Aronyak wins his second consecutive tournament in April

IM Aronyak Ghosh was the sole leader 7.5/8 heading into the final round. Three players - Mrityunjay Kumar, Shreyash Singh and IM Neelash Saha were trailing by a half point at 7/8 each. Aronyak defeated WFM Shubhi Gupta to become a clear champion. Mrityunjay Kumar and Prithvi Sharma lost to Neelash and Shreyash respectively. Thus, Neelash finished second, Shreyash third. 13-year-old Shreyash is also the youngest finisher among top 10.

Champion - IM Aronyak Ghosh 8.5/9

Runner-up - IM Neelash Saha 8/9

Second Runner-up - Shreyash Singh 8/9

Top 3 (L to R): 2nd IM Neelash Saha 8/9, 1st IM Aronyak Ghosh 8.5/9 and 3rd Shreyash Singh 8/9

IM Aronyak Ghosh scored an unbeaten 8.5/9, finished a half point ahead of the rest

IM Akshat Khamparia inaugurated the event by lighting up the lamp

FIDE Advisory Board and Commonwealth Chess Association, Chairman - Bharat Singh Chauhan made the ceremonial first move of Round 8

4th Nirnay Garg 7.5/9

5th Kumar Gaurav 7.5/9

Best Specially Abled player 1st - Vaibhav Gautam 5/9

Best Specially Abled Player 2nd - Sonu Bist 3/9

Prize distribution ceremony in progress

Arbiters and Organizing team

A total of 416 players including three IMs took part from all over the country, and one from England, Nigeria and USA each. The five-day nine round Rating Open tournament was organized by Matrix Chess Academy at Abhinav Global School in New Delhi from 6th to 10th April 2024. The time control of the event was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move no.1.

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Final standings

Rk.SNo NameTypsexGrFEDRtgPts. TB1  TB2  TB3  TB4  TB5 
11
IMAronyak, GhoshIND25178,555,559,556,0008
22
IMNeelash, SahaIND24648545851,0007
318
Shreyash, SinghU14IND1853851,55646,5008
426
Nirnay, GargU16IND18287,5505443,2507
54
Kumar, GauravIND20837,5485241,5007
632
Om, BatraIND18047,547,551,543,5006
737
Sahil, BheronIND17747,54649,540,2507
814
Mrityunjay, KumarIND19007545941,5007
96
Prakash, RamIND199575155,541,2506
105
FMSingh, Arvinder PreetIND2064750,55641,5006
1116
Jyotshnav, TalukdarU16IND1877749,55339,7506
1213
Arshpreet, SinghU16IND1902748,55239,2506
1319
Narayan, IyengarIND18447485339,2506
1411
Daksh, GoyalU16IND19167485238,0007
1545
Lakshmi, Charan Naidu GU16IND1753747,55138,7505
1631
Vandan, Alankar SawaiU14IND1813747,55135,5007
1733
Ayaan, GargU12IND1801746,55037,5006
1868
Siddhant, Nath JhaIND17046,551,555,538,2505
1950
Aarit, KapilU10IND17416,55054,535,2506
2010
Negi, Virender SinghS51IND19206,5495437,2505
2117
Prithvi, SharmaIND18586,54952,535,0005
2240
Shubh, Singh SainiU16IND17716,548,553,533,7506
2312
Sharma, HarishIND19136,54852,535,5006
249
Kishan, KumarIND19336,54851,535,2505
258
WFMShubhi, GuptaU14wIND19536,54851,534,5006

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