Aronyak Ghosh convincingly clinches 12th Late Bharatbai Halkude Memorial Rapid Rating Open 2024
IM Aronyak Ghosh scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win 12th Late Bharatbai Halkude Memorial Rapid Rating Open 2024 part of LBHM Chess Festival 2024. Aronyak finished a half point ahead of the rest. Seven players - FM Suyog Wagh, CM Snehal Bhosale, IM Abhishek Kelkar, Arvind Iyer, GM P Karthikeyan, GM Saptarshi RoyChowdhury and IM Neelash Saha scored 8/9 each. They were placed second to eighth according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund of the entire festival was ₹3024234, for Rapid Rating tournament it was ₹401001. The top three prizes were ₹51001, ₹30000 and ₹20000 along with a trophy each respectively. This is Aronyak's third rating tournament triumph of the year.
Aronyak claims all three places at the festival
IM Aronyak Ghosh made a blazing start by winning all eight games. He had a half point lead going into the final round. CM Snehal Bhosale was the only player at 7.5/8. Aronyak drew with him as it was enough to become a clear champion. FM Suyog Wagh defeated Srihari K R to finish second. Snehal was placed third.
Aronyak - Karthikeyan, Round 8
GM P Karthikeyan (2222) made a tactical mistake 26.Bc2?? Find out the correct continuation for White which IM Aronyak Ghosh (2429) executed in the game.
A total of 750 players including 5 GMs and 6 IMs took part from various parts of the country, one from Germany and three from the USA. The one-day nine round Rating Open tournament was organized by Aryan Enterprises at Dhruv Global School in Pune, Maharashtra on 23rd May 2024. The time control of the event was 10 minutes + 5 seconds increment from move no.1.
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Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | Gr | FED | RtgI | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | n | w | we | w-we | K | rtg+/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | IM | Aronyak Ghosh | IND | 2429 | RSPB | 8,5 | 56 | 61,5 | 57,5 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 8,5 | 8,24 | 0,26 | 10 | 2,6 | ||||
| 2 | 5 | FM | Wagh Suyog | IND | 2268 | MH | 8 | 54,5 | 59,5 | 51,5 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7,95 | 0,05 | 20 | 1 | ||||
| 14 | CM | Snehal Bhosale | IND | 2121 | MH | 8 | 54,5 | 59,5 | 51,5 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6,53 | 1,47 | 20 | 29,4 | |||||
| 4 | 13 | IM | Abhishek Kelkar | IND | 2137 | MH | 8 | 53 | 57 | 49 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7,61 | 0,39 | 20 | 7,8 | ||||
| 5 | 22 | ACM | Iyer Arvind | IND | 1986 | MH | 8 | 53 | 56,5 | 48,8 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6,35 | 1,65 | 40 | 66 | ||||
| 6 | 8 | GM | Karthikeyan P. | IND | 2222 | TN | 8 | 52,5 | 57,5 | 49 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7,29 | 0,71 | 10 | 7,1 | ||||
| 7 | 4 | GM | Roy Chowdhury Saptarshi | LBHM | IND | 2340 | RSPB | 8 | 51 | 56 | 48,8 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8,28 | -0,28 | 10 | -2,8 | |||
| 8 | 3 | IM | Neelash Saha | LBHM | IND | 2371 | RSPB | 8 | 49 | 53,5 | 47,5 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8,70 | -0,70 | 20 | -14 | |||
| 9 | 1 | GM | Ghosh Diptayan | IND | 2445 | RSPB | 7,5 | 54,5 | 59,5 | 48,8 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 6,5 | 7,74 | -1,24 | 10 | -12,4 | ||||
| 10 | 34 | Sherla Prathamesh | U13 | LBHM | IND | 1921 | MH | 7,5 | 54,5 | 59,5 | 47,8 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 7,5 | 5,52 | 1,98 | 40 | 79,2 | |||
| 11 | 28 | Lad Mandar Pradip | IND | 1959 | GA | 7,5 | 52,5 | 56 | 45,3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 7,5 | 6,11 | 1,39 | 40 | 55,6 | |||||
| 12 | 7 | IM | Nitin S. | IND | 2233 | TN | 7,5 | 52 | 57 | 45,5 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 7,5 | 8,29 | -0,79 | 10 | -7,9 | ||||
| 13 | 16 | Aakash Sharadchandra Dalvi | IND | 2107 | MH | 7,5 | 50 | 54 | 42,3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 7,5 | 7,51 | -0,01 | 20 | -0,2 | |||||
| 14 | 15 | FM | Md Imran | U15 | IND | 2118 | AP | 7,5 | 49,5 | 53,5 | 44,3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 7,5 | 8,20 | -0,70 | 40 | -28 | |||
| 15 | 459 | Mokshith Pasupulety | U15 | IND | 1465 | TG | 7,5 | 49 | 52,5 | 42,8 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 7,5 | 1,53 | 5,97 | 40 | 238,8 | ||||
| 16 | 12 | Arpith S Bijoy | IND | 2141 | KL | 7,5 | 48 | 52 | 43 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 6,5 | 7,42 | -0,92 | 40 | -36,8 | |||||
| 17 | 19 | WFM | Bakshi Rutuja | w | IND | 2027 | MH | 7,5 | 47,5 | 50,5 | 41 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 7,5 | 7,97 | -0,47 | 20 | -9,4 | |||
| 18 | 157 | Srijon Saha | U15 | IND | 1665 | WB | 7,5 | 45 | 49 | 37,8 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 7,5 | 4,01 | 3,49 | 40 | 139,6 | ||||
| 19 | 44 | Aditya Savalkar | LBHM | IND | 1877 | MH | 7 | 52,5 | 57,5 | 43 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4,72 | 1,28 | 20 | 25,6 | ||||
| 20 | 20 | Nagare Akhilesh | IND | 2024 | MH | 7 | 51,5 | 56,5 | 42,5 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7,10 | -0,10 | 20 | -2 | |||||
| 21 | 148 | Lakshmi Charan Naidu G | U15 | IND | 1676 | AP | 7 | 51,5 | 54 | 39 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 3,66 | 3,34 | 40 | 133,6 | ||||
| 22 | 60 | Gyana Sai Santhosh M | IND | 1816 | AP | 7 | 51 | 55 | 39 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 4,82 | 2,18 | 40 | 87,2 | |||||
| 23 | 128 | Manna Chiranjit | IND | 1701 | WB | 7 | 51 | 54,5 | 39 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 3,87 | 3,13 | 20 | 62,6 | |||||
| 24 | 17 | FM | Jain Kashish Manoj | IND | 2057 | MH | 7 | 50,5 | 54,5 | 39,5 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7,30 | -0,30 | 20 | -6 | ||||
| 25 | 25 | FM | Bagwe Gaurang | IND | 1971 | MH | 7 | 49,5 | 54,5 | 41 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7,42 | -0,42 | 40 | -16,8 |
