Kaustuv Kundu and Ravi Teja win Vizag Rapid and Blitz Rating Open 2022

by Shahid Ahmed - 12/10/2022

Kaustuv Kundu and IM Ravi Teja S scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 and 8/9 each to win Vizag Rapid and Blitz Rating Open 2022 respectively. Both of them finished a half point ahead of the competition. IM Mehar Chinna Reddy C H scored sole 8/9 to secure second place. Ajay Mushini edged past IM Dhulipalla Bala Chandra Prasad on tie-breaks to finish third in Rapid. Four players scored 7.5/9 in the Blitz event. IM Bala and IM CRG Krishna were adjudged second and third respectively. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹700000, ₹500000 for Rapid and ₹200000 for Blitz. The top three prizes were ₹35000, ₹21000 and ₹15000 in Rapid and ₹15000, ₹7000 and ₹6000 each respectively in the Blitz event. Photo: S Manikanta Rao

Kaustuv's third and Ravi's first Rating Open triumph of the year

Kaustuv Kundu has won a Classical Rating Open in April and a Rapid Rating Open in February this year. IM Ravi Teja S had four podium finishes combining Rapid and Blitz Rating events this year, however, this is his first Blitz Rating Open first place finish. 11-year-old Aaryan Balaji Rao is the youngest finisher among top ten in Rapid. He scored 7/9 and secured sixth place. In the Blitz event, 13-year-old Gyana Sai Santhosh M is the youngest among top ten. He made 7/9 to finish ninth.

The Rapid and Blitz podium finishers (L to R) -3rd Ajay Mushini 7.5/9, 2nd IM Mehar Chinna Reddy C H 8/9, 3rd IM C R G Krishna 7.5/9, 1st IM Ravi Teja S and 2nd IM Dhulipalla Bala Chandra Prasad | Photo: S Manikanta Rao

Champion in Rapid - Kaustuv Kundu 8.5/9 | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Kaustuv Kundu shared his best game from the event against IM Mehar Chinna Reddy C H (2271) from round 6.

Kaustuv scored eight consecutive before drawing his final round game as it was enough for him to win the tournament

Kaustuv Kundu (right) in action | Photo: S Manikanta Rao

Champion in Blitz - IM Ravi Teja S 8/9 | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

IM Ravi Teja S scored an unbeaten 8/9, defeated the eventual runner-up IM Bala Chandra and drew with the second runner-up IM C R G Krishna

IM Ravi Teja S during one of the Rapid games | Photo: S Manikanta Rao

First moves are being made | Photo: S Manikanta Rao

From R to L: Ms. Golagani Hari Venkata Kumari, Mr. KVV Sarma, President, Andhra Chess Association, Mr. Suresh Kumar, Patron, Andhra Chess Association, Mr. K Jwalamukhi, Treasurer, Andhra Chess Association, Mr. Baburao, Tournament Director, FA V Srikanth, Chief Arbiter, IA G V Kumar, Deputy Chief Arbiter, Mr. Surya Rao, District Sports Officer, Mr. Bhavanarayana Rao, Income Tax officer.

KVV Sarma, President of Andhra Chess Association getting felicitated | Photo: S Manikanta Rao

Age group category prize winners | Photo: S Manikanta Rao

The Chief Guest at the closing ceremony was Sri Krishna Devarayalu, MP.

The tournament flex | Photo: S Manikanta Rao

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A special thanks to S Manikanta Rao, Secretary of All Visakha Chess Association for sharing the photos and providing valuable information about the tournament.

A total of 240 players in Rapid and 205 players including 7 IMs and a WIM took part from various parts of the country along with a player each from Sri Lanka and Syria in this two-day nine-round Swiss League Rapid and Blitz Rating tournament. The events were organized by All Visakha Chess Association at Swarna Bharathi, Indoor Stadium in Vizag, Andhra Pradesh on 17th and 18th September 2022. The time control for Rapid was 20 minutes + 5 seconds increment and for Blitz it was 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment.

Final standings in Rapid

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	8		Kaustuv Kundu		IND	2100	WB	8,5	53	57	53,75
2	2	IM	Mehar Chinna Reddy C.H.		IND	2271	TG	8	53	58	50,00
3	12		Mushini Ajay		IND	1995	AP	7,5	52	56,5	45,25
4	7	IM	Dhulipalla Bala Chandra Prasad		IND	2192	AP	7,5	47	52	41,25
5	20		Nikhil M		IND	1865	AP	7	53	57	41,50
6	30		Aaryan Balaji Rao	U13	IND	1699	MH	7	53	57	40,50
7	4	IM	Chakravarthi Reddy M		IND	2232	TG	7	51,5	56	41,50
8	6	IM	Ravi Teja S.		IND	2222	AP	7	49,5	55	42,25
9	13	AIM	Md Imran	U13	IND	1948	AP	7	49	53,5	38,50
10	3	IM	Sidhant Mohapatra		IND	2245	ORI	7	48,5	54	40,75
11	37		Aditya Varun Gampa		IND	1656	AP	7	48	52	37,50
12	19		Ramana Babu B.		IND	1876	AP	7	48	52	35,25
13	1	IM	Krishna C R G		IND	2342	AP	7	47	52	39,25
14	22		Hari Madhavan N B		IND	1835	TN	7	46,5	51,5	38,50
15	14		Arpan Das		IND	1947	WB	7	46	51	39,00
16	23		Priyankara Chamil		SRI	1814	SRI	7	45,5	48,5	35,00
17	28		Joel Paul Ganta		IND	1719	AP	7	41	43,5	33,50
18	18	AGM	Malla Nooka Raju		IND	1884	AP	6,5	50	54	35,75
19	64		Sarvani Cheedella	F13	IND	1344	AP	6,5	50	53,5	32,00
20	34		Ranadheer B J S K		IND	1672	AP	6,5	48	51,5	33,00
21	5	IM	Srinath Rao S.V.		IND	2232	CT	6,5	44,5	48	33,25
22	72		Kolla Bhaavan	U11	IND	1313	AP	6,5	44	47	31,75
23	21	FM	Venkata Krishna Karthik K		IND	1853	AP	6,5	42,5	46,5	31,50
24	9	FM	Sauravh Khherdekar		IND	2096	MH	6,5	42	45	30,00
25	43		Madduri Satya Tejeswar		IND	1596	AP	6	51	54	32,50
26	70		Ravi Krishna G	U15	IND	1317	AP	6	48,5	50,5	31,00
27	46		Arnav Maheshwari	U15	IND	1587	TN	6	48	51,5	32,75
28	39		Gyana Sai Santhosh M	U15	IND	1635	AP	6	48	51	28,50
29	111		Shrihan Sabat	U13	IND	1137	ORI	6	47	49,5	30,00
30	10		Sharma R. Preetham		IND	2085	KAR	6	46,5	50,5	33,00

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Final standing in Blitz

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	1	IM	Ravi Teja S.		IND	2432	AP	8	51,5	55,5	49,25
2	4	IM	Dhulipalla Bala Chandra Prasad		IND	2293	AP	7,5	53,5	58,5	47,00
3	2	IM	Krishna C R G		IND	2357	AP	7,5	52,5	57	44,00
4	8	IM	Chakravarthi Reddy M		IND	2197	TG	7,5	50,5	55,5	45,25
5	47		Velpula Sarayu		IND	1523	TG	7,5	47	49,5	37,75
6	5		Sharma R. Preetham		IND	2290	KA	7	51	56	41,50
7	27		Prudhvi Kumar V		IND	1763	AP	7	50	54	39,50
8	9	IM	Sidhant Mohapatra		IND	2175	OR	7	49,5	54	39,25
9	41		Gyana Sai Santhosh M	U15	IND	1625	AP	7	49,5	52,5	37,00
10	16		Mushini Ajay		IND	1977	AP	7	49	54	40,50
	20		Mahesh Kumar K		IND	1843	AP	7	49	54	40,50
12	12	AIM	Md Imran	U13	IND	2120	AP	7	48,5	53	38,50
13	23		Aditya Varun Gampa		IND	1798	AP	7	48	52,5	39,25
14	11		Kaustuv Kundu		IND	2130	WB	7	47	51	35,50
15	45		Madduri Satya Tejeswar		IND	1583	AP	7	46,5	49	32,50
16	7	IM	Srinath Rao S.V.		IND	2201	CT	6,5	53	58,5	40,25
17	17		Arnav Maheshwari	U15	IND	1934	TN	6,5	50,5	54,5	35,50
18	43	FM	Ayushh Ravikumar		IND	1607	TN	6,5	48	51,5	32,75
19	72		Naga Akhil Charan B	U15	IND	1325	AP	6,5	45	47,5	30,00
20	44		Karthik N	U15	IND	1586	AP	6,5	42,5	46,5	32,25
21	48		Sethu Madhav Upadhyayula		IND	1502	AP	6,5	41,5	45	31,75
22	30		Soumma Chakraborty		IND	1723	WB	6	51,5	52	31,50
23	6	IM	Mehar Chinna Reddy C.H.		IND	2259	TG	6	50,5	55,5	33,50
24	18		Priyankara Chamil		SRI	1911	SL	6	48,5	52,5	30,00
25	13		Sanket Chakravarty		IND	2014	WB	6	47,5	51,5	32,25
26	10	FM	Sauravh Khherdekar		IND	2155	MH	6	47,5	51,5	31,00
27	33	WFM	Toshali V		IND	1691	AP	6	46,5	47	26,50
28	29		Nagaraju J		IND	1732	AP	6	45	49,5	29,00
29	21	FM	Venkata Krishna Karthik K		IND	1839	AP	6	45	48,5	29,00
30	36		Mummana Venkata Ruthvik	U13	IND	1654	AP	6	44	47,5	26,25

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