Ritviz Parab dominates 3rd Durga Motors Rapid Rating Open 2024

by Shahid Ahmed - 29/12/2024

IM Ritviz Parab scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win 3rd Durga Motors Rapid Rating Open 2024. IM Nitish Belurkar and Mandar Pradip Lad scored 8/9 each. They secured second and third place according to tie-breaks. Ritviz defeated the eventual runner-up, Nitish in the seventh round. The total prize fund was ₹151000. The top three prizes were ₹40000, ₹20000 and ₹12000 along with a trophy each. The two-day nine-round Swiss league rapid rating tournament was organized by Rotary Club of Porvorim at Dr. K B Hedgewar High School in Bambolim, Goa on 14th and 15th December. This is Ritviz's third tournament triumph of the year. Photo: IA Anurag Mhamal

Ritviz wins consecutive editions

Earlier this year, IM Ritviz Parab won the second edition of this tournament in February. Once again he scored the exact same points 8.5/9 and finished clear first. Devesh Anand Naik and IM Ritviz Parab were the coleaders 7.5/8, heading into the final round. Ritviz defeated Abhishek Patil and Nitish won against Devesh. Ritviz won the tournament, Nitish second. Mandar Pradip Lad scored a full point against Saeeja Gunesh Desai to finish third.

Champion - IM Ritviz Parab 8.5/9 | Photo: IA Anurag Mhamal

Runner-up - IM Nitish Belurkar 8/9 | Photo: IA Anurag Mhamal

Second runner-up - Mandar Pradip Lad 8/9 | Photo: IA Anurag Mhamal

Top 3 (L to R): 2nd IM Nitish Belurkar 8/9, 1st IM Nitish Belurkar 8.5/9 and 3rd Mandar Pradip Lad 8/9 | Photo: IA Anurag Mhamal

Prizes were distributed by Chief Guest - Rotarian Ashok Sapra, sponsor and owner of Durga Motors, in presence of Wilson Cruz, Sudhakar Patgar, Rajesh Mehrotra, Umesh Naik, Tournament Director, Chief Arbiter - IAArvind Mhamal, Dr. Pramod Dubale, Mrs. Archan Sawant and Mr. Tukaram Shetye.

IM Ritviz Parab scored an unbeaten 8.5/9, finished a half point ahead of the field and gained 15.4 Elo rating points

Inauguration ceremony | Photo: IA Anurag Mhamal

The tournament was inaugurated by the Chief Guest. L to R sitting: Dr. Pramod Dubale and Mrs. Archan Sawant, made the first move on the board. Standing: Tournament Director - Umesh Naik, Tukaram Shetye, Joint Secretary, GCA, Chief Arbiter - IA Arvind Mhamal, FA Dattaram Pinge, Mrs. Trupti Naik, Mrs. Pratiksha Khalap, Mrs. Archana Sawant and other dignitaries were present.

Group photo of various prize winners | Photo: Rotary Club of Porvorim

The tournament hall at Dr. K B Hedgewar High School in Bambolim, Goa | Photo: Rotary Club of Porvorim

A total of 306 players including two IMs took part from various parts of India and two from New Zealand. The tournament was organized by Rotary Club of Porvorim at Dr. K B Hedgewar School in Bambolim, Goa on 14th and 15th December 2024. The nine-round Swiss league Rapid Rating tournament had a time control of 20 minutes + 10 seconds increment from move no.1.

Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB5
1	3	IM	Ritviz, Parab			2175	Salcete	8,5	54	58,5	54,75	8
2	2	IM	Nitish, Belurkar			2257	Tiswadi	8	55,5	59	50,50	8
3	4		Lad, Mandar Pradip			2100	Bardez	8	51,5	54	46,50	8
4	7		Devesh, Anand Naik			1879	Ponda	7,5	55,5	58,5	46,25	7
5	27		Aravinda, B R			1631	Karnataka	7,5	48,5	52,5	42,50	7
6	14		Aarth, Siddhesh Shenvi Karapurkar	U15		1734	Bardez	7,5	48	51	40,25	7
7	5		Bhosale, Shriraj			1967	Maharashtra	7	53	56	41,00	7
8	8	AGM	Mani, Bharathy			1874	T N	7	52,5	57	43,25	6
9	12		Patil, Abhishek			1744	Maharashtra	7	52,5	57	41,50	7
10	10		Chaitanya, V Gaonkar	U15		1825	Bicholim	7	52,5	54,5	38,00	7
11	18	WCM	Chopdekar, Gunjal		w	1718	Tiswadi	7	51,5	56,5	40,00	7
12	9		Bezstrakhov, Dmitry			1847	Russia	7	51	56	42,50	7
13	30		Saeeja, Gunesh Dessai	F13	w	1601	Salcete	7	51	54	39,00	7
14	17		Mayuresh, Laxlabh Desai	U15		1723	Sattari	7	49,5	53,5	39,25	6
15	11		Parab, Rishikesh			1759	Mormugao	7	49,5	52	37,50	7