Atharva Madkar amazing at 3rd Goa GM Category B Below 2000 Rating Tournament 2025

by Shahid Ahmed - 16/01/2025

Atharva Madkar scored an unbeaten 8.5/10 to win Late Shri Manohar Parrikar 3rd Goa GM Category B Below 2000 Rating Tournament 2025. He finished a half point ahead of the rest. Seven players scored 8/10 each. Michael Ashwinth and Rudra S Pathak secured second and third place respectively according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹1500000. The top three prizes were ₹175000, ₹135000 and ₹100000 along with a trophy each respectively. The four-day ten-round Swiss league rating tournament was organized by Goa Chess Association at Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium in Panaji, Goa from 11th to 14th January 2025. This is Atharva's second consecutive rating tournament triumph in 2025. Photo: IA NI Vivek Sohani

Atharva wins his second rating tournament in 2025

Atharva Madkar won the first rating tournament he played in this year at Belgaum, Karnataka. We will make it in detail in a separate report. After winning his first event on 8th January, he won the next one on 14th. Michael Ashwinth was the sole leader 8/9, heading into the final round. Rudra S Pathak, Rushikesh Kabnurakar and Atharva Madkar were trailing him by a half point at 7.5/9 each. Michael lost to Atharva, the latter became champion and the former second. Rushikesh drew with Rudra, Rudra finished third. 11-year-old Aditya Shripad Joshi is the youngest top ten finisher of the event. He scored 8/10 to be placed sixth. 68-year-old Kantilal Dave is the sole veteran among the top ten. He scored an impressive 8/10 to claim seventh place.

Champion - Atharva Madkar 8.5/10 | Photo: IA NI Vivek Sohani

Runner-up - Michael Ashwinth 8/10 | Photo: IA NI Vivek Sohani

Second Runner-up - Rudra S Pathak 8/10 | Photo: IA NI Vivek Sohani

Top 3 (L to R): 2nd Michael Ashwinth 8/10, 1st Atharv Madkar 8.5/10 and 3rd Rudra S Pathak 8/10 | Photo: IA NI Vivek Sohani

Atharv Madkar scored an unbeaten 8.5/10, finished a half point ahead of the rest and gained 24.2 Elo rating points

4th Rushikesh Kabnurakar 8/10 | Photo: IA NI Vivek Sohani

5th Gokul G 8/10 | Photo: IA NI Vivek Sohani

6th Aditya Shripad Joshi 8/10 | Photo: IA NI Vivek Sohani

7th Kantilal Dave 8/10 | Photo: IA NI Vivek Sohani

8th Unnikrishnan M A 8/10 | Photo: IA NI Vivek Sohani

9th Srujan Keerthan Solletti 7.5/10 | Photo: IA NI Vivek Sohani

10th Devesh Anand Naik 7.5/10 | Photo: IA NI Vivek Sohani

The top three trophies | Photo: IA NI Vivek Sohani

Arbiters' team | Photo: IA NI Vivek Sohani

Group photo of prize winners | Photo: IA NI Vivek Sohani

A total of 285 players took part from various parts of India and one from Hungary in the Open B (Below 2000) category. The four-day ten round Rating tournament was organized by Goa Chess Association at Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium in Panaji, Goa from 11th to 14th January 2025. The time control of the event was 60 minutes + 30 seconds increment per move.

Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	FED	RtgI	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB5
1	8		Madkar, Atharva			IND	1934	MAH	8,5	59,5	64,5	54,50	7
2	58	AIM	Ashwinth, Michael			IND	1784	TN	8	65,5	70	54,00	7
3	25		Pathak, Rudra S			IND	1862	GUJ	8	61,5	66	50,50	7
4	75		Kabnurakar, Rushikesh			IND	1755	MAH	8	58	62	47,00	7
5	20		Gokul, G	U15		IND	1879	TN	8	56,5	60,5	48,75	6
6	33		Joshi, Aditya Shripad	U13		IND	1836	MAH	8	56	59	46,00	7
7	44		Dave, Kantilal	S60		IND	1816	RAJ	8	53,5	57	46,50	8
8	38		Unnikrishnan, M A			IND	1823	KER	8	50,5	54	45,50	7
9	4		Srujan, Keerthan Solletti			IND	1953	TEL	7,5	60,5	64,5	45,00	7
10	3		Devesh, Anand Naik			IND	1957	GOA	7,5	57,5	62	44,75	6
11	17		Vatsal, Singla	U15		IND	1889	DEL	7,5	57	61,5	44,25	6
12	18		Mohit, Kumar Soni			IND	1884	BIH	7,5	57	61,5	43,50	7
13	6	AGM	Prashanth, J Naik			IND	1944	KAR	7,5	54,5	59,5	43,75	6
14	21		Chavan, Nameet			IND	1877	MAH	7,5	53,5	58	42,00	7
15	104		Joshua, Mark Telles	U11		IND	1692	GOA	7,5	53	55,5	40,50	7
16	126		Jain, Hitansh	U15		IND	1657	MAH	7,5	51,5	53,5	38,25	6
17	53		Gowtham, K K			IND	1798	TN	7	65,5	70,5	46,00	7
18	15		Uma Maheswaran, P			IND	1897	TN	7	62	67	44,75	5
19	74		Shitiz, Prasad	U11		IND	1759	MAH	7	60	63,5	40,75	5
20	51		Amal, Roozi			IND	1800	KER	7	59	63	42,25	6
21	49		Abhijith, U			IND	1803	KL	7	59	63	41,00	6
22	2		Mrityunjay, Kumar			IND	1958	BIH	7	58,5	63,5	42,50	6
23	71		Gohil, Vishal			IND	1763	GUJ	7	55	57,5	37,00	6
24	151		Mudaliar, Nandini		w	IND	1606	GUJ	7	54	57,5	37,00	7
25	62		Parsekar, Anirudh			IND	1779	GOA	7	53,5	57,5	38,75	5
26	79	WCM	Chopdekar, Gunjal		w	IND	1751	GOA	6,5	59	62,5	37,75	4
27	1		Mishra, Kamad			IND	1972	MP	6,5	58,5	63,5	41,25	5
28	7		Ramakrishna, Perumalla			IND	1939	TG	6,5	58,5	62	38,00	6
29	59		Shirodkar, Aayush			IND	1783	GOA	6,5	57,5	60,5	35,50	6
30	89		Saniya, Rafique Tadavi		w	IND	1736	MAH	6,5	57,5	59,5	32,75	6

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