Teenagers reign supreme on the podium
The top seed, Samith Reddy I and Ehaan Shaikh were the coleaders 7.5/8, going into the final round. Samith defeated Ehaan to become the champion. Aravinda B R and Tanish Sahay scored wins over Aritrya Pal and Nagasri Saikanth respectively to secure second and third place. 10-year-old Sanikommu Jaideep Reddy scored an impressive 7.5/9 to finish eighth. He is the youngest top ten finisher of the event.
Thanks to V Raghav Srivathsav, Founder and Chief Coach of Varas Chess Academy, for sharing the photographs and information about the tournament.
A total of 435 players took part from various parts of the country and two from USA in this three-day nine round Below 1800 Rating tournament. It was organized by Varas Chess Academy at GP Birla Centre, Birla Science Center Complex in Hyderabad, Telangana from 2nd to 4th November 2024. The time control of the event was 30 minutes + 30 seconds increment per move.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Samith, Reddy I | IND | 1799 | Kar | 8,5 | 53,5 | 57,5 | 53,75 | 0 | 8 | |||
| 2 | 41 | Aravinda, B R | IND | 1655 | Kar | 8 | 49,5 | 54 | 45,50 | 0 | 8 | |||
| 3 | 121 | Tanish, Sahay | IND | 1518 | TEL | 8 | 42,5 | 45 | 41,00 | 0 | 8 | |||
| 4 | 22 | Ayush, Yadav | U15 | IND | 1699 | TEL | 7,5 | 53,5 | 57,5 | 45,75 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 16 | AIM | Mohammed, Shamil A | IND | 1716 | TN | 7,5 | 50,5 | 54 | 44,50 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 37 | Ehaan, Shaikh | U15 | IND | 1667 | TEL | 7,5 | 50 | 53,5 | 42,50 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 13 | Raghunandan, | IND | 1725 | TN | 7,5 | 49,5 | 53,5 | 42,25 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 8 | 39 | Sanikommu, Jaideep Reddy | U11 | IND | 1661 | TEL | 7,5 | 45,5 | 50 | 40,75 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 9 | 30 | Ravi, Palsule | IND | 1679 | MP | 7 | 53,5 | 58,5 | 42,00 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 10 | 4 | Aritrya, Pal | IND | 1768 | WB | 7 | 53 | 58 | 43,00 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 11 | 20 | Nagasri, Saikanth | IND | 1704 | AP | 7 | 51,5 | 56,5 | 42,00 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 12 | 2 | AGM | Mani, Bharathy | IND | 1789 | TN | 7 | 50,5 | 55,5 | 41,50 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 13 | 15 | Nihal, N Shetty | IND | 1722 | Kar | 7 | 50 | 54,5 | 42,00 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 14 | 17 | Kabnurakar, Sharvari | w | IND | 1711 | Mah | 7 | 49,5 | 54 | 40,25 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 15 | 71 | AIM | Pratham, Nayyar | U13 | IND | 1595 | Har | 7 | 49 | 53 | 39,25 | 0 | 6 | |
| 16 | 40 | Aole, Sangharsh | IND | 1657 | Mah | 7 | 48,5 | 53 | 38,50 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 17 | 5 | Aaditya, Ranjan Sahu | U13 | IND | 1748 | Kar | 7 | 46 | 50 | 38,00 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 18 | 18 | Krishna, Kumar | IND | 1707 | Jhar | 7 | 45,5 | 49 | 37,50 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 19 | 51 | Shravan, Ambaru | U13 | IND | 1635 | TEL | 7 | 45 | 48,5 | 37,00 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 20 | 27 | Sai, Kiran G V | IND | 1688 | TN | 7 | 44 | 48,5 | 35,00 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 21 | 34 | Durga, Karthika Lellapalli | F15 | w | IND | 1670 | TEL | 7 | 42,5 | 45,5 | 34,00 | 0 | 7 | |
| 22 | 11 | Nishanth, Dsouza | IND | 1727 | Kar | 7 | 42 | 45,5 | 34,00 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 23 | 45 | Durga, Prasad K | IND | 1645 | AP | 7 | 38 | 41 | 32,50 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 24 | 14 | Apurv, Shekhar Desmukh | IND | 1724 | Mah | 6,5 | 52,5 | 57 | 37,25 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 25 | 8 | Viswajith, Sai B | U15 | IND | 1743 | TEL | 6,5 | 48,5 | 53,5 | 36,50 | 0 | 6 |
