Ritviz Parab dominates TTCA Blitz Rating Open 2023

by Shahid Ahmed - 22/11/2023

Goa's latest IM Ritviz Parab scored an unbeaten 10.5/11 to win TTCA Blitz Rating Open 2023. He finished a full point ahead of the field. Top seed of the event, IM Nitish Belurkar scored sole 9.5/11 to secure second place. Nitish drew against the eventual champion, Ritviz in the penultimate round. Mandar Pradip Lad and Aditya Savalkar scored 9/11 each. They secured third and fourth place according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹100000. The top three prizes were ₹12000, ₹10000 and ₹8000 along with a trophy each. This was Ritviz's third tournament triumph of the year and all three of them were Blitz events. Photos: IA Arvind Mhamal

Ritviz's third tournament triumph of the year

Second seeded IM Ritviz Parab had a full point lead heading into the final round 9.5/10. He defeated Edrick Vaz to finish with 10.5/11 and became a clear champion. His sole pursuer was the top seed of the event, IM Nitish Belurkar at 8.5/10. He defeated Marthandan K U to finish second. Mandar Pradip Lad won against Ahaz E U to be placed third.

Champion - IM Ritviz Parab 10.5/11

Runner-up - IM Nitish Belurkar 9.5/11

Second Runner-up - Mandar Pradip Lad 9/11

Top 3 (L to R): 3rd Mandar Pradip Lad 9/11, 1st IM Ritviz Parab 10.5/11 and 2nd IM Nitish Belurkar 9.5/11

L to R: Kumarsen Kambli, FA Dattaram Pinge, Satyawan Harmalkar, Rajan Kadkade, Vishwas Pilankar, Treasurer, GCA, Guest, Uttpal Parrikar, Businessman, Mandar Lad - third place, IM Ritviz Parab - Champion, IM Nitish Belurkar - second place, Mahesh Candolkar, Tournament Director and President, GCA, Ashesh Keni, Secretary GCA, IA Arvind Mhamal, Chief Arbiter, Shirish Divkar, Naresh Pednekar and Atish Angle.

Prizes were distributed by the Guest - Uttpal Parrikar, Businessman, Mahesh Candolkar, Tournament Director and President, GCA, Ashesh Keni, Secretary, GCA, Vishwas Pilankar, Treasurer, GCA, IA Arvind Mhamal, Chief Arbiter, FA Dattaram Pinge, Satyawan Harmalkar, Shirish Divkar, Rajan Kadkade, Atish Angle, Naresh Pednekar, Kumarsen Kambli and others.

Inauguration Ceremony

The tournament was inaugurated by the Chief Guest - Mr. Mahesh Candolkar by lighting the traditional Lamp and making the first move on the board with IM Nitish Belurkar, Ashesh Keni, Secretary GCA, IA Arvind Mhamal, Chief Arbiter, FA Dattaram Pinge, Deputy Arbiter and Organising Secretary, Atish Angle, Naresh Pednekar, Pallavi Kakodkar and others.

IM Ritviz Parab scored an unbeaten 10.5/11 and gained 8.4 Elo rating points

Thanks to the Chief Arbiter - IA Arvind Mhamal for sharing photos and info about the tournament.

A total of 169 players including two IMs took part from various places of India, one from Hungary and one from USA in this two-day eleven round Blitz Rating Open tournament. It was organized by Tiswadi Taluka Chess Association at Gomantak Maratha Samaj Hall in Panaji, Goa on 19th and 20th November 2023. The time control of the event was 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment per move.

Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB5
1	2	FM	Ritviz, Parab		2296	Goa	10,5	79,5	83,5	78,75	10
2	1	IM	Nitish, Belurkar		2374	Goa	9,5	79,5	83,5	70,75	9
3	12		Lad, Mandar Pradip		1654	Goa	9	76	80	62,00	9
4	15		Aditya, Savalkar		1583	Maharashtra	9	71	74	57,00	9
5	7	CM	Ajith, M.P.		1813	Karnataka	8,5	73	75	53,00	8
6	20		Shirodkar, Aayush		1495	Goa	8	77,5	83,5	54,50	8
7	6		Marthandan, K U		1867	Kerala	8	77,5	82,5	56,50	7
8	13		Ahaz, E U	U13	1652	Kerala	8	75,5	80,5	53,50	8
9	5	FM	Ramakrishna, J.		2041	Union Bank	8	74	78	53,00	8
10	28	AFM	Vaz, Edrick	U15	1365	Goa	8	72,5	77	50,50	7
11	19		Aryan, Shamrao Raikar		1514	Goa	8	71,5	75	50,50	8
12	4		Anilkumar, O.T.	S60	2051	Kerala	7,5	79	83,5	53,25	7
13	10		Devesh, Anand Naik		1746	Goa	7,5	78,5	83,5	54,25	7
14	3	CM	Niraj, Saripalli		2113	Goa	7,5	74,5	77	49,50	6
15	14		Karjee, Manindra		1627	Odisha	7,5	73,5	78	49,25	7
16	29		Kirpesh, I	U15	1361	T N	7,5	71,5	75	47,25	7
17	21		Siddhanth, Poonja	U11	1464	Karnataka	7,5	70,5	73,5	45,25	7
18	38		Anish, Naik		1312	Goa	7,5	68	73	45,00	7
19	24		Niranjan, Rajeev		1433	Karnataka	7,5	68	72,5	43,75	7
20	26		Saras, Summer Powar	U11	1395	Goa	7,5	66,5	70,5	45,25	6
21	40		Adarsh, Anand Patekar		1301	Goa	7,5	66,5	70	44,25	7
22	53		Manoj, Reddy Maram		1224	Telangana	7,5	66,5	69,5	43,25	6
23	49		Joshua, Mark Telles	U9	1235	Goa	7,5	63	67	42,25	7
24	39		Rudra,	U13	1308	Gujrat	7,5	62,5	65,5	38,75	6
25	41		Darsha, Bhat	U13	1289	Karnataka	7,5	55,5	59	37,75	7