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Anwesh Upadhyaya wins Akshayakalpa Fiesta Rapid Rating Open 2023

by Shahid Ahmed - 21/09/2023

Dr. IM Anwesh Upadhyaya and Vignesh B scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 each at Akshayakalpa Fiesta Rapid Rating Open 2023. Anwesh won the tournament due to better tie-breaks. Vignesh was placed second. They did not face each other. Apoorv Kamble, Sathvik Adiga, Gugan G and Madhesh Kumar S scored 8/9. They were adjudged third to sixth respectively. 11-year-old Rosh Jain won the Blitz Open 8/9. Team Magizhchi comprising IM C R G Krishna and WGM Srija Seshadri scored 11/12 to win the Mixed Doubles event. The total cash prize fund for the entire fiesta was ₹300000. The top three prizes in Rapid were ₹25000 + trophy, ₹20000 and ₹18000, for Blitz it was ₹5000, ₹4500 and ₹4000 each, for Mixed Doubles they were ₹10000, ₹8000 and ₹7000 each. It was truly a chess fiesta as the Rapid Rating Open event witnessed 741 players and the combined participation in the entire fiesta was 1018. Photos by FI NA Sushruta Reddy/Innovators Chess Academy and Silicon City Academy of Secondary Education unless mentioned otherwise.

The fiesta draws over 1000 participations

741 players in the Rapid Rating, 195 in the Blitz Open and 82 in the Mixed Doubles make the total participation at Akshayakalpa Chess Fiesta at a whopping 1018. That's not all, two IMs and a WGM also took part in this event. The chess universe is familiar with Akshayakalpa Organic thanks to their sponsorship of GM Nihal Sarin. Innovators Chess Academy organizes multitude of tournaments - Classical, Rapid and Blitz Open events. Apart from organizing Rapid Rating and Blitz Open event, this time they also had a Mixed Doubles event. It meant each team must have a male and female player.

Champion - IM Anwesh Upadhyaya 8.5/9

Runner-up - Vignesh B 8.5/9

Second Runner-up - Apoorv Kamble 8/9

IM Anwesh Upadhyaya scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win the tournament on tie-breaks and gained 3 Elo rating points

4th Sathvik Adiga 8/9

5th Gugan G 8/9

6th Madhesh Kumar S 8/9

7th Hrithickkesh Pr 7.5/9

8th Swara Lakshmi S Nair 7.5/9

9th IM C R G Krishna 7.5/9

10th Sudarshan Bhat 7.5/9

Players, parents, accompanying persons, organizers and Chief Arbiter at the inauguration ceremony

Lighting of the lamp

The tournament banner on the gate of Silicon City Academy of Secondary Education

The tournament halls at Silicon City Academy of Secondary Education in Bengaluru, Karnataka

Sushruta Reddy not only trains kids, organizes plenty of events for all, but also loves playing chess

He scored 7/9 in Rapid, 5.5/9 in Blitz and 4.5/6 in the Mixed Doubles for Cognoscente Constellate: Pedagogue and Primus. He dons various hat and manages all roles in a fantastic way.

 

For more photos, check the album here shared by FI NA Sushruta Reddy.

Blitz Open

Champion - Rosh Jain 8/9

"The two women drove the event forward. On the left is Meghana S Belavadi (my first ever student) and on the right is Dr Sumalini Laguve. Sumalini is the Principal of Silicon City Academy of Secondary Education. Without them, this event would not have been a success." - FI NA Sushruta Reddy.

Runner-up - Gopal Rathod 8/9

Second Runner-up - Sathvik Adiga 8/9

Mixed Doubles

Champion - Magizhchi 11/12 | Photo: Archit Saigal

Runner-up - Hyderabad Knights 10/12 | Photo: Archit Saigal

Second Runner-up - Chess Shoots 9/12 | Photo: Archit Saigal

Best on Board no.1 - IM C R G Krishna (Magizhchi) 6/6 | Photo: Archit Saigal

Best on Board no.2 - CM Karthik Sai Ch (Hyderabad Knights) 6/6 | Photo: Archit Saigal

Sushruta Reddy's birthday was celebrated on 2nd September 2023 | Photo: Archit Saigal

Sushruta's better half sharing a piece of cake with him | Photo: Archit Saigal

A special thanks to FI NA Sushruta Reddy and Archit Saigal for sharing lots of photos from the entire fiesta.

 

A total of 741 players including 2 IMs and a WGM took part from various states across the country in the two-day nine round Rapid Rating Open tournament held on 2nd and 3rd September 2023. It was organized by Innovators Chess Academy at Silicon City Academy of Secondary Education in Bengaluru, Karnataka. The time control was 15 minutes + 5 seconds increment.

Final standings in Rapid Rating

Rk.SNoNameTypsexGrRtgPts. TB1  TB2  TB3 
12IMAnwesh Upadhyaya,23188,555,56056,25
210AGMVignesh B,19848,552,55652,75
319Apoorv Kamble,10479KSCA20231877851,552,544,00
435Sathvik Adiga,U1310410KSCA202316598515546,50
524Gugan G,180685153,546,00
660Madhesh Kumar S,U1114928475043,00
75Hirthickkesh, Pr20437,556,560,548,25
865Swara Lakshmi S Nair,w10903KSCA202314767,5566048,00
91IMKrishna, C R G23417,554,558,547,25
1022Sudarshan Bhat,BLU17042618167,5545946,75
1127Dhanush, Ragav N S17557,5535745,75
1214Shreeshan S,13152KSCA202319407,552,555,544,25
1333Ram Alagappan S,16727,5525745,00
1416Sailesh, R18947,549,55443,50
1548AFMVivaan Sachdev,U1310091KSCA202315447,549,55441,75
1620FMAyushh Ravikumar,18667,549,553,543,25
1731Gowtam J K,10298KSCA202316787,54850,542,75
1840Sai Mahati A,w15977,546,550,540,75
1939Karthik E,16227,546,54940,00
2041Advait Ratnakar Vibhute,11924KSCA202315947,54649,540,25

Details

A total of 195 players including an IM took part from various states across the country in the one-day nine round Blitz Open tournament held on 3rd September 2023. It was organized by Innovators Chess Academy at Silicon City Academy of Secondary Education in Bengaluru, Karnataka. The time control was 3 minutes  + 2 seconds increment.

Final Ranking in Blitz Open

Rk.SNoNameFEDRtgPts. TB1  TB2  TB3 
12Rosh Jain,2233850,554,547,25
24Gopal Rathod,2120850,55345,75
328Sathvik Adiga,1628847,55043,50
41IMKrishna, C R GIND238084546,541,00
518Likhit Chilukuri,IND18177,541,544,535,75
63AGMVignesh, BIND21477525641,50
76Hirthickkesh, PrIND2074749,553,539,50
88Srija Seshadri,2046748,552,538,00
917FMAyushh, RavikumarIND185374751,539,50
1014Apoorv Kamble,19407475138,50
1113Shreeshan, SIND19497475036,50
1210Gugan G,20217474934,50
1334Advait, Ratnakar VibhuteIND15247465036,50
1412Kheerthi Ganta,1974744,547,535,00
155FMSharma, R. PreethamIND20907434735,00
1615Anshuman, KIND19046,551,556,537,00
179Augustin A,20316,551,555,536,25
1821Sailesh, RIND17416,549,551,533,75
1916Parthasarathy, RIND18926,54850,534,50
2042Shibin, K BennyIND14636,5414227,25

Details

A total of 41 teams including an IM and a WGM took part from various states across the country in the one-day six round Mixed Doubles Rapid Open tournament held on 2nd September 2023. It was organized by Innovators Chess Academy at Silicon City Academy of Secondary Education in Bengaluru, Karnataka. The time control was 10 minutes + 5 seconds increment.

Final standings in Mixed Doubles

Rk.SNoTeamGames  +   =   -  TB1  TB2  TB3 
11Magizhchi6510111179
22Hyderabad Knights6420101078
34Chess Shoots64119965
45Talent Fusion Titans64119964
510The Troublemakers64119947
63ChessBuzz641198,555,8
711Timeless titans63218844
89Chess prodigies640287,538,5
939The twin Wizards63218736,3
1013Cognoscente Constellate: Pedagogue and Primus623177,537,3

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