Arnav's first tournament triumph of the year
Arnav Kherdekar and IM Vikramaditya Kulkarni were the coleaders 6.5/7, going into the final round. Vikramaditya defeated Atharv and Arnav won against Darsh Shetty. Arnav became champion, Vikramaditya second. Yash Watarkar scored a victory over Yuti Mayur Patel to finish third.
Champion - Arnav Kherdekar 7.5/8 | Photo: Mustafa Motiwala
Runner-up - IM Vikramaditya Kulkarni 7.5/8
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Second Runner-up - Yash Watarkar 7/8 | Photo: Mustafa Motiwala
Arnav Kherdekar during one of his games
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Arnav Kherdekar scored an unbeaten 7.5/8, won the tournament on tie-breaks and gained 43.6 Elo rating points
Round 6: IM Vikramaditya Kulkarni - Arnav Kherdekar: 0.5-0.5
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Players in action | Photo: Mustafa Motiwala
The tournament hall at SMCA Chess School in Mumbai, Maharashtra | Photo: Mustafa Motiwala
A total of 223 players including an IM took part from all over the country in this six-day eight round Rating Open tournament. It was organized by and at SMCA Chess School in Mumbai, Maharashtra from 11th to 16th October 2024. The time control of the event was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment per move.
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Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | Gr | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Kherdekar, Arnav | IND | 1846 | 7,5 | 41 | 45 | 41,25 | 0 | 7 | |||||
| 2 | 1 | IM | Kulkarni, Vikramaditya | IND | 2185 | 7,5 | 38,5 | 40,5 | 36,75 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| 3 | 3 | Watarkar, Yash | IND | 1963 | 7 | 38 | 40 | 34,25 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 4 | 19 | Kumbhar, Kartik | IND | 1680 | 6,5 | 37 | 39 | 30,25 | 0 | 5 | |||||
| 5 | 27 | Kshaunish, Prakash Jaiswal | IND | 1641 | 6,5 | 37 | 39 | 29,75 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 6 | 4 | Mishra, Sanjeev | IND | 1885 | 6,5 | 36,5 | 40,5 | 31,25 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 7 | 16 | Ishaan, A Tendolkar | IND | 1712 | 6,5 | 35,5 | 38,5 | 30,50 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 8 | 26 | Kulkarni, Guruprasad | IND | 1644 | 6,5 | 35 | 39 | 30,25 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 9 | 11 | Darsh, Shetty | IND | 1798 | 6 | 42,5 | 46,5 | 31,50 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 10 | 2 | Soni, Atharv | IND | 1968 | 6 | 42,5 | 45,5 | 31,50 | 0 | 5 | |||||
| 11 | 40 | Yuti, Mayur Patel | w | IND | 1580 | 6 | 42 | 45 | 31,75 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| 12 | 14 | Tarun, N | IND | 1730 | 6 | 39 | 41,5 | 27,50 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 13 | 22 | Laddad, Aadhavan Atish | IND | 1657 | 6 | 38,5 | 42,5 | 30,50 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 14 | 32 | Baviskar, Shubham C | IND | 1603 | 6 | 38,5 | 41,5 | 30,00 | 0 | 5 | |||||
| 15 | 10 | Gada, Om | IND | 1807 | 6 | 38 | 41 | 29,50 | 0 | 5 |
