Kandi Santosh Sai Karthik dominates 1st Telangana Gurukulams Below 1600 Rating Tournament 2023

by Shahid Ahmed - 28/06/2023

Kandi Santosh Sai Karthik scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win 1st Telangana Gurukulams All India Below 1600 Rating Tournament 2023. The 12-year-old finished a half point ahead of the field. Five players - Rohith N, Sree Shaunak Chanda, Phani Krishna C H, Sree Rama Anjani Kumar K and Surya Alakanti scored 8/9 each. They were placed second to sixth respectively according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹499999. Top three prizes were ₹50000, ₹30000 and ₹15000 along with a trophy each respectively. The tournament was held from 2nd to 4th June 2023 at Sri Kotla Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy Stadium in Hyderabad, Telangana. It was organized by Telangana Social Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society. This was Kandi's first rating tournament triumph of his career. Photos: FA Chandra Mouli R

Kids and teen claim the podium

Three players - Kandi Santosh Sai Karthik, Rohith N and Phani Krishna C H were at 7.5/8 each heading into the final round. Rohith drew against Phani on the top board. Satvik Andabatla lost to Kandi. Thus, Kandi became a clear champion scoring 8.5/9. Rohith and Sree Shaunak Chanda were placed second and third respectively.

Champion - Kandi Santosh Sai Karthik 8.5/9

Top 3 (L to R) - 2nd Rohith N 8/9, 1st Kandi Santosh Sai Karthik 8.5/9 and 3rd Sree Shaunak Chanda 8/9

Kandi Santosh Sai Karthik scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 and gained 85.2 Elo rating points

Players in action

The tournament hall at Sri Kotla Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy Stadium in Hyderabad, Telangana

A total of 719 players took part from various states across the country and two from the USA in this three-day nine round Swiss-league Below 1600 Rating tournament which was organized by Telangana Social Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society at Sri Kotla Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy Stadium in Hyderabad, Telangana from 2nd to 4th June 2023. The time control of the event was 30 minutes + 30 seconds increment.

Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB4	TB5
1	15		Kandi, Santosh Sai Karthik	U13		IND	1464	TG	8,5	55	57	53,00	0	8
2	6		Rohith, N			IND	1534	TG	8	55	58	49,75	0	7
3	13		Sree, Shaunak Chanda	U13		IND	1473	TG	8	53	57	49,75	0	7
4	23		Phani, Krishna C H			IND	1439	TG	8	53	57	49,50	0	7
5	68		Sree, Rama Anjani Kumar K	U13		IND	1287	TG	8	49,5	49,5	41,75	0	7
6	18		Surya, Alakanti			IND	1454	TG	8	47,5	51,5	45,00	0	8
7	25		Andalamala, Hemal Varshan	U11		IND	1435	AP	7,5	51,5	55	43,25	0	7
8	5	AGM	Mani, Bharathy			IND	1544	TN	7,5	50,5	53	41,75	0	7
9	50		Nookala, Nikhil Sriram			IND	1320	AP	7,5	50	51,5	39,25	0	7
10	9		Ravi, Krishna G			IND	1509	AP	7,5	49,5	53	42,75	0	6
11	22		Nidhish, Shyamal	U09		IND	1440	TG	7,5	48,5	51,5	41,75	0	7
12	27		Vishwanath, Kannam			IND	1426	TG	7,5	47,5	50,5	41,25	0	7
13	59		Saranya, Devi Narahari	F11	w	IND	1298	TG	7,5	46,5	49,5	38,50	0	7
14	43		Sreeha, G	F13	w	IND	1354	AP	7,5	45,5	48	39,75	0	7
15	4		My, Aditya			IND	1566	AP	7,5	44,5	47,5	39,00	0	7
16	8		Andabatla, Satvik	U13		IND	1518	Govt	7	53	56	40,50	0	6
17	31		Shivamshika, G	F13	w	IND	1401	Govt	7	52,5	56,5	40,00	0	7
18	35		Bharath, Bhushan K			IND	1383	AP	7	51,5	55,5	41,00	0	7
19	60		Akhileswar, Samanthapudi	U15		IND	1297	TG	7	51,5	55	40,00	0	6
20	29	AFM	Kalyan, Srinivas Vetcha			IND	1414	TG	7	51	55	40,25	0	6
21	11		Siva, Kumar Badireddy			IND	1496	AP	7	47,5	51,5	38,00	0	7
22	75		Hemanth, Reddy T			IND	1270	AP	7	47,5	51	36,50	0	7
23	41		Ajay, Kumar Vemuluri			IND	1363	AP	7	46,5	49	36,25	0	6
24	66		Rayudu, Sai Charan Raj			IND	1290	AP	7	46	50,5	35,00	0	7
25	3		Natura, Bethi		w	IND	1567	TG	7	45,5	48,5	36,00	0	6
26	40		Kumaran, Charan			IND	1364	TG	7	44,5	47	35,50	0	7
27	12		Srinivas, Ch			IND	1477	TG	7	44	47,5	35,00	0	7
28	120		Sri, Darshini T	F11	w	IND	1193	TG	7	43,5	46	32,50	0	7
29	100		Swetha, S	F15	w	IND	1228	TN	7	43	46	35,50	0	6
30	28		Arnav, Pradhan	U15		IND	1423	TG	7	43	46	34,50	0	7

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