Akshay Anand wins Sushma and Dormak Rating Open 2024

by Shahid Ahmed - 18/07/2024

Akshay Anand and Dinesh Kumar Jaganathan scored an unbeaten 8/9 each at Sushma and Dormak Rating Open 2024. Akshay won the tournament due to better tie-breaks, Dinesh was placed. Five players - Prithvi Sharma, Vedant Garg, Harish Sharma, Uddipan Roy and Pradeep Tiwari scored 7.5/9 each. They secured third to seventh respectively according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹500000. The top three prizes were ₹70000, ₹50000 and ₹30000 along with a trophy each. The tournament was organized by Chandigarh Chess Academy at Dev Samaj College of Education in Chandigarh from 28th June to 2nd July 2024. This was Akshay's first tournament triumph of the year. Photo: SNA Naveen Bansal

Akshay clinches the first tournament he plays in 2024

Dinesh Kumar Jaganathan, Bhaskara Ratna Shanmukha Reddy Alluri, Prithvi Sharma, Akshay Anand, Ayaan Garg and Harish Sharma were the six players at 7/8 each. Akshay defeated Bhaskara, Ayaan lost to Dinesh. Prithvi drew with Harish. Akshay became champion, Dinesh second and Prithvi third. This was also the first tournament Akshay played in 2024 and he won it without losing a game. His last rating tournament triumph was over four years ago.

Champion - Akshay Anand 8/9 | Photo: Naveen Bansal

Runner-up - Dinesh Kumar Jaganathan 8/9 | Photo: Naveen Bansal

Second Runner-up - Prithvi Sharma 7.5/9 | Photo: Naveen Bansal

Akshay Anand scored an unbeaten 8/9, won the tournament on tie-breaks and gained 11.6 Elo rating points

Chief Guest - Hari Kallikkat, IAS, Secretary, Sports, Chandigarh Administration | Photo: Naveen Bansal

The tournament was inaugurated by Chief Guest - Hari Kallikkat, IAS, Secretary, Sports, Chandigarh Administration. Other dignitaries present were SNA Naveen Bansal, Director, Chandigarh Chess Academy and Tournament Director, FA CM Sharma and Chief Arbiter IA Varun Kumar.

Chief Guest - Hari Kallikkat inaugurating the tournament by making a move against Ayaan Garg, Bronze Medalist at Commonwealth Under-12 Open 2023-24 | Photo: Naveen Bansal

Players in action | Photo: Naveen Bansal

Various prize winners with AICF President - Nitin Narang | Photo: Naveen Bansal

Prizes were distributed by the Chief Guest - Nitin Narang, President, All India Chess Federation and Guest of Honour - IA Dharmender Kumar, Treasurer, All India Chess Federation. Other dignitaries present were SNA Naveen Bansal, Director, Chandigarh Chess Academy and Tournament Director, FA CM Sharma, and SNA Varinder Kumar at the closing ceremony.

The tournament hall at Dev Samaj College of Education in Chandigarh | Photo: Naveen Bansal

Thanks to SNA Naveen Bansal, Director of Chandigarh Chess Academy and Tournament Director, for sharing photographs and information about the tournament.

A total of 461 players took part from various places across the country and two from Zimbabwe in this five-day nine-round Swiss League Rating Open tournament. It was organized by Chandigarh Chess Academy at Dev Samaj College of Education in Chandigarh from 28th June to 2nd July 2024. The time control of the tournament was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment.

Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB5
1	5		Akshay, Anand		IND	1919	Pun	8	52,5	56,5	49,75	7
2	6		Dinesh, Kumar Jaganathan		IND	1908	Tn	8	50,5	51,5	44,25	7
3	19		Prithvi, Sharma		IND	1794	Har	7,5	52	54	42,75	6
4	16		Vedant, Garg	U14	IND	1811	Chd	7,5	50	55	45,25	7
5	9		Sharma, Harish		IND	1879	Del	7,5	49	52	42,00	6
6	4		Uddipan, Roy		IND	1967	Wb	7,5	48,5	52,5	42,00	7
7	7		Pradeep, Tiwari		IND	1908	Dascb	7,5	48	51	41,50	6
8	15		Alluri, Bhaskara Ratna Shanmukha Reddy		IND	1817	Ap	7	53,5	57,5	42,00	6
9	11		Ayaan, Garg	U12	IND	1861	Chd	7	52,5	56,5	41,75	6
10	3		Santu, Mondal		IND	1999	Del	7	52,5	56	41,50	6
11	63		Puneet, Verma	U14	IND	1606	Pun	7	51,5	55	40,75	5
12	2	FM	Singh, Arvinder Preet		IND	2003	Pun	7	51	53,5	39,75	6
13	14		Goel, Pratyaksh		IND	1830	Chd	7	49,5	53	38,00	7
14	26		Chehal, Nikhil		IND	1748	Pun	7	48	52	40,00	6
15	8		Sumit, Grover		IND	1907	J&k	7	48	51,5	38,00	5
16	30		Ekaaksha, Partap Singh Negi	U14	IND	1720	Chd	7	47,5	52,5	37,50	7
17	31		Gopalakrishnan, G		IND	1711	Del	7	46,5	50	38,00	5
18	13		Shubham, Shukla		IND	1848	Pun	7	46,5	50	36,50	7
19	23		Intkhab, Alam		IND	1768	Pun	7	45,5	49,5	36,00	7
20	29		Tarun, N		IND	1722	Del	7	45,5	49	37,00	6
21	32		Himanshu, Moudgil		IND	1710	Dascb	7	44,5	48,5	37,00	6
22	67		Kunal, Sharma		IND	1597	Pun	7	39,5	42,5	34,00	7
23	10		Sundram, Kumar		IND	1869	Del	6,5	52	56	38,25	5
24	1	FM	Prakash, Ram		IND	2025	Pun	6,5	52	54,5	37,25	5
25	22	AGM	Gopal, Krishna Maheshwari		IND	1770	Up	6,5	51,5	53,5	36,25	5

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