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Mitrabha Guha dominates AICF National Senior Online Open 2021

by Shahid Ahmed - 07/08/2021

IM Mitrabha Guha of West Bengal scored an unbeaten 10.0/11, to win his third National title and first Senior championship. He drew with GM Vaibhav Suri in the final round to become AICF National Senior Online 2021 champion. He won ₹50000 cash prize. Vaibhav Suri of Delhi 9.0/11 secured second position. He earned ₹40000. Six players finished at 8.5/11. According to the Playoffs, GM Abhijeet Gupta was placed third, and he got ₹35000. Total prize fund for the event was ₹250000 for the top 10 places. Check out an annotated game by the champion Mitrabha himself and also his interview. Photo: Shahid Ahmed

West Bengal claims three in top ten

Mitrabha 10.0/11 finished a full point ahead of the competition. GM Vaibhav Suri of Delhi scored an unbeaten 9.0/11 to secure the second position. Six players finished at 8.5/11. GM Abhijeet Gupta was placed third according to the Playoffs. The remaining fourth to eighth are - IM Harikrishnan A Ra of Tamil Nadu, IM Sayantan Das of RSPB, IM Sidhant Mohapatra of Odisha, IM Rathanvel V S of Tamil Nadu and GM M S Thejkumar of RSPB. West Bengal secured three out of top ten places.

Champion IM Mitrabha Guha 10.0/11 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Mitrabha completely dominated the field

2nd GM Vaibhav Suri 9.0/11 | Photo: Amruta Mokal

3rd GM Abhijeet Gupta 8.5/11 | Photo: IA Gopakumar Sudhakaran

"Thanks very much for your wishes. I love playing online chess, whether it is Rapid or Blitz games. So this tournament was to my liking. In the future, I would love to play online Rapid or Blitz games with at least two cameras (one front and the other side) so that the game is played in true spirits." - Mitrabha's thoughts on winning the tournament. He shared a game with his annotations:

The boy who beat Magnus Carlsen, is now the National Champion of India - Mitrabha Guha | Video: ChessBase India

4th IM Harikrishnan A Ra 8.5/11 | Photo: Niklesh Jain

5th IM Sayantan Das 8.5/11 | Photo: IA Gopakumar Sudhakaran

6th IM Sidharth Mohapatra 8.5/11

7th IM Rathanvel V S 8.5/11

8th GM Thejkumar M S 8.5/11

9th IM Aronyak Ghosh 8.0/11 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

10th Suyog Wagh 8.0/11

Final Standings

Rk.SNoNameFEDRtgClub/CityPts. TB1  TB2  TB3  TB4  TB5 
114IMMitrabha GuhaIND2467West Bengal10,0175,079,069,50,0
22GMVaibhav SuriIND2600Delhi9,0276,581,565,30,0
31GMGupta AbhijeetIND2612Petroleum Sports Promotion Board8,5373,078,057,50,0
425IMA Ra HarikrishnanIND2429Tamil Nadu8,5475,079,553,80,0
524IMDas SayantanIND2431Railway Sports Promotion Board8,5570,075,556,00,0
635IMSidhant MohapatraIND2367Odisha8,5675,580,559,80,0
718IMRathanvel V SIND2445Tamil Nadu8,5768,573,553,50,0
823GMThejkumar M. S.IND2433Railway Sports Promotion Board8,5863,568,049,50,0
919IMAronyak GhoshIND2440West Bengal8,0078,583,556,50,0
1049FMWagh SuyogIND2246Maharashtra8,0073,579,055,50,0
1121IMBharath Subramaniyam HIND2437Tamil Nadu8,0073,579,053,50,0
1215IMRahul Srivatshav PIND2463Telangana8,0071,577,055,50,0
1351Soham KamotraIND2229Jammu And Kashmir8,0071,075,051,30,0
146GMIniyan PIND2506Tamil Nadu8,0070,575,553,30,0
155GMHarsha BharathakotiIND2509Telangana8,0067,072,551,80,0
1628GMLaxman R.R.IND2411Railway Sports Promotion Board8,0066,070,545,50,0
1713IMRavi Teja S.IND2469Railway Sports Promotion Board8,0065,070,051,00,0
187GMSwapnil S. DhopadeIND2495Railway Sports Promotion Board8,0064,069,050,50,0
1917IMShyaamnikhil PIND2453Railway Sports Promotion Board8,0063,567,547,80,0
2046FMAaryan VarshneyIND2277Delhi7,5070,575,047,50,0

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