Vedant Panesar decimates 2nd G H Raisoni Memorial Pune Rapid Rating Open 2024
Top seed FM Vedant Panesar scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win 2nd G H Raisoni Memorial Pune Rapid Rating Open 2024. He finished a half point ahead of the competition. FM Nikhil Dixit and Bharat Kumar Reddy Poluri scored 8/9 each. They secured second and third place respectively according to tie-breaks. Vedant drew with the eventual runner-up Nikhil in the seventh round. Top three finishers remained undefeated. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹300000. The top three prizes were ₹51000 + trophy, ₹30000 and ₹26000 each respectively. The one-day rapid rating tournament was organized by G H Raisoni Sports and Cultural Foundation and Kalpana Prakash Welfare Foundation at G H Raisoni Institute of Engineering & Management in Pune, Maharashtra on 14th July 2024. This is Vedant's first rapid rating, third overall tournament triumph of the year. Photos: Bhushan Shriwas
Top seed domination
FM Vedant Panesar who is an IM-elect, was the sole leader 7.5/8, going into the final round. Six players - Bharat Kumar Reddy Poluri, IM Abhishek Kelkar, FM Nikhil Dixit, Om Nagnath Lamkane, Arnav Kherdekar and Satyam Warude were trailing by a half point at 7/8 each. Abhisek and Om Nagnath lost to Vedant and Bharat respectively. Vedant became a clear champion, Bharat third. Nikhil defeated Satyam to finish second. 12-year-old Prathamesh Sherla was the youngest to make a top ten finish. He scored 7.5/9 to secure sixth place.
A total of 334 players including two IMs took part from various places all over the country, one from Sweden and three from the USA in this one-day nine round Rapid Rating Open tournament. It was organized by G H Raisoni Sports and Cultural Foundation and Kalpana Prakash Welfare Foundation at G H Raisoni Institute of Engineering & Management in Pune, Maharashtra on 14th July 2024. The time control of the event was 10 minutes + 5 seconds increment per move.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | Gr | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | FM | Panesar, Vedant | IND | 2218 | Maharashtra | 8,5 | 55 | 59 | 55,00 | 0 | 8 | |||
| 2 | 6 | FM | Dixit, Nikhil | Pune | IND | 2082 | Maharashtra | 8 | 53 | 57,5 | 49,25 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Bharat, Kumar Reddy Poluri | IND | 2171 | Telangana | 8 | 53 | 57 | 49,75 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| 4 | 11 | FM | Potawad, Anirudhha | IND | 2000 | Maharashtra | 7,5 | 53 | 57 | 45,25 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 5 | 16 | FM | Nagarkatte, Vedant | IND | 1898 | Maharashtra | 7,5 | 49 | 53 | 43,00 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 6 | 13 | Sherla, Prathamesh | U13 | Pune | IND | 1962 | Maharashtra | 7,5 | 49 | 52 | 42,50 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 9 | Bhoir, Paras Dilip | U15 | IND | 2015 | Maharashtra | 7,5 | 47,5 | 51,5 | 41,75 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 8 | 4 | IM | Abhishek, Kelkar | IND | 2143 | Maharashtra | 7 | 53,5 | 58 | 42,75 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 9 | 8 | Dere, Pushkar | IND | 2036 | Maharashtra | 7 | 52,5 | 57 | 41,50 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| 10 | 22 | Om, Nagnath Lamkane | Pune | IND | 1873 | Maharashtra | 7 | 51 | 55 | 38,50 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 11 | 35 | Aadish, Shah | U15 | IND | 1780 | Gujarat | 7 | 48,5 | 52,5 | 38,25 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 12 | 24 | Patil, Akshaj | U15 | Pune | IND | 1861 | Maharashtra | 7 | 48,5 | 51,5 | 37,00 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 13 | 18 | Kherdekar, Arnav | IND | 1897 | Maharashtra | 7 | 47,5 | 52 | 38,50 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| 14 | 29 | Rachit, H Gurnani | IND | 1816 | Maharashtra | 7 | 47,5 | 52 | 38,00 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| 15 | 17 | Sharnarthi, Viresh | U15 | Pune | IND | 1898 | Maharashtra | 7 | 47,5 | 51,5 | 38,00 | 0 | 7 |
