Vaibhav Jayant Raut dominates Bramhapuri Sports City Trophy Rapid Rating Open 2023

by Shahid Ahmed - 07/10/2023

CM Vaibhav Jayant Raut scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win Bramhapuri Sports City Trophy Rapid Rating Open 2023. He finished the tournament a full point ahead of the field. Four players - Roneet Das, Saurabh Lokhande, Chetan Deodhagle and Shaunak Badole scored 7.5/9 each. They were placed second to fifth according to tie-breaks. Vaibhav scored eight straight wins before splitting the point with the eventual second runner-up Saurabh in the final round. The total prize fund of the was ₹100000. The top three prizes were ₹20000, ₹15000 and ₹10000 along with a trophy each. Every single prize winner was awarded a trophy. This is Vaibhav's first rating tournament triumph of the year. Photos: Ritesh Urkude

Vaibhav scores eight straight wins and finishes a full point ahead of the rest

10-year-old Shaunak Badole scored an impressive 7.5/9 to finish fifth in tie-breaks. He is the youngest top ten finisher of the event.

Champion - CM Vaibhav Jayant Raut 8.5/9

Runner-up - Roneet Das 7.5/9

Second Runner-up - Saurabh Lokhande 7.5/9

Vaibhav Jayant Raut scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 and finished a full point ahead of the field

Inauguration ceremony

Players in action

The tournament hall at Vitthal Rukmini Sabhagruha in Bramhapuri, Chandrapur, Maharashtra

Thanks to Ritesh Urkude for sharing the photos.

A total of 216 players took part from various places all over the country in this two-day nine round Rapid Rating Open tournament. It was organized by Bramhapuri Taluka Chess Association at Vitthal Rukmini Sabhagruha in Bramhapuri, Chandrapur, Maharashtra on 16th and 17th September 2023. The time control of the event was 20 minutes + 5 seconds increment per move.

Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB4	K	rtg+/-
1	1	CM	Vaibhav, Jayant Raut			IND	2114	Nagpur	8,5	49,5	54	50,50	0	20	-7
2	8		Roneet, Das			IND	1655	Nagpur	7,5	52	56	44,50	0	20	25,8
3	13		Saurabh, Lokhande			IND	1562	Nagpur	7,5	51	55	45,50	0	20	9,4
4	3		Chetan, Deodhagle			IND	1971	Nagpur	7,5	48,5	52,5	42,25	0	20	-28,4
5	12		Badole, Shaunak	U11		IND	1574	Nagpur	7,5	48,5	51	41,75	0	40	46,8
6	7		Kadav, Omkar			IND	1702	Satara	7	50,5	53,5	39,00	0	20	-21,4
7	20		Aditya, Narendra Ukey			IND	1358	Nagpur	7	48,5	51	37,00	0	20	31,8
8	19		Chafle, Prashant			IND	1398	Wardha	7	47,5	52	38,75	0	20	18,6
9	4		Aishwin, Daniel			IND	1892	MP	7	47	47,5	34,00	0	20	-34
10	25		Kankam, Kumar			IND	1318	Chandrapur	7	46	50	37,00	0	20	25,2
11	48		Saksham, Chede			IND	1223	Chandrapur	7	44	48,5	36,50	0	40	79,6
12	34		Swaraj, Mishra	U07		IND	1262	Nagpur	7	41,5	44	31,50	0	40	36,8
13	2		Nachiket, Paturkar			IND	2001	Bhandara	6,5	49	53,5	37,25	0	20	-46
14	16		Rao, Pn	S55		IND	1460	Chhat	6,5	49	52	32,75	0	20	4,4
15	28		Lohit, Rushikesh			IND	1296	Nagpur	6,5	48	51,5	34,00	0	40	66,4
16	21		Anzar, Ahmad Khan	S55		IND	1339	Nagpur	6,5	48	49,5	33,75	0	20	3,4
17	5	AIM	Chole, Vikrant			IND	1847	Bramhapuri	6,5	45,5	49,5	33,75	0	20	-47,2
18	51		Bhange, Sanjay	S55		IND	1176	Nagpur	6,5	45,5	47,5	31,75	0	20	47,4
19	35		Heramb, Vicky Nirvan			IND	1258	Chandrapur	6,5	45	47	28,75	0	40	54,4
20	11		Sastry, P L	S55		IND	1598	Chhat	6,5	44	47,5	32,25	0	20	-37,8