Bengaluru Urban players clinch the championships
Atharv Venkatesh, a student of Legacy School, Bangalore, scored 7.5/9 to win Karnataka State Under-11 Open. He was fourth seeded and suffered only one loss against Vyan Banchor in Round 3. Atharv won the tournament with better tiebreaks. Leah R Joseph, a student of St. Pauls English School, Bangalore scored 7.5/9 and finished a half point ahead. She was fifth seeded and lost only one game against Aarna Jain in Round 5. This is Leah's second State title. Last year she won Karnataka State Under-9 Girls Championship 2023.
Eshwar Aiyappan from Amrita Vidyalayam, Mysore scored 7.5/9 and secured second place. He was seeded eleventh and suffered only one loss against Indrajit Majumdar. Eshwar drew with the eventual champion, Atharv in the final round. Indusheetala Natarajan from National Hill View Public School, Unit 2 Bangalore scored 7/9 and finished second. She was seeded sixth and her only loss was against Aadya Gowda. Indusheetala drew with the eventual champion in the Girls, Leah in the final round.
A total of 153 players in the Open and 91 in the Girls took part from various districts of Karnataka. The nine-round Swiss league Rating tournament took place from 30th August to 1st September 2024 at Gujarat Bhavan in Belgaum, Karnataka. It was organized by Giristuti Checkmate School of Chess Foundation, Belgaum. The time control was 60 minutes + 30 seconds increment.
Final standings in Open
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Atharv, Venkatesh | IND | 1648 | Bengaluru Urban | 7,5 | 49,5 | 52,5 | 43,25 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 2 | 11 | Eshwar, Veerappan Aiyappan | IND | 1588 | Mysore | 7,5 | 49,5 | 52,5 | 41,75 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Samaksh, Ashok | IND | 1834 | Bengaluru Urban | 7 | 52,5 | 57 | 43,00 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Indrajit, Majumdar | IND | 1669 | Bengaluru Urban | 7 | 52 | 56,5 | 42,50 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 7 | Ishaan, Bhansali | IND | 1628 | Bengaluru Urban | 7 | 47,5 | 51,5 | 38,00 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 6 | Aarav, Das | IND | 1635 | Bengaluru | 7 | 47 | 51,5 | 40,25 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 22 | Isshaan, A | IND | 1518 | Bengaluru Urban | 7 | 46,5 | 51 | 37,75 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 38 | Vivan, Hota | IND | 1432 | Bengaluru | 7 | 46 | 49 | 34,50 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 14 | Rudransh, P S | IND | 1560 | Bengaluru | 7 | 45,5 | 49 | 38,50 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 10 | 13 | Samanth, Nataraj Naidu | IND | 1561 | Bengaluru Urban | 7 | 41,5 | 45 | 33,50 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 11 | 10 | Vihaan, Aadarsh Lobo | IND | 1597 | Mangaluru | 6,5 | 50,5 | 55,5 | 38,75 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 12 | 15 | Vihaan, Shetty | IND | 1558 | Mangaluru | 6,5 | 47,5 | 54 | 33,75 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 13 | 2 | Abhinav, Anand | IND | 1792 | Bengaluru Urban | 6,5 | 47,5 | 51,5 | 35,25 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 14 | 18 | AFM | Venkata, Naga Karthik Malladi | IND | 1532 | Bengaluru Urban | 6,5 | 47 | 49,5 | 33,75 | 0 | 4 | |
| 15 | 19 | Ashank, Kailas Goliwadekar | IND | 1526 | Bengaluru Urban | 6,5 | 46,5 | 49,5 | 35,25 | 0 | 6 |
Final standings in Girls
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | Gr | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Leah, R Joseph | w | 11002KSCA2023 | IND | 1566 | Bengaluru Urban | 7,5 | 50 | 55 | 45,00 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 2 | 6 | Indusheetala, | w | 10923KSCA2023 | IND | 1533 | Bangaluru | 7 | 50,5 | 54,5 | 40,25 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 8 | Anvita, Sathi | w | 10189KSCA2023 | IND | 1503 | Uttara Kannada | 7 | 50 | 53 | 38,50 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Aadya, Gowda | w | 10358KSCA2023 | IND | 1686 | Bengaluru Urban | 7 | 49,5 | 53,5 | 40,00 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Shreya, Rajesh | w | 10055KSCA2023 | IND | 1585 | Bengaluru | 7 | 49,5 | 53 | 38,50 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 9 | Shashini, Puvi | w | 11425KSCA2023 | IND | 1499 | Benguluru Urban | 7 | 45 | 47 | 33,25 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 7 | Aarna, Jain | w | 10119KSCA2023 | IND | 1509 | Bangaluru | 6,5 | 50,5 | 55,5 | 38,50 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 64 | Rishvita, Mahajan | w | 10739KSCA2023 | IND | 0 | Bengaluru | 6,5 | 49 | 54 | 37,75 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 9 | 13 | Shravya Vaid, | w | 12380KSCA2023 | IND | 1447 | Bengaluru | 6,5 | 46,5 | 50,5 | 32,75 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 11 | Penmetsa, Sarvani | U09 | w | 11718KSCA2023 | IND | 1450 | Bengaluru | 6,5 | 39 | 41 | 28,50 | 0 | 6 | |
| 11 | 15 | Dishi, Makhija | U09 | w | 10353KSCA2023 | IND | 1432 | Bengaluru | 6 | 47,5 | 48,5 | 28,00 | 0 | 6 | |
| 12 | 10 | Nisarga, Girisha Priya | w | 10855KSCA2023 | IND | 1455 | Bangaluru | 6 | 46,5 | 50,5 | 31,00 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 13 | 19 | Rajeswari, Aiyappan | U09 | w | 10070KSCA2023 | IND | 1407 | Mysore | 6 | 44 | 48 | 29,50 | 0 | 6 | |
| 14 | 21 | Nesara, Arun Kumar | w | 11013KSCA2023 | IND | 1401 | Bengaluru Urban | 6 | 44 | 47,5 | 28,00 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 15 | 48 | Dutta, Mahee | U09 | w | 11497KSCA2023 | IND | 0 | Bengaluru Urban | 6 | 43 | 47 | 30,50 | 0 | 5 |
About the Author
Praveena N is the mother of a budding chess player Indusheetala N. She is from Bangalore, a home based entrepreneur crafting hand made pouches, purses, totes etc. I love taking my daughter to various chess tournaments and there is always lots to learn after every tournament.
