Sourabh's first Rating Open triumph
19-year-old Sourabh Mhamane won his first Rating Open tournament on the very last day of 2022. The teenager from Pune, prevailed against the remaining podium finishers. The Under-13 Rating tournament report will be published in a separate article.
Sourabh - Vikramaditya, Round 8
Sourabh Mhamane (1717) made a very nice positional knight sacrifice 16.Nb3. White does not get anything immediately after 16...Qxc6. However, there is certainly a long term advantage which he capitalized on against IM Vikramaditya Kulkarni (2279). 17.e4 N5f6 18.Rfd1 Qc7 19.c6 Nb6 20.d5 White built on his advantage and went on to win the game.
A total of 135 players including 2 IMs took part from various states across the country and a player from the USA. The six-day nine-round Swiss league Rating tournament was organized by Indian Chess School at World Trade Center in Mumbai, Maharashtra from 26th to 31st December 2022. The time control of the tournament was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move no.1.
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Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | Gr | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
| 1 | 5 | Mhamane Sourabh | IND | 1717 | 8 | 49 | 53 | 46,25 | 0 | 7 | |||||
| 2 | 13 | Akshit Jha | IND | 1568 | 7,5 | 49,5 | 54 | 43,50 | 0 | 7 | |||||
| 3 | 2 | IM | Kulkarni Vikramaditya | IND | 2279 | 7 | 48,5 | 53 | 38,75 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| 4 | 3 | Patil Priyanshu | IND | 1835 | 7 | 48 | 51,5 | 38,75 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 5 | 14 | Dawda Vihaan | IND | 1561 | 7 | 45,5 | 49 | 37,25 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 6 | 15 | Reyan Md. | IND | 1549 | 7 | 45,5 | 49 | 35,75 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 7 | 17 | Saparia Jeel Bharat | IND | 1529 | 6,5 | 53 | 57 | 39,00 | 0 | 5 | |||||
| 8 | 36 | Shah Mihir | IND | 1399 | 6,5 | 49,5 | 52,5 | 34,25 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 9 | 12 | Alvares Sidarth | IND | 1571 | 6,5 | 48 | 52 | 35,25 | 0 | 5 | |||||
| 10 | 33 | Prathamesh Santosh Gawade | IND | 1413 | 6,5 | 47,5 | 51,5 | 35,50 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 11 | 9 | CM | Mrithyunjay Mahadevan | IND | 1645 | 6,5 | 47 | 51,5 | 35,75 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 12 | 22 | Gada Om | IND | 1493 | 6,5 | 46 | 46,5 | 30,00 | 0 | 5 | |||||
| 13 | 6 | Boricha Yohan | IND | 1652 | 6,5 | 45,5 | 49,5 | 34,00 | 0 | 5 | |||||
| 14 | 11 | Guru Prakash | IND | 1612 | 6,5 | 44,5 | 48,5 | 32,75 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 15 | 10 | Pednekar Ayush | IND | 1644 | 6,5 | 40,5 | 44 | 30,75 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 16 | 19 | Ram Vishal Parab | IND | 1504 | 6,5 | 39,5 | 42 | 29,25 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 17 | 8 | Mishra Sanjeev | IND | 1646 | 6 | 48,5 | 53 | 33,25 | 0 | 5 | |||||
| 18 | 21 | Vandan Alankar Sawai | IND | 1500 | 6 | 45,5 | 48,5 | 28,00 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 19 | 28 | Shashank K | IND | 1434 | 6 | 45,5 | 48,5 | 26,50 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 20 | 30 | Yuti Mayur Patel | w | IND | 1419 | 6 | 44,5 | 48 | 27,50 | 0 | 6 |
