Ravi Teja wins CCS Chess Festival Blitz Rating Open 2023

by Shahid Ahmed - 15/04/2023

IM Ravi Teja S, FM Prasannaa S and GM Bharath Subramaniyam H - all three scored 8/9 each. Ravi won the CCS Chess Festival Blitz Rating Open 2023 due to better tie-breaks. Prasannaa and Bharath were placed second and third. Bharath was the only one to remain undefeated among the top ten. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹200000. The top three prizes were ₹20000, ₹12000 and ₹8000 along with a trophy each respectively. This was Ravi's first tournament victory since February 2022 and third podium finish of the year so far. The one-day Blitz Rating tournament was organized by Capablanca Chess School on 6th April. It witnessed the participation of 174 players including a GM and eight IMs. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Top three score 8/9

Five players were on 7/8 heading into the final round. IM Ravi Teja S, FM Prasannaa S and GM Bharath Subramaniyam H defeated Bharat Kumar Reddy Poluri, IM Jubin Jimmy and Chandar Raju respectively to finish with a 8/9 score. All three victors had the white pieces.

Champion - IM Ravi Teja S 8/9 | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

You have to keep Realistic and Periodical goals if you want to succeed in chess - IM Ravi Teja S | Video: ChessBase India

Runner-up - FM Prasannaa S 8/9 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Second Runner-up - GM Bharath Subramaniyam H 8/9 | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

I want to cross 2600-2700 and become World Champion - GM Bharath Subramaniyam H | Video: ChessBase India

The podium finishers with the organizers - 1st IM Ravi Teja S and 3rd GM Bharath Subramaniyam H | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

IM Ravi Teja S scored 8/9 including five wins after a fourth round loss

Pyrotechnics for the top three | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Champion IM Ravi Teja S and Second Runner-up GM Bharath Subramaniyam H with the entire organizing team of Capablanca Chess School | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

4th Kunal M 7.5/9 | Photo: Rupali Mullick

5th IM Jubin Jimmy 7/9 | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

6th Vigmesh Kannan S 7/9 | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

7th Bharat Kumar Reddy Poluri 7/9 | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

8th Sreyas Payyappat 7/9 | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

9th Karan J P 7/9 | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

10th Aswath S 7/9 | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Capablanca Chess School Organizing team | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

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Video Gallery

Illegal moves can be costly - FM Senthil Maran K vs Kavin Vijayakumar, Round 2 | Video: ChessBase India

Can you defend like this 7-year-old? | Video: ChessBase India

Full game: IM Ravi Teja S vs Chandar Raju, Round 4 | Video: ChessBase India

How many checks can you count? IM Ramnathan Balasubramaniam vs Sidharth Harilal, Round 4 | Video: ChessBase India

8-year-old finds a cute tactic and checkmates the opponent | Video: ChessBase India

Final moments: Shyam Ganesh R vs Anwar N K, Round 6 | Video: ChessBase India

Final moments: FM Sreyas Payyappat vs IM Ravi Teja S, Round 8 | Video: ChessBase India

Final moments: Ebin Benny vs Santhosh Purushothaman, Round 8 | Video: ChessBase India

Play Chess and read chess books for free at Capablanca Chess School in Kerala | Video: ChessBase India

A total 174 players including a GM and eight IMs participated from various states across the country in this one-day nine-round Swiss league Blitz Rating tournament which was organized by Capablanca Chess School at Jimmy George Indoor Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala on 6th April 2023. The time control for the event was 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment from move no.1.

Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	1	IM	Ravi, Teja S.	IND	2433	AP	8	52	55	48,50
2	12	FM	Prasannaa.S,	IND	2152	TN	8	51	55,5	48,00
3	2	GM	Bharath, Subramaniyam H	IND	2395	TN	8	49,5	53,5	46,00
4	6		Kunal, M.	IND	2261	TN	7,5	48	53	44,25
5	3	FM	Jubin, Jimmy	IND	2306	KER	7	53	58	42,50
6	48		Vignesh, Kannan P	IND	1541	TN	7	52,5	57	42,50
7	10		Bharat, Kumar Reddy Poluri	IND	2163	TEL	7	51	55	40,00
8	17	FM	Sreyas, Payyappat	IND	2083	KER	7	46,5	50	33,00
9	30		Karan, J P	IND	1759	KER	7	46	50	34,50
10	21		Aswath, S	IND	2015	TN	7	42	45	33,00
11	16	IM	Ravi, Thandalam Shanmugam	IND	2089	TN	7	38	41	35,00
12	20		Chandar, Raju	IND	2050		6,5	51,5	55,5	38,50
13	4	IM	Konguvel, Ponnuswamy	IND	2291	TN	6,5	46	50	35,25
14	37		Alluri, Bhaskara Ratna Shanmukha Reddy	IND	1653	AP	6,5	44,5	48	31,25
15	15	FM	Senthil, Maran K	IND	2100	TN	6,5	41,5	45,5	31,25
16	28	AGM	Karthikeyan, J.	IND	1811	TN	6,5	41,5	45	30,25
17	9	IM	Praveen, Kumar C	IND	2188	TN	6,5	40	43	31,50
18	102	AFM	Ashwinth, Michael	IND	1262	TN	6,5	39,5	43,5	25,25
19	5	IM	Prasad, Devaki V	IND	2265	KAR	6,5	38,5	42	31,00
20	41		Leelajai, Krishna N	IND	1607		6	48	51,5	30,50
21	40		Abhijith, U	IND	1610	KER	6	47	49,5	28,00
22	18		Balkishan, A.	IND	2065	KAR	6	46,5	51	31,00
23	14	AGM	Vinay, Thomas Abraham	IND	2108	KER	6	46,5	50,5	25,50
24	7	IM	Abhishek, Kelkar	IND	2203	MAH	6	46	49,5	29,50
25	43		Ebin, Benny	IND	1558		6	45	48	29,00
26	29		Abhishek, T M	IND	1788	KER	6	44	48	25,00
27	38		Abdallah, M Nisthar	IND	1625	KER	6	44	47	25,50
28	13	IM	Ramnathan, Balasubramaniam	IND	2133	TN	6	43,5	47,5	25,75
29	64		Satheesh, Kumar G	IND	1402	TN	6	43	46	26,25
30	57		Sidharth, Mohan	IND	1457	KER	6	42,5	44,5	24,50