Dhrupad Kashyap dominates 6th Ayodhana Rating Open 2024
Dhrupad Kashyap scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win 6th Ayodhana Rating Open 2024. He finished a full point ahead of the rest. Kushal O and Anup Shankar R scored 7.5/9 each. They secured second and third place respectively according to tie-breaks. Dhrupad's sole draw of the event was against the eventual runner-up, Kushal. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹300000. The top three prizes were ₹50000, ₹30000 and ₹20000 along with a trophy each. The tournament was organized by Chess Players' Parents Forum, Guwahati, Assam at Assam Down Town University in Guwahati, Assam from 9th to 14th July 2024. This was Dhrupad's first rating tournament triumph of the year. Photo: Sujaulislam Hazarika
Top two seeds interchange their places
Dhrupad Kashyap was the sole leader heading into the final round at 7.5/8. Umashankar A was the only player trailing him by a half point at 7/8. Dhrupad only needed a draw to become a clear champion. However, he went for a win and finished a full point ahead of the competition. Kushal O defeated Ashutosh Kumar to finish second. Ajay Kumar Rai lost to Anup Shankar R. Thus, Anup secured third place.
A total of 283 players took part from various places across the country, two from the USA each in this six-day nine-round Swiss League Rating Open tournament. It was organized by Chess Players' Forum, Guwahati, Assam at Assam Down Town Chess University in Guwahati, Assam from 9th to 14th July 2024. The time control of the tournament was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Dhrupad Kashyap | IND | 2095 | 8,5 | 54 | 58 | 54,25 | ||||
| 2 | 1 | Kushal O | IND | 2138 | 7,5 | 52,5 | 56,5 | 46,25 | ||||
| 3 | 7 | Anup Shankar R | IND | 1939 | 7,5 | 49,5 | 53,5 | 43,50 | ||||
| 4 | 5 | Umashankar A | IND | 1984 | 7 | 53,5 | 58,5 | 43,00 | ||||
| 5 | 3 | Kumar Gaurav | IND | 2058 | 7 | 52 | 57 | 42,00 | ||||
| 6 | 13 | Adhiraj Mitra | U13 | IND | 1860 | 7 | 51 | 55 | 39,25 | |||
| 7 | 17 | AFM | Parambrata Sarkar | U13 | IND | 1840 | 7 | 50 | 54 | 40,50 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Singh Soram Rahul | IND | 1932 | 7 | 48 | 52,5 | 39,75 | ||||
| 9 | 12 | Iftikar Alom Mazumdar | IND | 1863 | 7 | 48 | 51,5 | 39,50 | ||||
| 10 | 34 | Triparno Ghosh | U15 | IND | 1715 | 7 | 48 | 50,5 | 36,50 | |||
| 11 | 20 | Aniket Narayan Biswas | IND | 1814 | 7 | 47,5 | 50 | 36,25 | ||||
| 12 | 19 | Rintu Brahma | IND | 1830 | 7 | 47 | 51 | 36,00 | ||||
| 13 | 6 | Tanmay Rajbongshi | U13 | IND | 1960 | 7 | 46,5 | 50,5 | 37,50 | |||
| 14 | 22 | Amlan Mahanta | IND | 1793 | 7 | 45 | 49 | 37,00 | ||||
| 15 | 27 | Shankhadeep Maity | IND | 1758 | 6,5 | 50,5 | 55 | 37,50 | ||||
| 16 | 15 | Ajay Kumar Rai | IND | 1849 | 6,5 | 50,5 | 54 | 34,50 | ||||
| 17 | 26 | Ayush Das | IND | 1770 | 6,5 | 50 | 54 | 37,25 | ||||
| 18 | 11 | CM | Anurag Jaiswal | IND | 1892 | 6,5 | 48,5 | 52,5 | 35,75 | |||
| 19 | 24 | Pran Govinda Parashar Kashyap | IND | 1774 | 6,5 | 48 | 51,5 | 34,25 | ||||
| 20 | 40 | Chaarvi Choudhury | U15 | w | IND | 1695 | 6,5 | 48 | 50,5 | 32,75 | ||
| 21 | 9 | Kishan Kumar | IND | 1918 | 6,5 | 46,5 | 51 | 36,75 | ||||
| 22 | 30 | Ishan Das | IND | 1747 | 6,5 | 46,5 | 51 | 33,75 | ||||
| 23 | 42 | Pawar Sohum | IND | 1694 | 6,5 | 46 | 48 | 33,00 | ||||
| 24 | 23 | Jagajit Sinha | U13 | IND | 1792 | 6,5 | 45,5 | 49 | 32,75 | |||
| 25 | 16 | Manthan Kashyap Datta | IND | 1849 | 6,5 | 45 | 49 | 32,25 |
