FM Nikhil Dixit wins the 5th TMCA Rapid

Top 2 players finish unbeaten in Open

FM Nikhil Dixit and Aniruddha Potawada both scored an unbeaten 6.5/7in the open section, but Nikhil finished 1st due to better tiebreaks. 3 players scored 6/7 and were ranked 3rd-5th in the final standings of the Open section - WIM Aakansha Hagawane, Dhanashree Khairmode and Omkar Deshpande respectively.

The U-14 Category was won by Harsh Ghadge, who scored 6.5/7. Arvind Iyer also scored 6.5/7, but Harsh clinched the 1st position due to better tiebreaks.

In the U10 category, both Advay Vikrant Bende and Abhijay Aniruddha Walvekar scored 6/7, but Advay won the 1st prize due to better tiebreaks. In the U8 category, 3 players tied with 6/7 - Varad Patil, Nidhi Khinvasara and Advik Agrawal. Varad Patil won the 1st prize due to better tiebreaks.

Best Veteran player: Sunil Vaidya (1724), 4.5/7

Best Female player: Nihira Kaul (1295), 5/7

Best PCMC player: Vikas R Sharma (1957), 5/7

Best TMCA player: Sawant Sarvesh (1281), 5/7

Best specially abled player: Milind Samant (1552), 4/7

Best youngest player: Parnika Nanekar, U5 category

Best chess academy: TMCA (Tactical moves chess academy)

The Chief Guest of Prize distribution function was Shri Sachin Abhang, businessmen in accounting and also founder of 1. Institute of Technology and Corporate Education (CA Foundation courses and Diploma Courses for Graduation and MBA Students) & 2. Ask Logics Certified Tax Auditor and Member of MTPA. Along with him on dais, there was organizer Shri Pratik Mulay, founder of TMCA, having ELO rating 2115 points and USCF rating 2258 points. Pratik has won many Pune district chess championships. He has a teaching experience of more than 12 years as well as playing experience of more than 22 years. He is also a licensed FIDE instructor. Shri Shripad Joshi was also on the dais, he is by profession Tech expert. Another dignitary on dais was Shri Nagnath Halkude, international rated player as well as organizer of successful five rating events. Along with them on dais as a Chief Arbiter, IA Nitin Shenvi was doing anchoring of the event. The prizes were distributed by the hands of all the dignitaries present on dais.

Thanks to the Chief Arbiter of the tournament, IA Nitin Shenvi for sharing the photos and providing information about the tournament.

The Tactical Moves Chess Academy successively organized their 5th event on 1s t October, 2022. The event was organized in Chinchwade Lawns, Opposite River View Hotel, Chinchwad Pune. The team of arbiters who supported IA Nitin Shenvi are: FA Shardul Tapase, FA Pranav Tangsale, SA Nitin Undale, SA Uddhav Patil, SA Mali, Shri Shubham Chaturvedi, Shri Manvel Das, Shri Aadesh Ingale, Shri Shripad Joshi, Shri Krishna Sharma, Shri Deven Sharma, Shri Madhav Mulay (father of Pratik Ji), Shri Mayur Shinde, Shri Yogesh babu and others. The event was organized in four groups namely, open, U14, U10 and U08. Main task of photography was done by Shri Madhav Ji. In open category, there were a total 100 participants in which 53 were rated participants. In U14 category, there were a total of 74 participants out of which 21 were rated players. In U10 category, there were a total 55 participants in which 4 were rated participants and in U08 category, there were a total 73 participants in which 2 were rated participants.

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