Harshad and Harikrishnan triumph at 1st Kanyakumari Parents Forum Rapid and Blitz Rating Open 2023
FM Harshad S scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win 1st Kanyakumari Parents Forum Rapid Rating Open 2023. The reigning Western Asia Rapid and Blitz U-18 Open double Gold medalist finished a half point ahead of the field. IM Rathanvel V S and Aswath S secured second and third place respectively according to tie-breaks. In the Blitz event, IM FT Harikrishnan A Ra edged past the Rapid event winner, Harshad to become the champion. Harshad secured place 8.5/9. Aswath once again was placed third with the same score 8/9. The total prize fund combining both events was ₹300000, ₹200000 for Rapid and ₹100000 for Blitz. The top three prizes in Rapid were ₹25000, ₹20000 and ₹15000, for Blitz it was ₹15000, ₹10000 and ₹8000 each respectively. This was Harikrishnan's fourth rating tournament triumph of 2023.
Harshad and Aswath make podium finishes in both Rapid and Blitz
The MPL 47th National Sub-Junior Under-15 Open champion, Aswath S made a splendid start in the Rapid 8/8. FM Harshad S was the sole player trailing him by a half point 7.5/8. Harshad defeated him in the final round to win the rapid event and become a clear champion. In the Blitz event, IM FT Harikrishan A Ra and Harshad both were sharing the lead 7.5/8 heading into the final round. Harshad defeated Ganesh R and Harikrishnan got the better of GM Deepan Chakkravarthy. Both players ended up with the same score 8.5/9. Harikrishnan won the Blitz event due to better tie-breaks and Harshad was placed second. Aswath S secured third place in both events scoring the exact same 8/9 and suffering sole loss each against Harshad.
A total of 342 players including 2 GMs and 3 IMs in the Rapid and 275 players including 2 GMs and 2 IMs in the Blitz took part in this two-day nine-round each Swiss league Rapid and Blitz Rating tournament which was organized by Kanyakumari Parents Forum and Kanyakumari District Chess Association in association with and at St. Xavier's Catholic College of Engineering in Chunkankadai, Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu on 13th and 14th May 2023. The time control for the Rapid Rating was 15 minutes + 5 seconds increment and for Blitz it was 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment.
Final standings in Rapid
Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | |
1 | 7 | FM | Harshad, S | IND | 2116 | TN | 8,5 | 53 | 57 | 53,00 | 0 | 8 | ||
2 | 4 | IM | Rathanvel, V S | IND | 2312 | TN | 8 | 56,5 | 61,5 | 53,50 | 0 | 7 | ||
3 | 8 | Aswath, S | U15 | IND | 2094 | KKI | 8 | 54,5 | 56,5 | 48,00 | 0 | 8 | ||
4 | 5 | IM | Harikrishnan.A.Ra, | IND | 2268 | TN | 8 | 52,5 | 55,5 | 48,50 | 0 | 8 | ||
5 | 13 | Aakash, G | U13 | IND | 1933 | TN | 8 | 50 | 55 | 47,00 | 0 | 8 | ||
6 | 16 | Vignesh, Kannan P | U13 | IND | 1817 | TN | 8 | 48 | 51,5 | 43,50 | 0 | 8 | ||
7 | 2 | GM | Akash, G | IND | 2395 | TN | 7,5 | 54 | 57 | 45,00 | 0 | 7 | ||
8 | 21 | Abdallah, M Nisthar | IND | 1753 | KER | 7,5 | 50,5 | 55 | 44,50 | 0 | 7 | |||
9 | 9 | Ram, S. Krishnan | IND | 2023 | TN | 7 | 53 | 58 | 42,00 | 0 | 7 | |||
10 | 12 | Sarveshwaran, V | IND | 1940 | TN | 7 | 51,5 | 56,5 | 42,50 | 0 | 7 | |||
11 | 10 | Ganesh, R | IND | 2002 | TN | 7 | 51,5 | 56,5 | 41,75 | 0 | 6 | |||
12 | 6 | CM | Gireman, Ja | IND | 2127 | TN | 7 | 51,5 | 54 | 39,00 | 0 | 7 | ||
13 | 1 | GM | Deepan, Chakkravarthy J. | IND | 2398 | ICF | 7 | 50,5 | 54,5 | 39,50 | 0 | 7 | ||
14 | 19 | Hiren, K G | IND | 1778 | TN | 7 | 50,5 | 53,5 | 38,50 | 0 | 7 | |||
15 | 14 | Madanasri, Gundala | w | IND | 1834 | TEL | 7 | 49 | 52,5 | 38,00 | 0 | 7 | ||
16 | 23 | Dhanasekar, K. | IND | 1722 | TN | 7 | 48,5 | 51,5 | 36,00 | 0 | 7 | |||
17 | 29 | Pranav, A J | IND | 1550 | KAR | 7 | 48 | 52 | 39,00 | 0 | 7 | |||
18 | 31 | Sidharth, Mohan | U15 | IND | 1520 | KER | 7 | 47,5 | 51,5 | 37,50 | 0 | 7 | ||
19 | 15 | Sathya, Giri V | IND | 1822 | KKI | 7 | 47 | 51,5 | 38,00 | 0 | 7 | |||
20 | 47 | Kishor, Kumar G | IND | 1281 | TN | 7 | 46 | 50 | 35,50 | 0 | 7 | |||
21 | 67 | Sreehari, S | U15 | IND | 1191 | KER | 7 | 45 | 47,5 | 36,00 | 0 | 7 | ||
22 | 20 | Kathiravan, M. | IND | 1774 | PY | 6,5 | 50 | 54 | 36,25 | 0 | 6 | |||
23 | 22 | Ram, Alagappan S | IND | 1726 | TN | 6,5 | 50 | 54 | 35,75 | 0 | 6 | |||
24 | 11 | Stanley, Samson P. | IND | 1944 | TN | 6,5 | 49 | 53,5 | 35,25 | 0 | 6 | |||
25 | 17 | Gowtham, K K | IND | 1800 | TN | 6,5 | 48,5 | 53 | 35,75 | 0 | 6 | |||
26 | 27 | Leelajai, Krishna N | IND | 1633 | KAR | 6,5 | 47,5 | 52,5 | 35,75 | 0 | 6 | |||
27 | 43 | Divin, S V | IND | 1327 | KKI | 6,5 | 47 | 50 | 32,00 | 0 | 6 | |||
28 | 49 | Mehul, S U | U15 | IND | 1272 | KKI | 6,5 | 46,5 | 49,5 | 29,75 | 0 | 6 | ||
29 | 83 | Steve, Rohan S | U15 | IND | 1139 | KKI | 6,5 | 46 | 49 | 33,00 | 0 | 6 | ||
30 | 53 | AFM | Siddhartha, B | U15 | IND | 1242 | TN | 6,5 | 46 | 49 | 29,25 | 0 | 6 |
Final standings in Blitz
Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | |
1 | 4 | IM | Harikrishnan.A.Ra, | IND | 2271 | TN | 8,5 | 53,5 | 56,5 | 52,25 | 0 | 8 | ||
2 | 5 | FM | Harshad, S | IND | 2163 | TN | 8,5 | 53 | 58 | 54,75 | 0 | 8 | ||
3 | 12 | Aswath, S | IND | 1913 | KKI | 8 | 53,5 | 57,5 | 49,00 | 0 | 8 | |||
4 | 2 | GM | Akash, G | IND | 2395 | TN | 7,5 | 54,5 | 59,5 | 47,50 | 0 | 7 | ||
5 | 6 | CM | Gireman, Ja | IND | 2153 | TN | 7 | 57 | 61 | 44,50 | 0 | 7 | ||
6 | 1 | IM | Rathanvel, V S | IND | 2434 | TN | 7 | 54,5 | 58,5 | 44,00 | 0 | 7 | ||
7 | 17 | Aadith, R | IND | 1800 | TN | 7 | 53 | 57,5 | 42,00 | 0 | 7 | |||
8 | 8 | Ganesh, R | IND | 2034 | TN | 7 | 53 | 57 | 37,50 | 0 | 7 | |||
9 | 3 | GM | Deepan, Chakkravarthy J. | IND | 2351 | ICF | 7 | 51,5 | 55,5 | 39,50 | 0 | 7 | ||
10 | 21 | Aakash, G | IND | 1730 | TN | 7 | 49,5 | 53 | 37,75 | 0 | 6 | |||
11 | 20 | Vignesh, Kannan P | IND | 1741 | TN | 7 | 49 | 53 | 38,50 | 0 | 7 | |||
12 | 15 | Kathiravan, M. | IND | 1821 | PY | 7 | 48 | 52 | 38,00 | 0 | 7 | |||
13 | 29 | Femil, Chelladurai | w | IND | 1600 | KKI | 7 | 46,5 | 49,5 | 36,00 | 0 | 7 | ||
14 | 19 | Sathya, Giri V | IND | 1748 | KKI | 7 | 46 | 49,5 | 35,50 | 0 | 7 | |||
15 | 36 | Shanmugasundaram, G. | IND | 1383 | TN | 7 | 45,5 | 49,5 | 35,75 | 0 | 6 | |||
16 | 23 | Gowtham, K K | IND | 1663 | TN | 7 | 45,5 | 49 | 37,50 | 0 | 7 | |||
17 | 9 | Sarveshwaran, V | IND | 1958 | TN | 7 | 45,5 | 48,5 | 35,50 | 0 | 7 | |||
18 | 26 | Simhadri, Sai Hrushikesh | IND | 1624 | AP | 7 | 44,5 | 47,5 | 36,50 | 0 | 7 | |||
19 | 77 | Santosh, Hariharan | IND | 1136 | TG | 7 | 42,5 | 45,5 | 32,00 | 0 | 7 | |||
20 | 39 | Riya, Shannon S | w | IND | 1373 | KKI | 7 | 42,5 | 44 | 30,00 | 0 | 7 | ||
21 | 24 | Abdallah, M Nisthar | IND | 1651 | KER | 6,5 | 49 | 53,5 | 35,75 | 0 | 6 | |||
22 | 82 | Haaziq, S | IND | 1114 | KKI | 6,5 | 49 | 52,5 | 36,25 | 0 | 6 | |||
23 | 263 | Surya, Suresh | IND | 0 | PY | 6,5 | 46,5 | 48,5 | 32,25 | 0 | 6 | |||
24 | 28 | Manikanda, Prabhu B V | IND | 1612 | TN | 6,5 | 45,5 | 49,5 | 34,50 | 0 | 6 | |||
25 | 46 | Mehul, S U | IND | 1304 | KKI | 6,5 | 44,5 | 49 | 33,25 | 0 | 6 | |||
26 | 33 | Arnold, P | IND | 1458 | KKI | 6,5 | 44,5 | 47 | 31,25 | 0 | 6 | |||
27 | 43 | Yadhu, Krishna M L | IND | 1328 | KKI | 6,5 | 42,5 | 46,5 | 29,25 | 0 | 6 | |||
28 | 49 | Robin, Chithambaranathan | IND | 1255 | KKI | 6,5 | 41 | 44,5 | 29,00 | 0 | 6 | |||
29 | 80 | Jai, Sankar K | IND | 1126 | TN | 6,5 | 40,5 | 43,5 | 29,25 | 0 | 6 | |||
30 | 13 | Stanley, Samson P. | IND | 1875 | TN | 6 | 50 | 54 | 34,00 | 0 | 6 |