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Balkishan wins SIMSRH 1st Rapid Rating Open with a perfect score

by Shahid Ahmed - 03/01/2023

Balkishan A scored 7/7 to win SIMSRH 1st Rapid Rating Open 2022. He finished a half point ahead of the competition. Sudarshan Bhat made an unbeaten 6.5/7 to finish second. The top seed of the tournament, IM D V Prasad scored 6/7 and edged past eight more players to finish third on tie-breaks. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹200000. The top three prizes were ₹15000, ₹10000 and ₹7500 along with a trophy each. A total of 250 players took part from various part of the country. The one-day seven-round Rapid Rating tournament was organized by New Tumkur District Chess Association and MM Chess Development Trust on 3rd December 2022. Photo: New Tumkur District Chess Association

Balkishan's sole Rapid Rating triumph of 2022

Karnataka's Balkishan A had won two Rapid Open tournaments earlier in April and June. Both were one-day tournaments where he remained undefeated and became a clear champion. His third triumph of the year occurred on 3rd December when he won the SIMSRH 1st Rapid Rating Open with a 100% score 7/7.

Champion - Balkishan A 7/7 | Photo: New Tumkur District Chess Association

Runner-up - Sudarshan Bhat 6.5/7 | Photo: New Tumkur District Chess Association

Second Runner-up - IM D V Prasad 6/7 | Photo: New Tumkur District Chess Association

Top 3 (L to R) - 3rd IM D V Prasad, 1st Balkishan A and 2nd Sudarshan Bhat | Photo: New Tumkur District Chess Association

Balkishan A scored a perfect 7/7 to gain 21.2 Elo rating points

Arjuna Awardee, IM D V Prasad was the top seed of the tournament | Photo: New Tumkur District Chess Association

Players in action | Photo: New Tumkur District Chess Association

The tournament hall | Photo: New Tumkur District Chess Association

The trophies which were given away as prizes | Photo: New Tumkur District Chess Association

A total of 250 players including an IM took part from all over India. The one-day seven-round Swiss league Rapid Rating tournament was organized by New Tumkur Chess Association and MM Chess Development Trust at Shridevi College of Medical Sciences and Research Hospital, Tumkur, Karnataka on 3rd December 2022. The time control of the tournament was 15 minutes + 10 seconds increment from move no.1.

Final standings

Rk.SNoNameFEDRtgClub/CityPts. TB1  TB2  TB3  TB4  TB5 
110Balkishan A.IND1750KAR729,529,50074
26Sudarshan BhatIND1933KAR6,53431,50062
31IMPrasad Devaki VIND2204KAR63529,00062
414Sailesh RIND1637TN634,528,00063
57Vigneshwaran SIND1853TN634,527,50063
617Swara Lakshmi S NairIND1486KAR632,526,50064
74Augustin AIND2038KAR631,526,50062
822AFMVivaan SachdevIND1438KAR63125,00064
99Shripad K VIND1796KAR63024,50062
1013Sham RIND1690TN629,525,00062
1123Prasanth Bhuvan KrishnaIND1423KAR629,524,00062
128AnbazhaganIND1845KAR5,534,525,75052
1332Prasiddhi BhatIND1338KAR5,533,524,75052
1429Karthik SIND1374KAR5,532,523,25052
155Sudhir S.IND1984KAR5,53123,75053
1624Gopal Aravamuthan IyengarIND1421TN5,530,521,75052
1758Vyan BanchhorIND1170KAR5,53021,25052
1815Shantharam KIND1557KAR5,529,522,75053
1916Pranav A JIND1539KAR5,529,522,00051
2011Chandrasekhar M KIND1745WB5,528,520,25051
2121Niranjan J WarrierIND1443KAR5,527,519,75052
2226Satheesh Kumar GIND1420TN53320,00052
232FMSharma R. PreethamIND2098KAR53221,00052
243Suraj M.IND2052KAR53220,50052
2527Kesavan GIND1399TN53219,00051

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New Tumkur District Chess Association


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