event. He defeated IM Nitin S and drew with the top seed and eventual runner-up, IM Ravi Teja S, en route his championship. Ravi and IM FT Harikrishnan A Ra scored 8/9 each. They were placed second and third according to tie-breaks. Ravi had also beaten Harikrishnan in the sixth round.

Top 3 (L to R): 2nd IM Nitin S, 1st IM Rathanvel V S and 3rd FM Senthil Maran K | Photo: SCMA

Champion in Rapid Rating - IM Rathanvel V S 8/9

Runner-up in Rapid Rating - IM Nitin S 8/9 | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Second Runner-up - FM Senthil Maran K 8/9 | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

IM Rathanvel V S scored an unbeaten 8/9, drew with the top seed IM Ravi Teja S and defeated the eventual second runner-up FM Senthil Maran K

Champion in Blitz - Ojas Kulkarni 8.5/9

Runner-up in Blitz - IM Ravi Teja S 8/9 | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Second Runner-up in Blitz - IM FT Harikrishnan A Ra 8/9 | Photo: Niklesh Jain

Lighting of the lamp | Photo: SCMA

The tournament hall at Virginia Mall in Bengaluru, Karnataka | Photo: SCMA

Waiting area for the parents and accompanying persons | Photo: SCMA

A total of 366 players including a GM, four IMs and a WIM participated in the Rapid Rating and 194 players including four IMs took part in the Blitz Open from various parts of the country. The nine-round Swiss league Rapid Rating tournament took place on 4th and 5th February and the nine-round Swiss League Blitz Open took place on 5th February 2023. Both events were organized by Sri Sadguru Chessmartz and Music Academy Hubballi at Virginia Mall, Bengaluru, Karnataka. The time control for the Rapid event was 25 minutes + 5 seconds increment and for Blitz, it was 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment.

Final standings in Rapid Rating

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	2	IM	Rathanvel, V S			IND	2326	Tn	8	52,5	56	48,75
2	4	IM	Nitin, S.			IND	2292	Tn	8	51,5	54	47,00
3	10	FM	Senthil, Maran K			IND	2071	Tn	8	49,5	53	45,00
4	1	IM	Ravi, Teja S.			IND	2360	Ap	7,5	55,5	60	48,50
5	6	FM	Sharan, Rao			IND	2175	Kar	7,5	51	55	44,50
6	5	GM	Thejkumar, M. S.			IND	2288	Kar	7,5	51	54,5	44,25
7	15		Parthasarathy, R			IND	1886	Kar	7,5	51	54	42,75
8	7	WIM	Sharma, Isha		w	IND	2131	Kar	7,5	50,5	54,5	44,25
9	3	IM	Harikrishnan.A.Ra,			IND	2324	Tn	7	54	59	43,50
10	14		Vignesh, B			IND	1956	Tn	7	52,5	57,5	41,75
11	13		Gugan, G			IND	1961	Tn	7	52	55,5	40,50
12	19		Balkishan, A.			IND	1787	Kar	7	51,5	54,5	40,00
13	9	CM	Gopal, K.N.			IND	2097	UBI	7	51,5	54,5	39,75
14	12		Augustin, A			IND	2021	Kar	7	50	54,5	39,00
15	35		Aakash, K P			IND	1587	Tn	7	49,5	53,5	38,50
16	34	AIM	Yash, Abhijit Patil	U15		IND	1589	Kar	7	48	53	39,00
17	68		Aaditya, Ranjan Sahu	U13		IND	1334	Kar	7	46,5	48,5	35,00
18	17		Himanshu, Ranjan			IND	1870	Bhr	7	45,5	49	36,50
19	43		Gagan, Bharadwaj K			IND	1483	Kl	7	45	48,5	37,00
20	16		Sudarshan, Bhat			IND	1878	Kar	7	44,5	48,5	36,50

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Final standings in Blitz Open

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	8		Ojas, Kulkarni			IND	2166		8,5	52	56	52,00
2	1	IM	Ravi, Teja S.			IND	2442		8	54	59	51,50
3	6	IM	Harikrishnan.A.Ra,			IND	2271		8	53,5	57,5	49,50
4	2	IM	Rathanvel, V S			IND	2434		7	54,5	59,5	45,00
5	3	IM	Nitin, S.			IND	2386		7	53,5	57,5	42,00
6	7	FM	Sharan, Rao			IND	2231		7	51,5	55	40,00
7	10	FM	Senthil, Maran K			IND	2100		7	51	55,5	40,50
8	19		Vigneshwaran, S			IND	1939		7	50,5	54,5	40,00
9	13	AGM	Vignesh, B			IND	2058		7	50,5	54	39,00
10	17		Sudarshan, Bhat			IND	2008		7	49	53	39,75
11	16		Augustin, A			IND	2050		7	48,5	53,5	39,50
12	46		Aakash, K P			IND	1471		7	48	52	37,75
13	20		Parthasarathy, R			IND	1938		7	48	51	36,00
14	9	CM	Gopal, K.N.			IND	2102	Tlg	7	46,5	50,5	37,50
15	24		Himanshu, Ranjan			IND	1860		7	44	48	36,00
16	29		Akash, S			IND	1696		7	44	48	35,50
17	4	FM	Matta, Vinay Kumar			IND	2329		6,5	51	55,5	37,25
18	11		Gugan, G			IND	2074		6,5	47	50,5	34,25
19	38		Femil, Chelladurai		w	IND	1567		6,5	45,5	50	34,00
20	35		Sujay, B M			IND	1588		6,5	42	46	31,50
21	40		Rishabh, Kumara			IND	1545		6,5	41,5	43	28,25
22	12		Balkishan, A.			IND	2065		6	49	51	29,50
23	31		Pranav, K P	U14		IND	1670		6	48,5	52,5	31,50
24	28	AGM	Prashanth, J Naik			IND	1709		6	47	50,5	29,50
25	30		Ithal, H L Rajath			IND	1686		6	47	50,5	29,00