India bags 11 medals at Asian Amateur 2024
India has won a total of eleven medals at Asian Amateur Chess Championships 2024. Eight Indians won all those eleven medals in various categories. Sananda R won Gold in Under-1700 Women in all three events - Classical, Rapid and Blitz. Ruhani Raj Asudani won Silver in Rapid and Bronze in Blitz. Farhaan M won Gold in Under-1700 Men Classical. Aryan Raj clinched Gold in Under-1700 Men Rapid, Omkar Shelke secured Silver. Maharth Godhani earned Silver in Blitz Under-1700 Men. Smaraki Mohanty got Bronze in Under-2000 Women. Sriiyukthaa Marksim Karki Abirami received Bronze in Under-1700 Women. The total prize fund of the tournament was US$ 25000. The top three prizes in Under-2000 Women, U1700 Men and Women were $1500, $1200 and $1000 along with a trophy and medal each.
Sananda wins three Golds
This was the most successful Asian Amateur tournament for India in recent memory. Eight Indians earned a total of eleven medals. Out of them, Sananda R managed to win three Golds in all three formats - Classical, Rapid and Blitz in Under-1700 Women category. Farhaan M and Aryan Raj are the two more Gold medal winners in Under-1700 Men Classical and Rapid events respectively. Ruhani Raj Asudani won a Silver and Bronze each in Under-1700 Men Rapid and Blitz respectively. The prizes for Rapid and Blitz events were - $600, $400 and $300 for Men, $500, $400 and $300.
Classical: U1700 Men - Gold
Farhaan M and Ateeq Alremaeithi Abdulla (UAE) scored 7/9 each in Under-1700 Men category in Classical format. Farhaan won Gold due to better tie-break scores, Ateeq Silver. He also defeated the eventual Silver medalist in the fifth round. Bonuonuo Gong (CHN) got Bronze 6/9.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | AIM | Farhaan, M | IND | 1695 | 7 | 45 | 48,5 | 1 | 37,25 | 6 | |
| 2 | 7 | Abdulla, Ateeq Alremaeithi | UAE | 1639 | 7 | 45 | 48,5 | 2 | 36,50 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Gong, Bonuonuo | CHN | 1685 | 6 | 46 | 50,5 | 0 | 32,50 | 5 |
U1700 Women - Gold and Silver
11th National Amateur U1700 Women Runner-up, top seed Sananda R scored 7.5/9 to clinch Gold in Under-1700 Women category. She finished a half point ahead of the rest. The reigning National Amateur U1700 Women champion, Ruhani Raj Asudani scored 7/9 to secure Silver. Sananda defeated Ruhani in Round 7. Nursaya Zhumabek (KAZ) got Bronze scoring 6.5/9. She was the only one who managed to beat the eventual Gold medalist, Sananda in the sixth round.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sananda, R | IND | 1696 | 7,5 | 47,5 | 52,5 | 0 | 43,25 | 7 | ||
| 2 | 5 | AFM | Asudani, Ruhani Raj | IND | 1613 | 7 | 47 | 51,5 | 0 | 39,00 | 7 | |
| 3 | 22 | Zhumabek, Nursaya | KAZ | 1448 | 6,5 | 47,5 | 51,5 | 0 | 35,25 | 6 |
Rapid: U1700 Men - Gold and Silver
Aryan Raj scored 5/7 to clinch Gold in Under-1700 Men Rapid event. Omkar Shelke scored 4.5/7 to secure Silver.
Final standings
| 10 | 79 | Raj, Aryan | IND | 1567 | 5 | 28,5 | 32 | 0 | 21,00 | 5 | ||
| 16 | 63 | Shelke, Omkar | IND | 1660 | 4,5 | 30 | 33 | 0 | 19,00 | 4 | ||
| 24 | 54 | Rashed Abubaker, Alhemeiri | UAE | 1686 | 4,5 | 22,5 | 24 | 0 | 12,75 | 4 |
Under-1700 Women: Gold and Bronze
Sananda R won her first Gold of the tournament at Under-1700 Women Rapid event. She scored 5/7 to clinch Gold. Nursaya Zhumabek (KAZ) also scored 5/7. However, she had to be content with Silver according to tie-breaks. Ruhani Raj Asudani got Bronze with a score of 4.5/7.
Final standings
| 7 | 20 | Sananda, R | IND | 1616 | 5 | 28 | 29,5 | 0 | 19,00 | 3 | ||
| 8 | 22 | Zhumabek, Nursaya | KAZ | 1588 | 5 | 24,5 | 27,5 | 0 | 17,00 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 17 | AFM | Asudani, Ruhani Raj | IND | 1654 | 4,5 | 30 | 33,5 | 0 | 20,00 | 4 |
Blitz: Under-1700 Men - Silver
Bonuonuo Gong (CHN) and Maharth Godhani scored 5.5/9 each in Blitz Under-1700 Men. The Chinese won Gold on tie-breaks and the 14-year-old, Maharth secured Silver.
Final standings
| 19 | 54 | Gong, Bonuonuo | CHN | 1618 | 5,5 | 45,5 | 49,5 | 0 | 27,50 | 5 | ||
| 22 | 59 | Godhani, Maharth | IND | 1568 | 5,5 | 39,5 | 43 | 0 | 23,25 | 5 | ||
| 24 | 62 | Alviz, Joshua Ezekiel | PHI | 1558 | 5 | 47 | 51 | 0 | 26,00 | 5 |
Under-2000 Women - Bronze
WFM Wafia Darwish Al Maamari (UAE) scored 7.5/9 to win Gold in Blitz Under-2000 Women. Eisa Mohamed Anoud (UAE) scored sole 7/9 to secure Silver. Smaraki Mohanty got Bronze with a score of 6.5/9.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | WFM | Al Maamari, Wafia Darwish | UAE | 1857 | 7,5 | 44 | 47,5 | 0 | 38,25 | 7 | |
| 2 | 8 | Anoud, Eisa Mohamed | UAE | 1851 | 7 | 47,5 | 51,5 | 0 | 38,50 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 4 | Smaraki, Mohanty | IND | 1890 | 6,5 | 51 | 56,5 | 0 | 39,50 | 5 |
Under-1700 Women - Gold and Bronze
Sananda R won her third Gold of the tournament at Blitz Under-1700 Women. She scored 6.5/9 to clinch Gold. WCM G P Y Wijesuriya (SRI) andSriiyukthaa Marksim Karki Abirami scored 6/9 each. They secured Silver and Bronze medals respectively.
Final standings
| 6 | 31 | Sananda, R | IND | 1482 | 6,5 | 41,5 | 45 | 0 | 32,25 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 22 | WCM | Wijesuriya, G P Y | SRI | 1625 | 6 | 49 | 51 | 0 | 31,75 | 5 | |
| 9 | 27 | ACM | Marksim Karki Abirami, Sriiyukthaa | IND | 1543 | 6 | 41,5 | 43,5 | 0 | 24,25 | 5 |
