IM Rahul Srivasthav clinches Telangana State Senior convincingly 8.0/8

by Shahid Ahmed - 13/04/2021

Top seed IM Rahul Srivasthav P scored 8.0/8 to win Telangana State Senior FIDE Rated Open. He finished a full point ahead of the competition. Second seeded Bharat Kumar Reddy Potluri scored 7.0/8 to finish second. Seven players finished at 6.5/9, Aditya Varun Gampa secured the third position as he had the best tie-break. A total of 216 players took part from various districts across Telangana in this four-day eight round Swiss league event. Telangana State Chess Association provided financial aid worth ₹20000 each to former National Rapid champion G V Srinivas Rao and M Y Raju. Photo: FA Chandra Mouli

Rahul finishes a full point ahead

Western Asian Youth & Junior Blitz U20 Gold medalist and top seed of the tournament - IM Rahul Srivasthav P won the Telangana State Senior FIDE Rated Open for the first time on 3rd April 2021. He won all his games and made a 100% score of 8.0/8. He finished a full point ahead of the runner-up Bharat Kumar Reddy Potluri 7.0/8. Seven players scored 6.5/8, out of them 14-year-old Aditya Varun Gampa was placed third according to the tie-breaks

Champion IM Rahul Srivasthav P 8.0/8 | Photo: FA Chandra Mouli

Rahul completely dominated the competition with a 100% score 8.0/8

Runner-up Bharath Kumar Reddy Potluri 7.0/8 | Photo: FA Chandra Mouli

Second Runner-up Aditya Varun Gampa 6.5/8 | Photo: FA Chandra Mouli

4th Rajashekar B 6.5/8 | Photo: FA Chandra Mouli

Replay few games

Chief Guest of the prize distribution ceremony was former cricketer Mr. Abdul Azeem (He was the first player from the South Zone and the seventh Indian to score a triple century in Ranji Trophy). Along with him, Mr. K V V Sharma, President, Andhra Pradesh State Chess Association. Mr. K S Prasad, President, Telangana State Chess Association, Mr. A Jayachandra, General Secretary, Telangana State Chess Association and Mr. Ch Ravindra Patel, Treasurer, Telangana State Chess Association were present. Telangana State Chess Association provided financial aid worth ₹20000 each to former National Rapid Champion G V Srinivas Rao and M Y Raju.

Photo Gallery

Top 4 (L to R): Bharat Kumar Reddy Potluri, Aditya Varun Gampa, IM Rahul Srivasthav P and Rajashekar B | Photo: FA Chandra Mouli

Top boards in action | Photo: FA Chandra Mouli

Women at the top boards | Photo: FA Chandra Mouli

Rajashekar and Rahul fighting side by side before facing each other in the final round | Photo: FA Chandra Mouli

Raghav Srivathsav V en route his victory in the final round against Shaati Majumder | Photo: FA Chandra Mouli

Former National Rapid Champion G V Srinivas Rao receives financial aid of ₹20000 from Telangana State Chess Association | Photo: FA Chandra Mouli

M Y Raju receives financial aid of ₹20000 from Telangana State Chess Association | Photo: FA Chandra Mouli

U7 Boys 3rd - Aadhyan Kukudala 4.0/8

U9 Boys 3rd - T Hanshit 4.0/8

A total of 216 players participated from various districts across Telangana in this four-day eight-round Swiss league event. The tournament was organized by Telangana State Chess Association from 31st March to 3rd April 2021.

A special thanks to Chief Arbiter of the tournament FA Chandra Mouli for sharing wonderful photos, info and games from the event.

Final Standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB4	TB5
1	1	IM	Rahul Srivatshav P			IND	2457	8,0	41,5	46,0	46,00	0,0	8
2	2		Bharat Kumar Reddy Poluri			IND	2272	7,0	39,0	42,0	36,50	0,0	7
3	4		Aditya Varun Gampa	U15		IND	1937	6,5	43,5	46,5	35,75	0,0	6
4	7		Rajashekar B			IND	1734	6,5	42,0	46,0	35,75	0,0	6
5	5		Shanmukha Pulli			IND	1776	6,5	41,5	44,5	33,50	0,0	6
6	3		Raghav Srivathsav V			IND	2099	6,5	39,0	42,0	33,25	0,0	6
7	11		Sarath Chandra K			IND	1685	6,5	38,0	40,5	32,00	0,0	6
8	10		Krishna Karthik N			IND	1713	6,5	36,5	39,5	30,25	0,0	6
9	18		Chidvilash Sai Surapaneni	U13		IND	1624	6,5	34,0	37,5	29,25	0,0	6
10	13		Sai Mahati A	F15	w	IND	1659	6,0	40,0	43,0	28,00	0,0	6
11	12		Khire Ishan	U15		IND	1683	6,0	39,0	42,0	30,75	0,0	5
12	9		Kheerthi Ganta	F15	w	IND	1730	6,0	38,0	41,0	25,50	0,0	5
13	6		Sreehith Reddy R	U15		IND	1744	6,0	37,0	41,0	26,00	0,0	6
14	22		Sushanth Kamabathula	U13		IND	1476	6,0	36,5	40,5	28,25	0,0	5
15	27		Surya Alakanti			IND	1379	6,0	36,5	39,0	26,50	0,0	6
16	70	AFM	Pavan Karthikeya Varma Gunturi	U09		IND	0	6,0	34,0	35,5	24,50	0,0	6
17	37		Ravi Madduru			IND	1208	6,0	33,5	36,0	21,00	0,0	6
18	50		Nihal Parvathaneni	U11		IND	1137	6,0	32,5	35,5	25,25	0,0	5
19	66		Bhavishya Anubotula	F15	w	IND	1026	6,0	31,0	32,5	19,50	0,0	6
20	41		Sri Charan Sandipagu	U13		IND	1172	6,0	27,5	29,5	21,00	0,0	6

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