Aaryan Varshney clinches the Blitz Open
FM Aaryan Varshney scored an unbeaten 7.5/8 to win the Blitz Open. Anuj and Sanchay Dubey scored 7.0/8 each. They were placed second and third according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund of the Blitz event was ₹50000 and trophies. Top three prizes were ₹7100, ₹5100 and ₹3100 along with a trophy each. 76-year-old Kapil Kumar Khare scored an impressive 7.0/9 to secure eighth place in the Rapid Rating Open.
The Prize distribution function was presided over by Chief Guest Mr. Govind. Centre Head of RSS, Distinguished Guest District President BJP. Miss Madhu Sharma. Special Guest Contractor of Kumbh Mela. Ashish Kumar Dwevedi, Tournament President, Kanhaiya Gurjar, Organizing Secretary SNA Nakul Chaudhary, Chief Arbiter FA Pavan Rathi, Athletic Coach Bhupendra Kumar Mishra, Principal Shubham Sharma, Karate Coach Rakesh Saini were also present. The prizes were distributed by all the guests.
Thanks to Chief Arbiter FA Pavan Rathi and Chess in Mathura for providing valuable information about the tournament.
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A total of 166 players in the Rapid Rating and 103 in the Blitz Open including an IM, participated in this three-day tournament. The tournament was organized by Chaudhary Chess Club and Mathura Sports School Chess Club from 15th to 17th April at Kanha Makhan Public School, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. The time control for the Rapid Rating was 20 minutes + 10 seconds increment and for Blitz Open, it was 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment.
Final Standings in Rapid Rating
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | n | K | rtg+/- | ||
| 1 | 2 | IM | Anuj Shrivatri | IND | 2111 | MP | 8,0 | 50,5 | 55,5 | 48,25 | 0,0 | 7 | 9 | 20 | -11,6 | |||
| 2 | 4 | Pathak Pradeep | IND | 2044 | UP | 8,0 | 48,0 | 53,0 | 46,50 | 0,0 | 8 | 9 | 20 | -0,6 | ||||
| 3 | 12 | FM | Aaryan Varshney | IND | 1789 | DEL | 7,5 | 50,0 | 54,0 | 42,00 | 0,0 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 44,8 | |||
| 4 | 11 | AIM | Baig Akram | IND | 1825 | DEL | 7,0 | 50,5 | 54,5 | 39,50 | 0,0 | 7 | 8 | 20 | -8,4 | |||
| 5 | 5 | Abid Ali | IND | 2010 | UP | 7,0 | 47,5 | 52,5 | 41,00 | 0,0 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -32,8 | ||||
| 6 | 76 | Daksh Goyal | U15 | IND | 1134 | DEL | 7,0 | 47,5 | 51,5 | 37,00 | 0,0 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 104,8 | |||
| 7 | 14 | Rishi Sonker | IND | 1667 | MP | 7,0 | 44,5 | 48,5 | 36,75 | 0,0 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 11,2 | ||||
| 8 | 20 | Kapil Kumar Khare | S55 | IND | 1621 | UP | 7,0 | 44,0 | 46,0 | 34,25 | 0,0 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 7,8 | |||
| 9 | 1 | Sharma Hari O.M. | S55 | IND | 2140 | UP | 7,0 | 43,5 | 47,5 | 36,75 | 0,0 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -37,0 | |||
| 10 | 23 | Gabbar | IND | 1539 | UP | 7,0 | 41,0 | 44,0 | 34,50 | 0,0 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 8,6 | ||||
| 11 | 29 | Parth Bhatnagar | U15 | IND | 1459 | UP | 6,5 | 52,5 | 56,0 | 38,50 | 0,0 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 49,8 | |||
| 12 | 9 | Sharma Harish | IND | 1906 | DEL | 6,5 | 49,0 | 53,5 | 35,75 | 0,0 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -36,8 | ||||
| 13 | 26 | Mishra Kamad | IND | 1515 | MP | 6,5 | 45,5 | 48,5 | 31,75 | 0,0 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 30,4 | ||||
| 14 | 24 | Sanjay K | IND | 1537 | TN | 6,5 | 45,5 | 48,5 | 29,75 | 0,0 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 5,6 | ||||
| 15 | 3 | Prakash Ram | IND | 2098 | PUN | 6,5 | 44,0 | 48,0 | 33,25 | 0,0 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -39,2 | ||||
| 16 | 40 | Shani Kumar Soni | IND | 1347 | UP | 6,5 | 42,5 | 45,5 | 29,00 | 0,0 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 14,8 | ||||
| 17 | 105 | Anant Panwar | IND | 0 | UP | 6,5 | 42,0 | 46,0 | 33,50 | 0,0 | 6 | 9 | ||||||
| 18 | 6 | Sumit Grover | IND | 2004 | JK | 6,0 | 49,5 | 53,5 | 32,75 | 0,0 | 5 | 9 | 20 | -43,2 | ||||
| 19 | 17 | Ravi Shanker | IND | 1624 | UP | 6,0 | 48,5 | 52,5 | 34,00 | 0,0 | 5 | 8 | 20 | -2,0 | ||||
| 20 | 21 | Rohan Pandey | IND | 1610 | UP | 6,0 | 47,5 | 49,5 | 30,50 | 0,0 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 18,8 | ||||
| 21 | 10 | Awadh Chaitanya | IND | 1892 | MP | 6,0 | 46,5 | 51,0 | 32,50 | 0,0 | 6 | 8 | 20 | -57,0 | ||||
| 22 | 7 | Pawan Bathm | IND | 1972 | UP | 6,0 | 46,0 | 50,0 | 31,75 | 0,0 | 4 | 9 | 20 | -38,8 | ||||
| 23 | 67 | Shiva Gautam | IND | 1175 | UP - Mathura | 6,0 | 45,0 | 47,5 | 29,75 | 0,0 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 69,0 | ||||
| 24 | 85 | Jain Ashita | U13 | w | IND | 1081 | GUJ | 6,0 | 44,5 | 48,5 | 30,25 | 0,0 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 81,8 | ||
| 25 | 38 | Ved Prakash | IND | 1366 | UP | 6,0 | 44,0 | 48,0 | 28,50 | 0,0 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 20,6 |
Final Standings in Blitz Open
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
| 1 | 1 | FM | Aaryan Varshney | IND | 2189 | 7,5 | 41,5 | 44,0 | 41,75 | 0,0 | 7 | ||||
| 2 | 7 | IM | Anuj Shrivatri | IND | 2038 | 7,0 | 40,0 | 44,5 | 38,50 | 0,0 | 7 | ||||
| 3 | 13 | Dubey Sanchay | IND | 1842 | UP | 7,0 | 40,0 | 44,5 | 37,50 | 0,0 | 7 | ||||
| 4 | 2 | Sharma Harish | IND | 2164 | 6,5 | 39,0 | 43,0 | 33,75 | 0,0 | 6 | |||||
| 5 | 3 | Sharma Hari O.M. | S55 | IND | 2140 | 6,5 | 37,5 | 40,5 | 31,25 | 0,0 | 6 | ||||
| 6 | 24 | Mishra Kamad | IND | 1527 | 6,5 | 35,5 | 39,0 | 26,75 | 0,0 | 6 | |||||
| 7 | 14 | AIM | Baig Akram | IND | 1831 | 6,0 | 41,5 | 44,0 | 31,00 | 0,0 | 6 | ||||
| 8 | 48 | Kartik Khetwal | IND | 1229 | UP | 6,0 | 34,5 | 37,0 | 27,00 | 0,0 | 6 | ||||
| 9 | 20 | Hariom Solanki | IND | 1623 | 6,0 | 34,5 | 36,5 | 26,00 | 0,0 | 6 | |||||
| 10 | 18 | Rishi Sonker | IND | 1637 | 6,0 | 33,5 | 36,0 | 20,00 | 0,0 | 6 | |||||
| 11 | 15 | Daksh Goyal | U15 | IND | 1795 | 6,0 | 33,5 | 35,5 | 26,00 | 0,0 | 6 | ||||
| 12 | 11 | Awadh Chaitanya | IND | 1870 | 6,0 | 31,0 | 33,5 | 22,00 | 0,0 | 6 | |||||
| 13 | 6 | Pathak Pradeep | IND | 2044 | UP | 5,5 | 38,0 | 40,5 | 25,25 | 0,0 | 5 | ||||
| 14 | 23 | Brajesh Kumar Upadhyay | S55 | IND | 1540 | 5,5 | 35,5 | 38,5 | 23,75 | 0,0 | 5 | ||||
| 15 | 59 | Shiva Gautam | IND | 1166 | UP - Mathura | 5,5 | 35,5 | 37,0 | 22,75 | 0,0 | 5 | ||||
| 16 | 28 | Dev Raj | U15 | IND | 1430 | 5,5 | 34,0 | 35,5 | 22,25 | 0,0 | 5 | ||||
| 17 | 72 | Shubh Singh Saini | U13 | IND | 1009 | 5,5 | 32,0 | 34,5 | 21,75 | 0,0 | 5 | ||||
| 18 | 34 | Shani Kumar Soni | IND | 1347 | UP | 5,5 | 31,5 | 32,5 | 17,25 | 0,0 | 5 | ||||
| 19 | 65 | Mishka Mathur | F15 | w | IND | 1121 | 5,5 | 31,0 | 32,5 | 19,75 | 0,0 | 5 | |||
| 20 | 4 | Prakash Ram | IND | 2095 | 5,0 | 41,0 | 44,5 | 21,50 | 0,0 | 5 |
