Suyog Wagh wins 2nd JK's ECA One Day Rapid Rating Open 2024

by Shahid Ahmed - 30/12/2024

FM Suyog Wagh and GM Mitrabha Guha scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 at 2nd JK's ECA One Day Rapid Rating Open 2024. Suyog won the tournament due to better tie-break scores, Mitrabha was placed second. GM Sriram Jha and Advik Amit Agrawal scored 8/9 each. Sriram was placed third and Advik fourth. The total prize fund was ₹400000. The top three prizes were ₹100000, ₹50000 and ₹25000 along with a trophy each. The one-day nine-round Swiss league rapid rating tournament was organized by JK's Excellence Chess Academy at Abhiruchi Mall in Pune, Maharashtra on 15th December. This is Suyog's third tournament triumph of the year. Photo: IA FI Juily Kulkarni

9-year-old Advik Amit Agrawal impresses

Four players - GM Sankalp Gupta, GM Mitrabha Guha, IM Arghyadip Das and FM Suyog Wagh were in the lead 7.5/8, before the final round. Suyog defeated Sankalp and Mitrabha won against Arghyadip. Suyog became champion, Mitrabha runner-up. IM Ramnathan Balasubramaniam lost to GM Sriram Jha. Thus, Sriram finished third. 9-year-old Advik Amit Agrawal scored an impressive 8/9 to finish fourth. The Asian Under-10 Open 2024 Silver medalist is the youngest top ten finisher of the event. Suyog also went on to win another rapid rating tournament a fortnight after the conclusion of this tournament. It will be mentioned in detail in a separate report.

Champion - FM Suyog Wagh 8.5/9 | Photo: IA FI Juily Kulkarni

Runner-up - GM Mitrabha Guha 8.5/9 | Photo: IA FI Juily Kulkarni

Second runner-up - GM Sriram Jha 8/9 | Photo: IA FI Juily Kulkarni

Top 3 (L to R): 2nd GM Mitrabha Guha 8.5/9, 1st FM Suyog Wagh 8.5/9 and 3rd GM Sriram Jha 8/9 | Photo: IA FI Juily Kulkarni

4th Advik Amit Agrawal 8/9 | Photo: IA FI Juily Kulkarni

FM Suyog Wagh en route his final round victory over GM Sankalp Gupta | Photo: IA FI Juily Kulkarni

FM Suyog Wagh scored an unbeaten 8.5/9, won the tournament on tie-breaks and gained 29.6 Elo rating points

Lighting of the lamp | Photo: IA FI Juily Kulkarni

Inaugural first move | Photo: IA FI Juily Kulkarni

Players in action | Photo: IA FI Juily Kulkarni

Group photo of various prize winners | Photo: IA FI Juily Kulkarni

L to R: IA FI Juily Kulkarni, Tournament Director with two accomplished trainers - WIM FI Mrunalini Kunte and FT Jayant Gokhale in next to the trophies for the prize winners | Photo: IA FI Juily Kulkarni

The tournament hall at Abhiruchi Mall in Pune, Maharashtra | Photo: IA FI Juily Kulkarni

A total of 569 players including four GMs and six IMs took part from various parts of India and also from Australia, Germany, Iceland, Mauritius, Netherlands, USA and Zambia. The tournament was organized by JK's Excellence Chess Academy at Abhiruchi Mall in Pune, Maharashtra on 15th December 2024. The nine-round Swiss league Rapid Rating tournament had a time control of 15 minutes + 5 seconds increment from move no.1.

Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	5	FM	Wagh, Suyog		IND	2277	Mah	8,5	53,5	58,5	54,75
2	1	GM	Mitrabha, Guha		IND	2461	WB	8,5	53,5	58	54,25
3	4	GM	Sriram, Jha		IND	2294	LIC	8	52,5	56	49,00
4	39		Advik, Amit Agrawal	U10	IND	1834	Mah	8	45	47,5	41,00
5	2	GM	Sankalp, Gupta		IND	2426	Mah	7,5	57	62	49,25
6	3	IM	Das, Arghyadip		IND	2305	WB	7,5	56,5	60	47,50
7	12	IM	Kulkarni, Vikramaditya		IND	2122	Mah	7,5	54,5	58	46,75
8	23	FM	Borgaonkar, Akshay	U16	IND	2006	Mah	7,5	54	57	45,25
9	7	GM	Laxman, R.R.		IND	2256	ICF	7,5	53	57	46,25
10	17		Ram, Vishal Parab	U14	IND	2089	Mah	7,5	52,5	55,5	43,25
11	34	CM	Reyan, Md.	U14	IND	1882	Bihar	7,5	51,5	56,5	45,25
12	24		Sharnarthi, Viresh	U14	IND	1996	Mah	7,5	51	55	44,25
13	31		Avirat, Chauhan	U10	IND	1907	Mah	7,5	51	54	43,75
14	32		Jain, Kushagra	U14	IND	1906	Mah	7,5	48,5	50,5	40,25
15	61		Chaudhari, Ashish		IND	1710	Mah	7,5	47	51,5	42,00