Arvind's first rating tournament triumph
The 14-year-old teenager from Kalyan, Maharashtra, has won a few tournaments. However, this is his rating open tournament victory. Four players - Arvind Iyer, Maulik Raval, Shailesh Rawal and Ajay Virwani remained undefeated among the top ten finishers.
Champion - Arvind Iyer 8/9 | Photo: Pruthviraj Leuva
Top 3 (L to R) - 3rd Shaikh Sohil 7.5/9, 1st Arvind Iyer 8/9 and 2nd Maulik Raval 7.5/9
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Arvind Iyer scored an unbeaten 8/9 and gained 89.6 Elo rating points
The tournament hall at Hotel Surya, Vadodara, Gujarat
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Various prize winners
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Parents and accompanying persons at the prize distribution ceremony
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A total of 193 players participated in this two-day nine-round Swiss league Rapid Rating tournament. The tournament was organized by Divyam Foundation on 18th to 19th February 2023 at Hotel Surya in Vadodara, Gujarat. The time control for the event was 20 minutes + 10 seconds increment.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
| 1 | 8 | ACM | Iyer Arvind | IND | 1788 | 8 | 47,5 | 51,5 | 44,75 |
| 2 | 2 | Maulik Raval | IND | 2019 | 7,5 | 52,5 | 56,5 | 45,25 | |
| 3 | 9 | Shaikh Sohil | IND | 1787 | 7,5 | 48,5 | 49 | 39,75 | |
| 4 | 10 | Chudasama Ankit | IND | 1775 | 7,5 | 48 | 51 | 41,25 | |
| 5 | 6 | Rawal Shailesh | IND | 1816 | 7,5 | 47 | 50 | 40,00 | |
| 6 | 31 | Jiaan Abhishek Gondalia | IND | 1350 | 7 | 49 | 53,5 | 40,00 | |
| 7 | 11 | Mraduhas Tripathi | IND | 1658 | 7 | 48,5 | 51,5 | 36,00 | |
| 8 | 4 | Ajay Virwani | IND | 1830 | 7 | 47,5 | 51,5 | 39,75 | |
| 9 | 21 | Chandwani Prateek | IND | 1493 | 7 | 45 | 48,5 | 34,50 | |
| 10 | 26 | Raj Patel | IND | 1433 | 7 | 44 | 47 | 35,25 | |
| 11 | 32 | Kholia Kishan | IND | 1349 | 7 | 44 | 47 | 33,50 | |
| 12 | 142 | Musin Bulat | RUS | 0 | 6,5 | 53,5 | 58,5 | 40,00 | |
| 13 | 37 | Aarav Kumar | IND | 1301 | 6,5 | 47,5 | 51 | 34,25 | |
| 14 | 19 | Parmar Jagdish | IND | 1505 | 6,5 | 47,5 | 50 | 32,25 | |
| 15 | 14 | Chevli Miral | IND | 1612 | 6,5 | 47 | 49 | 33,50 | |
| 16 | 50 | Arpita Patankar | IND | 1203 | 6,5 | 45 | 46 | 29,50 | |
| 17 | 13 | Bhatkar Zaheer Abbas | IND | 1624 | 6,5 | 44,5 | 47,5 | 32,25 | |
| 18 | 131 | Khanak Kapadia | IND | 0 | 6,5 | 44 | 47 | 31,50 | |
| 19 | 72 | Tanay Saboo | IND | 1099 | 6,5 | 43,5 | 46,5 | 31,25 | |
| 20 | 18 | Barot Yug Kandarpbhai | IND | 1509 | 6,5 | 43 | 45,5 | 30,00 |
