Tough Competition
The time control for the Challengers section is rarely 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment. Ample time control and a huge prize fund attracted a lot of players not only from various parts of India but also from the neighboring countries. Md. Reyan and Aansh Nandan Nerurkar are the youngest ones to make it in the top 10. They scored 7/9 each to finish at sixth and seventh place respectively. Rajanya Datta was the highest finisher among female participants. She scored 7/9 to secure 12th place overall.
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A total of 343 players participated from Bangladesh, Nepal, India and USA in this five-day nine-round Swiss League tournament. The tournament was organized by Chhattisgarh Pradesh Shatranj Sangh from 19th to 23rd September at Shagun Farms in Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The time control for the event was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move no.1.
Final Standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | K | rtg+/- | ||
| 1 | 11 | Arun R U | IND | 1861 | TN | 8 | 51 | 55,5 | 48,75 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 23,8 | ||||
| 2 | 33 | Majumder Shrayan | IND | 1743 | MAH | 8 | 49,5 | 54 | 46,75 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 46 | ||||
| 3 | 39 | Basak Bishal | IND | 1716 | WB | 7,5 | 48,5 | 52,5 | 42,50 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 43,4 | ||||
| 4 | 24 | Parekh Vishrut | IND | 1774 | GUJ | 7,5 | 47 | 51 | 40,75 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 27,4 | ||||
| 5 | 26 | Kherdekar Arnav | IND | 1770 | MAH | 7,5 | 45,5 | 49 | 38,75 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 47,2 | ||||
| 6 | 63 | Reyan Md. | U11 | IND | 1621 | BIH | 7 | 51,5 | 55,5 | 41,75 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 117,2 | |||
| 7 | 72 | Aansh Nandan Nerurkar | U11 | IND | 1604 | MAH | 7 | 50,5 | 55 | 41,50 | 0 | 5 | 40 | 128 | |||
| 8 | 43 | Bajaj Prakhar | IND | 1699 | MP | 7 | 50,5 | 54,5 | 40,50 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 94,4 | ||||
| 9 | 23 | Vishwanath Prasad | IND | 1775 | TEL | 7 | 49 | 53,5 | 40,50 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 6,8 | ||||
| 10 | 15 | Anurag Jaiswal | IND | 1842 | WB | 7 | 48,5 | 51 | 38,50 | 0 | 5 | 20 | -6,6 | ||||
| 11 | 2 | Bhosale Shriraj | IND | 1974 | MAH | 7 | 47,5 | 51 | 38,50 | 0 | 6 | 20 | -19,6 | ||||
| 12 | 75 | Rajanya Datta | F15 | w | IND | 1604 | WB | 7 | 46,5 | 51 | 38,00 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 74,8 | ||
| 13 | 13 | Setumadhav Yellumahanthi | IND | 1849 | AP | 7 | 45,5 | 50 | 38,50 | 0 | 6 | 40 | -33,2 | ||||
| 14 | 34 | Ajay Santhosh Parvathareddy | U13 | IND | 1742 | UP | 7 | 41 | 44 | 33,25 | 0 | 6 | 40 | -16,4 | |||
| 15 | 3 | Banerjee Ashutosh | IND | 1946 | CG | 6,5 | 53 | 58 | 39,50 | 0 | 5 | 40 | -33,2 | ||||
| 16 | 9 | Jihan Tejas Shah | U13 | IND | 1867 | GUJ | 6,5 | 49,5 | 54 | 38,50 | 0 | 5 | 40 | -39,2 | |||
| 17 | 69 | Rupesh Reddy Y | U15 | IND | 1608 | AP | 6,5 | 48,5 | 51,5 | 33,50 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 74 | |||
| 18 | 10 | Nikhil M | IND | 1866 | AP | 6,5 | 47,5 | 51,5 | 35,50 | 0 | 5 | 20 | -22 | ||||
| 19 | 1 | Rishabh Nishad | IND | 1975 | UP | 6,5 | 47 | 51,5 | 35,25 | 0 | 6 | 20 | -36,4 | ||||
| 20 | 30 | Roneet Das | IND | 1748 | MAH | 6,5 | 46,5 | 50,5 | 34,50 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 3,2 |
