Prasannaa's third Rating tournament triumph of the year
Prasannaa S won 28th Abu Dhabi Chess Festival Open 2022 in August. Then he won 1st ISC Rating Open in October. Now he won his third Rating Open tournament. Local lad, 13-year-old Harsh Ghadge scored an impressive 7.5/9 to finish fourth in tie-breaks.
Champion - Prasannaa S 8.5/10 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed
Prasannaa S scored an unbeaten 8/9, conceding only one loss against the runner-up, Shriraj Bhosale
Runner-up - Shriraj Bhosale 7.5/9 | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy
Second Runner-up - Kaustuv Kundu 7.5/9 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed
Inauguration Ceremony | Photo: SNA Yashwant Bapat
Players in action | Photo: SNA Yashwant Bapat
The tournament hall | Photo: SNA Yashwant Bapat
All prize winners | Photo: SNA Yashwant Bapat
Thanks to the SNA Yashwant Bapat for sharing the photos.
A total of 180 players took part from various parts of the country and one from Canada. The five-day nine-round Swiss league Rating tournament was organized by Ahmednagar District Chess Circle. It took place at Badi Sajan Mangal Karyalaya at Ahmednagar, Maharashtra from 8th to 12th November 2022. The time control of the tournament was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move no.1.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
| 1 | 2 | FM | Prasannaa.S | IND | 2165 | TN | 8 | 50 | 51 | 0 |
| 2 | 5 | Bhosale Shriraj | IND | 1922 | Mah | 7,5 | 52,5 | 56,5 | 0 | |
| 3 | 1 | Kaustuv Kundu | IND | 2308 | WB | 7,5 | 51,5 | 56,5 | 0 | |
| 4 | 12 | Ghadge Harsh | IND | 1551 | Mah-Nagar | 7,5 | 49,5 | 53,5 | 0 | |
| 5 | 14 | Sharnarthi Shlok | IND | 1547 | Mah | 7,5 | 48,5 | 49,5 | 0 | |
| 6 | 6 | Majumder Shrayan | IND | 1799 | Mah | 7 | 50,5 | 55 | 1 | |
| 7 | 7 | Sharnarthi Viresh | IND | 1742 | Mah | 7 | 50,5 | 55 | 0 | |
| 8 | 3 | Arpan Das | IND | 2044 | WB | 7 | 45,5 | 49,5 | 0 | |
| 9 | 26 | Jain Hitansh | IND | 1323 | Mah | 7 | 45,5 | 48,5 | 0 | |
| 10 | 8 | Gaikwad Manas | IND | 1738 | Mah | 7 | 45 | 48 | 0 |
