B K Chaurasia wins Madhya Pradesh Civil Service State Tournament 2023
B K Chaurasia, Shekhar Verma and Deepak Chiwande scored 5/6 each at Madhya Pradesh Civil Services State Chess Tournament 2023. Chaurasia won the tournament due to better tie-break score, Shekhar and Deepak were placed second and third respectively. Padmaja Nayudu, Monika Nishad and Vaishali Ramteke secured first, second and third place among the Women scorin 3.5/6, 3/6 and 3/6 each respectively. The top six men and women qualified to the National Civil Services tournament. Police Commissioner of Indore, IPS Makrand Deoskar, defeated the top seed and eventual champion, B K Chaurasia in the very first round. He scored an impressive 4.5/6 to finish fourth. Photos: Vivek Vishwakarma and Pankaj Tiwari
Selection tournament for Madhya Pradesh Civil Service employees
L to R: B K Chaurasia, Dr. Sunil Somani, Anil Fatechandani, Ar. Achal Choudhary, IPS Makrand Deoskar and IM Akshat Khamparia.
Organizing team: Architect Achal Choudhary, President IPS Academy, Dr. Sunil Somani, Tournament Director, Mr. Anil Fatehchandani, President Indore Chess Association, IM FT Akshat Khamparia, Convenor MP Chess Ad-Hoc Committee,Vivek Vishwakarma and Pankaj Tiwari, Photographers, FA Aditi Shrivastav, Chief Arbiter, FA Sourabh Soni, Deputy Chief Arbiter and SNA Gaurav Chaturvedi.
Thanks to IM FT Akshat Khamparia for sharing photos and info about the tournament.
A total of 44 players took part from various districts across Madhya Pradesh in this one-day six round non-rating tournament for MP Civil Service employees. It was organized by Director, Sports and Youth Welfare, Govt. of MP at Indore Public School Academy in Indore, Madhya Pradesh on Saturday 18th November 2023. The time control of the event was 15 minutes + 10 seconds increment per move.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Chaurasia, B.K. | IND | 2110 | Bhopal | 5 | 19,5 | 22,5 | 18,00 | |
| 2 | 3 | Shekhar, Verma | IND | 1711 | Katni | 5 | 18 | 20 | 15,50 | |
| 3 | 2 | Deepak, Chiwande | IND | 1820 | Bhopal | 5 | 17 | 18,5 | 12,50 | |
| 4 | 22 | Makrand Deoskar, | IND | 0 | Indore | 4,5 | 22 | 25 | 17,75 | |
| 5 | 33 | Raju Singh Shipli, | IND | 0 | Raisen | 4,5 | 22 | 24,5 | 17,25 | |
| 6 | 10 | Siddharth, Jain | IND | 1143 | Indore | 4,5 | 21,5 | 24,5 | 18,25 | |
| 7 | 16 | Dinesh Champwar, | IND | 0 | Mandsaur | 4,5 | 21,5 | 24,5 | 17,25 | |
| 8 | 4 | AGM | Vivekanand, Yadav | IND | 1653 | Chhindwara | 4,5 | 17 | 19 | 12,75 |
| 9 | 6 | Brajesh, Kumar Upadhyay | IND | 1493 | Jabalpur | 4 | 22 | 25 | 15,50 | |
| 10 | 9 | Bhuvneshwar, Verma | IND | 1180 | Raisen | 4 | 20,5 | 23 | 13,50 |
