Kaustuv finishes a half point ahead and remains unbeaten
Kaustuv Kundu won his first tournament of the year scoring 7.5/8. He gained 22.2 Rapid Elo rating in the process. 14-year-old Hriday Panchal was the youngest to finish in the top 10. He scored 6.0/8 to secure 7th place according to the tie-breaks.
The inauguration event was presided over by Chief Guest Mr. Ashutosh Gupta (Superintendent of Police, Jhabua), Program President Mr. Somesh Mishra (Collector, Jhabua), Distinguished Guest Mr. Rajesh Kumar (Lead District Manager, Bank of Baroda, Jhabua), in presence of Mr. Siddharth Jain (CEO, Zilla Panchayat, Jhabua ). Mr. Ashutosh Gupta and Mr. Somesh Mishra inaugurated the event by making the customary first move on the board.
IAS Mr. Siddharth Jain was the lead person behind this tournament. Besides a highly reputed Government official, he is also an avid chess lover. He scored 4.0/8 in this event.
The Prize distribution function was presided over by Chief Guest Mr. Ambar Joshi (DRM, Bank of Baroda), Distinguished Guest Mr. Rajesh Kumar (Lead District Manager, Bank of Baroda, Jhabua), in presence of Mr. Siddharth Jain (CEO, Jila Panchayat, Jhabua).
A special thanks to IA Sunil Soni for providing various information.
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The tournament was organized by District Association Jhabua, Madhya Pradesh on 26th and 27th February 2022 at Amba Palace, Jhabua, Madhya Pradesh. A total of 133 players took part in the eight-round Swiss league Rapid Rating tournament which had a time control of 25 minutes + 10 seconds increment from move no.1.
Final Standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | |
| 1 | 2 | Kaustuv Kundu | 2085 | WB | 7,5 | 42,5 | 47,5 | 44,25 | 0,0 | 7 | |||
| 2 | 19 | Mishra Sanjeev | 1651 | MAH | 7,0 | 37,5 | 40,5 | 33,00 | 0,0 | 7 | |||
| 3 | 3 | Maulik Raval | 2027 | GUJ | 6,5 | 42,5 | 46,0 | 35,25 | 0,0 | 6 | |||
| 4 | 1 | Bhambure Shantanu | 2148 | MAH | 6,5 | 42,0 | 44,5 | 34,25 | 0,0 | 6 | |||
| 5 | 15 | Prakash Yadav | 1737 | MP | 6,5 | 40,5 | 43,5 | 32,75 | 0,0 | 6 | |||
| 6 | 10 | Mandar Mohan Sane | 1802 | MAH | 6,5 | 36,0 | 39,0 | 30,50 | 0,0 | 6 | |||
| 7 | 20 | Hriday Panchal | U15 | 1590 | DEL | 6,0 | 36,5 | 39,5 | 26,50 | 0,0 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 23 | Mishra Kamad | U17 | 1533 | MP | 6,0 | 35,5 | 37,5 | 25,50 | 0,0 | 6 | ||
| 9 | 27 | Rohit Rahulkumar J | 1507 | GUJ | 6,0 | 35,5 | 36,5 | 25,75 | 0,0 | 5 | |||
| 10 | 14 | Shubham Kumar | 1742 | BIHAR | 6,0 | 35,0 | 39,0 | 27,00 | 0,0 | 6 | |||
| 11 | 22 | Awade Pradeep | 1566 | MAH | 6,0 | 33,5 | 35,5 | 24,00 | 0,0 | 6 | |||
| 12 | 26 | Manish Kumar | 1517 | BIHAR | 6,0 | 32,0 | 34,5 | 24,50 | 0,0 | 6 | |||
| 13 | 32 | Sushant Tiwari | 1435 | DEL | 6,0 | 30,5 | 31,5 | 21,00 | 0,0 | 6 | |||
| 14 | 12 | Kadav Omkar | 1779 | MAH | 5,5 | 41,5 | 44,5 | 27,50 | 0,0 | 5 | |||
| 15 | 30 | Vikas Saini | 1464 | DEL | 5,5 | 38,0 | 41,0 | 25,25 | 0,0 | 5 | |||
| 16 | 5 | Bhattacharya Niladri Shekhar | 1911 | WB | 5,5 | 38,0 | 40,5 | 24,75 | 0,0 | 5 | |||
| 17 | 31 | Chandwani Prateek | 1435 | MP | 5,5 | 37,0 | 40,5 | 25,75 | 0,0 | 5 | |||
| 18 | 18 | Shrivastav Hritik | 1687 | MP | 5,5 | 35,5 | 37,5 | 21,75 | 0,0 | 5 | |||
| 19 | 36 | Devendra Namdev | 1379 | MP | 5,5 | 33,5 | 36,0 | 21,50 | 0,0 | 5 | |||
| 20 | 38 | Shivam Yadav | 1367 | DEL | 5,5 | 31,5 | 34,5 | 20,50 | 0,0 | 5 |
