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632 players participate in Lakecity Winter Below 1600

by Shahid Ahmed - 24/12/2019

Satyam Prakash of Delhi scored 7.5/9, remained unbeaten to win Lakecity Winter Below 1600. He got richer by ₹111000. Sanjib Mali of West Bengal drew with the eventual champion in the final round and finished with the same score 7.5/9. However due to a lower tie-break score, he had to settle for the runner-up place. He won ₹71000. 14-year-old Sailesh R of Tamil Nadu scored 7.0/9 and he was placed third. He took home ₹40000. The three-day eight round Swiss league event witnessed a mammoth participation of 632 players from all over the country along with a player from USA. A pictorial report of the tournament. Photo: IA Swapnil Bansod

Satyam Prakash wins his first rating tournament

Satyam Prakash of Delhi scored an unbeaten 7.5/9 to win Lakecity Winter Below 1600. He received ₹111000 and a beautiful trophy for his efforts. Sanjib Mali was the only other player who also finished at 7.5/9. They both drew their final round game against each other. However due to a better tie-break score, Satyam clinched the championship and Sanjib had to settle with the second position. The runner-up received ₹71000 cash prize. Seven players finished at 7.0/9 and out of them 14-year-old Sailesh R of Tamil Nadu secured the third position according to his tie-break score and he took home ₹40000.

Prize winners | Photo: Swapnil Bansod

Satyam's unbeaten championship run allowed him to gain 32 Elo rating points

The prizes were distributed by Mr. Paras Singhvi, Dy. Mayor Udaipur. The other dignitaries present were Mr. Rajiv Bharadwaj, President Chess In Lakecity, Mr. Devendra Sahu, Event Coordinator, Mr. Shankar Chandel, Ex MP Udaipur, Ms. Lata Bhandari Social Worker, Mr. Himmat Sikligar, Mr. Om Sahu, Mr Shatruganh Bandwal, Mr. Dilip Singh Chauhan and IA Swapnil Bansod Chief Arbiter.

Tournament Hall | Photo: Swapnil Bansod

It is difficult to put 632 players in one frame | Photo: Swapnil Bansod

Even young kids also participated in the tournament | Photo: Swapnil Bansod

Total 632 players participated from all over the country and a player from USA. The tournament was organized by Chess in Lakecity from 18th to 20th December 2019 at Orbit Resort in Udaipur, Rajasthan. Total prize fund ₹1100000 was distributed among the prize winners.

Final Standings

Rk.SNo NameTypsexFEDRtgClub/CityPts. TB1  TB2  TB3  TB4  TB5 Krtg+/-
13
Satyam PrakashIND1574DEL7,50,542,546,542,7572032,0
29
Sanjib MaliIND1538WB7,50,539,043,039,2572036,4
32
Sailesh RU15IND1579TN7,00,039,543,536,0074035,2
45
Murarilal KoriIND1566MP7,00,038,042,036,0062012,4
528
Abhilash KumarIND1477HAR7,00,038,041,534,7564058,4
6343
Prasanth K VIND1157TN7,00,036,040,034,75620104,0
731
Adalja Vanssh AU13IND1469GUJ7,00,036,039,034,5064041,2
838
Totlani VarunIND1445GUJ7,00,034,537,032,5072036,0
9326
Nemank YadavIND1173DEL7,00,034,536,532,5072075,8
101
Prakhar Gupta (Mp)U15IND1581MP6,50,040,543,533,506408,8
1182
Anubhav PatelIND1383CG6,50,039,543,534,0062021,2
1274
Swayam GuptaU13IND1388DEL6,50,038,541,533,0054021,6
13259
Dang MridulU15IND1219DEL6,50,038,541,532,50540144,0
14550
Khan SameerIND0UP6,50,037,541,533,506
158
Aditya KumawatU15IND1553RAJ6,50,037,541,533,005406,8
16238
Stuti AishwaryF11wIND1237DEL6,50,037,539,530,75540144,8
177
Gopinath PIND1557TN6,50,036,540,031,256204,2
1823
Soni Deepak RIND1494MAH6,50,036,040,031,0064010,0
1943
Morakhia Rajan PareshIND1439GUJ6,50,034,038,030,2554020,0
20112
Mubeen Yaseen KhanIND1359MAH6,50,033,537,028,0062032,2
21310
Kumbhar KartikIND1187MAH6,50,033,535,529,25640123,6
2224
Manish KapoorIND1485UP6,50,032,536,028,756206,2
23158
Ravindra Singh RawatIND1308SSCB6,50,032,535,527,7562051,0
2465
Jagesia DakshU11IND1394MAH6,00,040,544,530,7554020,0
25128
Deogade AryanIND1342MAH6,00,040,544,032,2554057,2
26282
Shreya RanaF11wIND1200DEL6,00,040,040,528,75440128,0
27102
Ved PrakashIND1373UP6,00,039,543,028,5062018,4
2812
Mrityunjay KumarIND1532BIH6,00,039,542,529,255200,2
29486
Aniket RanjanU13IND0BIH6,00,039,043,531,255
3056
Garg ShivamU13IND1405RAJ6,00,039,043,530,255406,0

Complete standings