Total 730 players take part
12-year-old Aakash G scored an impressive 8/9 to finish sixth in tie-breaks. He is the youngest top ten finisher of the event.
Champion - IM Hari Madhavan N B 8.5/9 | Photo: Srinivasa Rangan
Runner-up - IM Nitin S 8.5/9
Second Runner-up - GM Laxman R R 8/9 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed
IM Hari Madhavan N B scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 and gained 21.6 Elo rating points
Players in action | Photos: K Sathyan
Trophies for the prize winners
| Photos: K Sathyan
A total of 730 players including 2 GMs and 10 IMs took part from various places all over the country and one from USA in this one-day nine round Rapid Rating Open tournament. It was organized by Sri Raghavendra Chess Academy and Master Mind Chess Academy at SRM Institute of Science and Technology in Chennai, Tamil Nadu on 24th September 2023. The time control of the event was 10 minutes + 5 seconds increment per move.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | |
| 1 | 10 | IM | Hari, Madhavan N B | IND | 2250 | TN | 8,5 | 54,5 | 57,5 | 54,25 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2 | 6 | IM | Nitin, S. | IND | 2276 | TN | 8,5 | 54 | 58 | 53,50 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 3 | 11 | GM | Laxman, R.R. | IND | 2222 | ICF | 8 | 57 | 60,5 | 52,25 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 2 | IM | Shyaamnikhil, P | IND | 2356 | RSPB | 8 | 54,5 | 58,5 | 51,25 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 15 | FM | Karthik, Rajaa | IND | 2131 | TN | 8 | 52 | 57 | 48,50 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 20 | Aakash, G | U14 | IND | 1986 | TN | 8 | 51,5 | 54,5 | 47,00 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 1 | GM | Akash, G | IND | 2383 | TN | 8 | 51,5 | 53,5 | 46,50 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 14 | IM | Saravana, Krishnan P. | IND | 2158 | TN | 8 | 50,5 | 54,5 | 45,50 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 17 | CM | Vaibhav, Jayant Raut | IND | 2114 | MAH | 8 | 50 | 55 | 47,50 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 10 | 9 | FM | Nawin, J J | IND | 2257 | TN | 8 | 49 | 52 | 45,00 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 11 | 7 | IM | Rohith, Krishna S | U18 | IND | 2270 | TN | 7,5 | 55,5 | 58,5 | 46,25 | 0 | 7 | |
| 12 | 12 | FM | Ashwath, R. | IND | 2187 | TN | 7,5 | 54,5 | 56 | 43,75 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 13 | 19 | Arjun, C Krishnamachari | IND | 2050 | TN | 7,5 | 53 | 55,5 | 43,25 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 14 | 36 | Hiren, K G | IND | 1727 | TN | 7,5 | 48,5 | 51,5 | 39,50 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 15 | 22 | CM | Barath, Kalyan M | IND | 1904 | TN | 7,5 | 45 | 49 | 40,50 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 16 | 25 | Sailesh, R | U18 | IND | 1894 | TN | 7 | 55,5 | 59,5 | 44,00 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 17 | 13 | FM | Senthil, Maran K | IND | 2160 | TN | 7 | 53,5 | 58,5 | 42,00 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 18 | 18 | Balasubramaniam, H | IND | 2072 | TN | 7 | 53 | 57 | 41,50 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 19 | 4 | IM | Harikrishnan.A.Ra, | IND | 2301 | TN | 7 | 51,5 | 56 | 41,00 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 20 | 5 | IM | Girinath, P.D.S. | S55 | IND | 2277 | SCR | 7 | 51 | 54 | 40,00 | 0 | 7 | |
| 21 | 3 | IM | Srihari, L R | U18 | IND | 2329 | TN | 7 | 50,5 | 54,5 | 40,00 | 0 | 7 | |
| 22 | 8 | IM | Avinash, Ramesh | IND | 2258 | TN | 7 | 50,5 | 54 | 38,50 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 23 | 29 | Arun, R U | IND | 1836 | TN | 7 | 50,5 | 53,5 | 39,50 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 24 | 65 | Lukesh, A | U14 | IND | 1517 | TN | 7 | 50 | 54,5 | 40,50 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 25 | 38 | Ananthapadmanabh, D V | U18 | IND | 1705 | KER | 7 | 50 | 54 | 40,00 | 0 | 7 |
