GM Iniyan will start as the top Indian in 1st FIDE World University Online Individual Blitz

by Shahid Ahmed - 12/03/2021

A total of 1002 players from 73 nations will be taking part in 1st FIDE World University Online Championships in Individual Blitz event on 13th and 14th March 2021. The sole Indian GM taking part in this event will be Iniyan P representing Bharathiar University. He is also the lone participant representing his university. Four IMs and two WIMs from India will be taking part in this event. Ten rounds will be played each day with a time control of 3 mins + 2 seconds increment. 272 players are in reserve for this event. Top four universities will advance to the FIDE World University Team Online Blitz Cup. Photo: Niklesh Jain

161 Indian players from over 25 universities will take part

India's 61st GM Iniyan P of Bharathiar University will lead the Indian charge at 1st FIDE World University Online Championships in Individual Blitz event. IM Harshit Raja of University of Missouri, IM Mitrabha Guha of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University, IM Neelash Saha of Adamas University and IM Srijit Paul are the other titled players of India who will be taking part tomorrow Saturday 13th March and on Sunday 14th March. Among the women, WIM Isha Sharma of Mangalore University and WIM Arpita Mukherjee of Adamas University are the only two titled players among women.

GM Iniyan P of Bharathiar University is the highest rated Indian in Blitz | Photo: Niklesh Jain

IM Harshit Raja of University of Missouri | Photo: Niki Riga

IM Mitrabha Guha of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

IM Neelash Sahah of Adamas University | Photo: Niklesh Jain

IM Srijit Paul of Jadavpur University | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

WIM Isha Sharma of Mangalore University

WIM Arpita Mukherjee of Adamas University | Photo: Niklesh Jain

Starting list of Indian players

No.		Name	FideID	FED	RtgI	Club/City	Name
24	GM	Iniyan P	25002767	IND	2506	Bharathiar University	Blitz
39	IM	Raja Harshit	5089000	IND	2472	University of Missouri	Blitz
48	IM	Mitrabha Guha	5057000	IND	2445	Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University	Blitz
56	IM	Neelash Saha	5094160	IND	2413	Adamas University	Blitz
89	IM	Srijit Paul	5094798	IND	2312	Jadavpur University	Blitz
95		Subhayan Kundu	5094801	IND	2305	Adamas University	Blitz
96		Saurabh Anand	5094496	IND	2304	Adamas University	Blitz
98		Kaustuv Kundu	5056900	IND	2301	Jadavpur University	Blitz
110	WIM	Sharma Isha	35006665	IND	2256	Mangalore University	Blitz
139	WIM	Arpita Mukherjee	5056403	IND	2206	Adamas University	Blitz
196		Mehta Jwalin	25047191	IND	2086	Birla Institute of Technology and S	Blitz
243		Sharan Rao	5073464	IND	1992	Mangalore University	Blitz
259		Debankan Dhara	5056586	IND	1950	Jadavpur University	Blitz
261		Pattnayak Nilsu	35043943	IND	1948	Kalinga Institute of Industrial Tec	Blitz
266	AGM	Arka Sengupta	25031201	IND	1937	Jadavpur University	Blitz
275		Ganguly Ritabroto	25028529	IND	1930	Jadavpur University	Blitz
277		Atharvaa P Tayade	25042955	IND	1926	Indian Institute of Technology, Bom	Blitz
282		Ghosh Samriddhaa	5094003	IND	1910	Adamas University	Blitz
283		Arun R U	46673709	IND	1908	Anna University	Blitz
285		Rajaryan Kuvelkar	5096235	IND	1905	Indian Institute of Technology, Bom	Blitz
288		Varma Shabdhik	5067430	IND	1899	Mangalore University	Blitz
305		Sunyuktha C M N	5092710	IND	1867	Anna University	Blitz
308		Poras Sanjay Kolgane	5028426	IND	1858	Indian Institute of Technology, Bom	Blitz
321		Aneek Das	25076930	IND	1838	Jadavpur University	Blitz
337		Shashwat Chakraborty	25081772	IND	1820	Indian Institute of Technology, Bom	Blitz

Details

GM Vladimir Fedoseev of University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is the top seed | Photo: Niklesh Jain

IM Polina Shuvalova of Ural State Mining University will be a strong contender for the Women's trophy

Schedule

Saturday 13th March

Round 1 - 7:30 p.m.

Round 2 - 7:50 p.m.

Round 3 - 8:10 p.m.

Round 4 - 8:30 p.m.

Round 5 - 8:50 p.m.

Break

Round 6 - 9:30 p.m.

Round 7 - 9:50 p.m.

Round 8 - 10:10 p.m.

Round 9 - 10:30 p.m.

Round 10 - 10:50 p.m.

Sunday 14th March

Round 11 - 7:30 p.m.

Round 12 - 7:50 p.m.

Round 13 - 8:10 p.m.

Round 14 - 8:30 p.m.

Round 15 - 8:50 p.m.

Break

Round 16 - 9:30 p.m.

Round 17 - 9:50 p.m.

Round 18 - 10:10 p.m.

Round 19 - 10:30 p.m.

Round 20 - 10:50 p.m.

Time control

3 mins + 2 seconds increment from move no.1

Players list

No.		Name	FideID	FED	RtgI	Gr	Club/City
1	GM	Fedoseev Vladimir	24130737	RUS	2687	Pl1	University of Texas Rio Grande Vall
2	GM	Oparin Grigoriy	24125890	RUS	2652	Pl1	University of Missouri
3	GM	Sarana Alexey	24133795	RUS	2649	Pl1	Ural State Mining University
4	GM	Paravyan David	4194985	RUS	2647	Pl2	Ural State Mining University
5	GM	Bok Benjamin	1017063	NED	2624	Pl1	Saint Louis University
6	GM	Martirosyan Haik M.	13306553	ARM	2622	Pl1	Armenian State Institute of Physica
7	GM	Bai Jinshi	8602280	CHN	2618	Pl1	Shanghai University of Finance and
8	GM	Antipov Mikhail Al.	4107012	RUS	2609	Pl2	University of Missouri
9	GM	Shevchenko Kirill	14129574	UKR	2599	Pl1	Ivan Boberskyj Lviv State Universit
10	GM	Albornoz Cabrera Carlos Daniel	3518736	CUB	2573	Pl1	Universidad de Camaguey Ignacio Agr
11	GM	Dragun Kamil	1134167	POL	2557	Pl2	University of Texas Rio Grande Vall
12	GM	Gabuzyan Hovhannes	13303732	ARM	2557	Pl3	University of Texas Rio Grande Vall
13	GM	Xu Yinglun	8604940	CHN	2554	Pl2	Shanghai University of Finance and
14	IM	Theodorou Nikolas	4262875	GRE	2554	Pl2	Saint Louis University
15	GM	Ali Marandi Cemil Can	6300529	TUR	2543	Pl3	Saint Louis University
16	GM	Li Ruifeng	2061074	USA	2541	Pl1	University of Texas at Austin
17	GM	Chandra Akshat	25006711	USA	2536	Pl4	Saint Louis University
18	GM	Vokhidov Shamsiddin	14204223	UZB	2529	Pl1	Uzbek State University of Physical
19	IM	Vazquez Guillermo	3702308	PAR	2527	Pl1	University of Texas at Dallas
20	FM	Sorokin Aleksey	24176460	RUS	2521	Pl1	Texas Tech University
21	GM	Kelires Andreas	5900727	GRE	2520	Pl1	National Technical University of At
22	IM	Lobanov Sergei	24183750	RUS	2516	Pl3	Ural State Mining University
23	IM	Matviishen Viktor	14129850	UKR	2512	Pl2	Texas Tech University
24	GM	Iniyan P	25002767	IND	2506	Pl1	Bharathiar University
25	GM	Priasmoro Novendra	7105029	INA	2502	Pl1	Gunadarma University

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