Aaryan Varshney perfect at 1st Emergers Rapid Rating Open 2024
12/05/2024 -FM Aaryan Varshney won 1st Emergers Rapid Rating Open 2024 with a 100% score 9/9. The IM-elect Aaryan finished a full point ahead of the rest. Daksh Goyal scored sole 8/9 to secure second place. His sole loss of the event was against the eventual champion, Aaryan in the penultimate round. Five players - FM Namitbir Singh Walia, FM Garv Gaur, FM Ojasva Singh, Sundram Kumar and IM Aaditya Dhingra scored 7.5/9 each. They were placed third to seventh respectively according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹500000. The top three prizes were ₹50000, ₹30000 and ₹20000 along with a trophy each respectively. The two-day rapid rating tournament was organized by Emergers Chess Academy on 27th and 28th April 2024 at Orchids - The International School in Sonipat, Haryana. This is Aaryan's sixth overall and second rating tournament triumph of the year.