Aansh Nandan Nerurkar and Pratitee Bordoloi are 36th National Under-11 Open and Girls 2023 Champions
Aansh Nandan Nerurkar (MAH) scored an unbeaten 10/11 to win 36th National Under-11 Open 2023. Pratitee Bordoloi (KAR) had a 9.5/11 score to win the Girls event. While Aansh finished a full point ahead, Pratitee became champion by staying a half point of the competition. Siddhanth Poonja (KAR) and Aadik Theophane Lenin (KER) scored 9/11 to finish second and third respectively according to tie-breaks. Siddhi Rao (KAR) scored sole 9/11 to secure place in Girls. Pavithra R V (TN) was placed third 8.5/11. The total prize fund combining Open and Girls section was ₹800000. The top three prizes in both Open and Girls sections were ₹70000, ₹60000 and ₹50000 along with a trophy each respectively. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy
Aansh and Pratitee become clear champions
The sole leader of the Open section - Aansh Nandan Nerurkar (MAH) defeated Aarav A (TN) to become the champion. Among the Girls, Pratitee Bordoloi (KAR) got the better of top seed, Aamuktha Guntaka (AP) to become the champion.
Champion in Open - Aansh Nandan Nerurkar (MAH) 10/11
I like Daniil Dubov's creative playing style - Aansh Nandan Nerurkar | Video: ChessBase India
Champion in Girls - Pratitee Bordoloi (KAR) 9.5/11
"Rating does not matter, only strength matters"- Pratitee Bordoloi | Video: ChessBase India
36th National Under-11 Open and Girls 2023 champions - Aansh Nandan Nerurkar (MAH) 10/11 and Pratitee Bordoloi (KAR) 9.5/11
Open: Runner-up - Siddhanth Poonja (KAR) 9/11
I like the way Carlsen grinds endgames - Siddhanth Poonja | Video: ChessBase India
Girls: Runner-up - Siddhi Rao (KAR) 9/11
"I follow Gukesh" - Siddhi Rao | Video: ChessBase India
Open: Second Runner-up - Aadik Theophane Lenin (KAR) 9/11
13th seeded Aadik Theophane Lenin scored 9/11 to finish third | Video: ChessBase India
Girls: Second Runner-up - Pavithra R V (WB) 8.5/11
I want to face Praggnanandhaa and defeat him - Pavithra R V | Video: ChessBase India
Top three Girls and Open (L to R): 3rd Pavithra R V (TN) 8.5/11, 2nd Siddhi Rao (KAR) 9/11, 1st Pratitee Bordoloi (KAR) 9.5/11, 1st Aansh Nandan Nerurkar (MAH) 10/11, 2nd Siddhanth Poonja (KAR) 9.5/11 and 3rd Aadik Theophane Lenin (KER) 9/11
Champions in Open and Girls - Aansh Nandan Nerurkar (MAH) and Pratitee Bordoloi (KAR)
Aansh Nandan Nerurkar scored an unbeaten 10/11, finished a half point ahead of the field and gained 25.6 Elo rating points
Pratitee Bordoloi scored 9.5/11, finished a half point ahead of the competition and gained 131.2 Elo rating points
Photo Gallery
36th National Under-11 Open champion - Aansh Nandan Nerurkar (MAH) with his father
36th National Under-11 Girls champion - Pratitee Bordoloi (KAR) with her family
Open: 4th Syed Abdul Khader (KAR) 9/11
5th Mayukh Majumder (WB) 9/11
6th Sanjay Narayanan P S (TN) 8.5/11
7th Aarav A (TN) 8.5/11
8th Mehul Sondhi (DEL) 8.5/11
9th Ayaan Garg (CHAN) 8.5/11
10th Vidit Sethi (UP) 8.5/11
Girls: 4th Saranya Devi Narahari (TEL) 8.5/11
5th Mysha Perwez (MAH) 8.5/11
6th Tripurambika V (AP) 8/11
7th Hanya Shah (GUJ) 8/11
8th Sravyasree Bheemarasetty (AP) 8/11
9th Arpita Patankar (GUJ) 8/11
10th Aamuktha Guntaka (AP) 8/11
Players in action
The tournament hall at Rajiv Gandhi A/C Indoor Stadium in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
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Video Gallery
9-year-old Rishaan shows how to calmly checkmate a lone king
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Final moments: Aarohan vs Advik, Round 8
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6-Year-Old Kavya shows an entire game from memory
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3.5-year-old travelled about 2500 km to play 36th National Under-11 Girls 2023
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An overview of 36th National Under-11 Open and Girls Chess Championships 2023 | Video: ChessBase India
A total of 381in the Open and 193 players in the Girls tournament took part. The tournaments were organized by All Visakha Chess Association jointly with Ken Foundation Society, Sri Chess Academy, Aditya Chess Academy in association with Andhra Chess Association at Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh from 1st to 7th October 2023. The eleven-round Swiss league tournament had a time control of 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move no.1
Replay all available Open games
Replay all available Girls games
Open Round 11 results
| Bo. | No. | Name | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Rtg | Club/City | No. | ||
| 1 | 11 | Aarav, A | 1637 | Tamil Nadu | 8½ | 0 - 1 | 9 | Aansh, Nandan Nerurkar | 1865 | Maharashtra | 3 | ||
| 2 | 8 | Sanjay, Narayanan P S | 1659 | Tamil Nadu | 8½ | 0 - 1 | 8 | Siddhanth, Poonja | 1781 | Karnataka | 5 | ||
| 3 | 14 | Jagreet, Misra | 1597 | Delhi | 8 | 0 - 1 | 8 | AIM | Syed, Abdul Khader | 1849 | Karnataka | 4 | |
| 4 | 7 | Pranav, Sai Ram R S | 1660 | Tamil Nadu | 8 | 0 - 1 | 8 | Mayukh, Majumder | 1571 | West Bengal | 15 | ||
| 5 | 16 | Aarav, Saish Amonkar | 1569 | Karnataka | 8 | 0 - 1 | 8 | AIM | Aadik, Theophane Lenin | 1604 | Kerala | 13 | |
| 6 | 72 | Vidit, Sethi | 1380 | Uttar Pradesh | 7½ | 1 - 0 | 7½ | Apaar, Saxena | 2067 | Karnataka | 1 | ||
| 7 | 6 | Adhiraj, Mitra | 1731 | Jharkhand | 7½ | ½ - ½ | 7½ | Sri, Akhil Prasad | 1553 | Andhra Pradesh | 21 | ||
| 8 | 9 | Ayaan, Garg | 1645 | Chandigarh | 7½ | 1 - 0 | 7½ | Shaashvat, Gupta | 1487 | Maharashtra | 35 | ||
| 9 | 47 | Mehul, Sondhi | 1448 | Delhi | 7½ | 1 - 0 | 7½ | Andalamala, Hemal Varshan | 1568 | Andhra Pradesh | 17 | ||
| 10 | 23 | Samuel, Stephen Noble S | 1550 | Andhra Pradesh | 7½ | ½ - ½ | 7½ | Tanish, Ragavan S | 1454 | Tamil Nadu | 43 |
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
| 1 | 3 | Aansh, Nandan Nerurkar | IND | 1865 | Maharashtra | 10 | 76,5 | 81 | 71,75 | |
| 2 | 5 | Siddhanth, Poonja | IND | 1781 | Karnataka | 9 | 78,5 | 84 | 67,25 | |
| 3 | 13 | AIM | Aadik, Theophane Lenin | IND | 1604 | Kerala | 9 | 71,5 | 77 | 61,50 |
| 4 | 4 | AIM | Syed, Abdul Khader | IND | 1849 | Karnataka | 9 | 69,5 | 74,5 | 61,50 |
| 5 | 15 | Mayukh, Majumder | IND | 1571 | West Bengal | 9 | 66 | 70,5 | 57,75 | |
| 6 | 8 | Sanjay, Narayanan P S | IND | 1659 | Tamil Nadu | 8,5 | 79,5 | 86 | 64,50 | |
| 7 | 11 | Aarav, A | IND | 1637 | Tamil Nadu | 8,5 | 77 | 80 | 58,25 | |
| 8 | 47 | Mehul, Sondhi | IND | 1448 | Delhi | 8,5 | 75,5 | 80,5 | 58,75 | |
| 9 | 9 | Ayaan, Garg | IND | 1645 | Chandigarh | 8,5 | 74,5 | 79,5 | 56,25 | |
| 10 | 72 | Vidit, Sethi | IND | 1380 | Uttar Pradesh | 8,5 | 67,5 | 73 | 53,75 | |
| 11 | 16 | Aarav, Saish Amonkar | IND | 1569 | Karnataka | 8 | 76,5 | 82 | 55,50 | |
| 12 | 21 | Sri, Akhil Prasad | IND | 1553 | Andhra Pradesh | 8 | 72,5 | 77,5 | 53,75 | |
| 13 | 7 | Pranav, Sai Ram R S | IND | 1660 | Tamil Nadu | 8 | 72 | 77,5 | 52,25 | |
| 14 | 30 | Malvin, Joshua | IND | 1515 | Puducherry | 8 | 70,5 | 76 | 54,25 | |
| 15 | 23 | Samuel, Stephen Noble S | IND | 1550 | Andhra Pradesh | 8 | 69,5 | 75 | 52,75 | |
| 16 | 69 | Narendra, Agarwal | IND | 1388 | West Bengal | 8 | 69,5 | 74 | 51,50 | |
| 17 | 14 | Jagreet, Misra | IND | 1597 | Delhi | 8 | 69,5 | 74 | 50,00 | |
| 18 | 42 | Ramanuj, Mishra | IND | 1455 | Uttar Pradesh | 8 | 69 | 74,5 | 51,25 | |
| 19 | 70 | Nidhish, Shyamal | IND | 1388 | Telangana | 8 | 68,5 | 73,5 | 51,25 | |
| 20 | 6 | Adhiraj, Mitra | IND | 1731 | Jharkhand | 8 | 68 | 73,5 | 50,25 |
Girls Round 11 results
| Bo. | No. | Name | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Rtg | Club/City | No. | ||
| 1 | 12 | Pratitee, Bordoloi | 1354 | Karnataka | 8½ | 1 - 0 | 8 | Aamuktha, Guntaka | 1615 | Andhra Pradesh | 1 | ||
| 2 | 7 | Siddhi, Rao | 1413 | Karnataka | 8 | 1 - 0 | 8 | Hanya, Shah | 1431 | Gujarat | 5 | ||
| 3 | 13 | AFM | Tripurambika, V | 1342 | Andhra Pradesh | 8 | 0 - 1 | 7½ | AFM | Mysha, Perwez | 1386 | Maharashtra | 9 |
| 4 | 39 | Navieka, Jaiswal | 1183 | Jharkhand | 7½ | ½ - ½ | 8 | Pavithra, R V | 1238 | Tamil Nadu | 27 | ||
| 5 | 10 | Saranya, Devi Narahari | 1370 | Telangana | 7½ | 1 - 0 | 7½ | Pooja, Shree R | 1202 | Tamil Nadu | 34 | ||
| 6 | 25 | Arpita, Patankar | 1247 | Gujarat | 7½ | ½ - ½ | 7 | Sri, Darshini T | 1336 | Telangana | 15 | ||
| 7 | 18 | Shreya, Rajesh | 1319 | Karnataka | 7 | 0 - 1 | 7 | Sharvaanica, A S | 1466 | Tamil Nadu | 3 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Sravyasree, Bheemarasetty | 1433 | Andhra Pradesh | 7 | 1 - 0 | 7 | Ameya, A R | 1303 | Kerala | 21 | ||
| 9 | 11 | Bhavanya, Panchumarthi | 1364 | Andhra Pradesh | 7 | 0 - 1 | 7 | Aahna, Gulati | 1241 | Haryana | 26 | ||
| 10 | 14 | Maitreyi, Mondal | 1337 | West Bengal | 7 | 1 - 0 | 7 | Narayanan, Rishitha | 1131 | Andhra Pradesh | 50 |
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
| 1 | 12 | Pratitee, Bordoloi | IND | 1354 | Karnataka | 9,5 | 75,5 | 80,5 | 67,50 | |
| 2 | 7 | Siddhi, Rao | IND | 1413 | Karnataka | 9 | 74,5 | 80 | 65,00 | |
| 3 | 27 | Pavithra, R V | IND | 1238 | Tamil Nadu | 8,5 | 77 | 81 | 60,50 | |
| 4 | 10 | Saranya, Devi Narahari | IND | 1370 | Telangana | 8,5 | 73 | 76,5 | 56,75 | |
| 5 | 9 | AFM | Mysha, Perwez | IND | 1386 | Maharashtra | 8,5 | 72,5 | 77 | 57,00 |
| 6 | 13 | AFM | Tripurambika, V | IND | 1342 | Andhra Pradesh | 8 | 77,5 | 79,5 | 53,25 |
| 7 | 5 | Hanya, Shah | IND | 1431 | Gujarat | 8 | 75,5 | 80,5 | 54,00 | |
| 8 | 4 | Sravyasree, Bheemarasetty | IND | 1433 | Andhra Pradesh | 8 | 74,5 | 79,5 | 55,75 | |
| 9 | 25 | Arpita, Patankar | IND | 1247 | Gujarat | 8 | 74,5 | 77,5 | 53,75 | |
| 10 | 1 | Aamuktha, Guntaka | IND | 1615 | Andhra Pradesh | 8 | 74 | 77 | 53,75 | |
| 11 | 14 | Maitreyi, Mondal | IND | 1337 | West Bengal | 8 | 73,5 | 78,5 | 55,75 | |
| 12 | 19 | Aadya, Ranganath | IND | 1318 | Karnataka | 8 | 72 | 77 | 47,00 | |
| 13 | 26 | Aahna, Gulati | IND | 1241 | Haryana | 8 | 71 | 76 | 53,00 | |
| 14 | 3 | Sharvaanica, A S | IND | 1466 | Tamil Nadu | 8 | 69,5 | 74 | 49,50 | |
| 15 | 39 | Navieka, Jaiswal | IND | 1183 | Jharkhand | 8 | 66 | 70 | 47,00 | |
| 16 | 24 | Aadya, Gowda | IND | 1274 | Karnataka | 7,5 | 70,5 | 76 | 48,25 | |
| 17 | 34 | Pooja, Shree R | IND | 1202 | Tamil Nadu | 7,5 | 68 | 72 | 42,50 | |
| 18 | 15 | Sri, Darshini T | IND | 1336 | Telangana | 7,5 | 66,5 | 71 | 44,50 | |
| 19 | 35 | Bruhathi, Kondisetti | IND | 1196 | Telangana | 7,5 | 66,5 | 70,5 | 44,00 | |
| 20 | 33 | Dishita, Dey | IND | 1205 | Jharkhand | 7,5 | 66 | 70 | 43,75 |