Arpan Das clinches 1st AFCA Rating Open 2024

by Shahid Ahmed - 21/07/2024

Arpan Das scored 8/9 to win 1st AFCA Rating Open 2024. He finished a half point ahead of the rest. Five players - IM Srijit Paul, Sudhanshu Ranjan, Naitik R Mehta, Daksh Goyal and Arshpreet Singh scored 7.5/10 each. They were placed second to sixth respectively according to tie-breaks. Arpan defeated both runners-up which included the top seed and only IM taking part in the event. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹700000. The top three prizes were ₹71000, ₹51000 and ₹35000 along with a trophy each. The tournament was organized by All Faridabad Chess Association at DPSG School in Faridabad, Haryana from 26th to 30th June 2024. This was Arpan's first tournament victory of the year. Photo: Neetu Agarwal

No-draw approach by the champion

Arpan Das, Sudhanshu Ranjan and Daksh Goyal were the three coleaders heading into the final round with a score 7/8 each. Sudhanshu drew with Daksh. Kartavya Anadkat lost to Arpan. Thus, Arpan became a clear champion. IM Srijit Paul defeated Advik Amit Agrawal to finish second, Sudhanshu third.

Champion - Arpan Das 8/9 | Photo: Neetu Agarwal

Runner-up - IM Srijit Paul 7.5/9 | Photo: Neetu Agarwal

Second Runner-up - Sudhanshu Ranjan 7.5/9 | Photo: DPSG Faridabad

5th Daksh Goyal 7.5/9 | Photo: Neetu Agarwal

Arpan Das scored 8/9, defeated both runners-up including the top seed IM Srijit Paul and gained 36.6 Elo rating points

Top boards | Photo: Neetu Agarwal

Lighting of the lamp | Photo: Neetu Agarwal

Inaugural first move | Photo: Neetu Agarwal

Inauguration Ceremony | Photo: Neetu Agarwal

Players in action | Photo: Neetu Agarwal

Trophies for the prize winners | Photo: Neetu Agarwal

The tournament hall at DPSG School in Faridabad, Haryana | Photo: Neetu Agarwal

The organizing team | Photo: Neetu Agarwal

A total of 256 players including an IM took part from various places across the country, one from England and Germany each in this five-day nine-round Swiss League Rating Open tournament. It was organized by AFCA (All Faridabad Chess Association) at DPSG School in Faridabad, Haryana from 26th to 30th June 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
1	3		Arpan, Das		IND	2029	West Bengal	8	51	55	47,50
2	1	IM	Srijit, Paul		IND	2372		7,5	55	60	48,25
3	10		Sudhanshu, Ranjan		IND	1915	Bihar	7,5	53,5	57,5	46,25
4	5		Mehta, Naitik R		IND	1993	Gujarat	7,5	51	55	43,75
5	7		Daksh, Goyal		IND	1948	Delhi	7,5	49,5	54,5	45,00
6	8		Arshpreet, Singh	U15	IND	1932	Haryana	7,5	45	48,5	40,00
7	25		Shaurya, Chaudhary	U13	IND	1747		7	52	56,5	42,00
8	13		Soham, Roy	U15	IND	1860	West Bengal	7	50,5	55	41,00
9	18		Akshat, Negi		IND	1823		7	50	53,5	38,50
10	6		Bhuvan, Krishna Prasanth	U13	IND	1954	Karnataka	7	49	54	40,00
11	14		Sahil, Bheron		IND	1858	Haryana	7	47	51	37,50
12	4		Samyak, Dharewa	U15	IND	2022		7	46	51	38,00
13	12		Mishra, Sanjeev		IND	1875	Maharashtra	7	44	48	37,00
14	9		Mrityunjay, Kumar		IND	1931		6,5	52,5	57,5	39,25
15	2		Anadkat, Kartavya		IND	2113	Gujarat	6,5	50	54,5	36,75
16	15		Advik, Amit Agrawal	U09	IND	1852	Maharashtra	6,5	49	52	33,50
17	19		Aarit, Kapil	U09	IND	1822	Delhi	6,5	47,5	51,5	35,25
18	17		Himanshu, Ranjan		IND	1828	Bihar	6,5	47	50	33,25
19	28		Samarth, Jain	U11	IND	1736		6,5	46	50,5	33,75
20	16		Mehul, Sondhi	U11	IND	1844	Delhi	6,5	45	49,5	33,50
	22		Vidit, Sethi	U13	IND	1792	Uttar Pradesh	6,5	45	49,5	33,50
22	20		Shubh, Singh Saini	U15	IND	1811	Uttarakhand	6,5	42,5	47	32,50
23	48		Rahul, Suri		IND	1645	Delhi	6,5	41,5	45	29,75
24	27	AFM	Arhan, Jain	U15	IND	1740	Haryanya	6	48,5	52	32,25
25	24		Shubh, Kapur		IND	1755	Karnataka	6	48,5	52	31,50
26	32		Hanya, Shah	U13	IND	1724	Gujarat	6	48,5	51	30,00
27	33		Vatsal, Makol		IND	1723	Delhi	6	48	52	32,25
28	41		Advik, Singh Chauhan	U11	IND	1675		6	47,5	51	30,50
29	44	AIM	Vivaan, Sardana	U15	IND	1666	Maharashtra	6	47	51,5	31,50
30	35		Saikat, Nath		IND	1713	Uttar Pradesh	6	46,5	50,5	30,75

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