Srinath Rao wins St. Teresa Rating Open
FM Srinath Rao SV won the St. Teresa FIDE Rating Open held from 1 December to 4 December in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. The tournament was an eight-round swiss held over four days under the aegis of St. Teresa School. The prize fund was Rs. 1.5 lakhs. Quick Report.
Srinath Rao wins St. Teresa Rating Open
FM Srinath Rao SV (2270) won the tournament by scoring 7.5/8, half a point ahead of his nearest rivals Santu Mondal and IM D.K. Sharma. Srinath won Rs. 30,000 for his efforts.
Final Ranking after 8 Rounds
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
| 1 | 2 | FM | Srinath Rao S.V. | IND | 2270 | MHR | 7,5 | 0,0 | 40,5 | 42,0 |
| 2 | 6 | Santu Mondal | IND | 2113 | DEL | 7,0 | 0,0 | 43,0 | 47,0 | |
| 3 | 1 | IM | Sharma Dinesh K. | IND | 2288 | LIC | 7,0 | 0,0 | 41,0 | 45,5 |
| 4 | 5 | Joshi Govind Ballabh | IND | 2144 | DEL | 7,0 | 0,0 | 40,5 | 41,0 | |
| 5 | 16 | Rishabh Nishad | IND | 1898 | UP | 7,0 | 0,0 | 40,0 | 42,5 | |
| 6 | 4 | Abid Ali | IND | 2149 | UP | 6,5 | 0,0 | 42,0 | 46,0 | |
| 7 | 25 | Aaryan Varshney | IND | 1761 | DEL | 6,5 | 0,0 | 41,0 | 44,0 | |
| 8 | 11 | Tamhankar Viraj | IND | 1953 | MAH | 6,5 | 0,0 | 40,5 | 44,0 | |
| 9 | 15 | Alok Sinha | IND | 1899 | DEL | 6,5 | 0,0 | 40,5 | 42,0 | |
| 10 | 12 | Ashish Kumar | IND | 1947 | UP | 6,5 | 0,0 | 40,0 | 43,0 |