Indrajeet Mahindrakar wins a double at 2nd Super Knights Rating Open 2024

by Shahid Ahmed - 09/05/2024

Indrajeet Mahindrakar, FM Isuru Alahakoon (SRI), S Sivathanujan (SRI) and Pesandu Rashmitha Liyanage (SRI) scored 8.5/10 each at 2nd Super Knights Rating Open 2024. Indrajeet won the tournament due to better tie-break scores. The remaining three Sri Lankans were placed second to third according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund of the tournament was LKR 1120000. The top three prizes in the Classical event were LKR 150000, 100000 and 60000 along with a trophy and medal each. Indrajeet won the Blitz Rating event scoring a perfect 9/9. He finished a full point ahead of the rest. Lisara Kodithuwakku (SRI) and FM T S S Peiris (SRI) secured second and third place scoring 8/9 each. These were Indrajeet's first and second tournament triumph of the year. Photo: Super Knights Chess Academy

Indrajeet clinches Blitz with a perfect score 9/9

Apart from Indrajeet winning the tournament, WIM Tejaswini Sagar and her younger sister, Siya Sagar scored 8/10 each. They secured fifth and eighth place respectively. Indrajeet's last tournament triumph before this was also in Sri Lanka back in October 2023.

Champion in Classical - Indrajeet Mahindrakar 8.5/10 | Photo: Super Knights Chess Academy

Runner-up in - FM Isuru Alahakoon (SRI) 8.5/10 | Photo: Super Knights Chess Academy

Second Runner-up - S Sivathanujan (SRI) 8.5/10 | Photo: Super Knights Chess Academy

Indrajeet Mahindrakar scored 8.5/10, drew against the eventual runner-up, FM Isuru Alahakoon (SRI)

Lighting of the lamp | Photo: Super Knights Chess Academy

Inauguration Ceremony | Photo: Super Knights Chess Academy

Sri Lanka's first WIM - Sachini Ranasinghe, President of Chess Federation Sri Lanka - Luxman Wijesuriya, Executive Director of FIDE Management Board - GM Victor Bologan (MDA) were present along with Super Knights Chess Academy officials at the inauguration ceremony.

5th WIM Tejaswini Sagar 8/10 | Photo: Super Knights Chess Academy

Three Indians finished in top eight in the Classical event (L to R): 5th WIM Tejaswini Sagar 8/10, 1st Indrajeet Mahindrakar 8.5/10 and 8th Siya Sagar 8/10 | Photo: Super Knights Chess Academy

Blitz

Champion in Blitz - Indrajeet Mahindrakar 9/9 | Photo: Super Knights Chess Academy

Runner-up - Lisara Kodithuwakku (SRI) 8/9 | Photo: Super Knights Chess Academy

Second Runner-up - FM T S S Peiris (SRI) 8/9 | Photo: Super Knights Chess Academy

Indrajeet Mahindrakar scored a perfect 9/9, finished a full point ahead of the rest and gained 28.8 Elo rating points

Players in action | Photo: SL Chess Info

Group photograph of prize winners | Photo: Super Knights Chess Academy

The tournament hall at Samanala Hotel - Thalawathugoda in Colombo, Sri Lanka | Photo: SL Chess Info

A total of 507 players took part from various parts of Sri Lanka, five from India and one from Singapore in this fiv-day ten-round Swiss league Rating tournament which was organized by Super Knights Chess Academy at Samanala Hotel - Thalawathugoda in Colombo, Sri Lanka from 19th to 23rd April 2024. The time control for the tournament was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment.

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Final standings in Classical

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB2	TB3	TB4	TB5
1	1		Mahindrakar, Indrajeet			IND	2137	8,5	8	61	65,5	53,75
2	6	FM	Alahakoon, Isuru			SRI	1886	8,5	7	66,5	70,5	58,50
3	11		Sivathanujan, S			SRI	1825	8,5	7	63	66,5	55,75
4	5		Liyanage, Pesandu Rashmitha			SRI	1918	8,5	7	61,5	65,5	53,50
5	2	WIM	Tejaswini, Sagar		w	IND	2019	8	7	66,5	70	53,25
6	3	FM	Galappaththi, Chinthaka Anuruddh			SRI	1935	8	7	64	68,5	53,00
7	21	CM	Wijekoon, Chandana			SRI	1765	8	7	60,5	64,5	49,50
8	12		Sagar, Siya		w	IND	1819	8	7	60	63,5	49,25
9	4		Dabarera, G W D M			SRI	1922	8	6	58	62	49,00
10	36		Senarathne, A A H M B			SRI	1683	7,5	7	65,5	69,5	49,50
11	20		De Silva, Osheen			SRI	1767	7,5	7	64,5	68	46,75
12	39		Weerasinghe, Sethum			SRI	1672	7,5	7	63	67,5	47,00
13	7		Kaluarachchi, Achinthya Shamen			SRI	1886	7,5	7	62,5	68	49,50
14	24		Ovitigala, Chenitha Mithvidu	U13		SRI	1758	7,5	7	62,5	67	49,25
15	35		Sahasra, A P Sasindu			SRI	1683	7,5	7	62	67	45,75

Details

A total of 370 players took part from Sri Lanka and two from India in the one-day Swiss League Blitz Rating tournament held on 20th April 2024. The time control was 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment from move no.1.

Final standings in Blitz

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB2	TB3	TB4	TB5
1	2		Mahindrakar, Indrajeet		IND	2008	9	9	50,5	55	55,00
2	16		Kodithuwakku, Lisara		SRI	1792	8	8	50,5	55	49,00
3	3	FM	Peiris, T S S		SRI	1882	8	8	49,5	54	47,00
4	24		Samaraweera, Dimuth Indeepa		SRI	1743	8	8	47,5	52,5	45,50
5	9		Ponnamperuma, Weraka Vasath		SRI	1836	7,5	7	55	60	47,50
6	43		Ahangama, Senuka Aswin		SRI	1669	7,5	7	49	51,5	41,75
7	32		Ovitigala, Chenitha Mithvidu	U13	SRI	1699	7,5	7	48	52	41,75
8	6		Kaluarachchi, Achinthya Shamen		SRI	1851	7	7	53,5	58	43,50
9	26		Jayaweera, Y		SRI	1731	7	7	53	57	40,00
10	34		Senarathne, A A H M B		SRI	1696	7	7	50,5	54,5	42,00