Chandar Raju wins 1st SPIT Rapid Rating Open 2024

Chandar Raju and FM Aakash Sharadchandra Dalvi scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 each at 1st SPIT Rapid Rating Open 2024. Chandar became champion due to better tie-breaks, Aakash secured second place. The penultimate round battle between them ended in a draw. Arvind Iyer scored sole 8/9 to finish third. He also remained undefeated. The total prize fund was ₹200000. The top three prizes were ₹20000, ₹10000 and ₹8000 each. The one-day nine-round Swiss league rating tournament was organized by SPIT Sports Committee at Sardar Patel Institute of Technology in Mumbai, Maharashtra on 17th November. This is Chandar's first tournament triumph of the year.