14-year-old Arnav Nanal makes a memorable comeback
WIM FI Mrunalini Kunte shared on her fb that 14-year-old Arnav Nanal returned to competitive chess after a gap of 2.5 years. He delivered a stellar performance of scoring an unbeaten 7.5/9 and gained 86.4 Elo rating points. He is also the youngest finisher among top three.
Champion - Sohil Shaikh 8.5/10 | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy
Sohil Shaikh scored an unbeaten 8/9, finished a half point ahead of the field and gained 53.2 Elo rating points
Runner-up - Sai Balkawade 7.5/9 | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy
Second Runner-up - Arnav Nanal 7.5/9 | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy
Top 3 (L to R) - 3rd Arnav Nanal, 1st Sohil Shaikh and 2nd Sai Balkawade | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy
Interview with top three finishers Sohil Shaikh, Sai Balkawade and Arnav Nanal | Video: ChessBase India
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A total of 457 players participated from six countries across the world in this four-day tournament. The tournament was organized by Maharashtra Chess Association from 1st to 4th June at Boxing Hall, Balewadi Sports Complex, Pune, Maharashtra. The time control for the event was 60 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move no.1.
Final Standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | Gr | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | ||
| 1 | 25 | Shaikh Sohil | IND | 1734 | 8,0 | 51,0 | 55,0 | 48,75 | ||||||
| 2 | 73 | Balkawade Sai | Maha | IND | 1581 | 7,5 | 51,0 | 54,0 | 40,75 | |||||
| 3 | 56 | Nanal Arnav | U15 | Maha | IND | 1631 | Pune | 7,5 | 50,0 | 53,0 | 42,50 | |||
| 4 | 51 | Bapat Aniket | Maha | IND | 1646 | 7,5 | 49,5 | 53,5 | 44,25 | |||||
| 5 | 90 | Ruturaj Rushikesh Dhotre | U15 | Maha | IND | 1533 | Pune | 7,5 | 48,5 | 53,0 | 42,50 | |||
| 6 | 18 | Parekh Vishrut | IND | 1762 | 7,0 | 51,5 | 56,5 | 42,25 | ||||||
| 7 | 15 | Gajanan Vijay Jayade | Maha | IND | 1774 | 7,0 | 51,5 | 55,5 | 42,50 | |||||
| 8 | 24 | Sivathanujan S | SRI | 1736 | 7,0 | 50,0 | 55,0 | 42,00 | ||||||
| 9 | 6 | AIM | Sooraj M R | IND | 1855 | 7,0 | 49,0 | 52,5 | 39,00 | |||||
| 10 | 8 | Chavan Nameet | Maha | IND | 1851 | Pune | 7,0 | 49,0 | 52,5 | 39,00 | ||||
| 11 | 39 | Kartik Kumar Singh | U15 | Maha | IND | 1680 | 7,0 | 48,5 | 52,0 | 38,50 | ||||
| 12 | 48 | Krishna Karthik N | IND | 1658 | 7,0 | 48,0 | 52,0 | 38,25 | ||||||
| 13 | 11 | Majumder Shrayan | Maha | IND | 1808 | 7,0 | 47,5 | 51,0 | 39,75 | |||||
| 14 | 33 | Inamdar Sameer | Maha | IND | 1710 | Pune | 7,0 | 47,5 | 51,0 | 36,75 | ||||
| 15 | 92 | Aditi Yogesh Kayal | U15 | w | Maha | IND | 1518 | Pune | 7,0 | 47,5 | 50,5 | 37,25 | ||
| 16 | 32 | AGM | Prashanth J Naik | IND | 1711 | 7,0 | 47,0 | 52,5 | 40,25 | |||||
| 17 | 80 | Shanmukha Pulli | IND | 1562 | 7,0 | 45,5 | 50,0 | 38,00 | ||||||
| 18 | 46 | Aditya Savalkar | Maha | IND | 1662 | 7,0 | 45,5 | 49,5 | 37,75 | |||||
| 19 | 58 | Dishank Sachin Bajaj | Maha | IND | 1625 | 7,0 | 45,5 | 49,0 | 37,25 | |||||
| 20 | 72 | Jihan Tejas Shah | U13 | IND | 1589 | 7,0 | 45,0 | 48,5 | 36,50 | |||||
| 21 | 27 | Sunny Bedi | IND | 1727 | 7,0 | 44,0 | 48,0 | 37,25 | ||||||
| 22 | 17 | Gaurav Das | IND | 1765 | 7,0 | 43,5 | 47,5 | 35,50 | ||||||
| 23 | 19 | Vigneshwaran S | IND | 1752 | 6,5 | 49,5 | 53,0 | 34,75 | ||||||
| 24 | 45 | Madkar Atharva | Maha | IND | 1664 | Pune | 6,5 | 49,0 | 53,5 | 36,25 | ||||
| 25 | 28 | Harikrishnan A (Kottayam) | IND | 1720 | 6,5 | 48,5 | 52,5 | 35,00 |
