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Nithin Babu dominates 1st Bangalore Triple Crown Rapid Rating Open 2024

by Shahid Ahmed - 09/08/2024

Nithin Babu scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win 1st Bangalore Triple Crown Rapid Rating Open 2024. He finished a half point ahead of the competition. Nine players scored 8/9 each. Arul Anandh S P K and FM J Ramakrishna secured second and third place respectively according to tie-breaks. Nithin defeated the eventual runner-up, Arul in the penultimate round. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹250000. The top three prizes were ₹30000, ₹25000 and ₹20000 along with a trophy each. SASVAS won the Team event scoring 10/12. IM Ajay Karthikeyan won the Blitz Open scoring an unbeaten 8.5/9. This was Nithin's first tournament triumph of the year. He won another rapid rating open in the following week. Photos: Himank Ghosh

Ajay Karthikeyan claims Blitz Open, SASVAS winner of the Team event

Chessieindia.in organized three tournaments - 1st Bangalore Rapid Rating Open, Team Rapid and Blitz Open during the International Chess Day weekend.

Rapid

Nithin Babu made a perfect start by winning his eight consecutive games. Marthandan K U was the sole player in pursuit at 7.5/8. Nithin drew with Marthandan in the final round to become a clear champion. Arul Anandh S P K defeated Mandar Pradip Lad and FM J Ramakrishna scored a full point against FM Kunal M. Thus, Arul finished second and Ramakrishna third.

Champion - Nithin Babu 8.5/9

Runner-up - Arul Anandh S P K 8/9

Second Runner-up - FM J Ramakrishna 8/9

Top 3 (L to R): 3rd FM J Ramakrishna 8/9, 1st Nithin Babu 8.5/9 and 2nd Arul Anandh S P K 8/9

Nithin Babu scored an unbeaten 8.5/9, finished a half point ahead of the rest and gained 16.8 Elo rating points

5th Vijay Shreeram P 8/9

6th IM Hari Madhavan N B 8/9

7th FM Nikhil Dixit 8/9

8th IM Ajay Karthikeyan 8/9

9th Marthandan K U 8/9

10th FM R Ashwath 8/9

Players in action

Team

SASVAS, Velocity Chess Academy Team A and Immortals scored 10/12 each. SASVAS won the tournament due to better tie-break score. VCAA secured second place and Immortals third. The eventual second runner-up - Immortals handed the remaining podium finishers, their sole defeat at this event, while remaining undefeated. The total prize fund of the team event was ₹150000. The top three prizes were ₹40000, ₹20000 and ₹15000 along with a trophy each.

Champion - SASVAS 10/12

L to R: IM Ajay Karthikeyan, FM Harshad S, Siddhant Poonja, FM R Ashwath and Siddhi Rao receiving the prize from FM Arvind Shastry, Secretary, Karnataka State Chess Association

SASVAS team performance

Runner-up - Velocity Chess Academy Team A 10/12

Second Runner-up - Immortals 10/12

4th Knight Owls 9/12

5th Velocity Chess Academy Team C 9/12

Team matches in progress
Team event highlights | Video: ChessBase India

The tournament hall at Global Divinity Mall in Bengaluru, Karnataka

Blitz

IM Ajay Karthikeyan scored 8.5/9, remained undefeated and won the Blitz Open event. Syed Abdul Khader and FM Ram Aravind L N scored 8/9 each. They secured second and third place respectively. The total prize fund of the team event was ₹100000. The top three prizes were ₹15000, ₹10000 and ₹7500 along with a trophy each.

Champion - IM Ajay Karthikeyan 8.5/9

Top 3 (L to R): 3rd FM Ram Aravind L N 8/9, 1st IM Ajay Karthikeyan 8.5/9 and 2nd Syed Abdul Khader 8/9

For more photos, check out the album here.

 

A total of 682 players including five IMs and a WIM took part from various places across the country, one each from England, Netherlands, Scotland, two from Sweden and six from USA in this two-day nine-round Swiss League Rapid Rating Open tournament. It was organized by chessieindia.in at Global Divinity Mall in Bengaluru, Karnataka on 20th and 21st July 2024. The time control of the tournament was 15 minutes + 5 seconds increment.

Final standings in Rapid Rating

Rk.SNoNameTypsexGrFEDRtgIClub/CityPts. TB1  TB2  TB3  TB4  TB5 
16Nithin, BabuIND2137Kl8,556,56258,0008
261Arul, Anandh S P K17690KSCA2024IND1792Ka8556051,5008
316FMRamakrishna, J.IND2030UBI85458,550,5007
410IMChakravarthi Reddy, MIND2088Tg8535749,0008
525Vijay, Shreeram PIND1947Tn852,55648,7507
61IMHari, Madhavan N BIND2253Tn8525749,7507
711FMDixit, NikhilIND2082Mh851,55649,0008
84IMAjay, KarthikeyanIND2186Tn8515650,0008
929Marthandan, K UIND1918Kl8515546,7507
102FMAshwath, R.IND2198Tn850,55549,0008
1148Kumaresh, AIND1837Tn7,552,55745,0007
1232Raghav, VU15IND1899Tn7,552,556,545,0007
133IMKathmale, SameerIND2187Mh7,550,555,544,7507
1420IMRamnathan, BalasubramaniamIND1981Tn7,546,55041,2507
1524Velpula, SarayuF18wIND1954Tg756,560,544,0007
1630Siddhanth, PoonjaU1210535KSCA2023IND1918Ka752,556,541,0006
1722Augustin, A10441KSCA2023IND1960Ka7525742,0007
187FMKunal, M.IND2126Tn75256,541,7506
1913Lad, Mandar PradipIND2052Ga7525640,5007
2015CMSoham, DatarIND2041Mh7525640,0007
215FMHarshad, SIND2156Tn751,556,542,7506
2219WIMPriyanka, KwIND1987Tn751,55642,0006
2328CMKarthik, Sai ChIND1922Tg75156,541,5007
2427WFMJyothsna, LwIND1939Tn7515538,5007
2559Sathwik, D S S UIND1794Ap75054,538,0007
2673Charith, BhatU1510104KSCA2023IND1765Ka749,552,537,5007
2752Karan, J PIND1825Kl74951,537,5006
2858Kushal, OIND1794Ap7495036,0007
2957Pranav, A J12486KSCA2023IND1796Ka7495034,0007
308FMMatta, Vinay KumarIND2115Ubi748,553,539,5007
3149Vaidyanathan, KannanU12USA1832Usa748,55339,0007
3279Afreed, T KhanIND1750Ap748,55137,5007
3375ACMMadhavakrishnan, RIND1756Tn7485238,0007
3476AFMVivaan, SachdevU1510091KSCA2023IND1753Ka74851,538,0006
3562Naga, Sai Sarthak KaranamU1513938KSCA2023IND1792Ka74849,535,5007

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A total of 196 players including four IMs represented 33 teams all over the country in this one-day six-round Swiss League Team tournament. It was organized by chessieindia.in at Global Divinity Mall in Bengaluru, Karnataka on 20th July 2024. The time control of the tournament was 15 minutes + 5 seconds increment.

Final standings in Team

Rk.SNoTeamGames  +   =   -  TB1  TB2  TB3  TB4 
11SASVAS65011027,50174
23Velocity Chess Academy Team A65011024,50153
32Immortals64201020,50157
411Knight Owls64119210120
58Velocity Chess Academy Team C6411920,50130,5

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A total of 305 players including four IMs and a WIM took part from various places across the country and three from USA in this one-day nine-round Swiss League Blitz Open tournament. It was organized by chessieindia.in at Global Divinity Mall in Bengaluru, Karnataka on 21st July 2024. The time control of the tournament was 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment.

Final standings in Blitz

Rk.SNoNameTypsexGrFEDRtgIPts. TB1  TB2  TB3  TB4  TB5 
13IMAjay, KarthikeyanIND22868,55356,553,0008
219AGMSyed, Abdul KhaderIND19948525647,5008
310FMRam, Aravind L NIND2172849,55346,5008
424Nithin, BabuIND19727,5525643,7507
54FMDixit, NikhilIND22787,550,555,545,2506
65FMAshwath, R.IND22737,549,553,543,7507
726Kushal, OIND19617,54548,540,7507
833Sarveshwaran, VIND18887,54548,539,7507
91IMHari, Madhavan N BIND23497556045,0006
1029Marthandan, K UIND19217515438,0007
1128WFMJyothsna, LwWIND19277505337,5007
1234WFMBhagyashree, PatilwWIND188474953,540,0007
1348Vijay, Shreeram PIND1812748,552,537,5007
1430AFMAkshat, SurekaBUIND1909747,551,537,5007
159FMKunal, M.IND2229746,550,539,0007
1649Afreed, T KhanIND1806746,550,537,0007
1762Kumaresh, AIND1777746,550,536,5007
1836Ayan, PalIND18787454935,0007
19120Samuel, Stephen Noble SIND1613744,54734,0007
2088Dhrikshu, K VasantIND169574346,532,5007

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