Rahul N Kamath Wins 21st Late Bharatbai Halkude Memorial Below 1800 Rating
Rahul N Kamath, Ruturaj Rushikesh Dhotre, and Prabal Pandey scored 8/9 points to finish in the top 3 at the 21st Late Bharatbai Halkude Memorial Below 1800 Chess Tournament. Rahul secured the 1st place on better tiebreak scores. The tournament was organised at Dhruv Global School with a total prize fund of ₹12,05,010. The top 3 prizes were ₹1,05,010, ₹65,000, and ₹50,000, along with trophies. Photos: Nagnath Halkude



A total of 545 players took part in this event from all over the country, 2 from the USA, and 1 from Germany. The time control was 30 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move 1.

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Final Ranking after 9 Rounds
Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | Gr | FED | RtgI | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | TB6 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 18 | PO7473_MUMS_202 | IND | 1744 | MH+LBHM | 8 | 54 | 58 | 50 | 0 | 8 | 5 | ||||
2 | 38 | PO14164_PUNE_20 | IND | 1697 | MH+PUNE | 8 | 51,5 | 56 | 49,25 | 0 | 7 | 4 | ||||
3 | 16 | IND | 1747 | UP | 8 | 45,5 | 49 | 41,5 | 0 | 7 | 4 | |||||
4 | 2 | PO263_PUNE_2023 | IND | 1782 | MH+PUNE+LBHM | 7,5 | 47,5 | 51 | 40,75 | 0 | 7 | 4 | ||||
5 | 275 | IND | 1477 | BR+LBHM | 7,5 | 47 | 51,5 | 41,25 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |||||
6 | 20 | IND | 1742 | TN+LBHM | 7,5 | 47 | 50 | 38,5 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |||||
7 | 8 | AGM | IND | 1763 | KA | 7,5 | 46,5 | 50 | 42 | 0 | 7 | 2 | ||||
8 | 36 | AGM | IND | 1699 | TN+LBHM | 7,5 | 45,5 | 48,5 | 40,75 | 0 | 7 | 3 | ||||
9 | 28 | IND | 1727 | GJ+LBHM | 7 | 51,5 | 56 | 41,25 | 0 | 6 | 3 | |||||
10 | 55 | PO3710_HING_202 | IND | 1662 | MH | 7 | 51,5 | 52,5 | 38,75 | 0 | 5 | 3 | ||||
11 | 80 | PO2015_PUNE_202 | IND | 1627 | MH+PUNE | 7 | 50 | 54 | 39,5 | 0 | 6 | 3 | ||||
12 | 6 | AIM | PO1146_SANG_202 | IND | 1774 | MH | 7 | 49 | 52 | 39,5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | |||
13 | 261 | IND | 1488 | TN+LBHM | 7 | 48,5 | 52,5 | 39,25 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |||||
14 | 99 | IND | 1610 | KA | 7 | 48,5 | 52 | 37,25 | 0 | 6 | 4 | |||||
15 | 4 | IND | 1777 | AP+LBHM | 7 | 46,5 | 51 | 38,25 | 0 | 6 | 2 |