Two girls among top ten
Disha Patil (MAH) had a sole lead 7.5/8 heading into the final round. She defeated Sharvari Kabnurakar (MAH) in the final round to become a clear champion. It is rare to see two girls fighting for the championship on the top board in an open rating tournament. It speaks volumes about why chess is the only sport where both male and female compete together for the same accolades. Mani Bharathy (TN) won against Nilay Kulkarni (MAH) to secure sole second place 8/9. Vishwanath Kannam (TEL) drew his game against Abhishek Patil (MAH) to finish third on tie-breaks 7.5/9.
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A total of 272 players took part from Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka and USA in this four-day nine-round Swiss league Rating tournament which was organized by Maharashtra Chess Association at Naivedhyam Northstar in Nagpur, Maharashtra from 6th to 9th June 2023. The time control for the tournament was 60 minutes + 30 seconds increment.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB5 | K | rtg+/- | ||
| 1 | 5 | Patil, Disha | U15 | w | IND | 1557 | MAH | 8,5 | 52 | 56 | 52,75 | 8 | 40 | 83,2 | ||
| 2 | 7 | AGM | Mani, Bharathy | IND | 1544 | TN | 8 | 46 | 50 | 44,00 | 8 | 20 | 26,2 | |||
| 3 | 30 | Vishwanath, Kannam | IND | 1426 | TEL | 7,5 | 52,5 | 57 | 45,00 | 7 | 20 | 49 | ||||
| 4 | 33 | Ameya, Abhay Shrivastava | IND | 1411 | MAH-V | 7,5 | 40,5 | 44,5 | 38,00 | 7 | 20 | 28 | ||||
| 5 | 4 | Kulkarni, Nilay | IND | 1562 | MAH-V | 7 | 53 | 57,5 | 41,00 | 7 | 40 | 25,2 | ||||
| 6 | 3 | Raghul, Saro S | IND | 1576 | TN | 7 | 48,5 | 52,5 | 39,25 | 6 | 20 | -5,4 | ||||
| 7 | 15 | Siva, Kumar Badireddy | IND | 1496 | AP | 7 | 48 | 52,5 | 38,00 | 7 | 20 | 14 | ||||
| 8 | 26 | Kabnurakar, Sharvari | w | IND | 1435 | MAH | 7 | 47,5 | 52 | 37,50 | 7 | 40 | 50,8 | |||
| 9 | 27 | Patil, Abhishek | IND | 1427 | MAH | 7 | 47,5 | 51,5 | 39,00 | 6 | 20 | 16,4 | ||||
| 10 | 12 | Kabnurakar, Rushikesh | IND | 1516 | MAH | 7 | 47,5 | 51,5 | 38,50 | 6 | 40 | 1,2 | ||||
| 11 | 38 | Gagan, Kumar Sahu | U15 | IND | 1390 | CG | 7 | 44,5 | 48 | 36,75 | 6 | 40 | 73,2 | |||
| 12 | 9 | Kesavan, G | IND | 1536 | TN | 7 | 43,5 | 48 | 37,00 | 7 | 20 | -8,2 | ||||
| 13 | 34 | Sovna, Sonali Jena | w | IND | 1406 | ODI | 7 | 43,5 | 47 | 35,50 | 7 | 20 | 23,8 | |||
| 14 | 31 | Om, Nilesh Deorukhakar | IND | 1423 | MAH | 7 | 43 | 47 | 33,25 | 6 | 40 | 27,2 | ||||
| 15 | 46 | Ramteke, Ayush | U15 | IND | 1371 | MAH-V | 6,5 | 51 | 54,5 | 35,75 | 6 | 40 | 48,4 | |||
| 16 | 25 | Maaz, Iqubal | U13 | IND | 1437 | UP | 6,5 | 50 | 53,5 | 36,25 | 6 | 40 | 18,4 | |||
| 17 | 16 | Pal, Vedika | U11 | w | IND | 1482 | MAH-V | 6,5 | 49 | 53 | 33,75 | 6 | 40 | 15,6 | ||
| 18 | 50 | Rashmika, Maringanti | w | IND | 1353 | MAH-V | 6,5 | 48,5 | 52,5 | 36,50 | 5 | 40 | 80,4 | |||
| 19 | 41 | Ravi, Palsule | IND | 1384 | MP | 6,5 | 47,5 | 52 | 34,75 | 6 | 20 | 10,2 | ||||
| 20 | 18 | Shubham, Kumar | IND | 1470 | BIH | 6,5 | 45,5 | 49,5 | 33,75 | 5 | 20 | -2 |
