Ilamparthi wins his second tournament in a week

IM Ilamparthi A R made a blazing start scoring 7/7. IM Ramnathan Balasubramaniam was the only player trailing by a half point 6.5/7. Ilamparthi needed a draw to become a clear champion, so he drew, Balasubramaniam secured second place. Vakeesh S lost to IM Praveen Kumar C. Praveen finished third. The reigning National Amateur Below 2300 Women champion, Shanmathi Sree S became the sole female player to make a top ten finish. She scored 6.5/8 to be placed tenth.

Champion - IM Ilamparthi A R 7.5/8 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Runner-up - IM Ramnathan Balasubramaniam 7/8 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Second Runner-up - IM Praveen Kumar C 7/8 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Top five (L to R): 5th Vignesh B 7/8, 3rd IM Praveen Kumar C 7/8, 1st IM Ilamparthi A R 7.5/8, 4th GM Laxman R R 7/8 and 2nd IM Ramnathan Balasubramaniam 7/8 | Photo: The New India Express

IM Ilamparthi A R scored an unbeaten 7.5/8, finished a half point ahead of the field and gained 1.4 Elo rating points

A total of 348 players took part from various parts of the country in this four-day eight round Rating Open tournament. It was organized by Guru Nanak College (Autonomous) in association with Mount Chess Academy at Guru Nanak Matriculation Higher Secondary School in Chennai, Tamil Nadu from 14th to 17th November 2024. The time control of the event was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment per move.

Final standings

Rk.SNo NameTypRtgClub/CityPts. TB1  TB2  TB3  TB4  TB5 
12
IMIlamparthi, A RU162457Tamil Nadu7,540,54541,5007
28
IMRamnathan, Balasubramaniam1985Tamil Nadu739,54336,7506
37
IMPraveen, Kumar C2128Tamil Nadu7394337,2506
44
GMLaxman, R.R.2313ICF73842,537,0006
55
AGMVignesh, B2182Tamil Nadu733,540,533,5007
613
Peter Anand, A1947Puducherry6,539,54435,0005
76
CMRajarishi, Karthi2141Tamil Nadu6,539,543,534,0005
818
Sivan, S Roshan1917Tamil Nadu6,539,54332,2506
91
IMHarikrishnan.A.Ra,2473Tamil Nadu6,538,541,533,0005
1022
AFMShanmathi, Sree SF141881Tamil Nadu6,5384132,2506
1134
Sathyanarayanan, V1813Tamil Nadu6,5384130,7506
1229
Andalamala, Hemal VarshanU121845Andhra Pradesh6,53538,529,5006
1328
Sai, Abhinav KuchibhotlaU121853Tamil Nadu6,531,533,528,5006
1420
Mridav, MU141895Tamil Nadu639,543,530,2505
1527
AFMVakeesh, S1857Tamil Nadu63942,530,0006
1632
Nijesh, RU121831Tamil Nadu63841,528,0006
1714
FMVinoth Kumar, M.1945Tamil Nadu6384027,5006
1811
ACMNivedita, V CF141968Tamil Nadu637,541,529,7505
199
Karan, J P1977Kerala637,541,529,2505
2036
Divesh, GU161801Tamil Nadu63740,528,0005
2110
Jyothilal, N.S551975Kerala636,540,529,0005
223
IMRavichandran, Siddharth2317Tamil Nadu636,539,527,0006
2338
Vihaan, Karthikeya NU141785Telangana6364029,0006
2449
Pranav, RamkumarU161724Tamil Nadu635,538,528,0005
2525
Shashveen, A KU121872Tamil Nadu63538,526,5006
2626
Sidharth, SreekumarU141865Kerala634,537,527,5005
2731
Ram, Kumar G M1836Tamil Nadu6333628,0005
2821
Sharan, Sridhar1883Tamil Nadu632,535,526,0006
2917
Barath, L1921Tamil Nadu5,5414527,7505
3056
Mithun, Ramalingam R1702Tamil Nadu5,5414326,7504

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