Stany wins Mandya Chess Academy All India Open Blitz 2019

by Shahid Ahmed - 11/12/2019

Karnataka's second GM in history and the top seed of the tournament Stany GA scored 10.0/11 and finished a half point ahead of the runner-up to win Mandya Chess Academy All India Open Blitz 2019. In the last round of the tournament, he beat Karnataka's first GM Thejkumar to clinch the championship. Stany's only blemish of the tournament was suffering a loss in the seventh round of the tournament. IM Nitin S scored 9.5/11 to secure runner-up position. Four players finished at 9.0/11, R Ashwath claimed the third place due to a better tie-break score. Total 326 players from eight different states across the nation participated in this tournament where the total prize fund was ₹200000 along with trophies. Photo: Mandya Chess Academy

Top seed Stany dominates the field

Starting out as the top seed, GM Stany GA scored 10.0/11 to win Mandya Chess Academy All India Open Blitz tournament. He finished a half point ahead of the runner-up IM Nitin S who scored 9.5/11. Stany suffered only one loss in the seventh round of the tournament against IM P Saravana Krishnan who scored 8.5/11 and finished ninth. Four players finished at 9.0/11. Among them R Ashwath was placed third due to his better tie-break score.

GM Stany GA with his champion's trophy, ₹25000 cash prize and certificate | Photo: Mandya Chess Academy

The top 3 winners of the tournament (L to R) - IM Nitin S 2nd, GM Stany GA 1st and R Ashwath 3rd | Photo: Mandya Chess Academy

Stany's championship run earned him 13 Elo rating points

Stany beat Karnataka's first GM Thejkumar in the final round to become champion of the tournament.

Inauguration ceremony | Photo: Mandya Chess Academy

All glittering trophies | Photo: Mandya Chess Academy

Trophy sponsor MGN Prasad, Superintendent ARTO, Nagamangala | Photo: Mandya Chess Academy

The well-lit and spacious tournament hall | Photo: Mandya Chess Academy

Total 326 players participated in this one-day All India Blitz Rating tournament | Photo: Mandya Chess Academy

Lunch was provided to all players and parents | Photo: Mandya Chess Academy

Total 326 players including 79 women participated from eight different states including a union territory - Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Pondicherry and Tamil Nadu. The tournament was organized by Mandya Chess Academy at SB Samudaya Bhavan, Mandya, Karnataka on 1st December 2019. Total prize fund ₹200500 and trophies were distributed among the prize winners.

The tournament was supported by Superintendent ARTO, Nagamangala, Vinay Kumar RS Class 1, Contractor PWD, Ms. Meera Shivalingaiah SB Education Trust, Podar International School, Daffodils School, IGI Chess & Abacus Educations, Ms. Jyoti Suryavamshi and Rajani Anand.

Final Standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	Gr	FED	RtgI	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB4	TB5
1	1	GM	Stany G.A.			IND	2488	Kar	10,0	0,0	81,0	87,0	78,50	10
2	2	IM	Nitin S.			IND	2401	Tn	9,5	0,0	78,5	81,0	67,00	9
3	4		Ashwath R.			IND	2265	Tn	9,0	0,0	81,5	85,5	66,50	9
4	11		Shet Prajwal P			IND	1914	Kar	9,0	0,0	79,0	84,0	66,00	9
5	14		Likhit Chilukuri			IND	1836	Kar	9,0	0,0	74,0	78,0	60,50	9
6	45		Pathak Gir Raj			IND	1423	Mp	9,0	0,0	69,0	70,5	55,00	9
7	3	GM	Thejkumar M. S.			IND	2313	Kar	8,5	0,0	82,0	86,0	63,00	8
8	6		Syed Anwar Shazuli			IND	2244	ICF	8,5	0,0	81,5	87,5	64,25	8
9	5	IM	Saravana Krishnan P.			IND	2246	KVB	8,5	0,0	80,0	83,5	62,00	8
10	8		Ojas Kulkarni			IND	2069	Kar	8,5	0,0	76,5	80,5	58,50	8
11	51		Shivanth M	U15		IND	1354	Kar	8,5	0,0	73,0	78,0	57,50	8
12	34		Chiranth M D			IND	1494	Kar	8,5	0,0	71,0	73,0	52,25	8
13	9		Swaraj Palit			IND	1999	Jha	8,5	0,0	69,0	74,0	56,25	8
14	25		Afreed T Khan			IND	1593	Ap	8,0	0,0	80,5	84,5	58,50	7
15	7		Phoobalan P.			IND	2234	ICF	8,0	0,0	79,0	83,0	56,50	7
16	10		Sharan Rao			IND	1963	Kar	8,0	0,0	75,5	81,0	56,00	8
17	17	AIM	Abhijit Chutia			IND	1780	Kar	8,0	0,0	75,5	80,0	53,50	7
18	21		Subash Sanker D M			IND	1629	Tn	8,0	0,0	74,5	78,0	52,00	8
19	39	AGM	Sriram Udhayakumar	U15		IND	1454	Kar	8,0	0,0	74,0	78,0	52,50	8
20	35		Druva Chipli			IND	1472	Kar	8,0	0,0	73,0	77,0	51,50	8