13-year-old Goutham Krishna dominates 3rd Chessmii Rapid Rating Open 2024
27/04/2024 -FM Goutham Krishna H scored an unbeaten 8/9 to win 3rd Chessmii Rapid Rating Open 2024. He finished a half point ahead of the rest. IM Srinath Rao S V, Marthandan K U and Arpith S Bijoy scored 8/9 each. They secured second, third and fourth place respectively according to tie-breaks. Goutham drew with the eventual runner-up Srinath to become the champion. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹300000. The top three prizes were ₹25000, ₹20000 and ₹15000 along with a trophy each. The two-day nine round Rapid Rating tournament was organized by chessmii.com at ASAP Community Skill Park in Ernakulam, Kerala on 13th and 14th April 2024. Goutham won a Blitz Open on 13th. Photos: chessmii.com