IM Shantanu makes a perfect start to 2023
IM Shantanu Bhambure has won many tournaments before. However, winning the first tournament he played after becoming an International Master, is certainly going to be special, that also in his home city of Mumbai.
Champion - IM Shantanu Bhambure 8.5/9 | Photo: Ganesh Patil/Garware Club House
Runner-up - Aakash Sharadchandra Dalvi 8/9 | Photo: Ganesh Patil/Garware Club House
Second Runner-up - Shailesh Baria 8/9 | Photo: Ganesh Patil/Garware Club House
Top 3 (L to R) - 2nd Aakash Sharadchandra Dalvi, 1st IM Shantanu Bhambure and 3rd Shailesh Baria
| Photo: Ganesh Patil/Garware Club House
IM Shantanu Bhambure defeated CM Dev Shah in the final round to become the champion | Photo: Ganesh Patil/Garware Club House
IM Shantanu Bhambure scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 and gained 10 Elo rating points
India's third and Maharashtra's first GM Pravin Thipsay lighting up the lamp at the inauguration ceremony | Photo: Ganesh Patil/Garware Club House
Arjuna Awardee GM Pravin Thipsay makes the ceremonial first move | Photo: Ganesh Patil/Garware Club House
Round 8: IM Nubairshah Shaikh - Aakash Sharadchandra Dalvi: 0.5-0.5 | Photo: Ganesh Patil/Garware Club House
Maharashtra's very own - IM Soumya Swaminathan and... | Photo: Ganesh Patil/Garware Club House
WIM Srishti Pandey were the two titled women players who took part | Photo: Ganesh Patil/Garware Club House
The tournament hall
| Photo: Ganesh Patil/Garware Club House
The trophies which were given away as prizes
| Photo: Ganesh Patil/Garware Club House
A total of 412 players including 5 IMs and a WIM took part from all over India and one from Singapore. The one-day nine-round Swiss league Rapid Rating tournament was organized by and at Garware Club House, Mumbai, Maharashtra on 7th January 2023. The time control of the tournament was 10 minutes + 5 seconds increment from move no.1.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | n | w | we | w-we | K | rtg+/- | |
| 1 | 7 | FM | Bhambure Shantanu | IND | 2186 | 8,5 | 54 | 58,5 | 55,75 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 8,5 | 8,00 | 0,50 | 20 | 10 | |||
| 2 | 10 | Aakash Sharadchandra Dalvi | IND | 2154 | 8 | 51,5 | 55 | 47,75 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 5,62 | 1,38 | 20 | 27,6 | ||||
| 3 | 25 | Baria Shailesh | IND | 1780 | 8 | 51,5 | 55 | 47,00 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 5,49 | 1,51 | 40 | 60,4 | ||||
| 4 | 8 | CM | Pimpalkhare Vedant | IND | 2182 | 8 | 51 | 54 | 47,00 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 8,71 | -0,71 | 20 | -14,2 | |||
| 5 | 23 | Ankur Mahesh Gokhale | IND | 1799 | 8 | 49,5 | 51,5 | 45,00 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 5,42 | 1,58 | 20 | 31,6 | ||||
| 6 | 5 | CM | Dev Shah | IND | 2234 | 7,5 | 57 | 62 | 49,50 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 7,5 | 7,65 | -0,15 | 40 | -6 | |||
| 7 | 22 | Potawad Anirudhha | IND | 1800 | 7,5 | 54 | 58 | 42,00 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 6,5 | 3,48 | 3,02 | 40 | 120,8 | ||||
| 8 | 14 | CM | Kshatriya Nitin Vekhande | U15 | IND | 1980 | 7,5 | 52 | 56 | 44,75 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 6,5 | 6,16 | 0,34 | 40 | 13,6 | ||
| 9 | 20 | Siddharth Venkatesh | IND | 1826 | 7,5 | 51,5 | 54,5 | 44,25 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 6,5 | 6,53 | -0,03 | 20 | -0,6 | ||||
| 10 | 3 | IM | Kulkarni Vikramaditya | IND | 2256 | 7 | 57,5 | 61 | 44,50 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 8,46 | -1,46 | 10 | -14,6 | |||
| 11 | 1 | IM | Mohammad Nubairshah Shaikh | IND | 2339 | 7 | 56 | 61 | 45,75 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 8,52 | -1,52 | 20 | -30,4 | |||
| 12 | 46 | Keshri Abhishek | IND | 1523 | 7 | 52 | 56 | 39,50 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 5,18 | 0,82 | 20 | 16,4 | ||||
| 13 | 2 | FM | Panesar Vedant | IND | 2279 | 7 | 51,5 | 56,5 | 43,50 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 8,68 | -1,68 | 20 | -33,6 | |||
| 14 | 4 | IM | Gusain Himal | IND | 2250 | 7 | 49,5 | 52,5 | 39,75 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 8,74 | -1,74 | 20 | -34,8 | |||
| 15 | 33 | Rachit H Gurnani | IND | 1627 | 7 | 49 | 53 | 38,00 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 4,52 | 1,48 | 20 | 29,6 | ||||
| 16 | 12 | CM | Vedant Nitin Vekhande | U15 | IND | 2032 | 7 | 48,5 | 53 | 39,00 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 6,98 | -0,98 | 40 | -39,2 | ||
| 17 | 79 | Atharva Parag Koranne | U11 | IND | 1352 | 7 | 48,5 | 51 | 36,50 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 3,20 | 2,80 | 40 | 112 | |||
| 18 | 27 | ACM | Iyer Arvind | U15 | IND | 1772 | 7 | 48 | 52 | 36,00 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 5,65 | 0,35 | 40 | 14 | ||
| 19 | 98 | Ram Vishal Parab | U13 | IND | 1269 | 7 | 47 | 50 | 36,00 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1,40 | 3,60 | 40 | 144 | |||
| 20 | 17 | Morvekar Kedar | IND | 1895 | 7 | 46,5 | 50 | 37,50 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 7,64 | -1,64 | 20 | -32,8 | ||||
| 21 | 45 | Dhruv Swapnil Haldankar | U15 | IND | 1523 | 7 | 46 | 47,5 | 32,50 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 4,98 | 1,02 | 40 | 40,8 | |||
| 22 | 52 | AGM | Ankit Bhattacharya | IND | 1473 | 7 | 45,5 | 48 | 32,50 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 4,64 | 1,36 | 20 | 27,2 | |||
| 23 | 35 | Rohnit G Amin | IND | 1601 | 7 | 45,5 | 47 | 34,00 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 6,06 | -0,06 | 20 | -1,2 | ||||
| 24 | 68 | Godse Anish | IND | 1391 | 7 | 45 | 49 | 34,50 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 4,32 | 1,68 | 20 | 33,6 | ||||
| 25 | 55 | Arnav Mahesh Koli | U13 | IND | 1466 | 7 | 44,5 | 47 | 32,50 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3,02 | 1,98 | 40 | 79,2 | |||
| 26 | 192 | Aaditya Anand | U13 | IND | 1070 | 7 | 42,5 | 44,5 | 32,50 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1,00 | 3,00 | 40 | 120 | |||
| 27 | 29 | Bhoir Paras Dilip | U15 | IND | 1699 | 6,5 | 53,5 | 57,5 | 38,25 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 4,5 | 4,64 | -0,14 | 40 | -5,6 | |||
| 28 | 13 | Dere Pushkar | IND | 2007 | 6,5 | 52 | 55,5 | 37,25 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 5,5 | 5,21 | 0,29 | 20 | 5,8 | ||||
| 29 | 50 | Guru Prakash | U15 | IND | 1493 | 6,5 | 51 | 54 | 34,75 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 5,5 | 2,89 | 2,61 | 40 | 104,4 | |||
| 30 | 39 | Hriday Dharmesh Sheth | IND | 1566 | 6,5 | 50,5 | 54 | 35,75 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 5,5 | 4,55 | 0,95 | 40 | 38 | ||||
| 31 | 37 | Shah Mihir | IND | 1583 | 6,5 | 50 | 53 | 35,75 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 5,5 | 3,48 | 2,02 | 20 | 40,4 | ||||
| 32 | 66 | Jagesia Daksh | U15 | IND | 1397 | 6,5 | 49 | 52 | 33,00 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 5,5 | 3,36 | 2,14 | 40 | 85,6 | |||
| 33 | 15 | Boricha Ketan | IND | 1956 | 6,5 | 48,5 | 53 | 36,25 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 5,5 | 6,73 | -1,23 | 20 | -24,6 | ||||
| 34 | 114 | Aditya Kunal Patil | U13 | IND | 1228 | 6,5 | 48 | 51 | 33,25 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 4,5 | 1,32 | 3,18 | 40 | 127,2 | |||
| 35 | 64 | Bopardikar Veer | U15 | IND | 1410 | 6,5 | 47,5 | 51,5 | 34,25 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 5,5 | 3,57 | 1,93 | 40 | 77,2 | |||
| 36 | 24 | Aggarwal Vansh | IND | 1783 | 6,5 | 47,5 | 50 | 32,75 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 5,5 | 6,78 | -1,28 | 40 | -51,2 | ||||
| 37 | 83 | Gogte Soumil | IND | 1341 | 6,5 | 47 | 51 | 32,75 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 5,5 | 3,97 | 1,53 | 40 | 61,2 | ||||
| 38 | 16 | Bartakke Amardeep S. | IND | 1911 | 6,5 | 47 | 49 | 32,00 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 5,5 | 6,21 | -0,71 | 20 | -14,2 | ||||
| 39 | 48 | Suthar Pradip | IND | 1507 | 6,5 | 46,5 | 50,5 | 35,75 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 5,5 | 5,96 | -0,46 | 20 | -9,2 | ||||
| 40 | 84 | Kshaunish Prakash Jaiswal | U15 | IND | 1340 | 6,5 | 46 | 49,5 | 34,50 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 4,5 | 2,11 | 2,39 | 40 | 95,6 |
