Aman Balana wins Winter Cup Below 1600 Rating Lakecity Tournament 2022

by Shahid Ahmed - 10/01/2023

16-year-old Aman Balana and 13-year-old Lakshmi Charan Naidu G scored an unbeaten 8/9 each. Rajasthan's very own Aman won Winter Cup Below 1600 Rating Lakecity Tournament 2022 due to better tie-breaks. Lakshmi (AP) was second overall. However, he won the first prize in Rating category 1200-1399. Their penultimate round encounter against each other ended in a draw. Five players scored 7.5/9 each. Out of them, Raj Prakhar (HAR) secured the third place overall. Raj and Manan Goyal (HAR) were awarded second and third prize in the Open category. Total prize fund of the tournament was ₹1500000. The top three prizes were ₹111000, ₹71000 and ₹41000 along with a trophy each. A total of 173 prizes and three prizes above ₹100000 were up for grabs. The tournament was organized in memory of Advocate Late Prem Chand Mogra. Photo: IA Vikas Sahu/Chess in Lakecity

Aman's first Rating tournament triumph

Six players were at 7/7 each heading into the final round. Aman Balana (RAJ) defeated Harshit Dawar (MP) and Lakshmi Charan Naidu G (AP) defeated Ram Kumar R (AP). The game between Shreyas (DEL) and Md. Sameed (UP) ended in a draw. Thus, Aman won the tournament on tie-breaks and Lakshmi was declared the winner in Rating category 1200-1399. Harshit gained a staggering 159.6 Elo rating points, Lakshmi increased 105.2.

The prize winners | Photo: IA Vikas Sahu/Chess in Lakecity

Prizes were distributed by Chief Guest, Justice Ram Chandra Singh Jhala, Guest of Honour, Ms. Chetna Bhati, Dy. SP, Ms. Pushpa Mogra, Other dignitaries present at the closing ceremony were - Tushar Mehta, Chief Patron, Rajeev Bharadwaj, President, Chess in Lakecity, IA Rajendra Teli, Chief Arbiter, Advocate Manish Mogra, Org Chairman, Sanjay Kothari, Dr. SS Surana and IA Vikas Sahu, Chess in Lakecity.

397 players from eight countries across the world took part in this event | Photo: IA Vikas Sahu/Chess in Lakecity

Inaugural moves are being made | Photo: IA Vikas Sahu/Chess in Lakecity

Inauguration of the tournament was done by Chief Guest Raj Kumar Fatawat (National General Secretary, BJS), Vinod Fandot (Chairman, Jeeto Chapter Udaipur), Suresh Khatik (Administrative Officer, Urban Development), Raj Kumar Kalal (District Officer Excise Department). Other dignitaries present were - Tushar Mehta (Chief Patron, Chess in Lakecity), Rajeev Bharadwaj, President, Chess in Lakecity, Advocate Manish Mogra, Org. Chairman, IA Rajendra Teli Chief Arbiter and IA Vikas Sahu, Chess In Lakecity.

Thanks to the Tournament Director, IA Vikas Sahu of Chess in Lakecity for providing photos and information about the tournament.

A total of 397 players from various states across the country and one each from Australia, Canada, England, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Tunisia and USA took part in this event. The tournament was organized by Chess in Lakecity from 23rd to 25th December 2022 at Orbit Resort, Udaipur, Rajasthan. The nine-round Swiss league Rating tournament had a time control of 30 minutes + 30 seconds increment.

Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	Gr	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB4	TB5	w-we	K	rtg+/-
1	7		Aman Balana				IND	1542	Rajasthan	8	49,5	53	45,75	0	7	0,92	40	36,8
2	50		Lakshmi Charan Naidu G	U13			IND	1381	Andhra Pradesh	8	49	51,5	44,50	0	7	2,63	40	105,2
3	41		Raj Prakhar				IND	1392	Haryana	7,5	46,5	50	40,25	0	7	2,06	20	41,2
4	31		Manan Goyal				IND	1421	Haryana	7,5	46	50	41,75	0	7	1,71	40	68,4
5	21		Mohammad Sameed				IND	1447	Uttar Pradesh	7,5	45,5	48,5	39,75	0	7	1,05	20	21
6	9		Shreyas	U15			IND	1535	Delhi	7,5	45,5	47,5	38,50	0	7	0,22	40	8,8
7	53		Vikramaditya Abhijit Chavan	U11			IND	1372	Maharashtra	7,5	43	45	37,25	0	7	2,05	40	82
8	122		Harshit Dawar				IND	1277	Madhya Pradesh	7	52	54,5	39,50	0	6	3,99	40	159,6
9	26		Samarth Sreeni Warrier	U11			IND	1439	Gujarat	7	50,5	55	41,75	0	5	0,63	40	25,2
10	12		Ram Kumar R				IND	1525	Andhra Pradesh	7	50,5	55	40,50	0	6	-0,02	20	-0,4
11	29		Kholia Kishan				IND	1431	Gujarat	7	49	52,5	39,00	0	5	0,80	20	16
12	3		Naman Porwal				IND	1577	Raj-Lakecity	7	47,5	51	40,25	0	5	-0,74	20	-14,8
13	55		Sathishkumar L				IND	1368	Telangana	7	47,5	50	36,50	0	6	0,89	20	17,8
14	85		Tanna Krish Alpeshbhai	U13			IND	1334	Gujarat	7	46	48,5	36,00	0	5	1,74	40	69,6
15	151	AFM	Ishan Warudkar	U15			IND	1245	Maharashtra	7	45	49,5	37,50	0	6	3,73	40	149,2
16	28		Gouransh Sharma	U13			IND	1432	Rajasthan	7	45	48	36,75	0	5	-0,10	40	-4
17	108		Dhinesh Kannan				IND	1299	Tamil Nadu	7	44,5	45,5	35,50	0	5	1,37	40	54,8
18	154		Piyush Tandon	U15			IND	1238	Madhya Pradesh	7	42	45,5	34,00	0	6	3,46	40	138,4
19	101		Puspal Laya				IND	1311	West Bengal	7	36,5	39	32,00	0	7	1,01	40	40,4
20	15		Manna Chiranjit				IND	1496	West bengal	6,5	51,5	55,5	36,75	0	6	0,41	20	8,2
21	169		Anand Shrey	U15			USA	1216	USA	6,5	51,5	55	38,00	0	5	3,34	40	133,6
22	10		Vishal Sharma				IND	1530	Bihar	6,5	50,5	55,5	36,25	0	6	-0,20	40	-8
23	1		Satyam Prakash				IND	1598	Delhi	6,5	50	53,5	35,75	0	5	-0,89	20	-17,8
24	94		Chandra Prakash				IND	1322	Rajasthan	6,5	49	50,5	32,50	0	5	1,03	40	41,2
25	80		Chandrashekhar Sable				IND	1342	Maharashtra	6,5	47	51	34,00	0	6	1,70	0	0
26	178		Vaibhav Parihar				IND	1206	Rajasthan	6,5	46,5	50	33,75	0	5	3,20	40	128
27	19		Anil Shivpuri	S60			IND	1460	Delhi	6,5	46,5	50	32,75	0	5	-0,20	20	-4
28	22		Phani Kanuri				IND	1446	Andhra Pradesh	6,5	46,5	49,5	33,50	0	6	-0,02	20	-0,4
29	184		Dhiraj Patil				IND	1199	Maharashtra	6,5	46,5	49,5	32,75	0	6	3,27	20	65,4
30	33		Geet Jain	U15			IND	1410	Raj-Lakecity	6,5	45,5	49	33,00	0	6	-0,18	40	-7,2
31	92		Saurabh Somvanshi				IND	1326	Delhi	6,5	45	48	31,25	0	6	0,97	20	19,4
32	23		Vikas Saini				IND	1445	Delhi	6,5	44,5	47	30,75	0	6	-0,07	20	-1,4
33	78		Pandya Raj				IND	1344	Maharashtra	6,5	44	47	30,75	0	6	0,76	20	15,2
34	58		Manickavelu., A				IND	1366	Tamil Nadu	6,5	43,5	46,5	31,75	0	6	-0,53	40	-21,2
35	38		Chakravarthi S.V.C.				IND	1397	Telangana	6,5	42,5	46,5	32,00	0	6	-0,05	20	-1

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