Commonwealth 2024: Sethuraman wins Gold, Vignesh N R Silver and India clinches a historic 107 medals
GM Sethuraman S P and GM Vignesh N R scored an unbeaten 7/9 each at Commonwealth Chess Championship 2024 in the Open category. Sethuraman won Gold on tie-breaks, Vignesh had to settle for Silver. Their sixth round battle against each other ended in a draw. WGM Mary Ann Gomes won the Women's event scoring 5.5/9. She also won a Silver medal each in both Rapid and Blitz events. WGM-elect WIM Sakshi Chitlange won Silver in Classical, Bronze in Rapid and Gold in Blitz. IM Soumya Swaminathan claimed Bronze. GM Mitrabha Guha won Gold in the inaugural Rapid event. Silver for GM Pa Iniyan and GM Laxman R R got Bronze. GM Swapnil Dhopade claimed Gold in Blitz. Silver for GM Mitrabha Guha and IM Hari Madhavan N B Bronze. India won a staggering 107 medals, 39 in Classical, 34 in Rapid and Blitz each. Photos: Various sources
Mitrabha Guha Golden at the inaugural Rapid Open, Swapnil Dhopade claims Gold in the Blitz Open
India wins a lot of medals at Asian Youth, Western Asian Youth and World Youth. They range anything between 30 and 60. However, this time, Indian players have won a staggering 107 medals. All of them were individual medals and most importantly Indian players won a medal in each category (except Veterans as no veteran player was there in Rapid). The top three prizes in the Open category were LKR 650000, 500000 and 400000 each. In Women and Under-20 category, they were LKR 150000, 100000 and 50000 each. Coaches of the Indian team were - GM Ankit Rajpara and WFM Sangeetha M R. Head of Delegations - Manish Kumar, Joint Secretary, AICF.
Classical: Open - Gold and Silver
GM Sethuraman S P and GM Vignesh N R scored an unbeaten 7/9 each. Their sixth round battle against each other ended in a draw. Sethuraman won Gold on tie-breaks, Vignesh Silver. IM Ranindu Dilshan Liyanage and previous edition's Bronze medal winner, GM Deepan Chakkravarthy scored 6.5/9 each. Ranindu claimed Bronze due to better tie-break score.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | K | rtg+/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | GM | Sethuraman, S.P. | IND | 2571 | 7 | 0,5 | 5 | 49,5 | 44,5 | 1 | 10 | 6,2 | |||
| 2 | 5 | GM | Vignesh, N R | IND | 2526 | 7 | 0,5 | 5 | 44,5 | 40,5 | 1 | 10 | 7,5 | |||
| 3 | 15 | IM | Liyanage, Ranindu Dilshan | SRI | 2370 | 6,5 | 0 | 5 | 43 | 39,5 | 3 | 10 | 11,5 |
Women: Gold, Silver and Bronze
WGM Mary Ann Gomes scored 5.5/9 to win Gold. WGM-elect WIM Sakshi Chitlange and IM Soumya Swaminathan scored 5/9 each. They earned Silver and Bronze medal each respectively.
Final standings
| 16 | 18 | WGM | Gomes, Mary Ann | w | IND | 2319 | 5,5 | 0 | 4 | 41,5 | 37 | 2 | 10 | -5,7 | ||
| 20 | 20 | WIM | Chitlange, Sakshi | w | IND | 2270 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 42 | 38 | 1 | 20 | -6,2 | ||
| 23 | 21 | IM | Soumya, Swaminathan | w | IND | 2258 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 38,5 | 35 | 2 | 10 | -17,7 |
Under-8 Open: Gold, Silver and Bronze
The top two seeds, Karnataka State Under-9 Open champion, Ayaan Phutane and the defending Commonwealth Under-8 Open Gold medalist, Sarbartho Mani scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 each. Their sole draw was against each other in the fourth round. Ayaan won Gold in Under-8 Open on tie-breaks, Sarbartho Silver. They both finished a staggering 2.5 points ahead of the competition. Hriday Garg gt Bronze scoring 6/9.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | sex | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | K | rtg+/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ayaan, Phutane | IND | 1789 | 8,5 | 0,5 | 8 | 46,5 | 41,5 | 3 | 40 | 56,4 | |||
| 2 | 2 | ACM | Mani, Sarbartho | IND | 1735 | 8,5 | 0,5 | 8 | 44,5 | 40,5 | 5 | 40 | 79,6 | ||
| 3 | 5 | Hriday, Garg | IND | 1607 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 49 | 44 | 3 | 40 | 4,4 |
Under-8 Girls: Gold
M Harshika scored 8/9 to clinch Gold in Under-8 Girls. She finished a full point ahead of the competition.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB5 | K | rtg+/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Harshika, M | IND | 1470 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 45,5 | 4 | 40 | 88 | ||
| 2 | 9 | Perera, S Nethumi Dihansa | SRI | 1437 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 42,5 | 4 | 40 | 53,2 | ||
| 3 | 7 | Fernando, Warnakulasuriya Eleesha | SRI | 1489 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 47,5 | 2 | 40 | 18,8 |
Under-10 Open: Bronze
The Asian Youth Under-10 Open Blitz 2024 Silver medalist, National School Under-9 Open 2024, Advik Amit Agrawal scored sole 7.5/9 to win Bronze medal in Under-10 Open. A P Chenitha Sihas Dinsara (SRI) and Thehas Rithmitha Kiringoda (SRI) scored 8/9 each to clinch Gold and Silver medals respectively.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | sex | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | K | rtg+/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Karunasena, A P Chenitha Sihas Dinsara | SRI | 1927 | 8 | 0,5 | 7 | 43,5 | 39 | 3 | 40 | 13,6 | |||
| 2 | 3 | Kiringoda, Thehas Rithmitha | SRI | 1710 | 8 | 0,5 | 7 | 42 | 39 | 3 | 40 | 97,2 | |||
| 3 | 2 | Advik, Amit Agrawal | IND | 1859 | 7,5 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 39,5 | 4 | 40 | 18,4 |
Under-10 Girls: Gold, Silver and Bronze
The 26th Asian Youth Under-10 Girls 2024 Bronze medalist, WCM Aaradhya Das scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to clinch the Gold in Under-10 Girls. She finished a half point ahead of the rest. 7th Western Asian Youth Blitz Under-10 Girls Gold medalist, Divi Bijesh secured Silver scoring an unbeaten 8/9. The Commonwealth Under-10 Girls 2023 Bronze medalist, Samhita Pungavanam won Bronze again. This time she scored 6.5/9.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | WCM | Aaradhya, Das | IND | 1909 | 8,5 | 0 | 8 | 42,5 | 38,5 | 3 | |
| 2 | 2 | Divi, Bijesh | IND | 1747 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 43,5 | 39,5 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Samhita, Pungavanam | IND | 1659 | 6,5 | 0 | 6 | 45 | 41 | 3 |
Under-12 Open: Gold, Silver and Bronze
The new West Bengal State Under-17 Open 2024 champion, Mayukh Majumder scored an unbeaten 8/9 to clinch Gold in Under-12 Open. He finished a staggering 1.5 points ahead of the rest. Sri Akhil Prasad scored 6.5/9, remained undefeated to secure a Silver. The 26th Asian Youth Under-12 Open 2024 Bronze medalist, Siddhanth Poonja scored 6/9 to earn a Bronze.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | sex | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Mayukh, Majumder | IND | 1903 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 39,5 | 3 | |||
| 2 | 6 | Sri, Akhil Prasad | IND | 1897 | 6,5 | 0 | 4 | 44,5 | 40 | 1 | |||
| 3 | 2 | Siddhanth, Poonja | IND | 1962 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 45,5 | 41 | 3 |
Under-12 Girls: Gold and Silver
The inaugural FIDE World Cup Cadets 2024 Silver medalist, 26th Asian Youth Under-12 Girls Silver medalist in Classical and Gold in Rapid, Commonwealth Under-12 Girls 2023 Gold medalist, WCM Pratitee Bordoloi struck Gold again scoring 7.5/9 in Under-12 Girls. Siddhi Rao edged past Sethumlee Devhara Palliyage (SRI) on tie-break to secure Silver 6.5/9.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | sex | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | K | rtg+/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | WCM | Pratitee, Bordoloi | w | IND | 1901 | 7,5 | 0 | 7 | 43,5 | 39,5 | 2 | 40 | 10,8 | |
| 2 | 6 | Siddhi, Rao | w | IND | 1695 | 6,5 | 0 | 6 | 40,5 | 37 | 4 | 40 | 36,8 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Palliyage, Sethumlee Devhara | w | SRI | 1787 | 6,5 | 0 | 5 | 42,5 | 38,5 | 3 | 40 | 9,6 |
Under-14 Open: Gold, Silver and Bronze
Top seed, Viresh Sharnarthi scored 5.5/7, finished a half point ahead of the competition to clinch the Gold in Under-14 Open. Mridav M and Raghav V scored 5/7 each. Mridav won Silver as he had won against Raghav in Round 5. Commonwealth Under-14 Open 2023 Silver medalist, Raghav was the only one to beat the eventual Gold medalist, Viresh in Round 6.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | sex | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | K | rtg+/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sharnarthi, Viresh | IND | 2147 | 5,5 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 21,5 | 1 | 40 | -17,2 | |||
| 2 | 6 | Mridav, M | IND | 1817 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 22,5 | 1 | 40 | 78,4 | |||
| 3 | 2 | Raghav, V | IND | 2056 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 2 | 40 | -20 |
Under-14 Girls: Gold and Silver
The 7th Western Asian Youth Under-14 Girls 2024 Blitz Silver medalist, WCM Arshiya Das scored an unbeaten 6.5/7 to clinch Gold in Under-14 Girls. She finished a whopping 1.5 points ahead of the competition. The 26th Asian Youth Under-14 Girls 2024 Blitz Bronze medalist, Shreya G Hipparagi scored 5/7 to secure Silver medalist. Her only loss was against the eventual Gold medal winner, Arshiya in Round 3. Shreya defeated the Bronze medalist, J M Theruni V Jayasundara (SRI) in Round 5 which helped her tie-breaks to get the Silver medal.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | sex | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | WCM | Arshiya, Das | w | IND | 1989 | 6,5 | 0 | 6 | 24,5 | 21,5 | 3 | |
| 2 | 2 | Shreya, G Hipparagi | w | IND | 1837 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 23,5 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 4 | Jayasundara, J M Theruni V | w | SRI | 1795 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 23 | 3 |
Under-16 Open: Gold, Silver and Bronze
IM Ethan Vaz who is eligible for Under-14 Open category, decided to challenge himself and play in the Under-16 Open category. He won it comfortably scoring an unbeaten 7/9 and finishing a half point ahead of the rest. Rohith S and Daksh Goyal scored 6.5/9. Rohith won Silver as he defeated Daksh in Round 3. Daksh had to settle for Bronze.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | sex | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | K | rtg+/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | IM | Vaz, Ethan | IND | 2392 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 42,5 | 38 | 2 | 10 | -10,5 | ||
| 2 | 4 | Rohith, S | IND | 2032 | 6,5 | 1 | 5 | 42 | 38,5 | 3 | 40 | 52,8 | |||
| 3 | 3 | Daksh, Goyal | IND | 2098 | 6,5 | 0 | 6 | 41 | 38 | 4 | 40 | 22,4 |
Under-16 Girls: Gold and Silver
The Western Asian Girls 2024 Rapid Silver medalist, WFM Shubhi Gupta scored sole 8/9 to clinch the Gold in Under-16 Girls. She finished a full point ahead of the rest. The reigning National Sub-Junior (Under-15) Girls 2023 champion and 7th Western Asian Youth Under-16 Girls Rapid 2024 Silver medalist, Mrittika Mallick scored 7/9 to secure Silver. She was the sole player to beat the eventual Gold medalist, Shubhi. The 7th Western Asian Under-16 Girls Rapid Silver medalist and Commonwealth Under-16 Girls 2023 Silver medalist, Yashvi Jain scored 6.5/9 to secure Bronze.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | WFM | Shubhi, Gupta | IND | 2063 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 43,5 | 39 | 4 | |
| 2 | 2 | Mrittika, Mallick | IND | 1982 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 44 | 40 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 3 | AFM | Yashvi, Jain | IND | 1892 | 6,5 | 0 | 6 | 43 | 40,5 | 2 |
Under-18 Open: Gold and Silver
The double IM-norm holder, Ajay Santhosh Parvathareddy scored an unbeaten 6.5/7 to clinch Gold in Under-18 Open. He finished a half point ahead of the competition. FM Gaurang Bagwe scored 6/7 to secure Silver. He also remained undefeated.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | sex | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | K | rtg+/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Ajay, Santhosh Parvathareddy | IND | 2382 | 6,5 | 0 | 6 | 17,00 | 4 | 20 | 6 | |||
| 2 | 7 | FM | Bagwe, Gaurang | IND | 2248 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 15,50 | 2 | 20 | 4,8 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Liyanage, Pesandu Rashmitha | SRI | 1964 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6,50 | 1 | 40 | 0,8 |
Under-18 Girls: Gold and Bronze
West Bengal State Women 2024 runner-up, WCM Rajanya Datta clinched Gold scoring an unbeaten 5.5/7 in Under-18 Girls. She finished a half point ahead of the rest. Leah Rice (SGP) secured Silver scoring 5/7. Siya Sagar got Bronze scoring 3.5/7.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | WCM | Rajanya, Datta | IND | 1870 | 5,5 | 0 | 5 | 12,50 | 2 | |
| 2 | 7 | Rice, Leah | SGP | 1771 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12,00 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Sagar, Siya | IND | 1729 | 3,5 | 0 | 3 | 5,25 | 1 |
Under-20 Open: Gold
Double IM-norm holder, FM Arjun Adireddy scored 6/9 to win Gold in Under-20 Open category.
Final standings
| 8 | 19 | FM | Adireddy, Arjun | U20 | IND | 2308 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 42,5 | 39,5 | 2 | 10 | 8,5 | ||
| 15 | 26 | Weerasekara, Dishal Nimsara | U20 | SRI | 2014 | 5,5 | 0 | 4 | 41,5 | 38 | 1 | 40 | 104 | |||
| 17 | 41 | AFM | Janukshan, B | U20 | SRI | 1874 | 5,5 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 35,5 | 1 | 40 | 138,4 |
Above 60 Open: Gold and Silver
IM Sekhar Chandra Sahu won Gold in Above 60 Open category scoring 5/9. WIM Bhagyashree Thipsay secured Silver scoring 4.5/9.
Final standings
| 26 | 30 | IM | Sahu, Sekhar Chandra | S60 | IND | 1979 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 32,5 | 3 | 10 | -1,9 | ||
| 31 | 23 | WIM | Thipsay, Bagyashree Sathe | S60 | w | IND | 2086 | 4,5 | 0 | 4 | 39,5 | 36 | 2 | 20 | -10,8 | |
| 36 | 58 | Peiris, T D R | S60 | SRI | 1769 | 4,5 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 27,5 | 2 | 20 | 3,8 |
Rapid Open: Gold, Silver and Bronze
The defending Commonwealth 2023 champion, GM Mitrabha Guha won a Gold in consecutive Commonwealth tournaments. Earlier this year it was in Classical and now this time it's Rapid Open. He scored an unbeaten 6.5/7 to clinch Gold in the inaugural Rapid event at Commonwealth. GM Pa Iniyan scored sole 6/7, remained undefeated to secure Silver. GM Laxman R R scored an unbeaten 5.5/7 to earn a Bronze medal.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | GM | Mitrabha, Guha | IND | 2445 | 6,5 | 0 | 6 | 28,5 | 24,5 | 2 | |||
| 2 | 3 | GM | Iniyan, Pa | IND | 2434 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 29,5 | 25,5 | 3 | |||
| 3 | 10 | GM | Laxman, R.R. | IND | 2199 | 5,5 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 24 | 3 |
Women: Gold, Silver and Bronze
WFM Kalyani Sirin, WGM Mary Ann Gomes, WIM Sakshi Chitlange and WIM Tejaswini Sagar scored 4/7 each. They won Gold, Silver, Bronze and Bronze medals each respectively. Sakshi and Tejaswini both won Bronze because all tie-break scores of them were exactly the same.
Final standings
| 9 | 23 | WFM | Kalyani, Sirin | F20 | w | IND | 1811 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 2 | |
| 12 | 7 | WGM | Gomes, Mary Ann | w | IND | 2307 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 26,5 | 23,5 | 1 | ||
| 16 | 11 | WIM | Chitlange, Sakshi | w | IND | 2108 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 21,5 | 18,5 | 3 | ||
| 15 | WIM | Tejaswini, Sagar | w | IND | 1935 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 21,5 | 18,5 | 3 |
Under-8 Open: Gold and Silver
Sarbartho Mani scored a perfect 7/7 to clinch a Gold medal in Under-8 Open Rapid. Ayaan Phutane and U G Janiru Nethmitha (SRI) scored 5.5/7 each. They secured Silver and Bronze medal respectively.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ACM | Mani, Sarbartho | IND | 1663 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 4 | |
| 2 | 1 | Ayaan, Phutane | IND | 1714 | 5,5 | 0,5 | 5 | 29 | 25,5 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 14 | Nethmitha, U G Janiru | SRI | 1451 | 5,5 | 0,5 | 5 | 26,5 | 23 | 3 |
Under-8 Girls: Gold and Silver
The 26th Asian Youth Under-8 Girls 2024 Bronze medalist, Nakshatra Gumudavelly scored an unbeaten 6.5/7 to clinch Gold in Under-8 Girls Rapid. Harshika M and S Nethumi Dinhansa Perera (SRI) scored 5.5/7 each. Harshika received Silver on tie-breaks, Nethumi Bronze.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Nakshatra, Gumudavelly | IND | 1628 | 6,5 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 23,5 | 4 | ||
| 2 | 9 | Harshika, M | IND | 1427 | 5,5 | 0 | 5 | 27,5 | 23,5 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 8 | Perera, S Nethumi Dihansa | SRI | 1437 | 5,5 | 0 | 5 | 24,5 | 21,5 | 2 |
Under-10 Open: Silver
Advik Amit Agrawal won Silver in Rapid scoring 5.5/7 in Under-10 Open Rapid. This was his second medal at this Commonwealth. He finished a half point behind the Gold medalist, Thehas Rithmitha Kiringoda (SRI) 6/7.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Kiringoda, Thehas Rithmitha | SRI | 1649 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 23,5 | 3 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Advik, Amit Agrawal | IND | 1847 | 5,5 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 22,5 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 5 | AFM | Koswattage, Biman | SRI | 1584 | 5,5 | 0 | 4 | 26,5 | 23 | 3 |
Under-10 Girls: Gold and Bronze
Divi Bijesh scored an unbeaten 6.5/7 to clinch the Gold in Under-10 Girls Rapid. Samhita Pungavanam scored 5/7 to secure a Bronze.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Divi, Bijesh | IND | 1694 | 6,5 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 3 | ||
| 2 | 5 | Swethma, H P Sanuli | SRI | 1550 | 5,5 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 22,5 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Samhita, Pungavanam | IND | 1644 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 25 | 3 |
Under-12 Open: Gold, Silver and Bronze
Mayukh Majumder scored 6.5/7, remained undefeated to clinch the Gold in Under-12 Open Rapid. He finished a full point ahead of the rest. Sri Akhil Prasad and Aadik Theophane Lenin scored 5.5/7 each. They won Silver and Bronze medal each. Mayukh defeated Akhil and drew with Aadik.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Mayukh, Majumder | IND | 1839 | 6,5 | 0 | 6 | 29 | 24,5 | 3 | ||
| 2 | 11 | Sri, Akhil Prasad | IND | 1582 | 5,5 | 0,5 | 5 | 29,5 | 26 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 2 | AIM | Aadik, Theophane Lenin | IND | 1882 | 5,5 | 0,5 | 4 | 28,5 | 25 | 3 |
Under-12 Girls: Gold and Silver
WCM Pratitee Bordoloi and Aadya Ranganath scored an unbeaten 6/7 each in Under-12 Girls Rapid. They won Gold and Silver according to tie-breaks. Their penultimate round battle against each other ended in a draw. Aadya won Bronze at the previous edition of Commonwealth Under-12 Girls in Classical event.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | WCM | Pratitee, Bordoloi | IND | 1846 | 6 | 0,5 | 5 | 27,5 | 24,5 | 2 | |
| 2 | 5 | Aadya, Ranganath | IND | 1621 | 6 | 0,5 | 5 | 25,5 | 22,5 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 6 | Palliyage, Sethumlee Devhara | SRI | 1608 | 5,5 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 24 | 2 |
Under-14 Open: Gold, Silver and Bronze
Viresh Sharnarthi scored an unbeaten 6.5/7 to clinch Gold in Under-14 Open Rapid. He finished a massive 1.5 points ahead of the competition. Raghav V and Vatsal Singla scored 5/7 each. They won Silver and Bronze according to tie-breaks.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Sharnarthi, Viresh | IND | 1901 | 6,5 | 0 | 6 | 24,5 | 21,5 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Raghav, V | IND | 1958 | 5 | 0,5 | 4 | 26,5 | 23,5 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Vatsal, Singla | IND | 1845 | 5 | 0,5 | 3 | 28 | 24,5 | 2 |
Under-14 Girls: Gold, Silver and Bronze
WCM Arshiya Das scored 6.5/7 to clinch the Gold in Under-14 Girls Rapid. The 7th Western Asian Youth Under-14 Girls Rapid Silver and Blitz Bronze medalist, Shanmathi Sree S secured Silver scoring 6/7. Both remained undefeated. The reigning National Amateur Below 1700 Women 2024 champion, Ruhani Raj Asudani scored 5/7 to get the Bronze.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | WCM | Arshiya, Das | IND | 1811 | 6,5 | 0 | 6 | 26,5 | 23 | 2 | |
| 2 | 2 | AFM | Shanmathi, Sree S | IND | 1742 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 24,5 | 3 | |
| 3 | 6 | AFM | Asudani, Ruhani Raj | IND | 1634 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 25,5 | 2 |
Under-16 Open: Gold, Silver and Bronze
Rohith S scored an unbeaten 6/7 to clinch the Gold in Under-16 Open Rapid. He finished a half point ahead of the rest.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Rohith, S | IND | 1854 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 3 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Daksh, Goyal | IND | 1968 | 5,5 | 0,5 | 5 | 27 | 23,5 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Pranay, Akula | IND | 1898 | 5,5 | 0,5 | 4 | 26,5 | 23 | 3 |
Under-16 Girls: Gold
Top seed Mrittika Mallick scored a perfect 7/7 to clinch Gold in Under-16 Girls.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Mrittika, Mallick | IND | 1911 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 25 | 21,5 | 3 | ||
| 2 | 4 | Newansa, M Esandi | SRI | 1677 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 3 | AFM | Ramanayake, Nemindi Linaya | SRI | 1695 | 4,5 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 22,5 | 2 |
Under-18 Open: Gold and Silver
FM Gaurang Bagwe dominated the field scoring 6.5/7 and finished a whopping 1.5 points ahead of the rest in Rapid Under-18 Open. Top seed, Ajay Santhosh Parvathareddy scored 5/7 to secure Silver.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | FM | Bagwe, Gaurang | IND | 2032 | 6,5 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 20,5 | 4 | |
| 2 | 1 | Ajay, Santhosh Parvathareddy | IND | 2043 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 24,5 | 21,5 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 5 | Laksiri, A A Kavishka Gimshan | SRI | 1613 | 4,5 | 0 | 4 | 26,5 | 23,5 | 2 |
Under-18 Girls: Silver
Leah Rice (SGP) won Gold scoring 4.5/7. WCM Rajanya Datta secured Silver scoring 4/7 in Rapid Under-18 Girls.
Final standngs
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Rice, Leah | SGP | 1629 | 4,5 | 0 | 3 | 10,75 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 3 | WCM | Rajanya, Datta | IND | 1775 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9,50 | 2 | |
| 3 | 4 | Jayaweera, Vihini Sahansa | SRI | 1452 | 3,5 | 0 | 2 | 8,25 | 1 |
Under-20 Open: Silver
FM Arjun Adireddy scored 4/7 to secure a Silver medal in Rapid Under-20 Open.
Final standings
| 6 | 13 | Sharon, Rafael | U20 | ZAM | 1966 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 24,5 | 21,5 | 3 | |||
| 11 | 14 | FM | Adireddy, Arjun | U20 | IND | 1965 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 22,5 | 20 | 1 | ||
| 13 | 36 | Bentharaarachchi, B D Daksha Hans | U20 | SRI | 1654 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 20,5 | 1 |
Under-20 Girls: Gold
WCM Arushi Kotwal clinched Gold scoring 3.5/7 in Rapid Under-20 Girls.
Final standings
| 20 | 27 | WCM | Arushi, Kotwal | F20 | w | IND | 1762 | 3,5 | 0 | 3 | 22,5 | 20,5 | 2 | |
| 35 | 20 | WCM | Sanudula, K M Dahamdi | F20 | w | SRI | 1864 | 2,5 | 0 | 2 | 20,5 | 18 | 0 | |
| 36 | 26 | Gamage, Desandhi Dhihansa | F20 | w | SRI | 1797 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 19 | 0 |
Blitz Open: Gold, Silver and Bronze
GM Swapnil Dhopade and GM Mitrabha Guha scored 7.5/9, both suffered a loss each. Their penultimate round battle against each other ended in a draw. Swapnil won Gold due to better tie-break score, Mitrabha had to be content with Silver. IM Hari Madhavan N B scored sole 7/9 to secure a Bronze.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | GM | Swapnil, S. Dhopade | IND | 2414 | 7,5 | 0,5 | 7 | 47 | 43 | 4 | |||
| 2 | 1 | GM | Mitrabha, Guha | IND | 2526 | 7,5 | 0,5 | 7 | 45 | 41,5 | 3 | |||
| 3 | 10 | IM | Hari, Madhavan N B | IND | 2349 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 46 | 42 | 2 |
Blitz Women: Gold, Silver and Bronze
WGM-elect WIM Sakshi Chitlange scored 5.5/9 to clinch her first Gold at this edition. WGM Mary Ann Gomes and WFM Kalyani Sirin scored 5/9 each. They secured Silver and Bronze medal repectively.
Final standings
| 12 | 14 | WIM | Chitlange, Sakshi | w | IND | 2059 | 5,5 | 0 | 5 | 44 | 39,5 | 1 | ||
| 19 | 13 | WGM | Gomes, Mary Ann | w | IND | 2103 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 39 | 35 | 1 | ||
| 21 | 19 | WFM | Kalyani, Sirin | F20 | w | IND | 1904 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 35,5 | 32,5 | 1 |
Under-8 Open: Gold, Silver and Bronze
Ayaan Phutane scored 7.5/9 to claim Gold in Blitz Under-8 Open. A last round loss did not affect his Gold medal chances. Hriday Garg and Sarbartho Mani scored 7/9 each. They secured Silver and Bronze medal each respectively.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Ayaan, Phutane | IND | 1593 | 7,5 | 0 | 7 | 48,5 | 43,5 | 3 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Hriday, Garg | IND | 1610 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 43 | 39 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 1 | ACM | Mani, Sarbartho | IND | 1656 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 42,5 | 38,5 | 3 |
Under-8 Girls: Gold and Silver
Nakshatra Gumudavelly won Gold scoring a perfect 9/9 in Blitz Under-8 Girls. She finished a staggering two points ahead of the rest. M Harshika scored 7/9 to claim Silver.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Nakshatra, Gumudavelly | IND | 1536 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 42 | 39 | 4 | ||
| 2 | 6 | Harshika, M | IND | 1472 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 47,5 | 42,5 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 4 | Fernando, Warnakulasuriya Eleesha | SRI | 1489 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 49 | 45 | 3 |
Under-10 Open: Silver
Advik Amit Agrawal scored 7/9 to secure a Silver medal in Blitz Under-10 Open.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Kiringoda, Thehas Rithmitha | SRI | 1819 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 46,5 | 42 | 4 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Advik, Amit Agrawal | IND | 1877 | 7 | 0,5 | 6 | 47 | 43 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 8 | Samaraweera, S M Sethika Hansira | SRI | 1606 | 7 | 0,5 | 6 | 44 | 41 | 3 |
Under-10 Girls: Gold and Silver
Samhita Pungavanam scored 8/9 to clinch Gold in Blitz Under-10 Girls. She finished a half point ahead of the rest. Divi Bijesh scored sole 7.5/9 to secure Silver. She was the only player to beat the eventual Gold medalist, Samhita in Round 4.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Samhita, Pungavanam | IND | 1556 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 47 | 42,5 | 4 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Divi, Bijesh | IND | 1828 | 7,5 | 0 | 7 | 48 | 43 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 10 | Leelananda, M K Isali Pinipa | SRI | 1462 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 46 | 42 | 3 |
Under-12 Open: Gold, Silver and Bronze
Top seed, Siddhanth Poonja dominated the field scoring 8.5/9 in Blitz Under-12 Open. He won Gold, remained undefeated and finished a full point ahead of the rest. Aadik Theophane Lenin scored 7.5/9 to secure Silver. Mayukh Majumder won Bronze scoring 7/9.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Siddhanth, Poonja | IND | 1896 | 8,5 | 0 | 8 | 48,5 | 43,5 | 3 | ||
| 2 | 6 | AIM | Aadik, Theophane Lenin | IND | 1755 | 7,5 | 0 | 7 | 47 | 43 | 3 | |
| 3 | 2 | Mayukh, Majumder | IND | 1853 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 48,5 | 44 | 3 |
Under-12 Girls: Silver and Bronze
WFM Devindya Oshini Gunawardhana (SRI) and WCM Pratitee Bordoloi scored 8/9 each. Devindya defeated Pratitee in Round 4 which helped her to win Gold in Blitz Under-12 Girls on tie-breaks. Pratitee had to settle for Silver. Hanya Shah scored 7/9 to secure Bronze.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | WFM | Gunawardhana, Devindya Oshini | SRI | 1906 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 46 | 41,5 | 4 | |
| 2 | 3 | WCM | Pratitee, Bordoloi | IND | 1683 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 45 | 41 | 4 | |
| 3 | 7 | Hanya, Shah | IND | 1639 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 46,5 | 42,5 | 3 |
Under-14 Open: Gold, Silver and Bronze
Premshankar B U scored 7/9 to win Gold in Under-14 Open. Viresh Sharnarthi and Raghav V scored 6.5/9 each to claim Silver and Bronze medal respectively. Viresh was the only player to defeat the eventual Gold medalist, Premshankar in Round 7.
Blitz Under-14 Open Gold - Premshankar B U 7/9
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | AIM | Premshankar, B U | IND | 1764 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 45 | 40 | 4 | |
| 2 | 1 | Sharnarthi, Viresh | IND | 2021 | 6,5 | 0,5 | 6 | 44,5 | 40,5 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 5 | Raghav, V | IND | 1804 | 6,5 | 0,5 | 5 | 47 | 42 | 3 |
Under-14 Girls: Gold and Silver
WCM Arshiya Das and Shanmathi Sree S scored 7.5/9 each. Arshiya won Gold on tie-breaks in Blitz Under-14 Girls, Shanmathi Silver.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | WCM | Arshiya, Das | IND | 1794 | 7,5 | 0,5 | 7 | 42 | 38 | 2 | |
| 2 | 1 | AFM | Shanmathi, Sree S | IND | 1839 | 7,5 | 0,5 | 6 | 43,5 | 39,5 | 2 | |
| 3 | 7 | Jayasundara, J M Theruni V | SRI | 1649 | 6,5 | 0 | 6 | 42 | 38,5 | 4 |
Under-16 Open: Gold and Silver
Top seed, Daksh Goyal scored 7.5/9 to win Gold in Blitz Under-16 Open. He finished a half point ahead of the rest. Rohith S scored 7/9 to secure Silver. Daksh defeated Rohith in the second round.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Daksh, Goyal | IND | 2033 | 7,5 | 0 | 7 | 44,5 | 40,5 | 3 | ||
| 2 | 8 | Rohith, S | IND | 1779 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 43 | 39,5 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 11 | Galkotuwa, K A R G W S N B I | SRI | 1709 | 6,5 | 0 | 6 | 46 | 41,5 | 4 |
Under-16 Girls: Silver and Bronze
Amesha Shenali Wijesinghe (SRI), Mrittika Mallick and Yashvi Jain scored 5/7 each in Blitz Under-16 Girls. They won Gold, Silver and Bronze medals respectively.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Wijesinghe, Amesha Shenali | SRI | 1635 | 5 | 1,5 | 3 | 26,5 | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Mrittika, Mallick | IND | 1945 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 22,5 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 4 | AFM | Yashvi, Jain | IND | 1715 | 5 | 0,5 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 3 |
Under-18 Open: Gold and Silver
The top two seeds, Ajay Santhosh Parvathareddy and FM Gaurang Bagwe scored 6.5/7 each in Blitz Under-18 Open. Ajay won Gold, Gaurang Silver according to tie-breaks. Their sole draw was against each other in the fourth round.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ajay, Santhosh Parvathareddy | IND | 2149 | 6,5 | 0,5 | 6 | 24,5 | 21,5 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 2 | FM | Bagwe, Gaurang | IND | 1959 | 6,5 | 0,5 | 6 | 23,5 | 21,5 | 4 | |
| 3 | 12 | Dissanayake, Sasandu Upeksha | SRI | 1473 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 2 |
Under-18 Girls: Silver
WCM Rajanya Datta scored 5.5/7 and won Silver on tie-breaks in Blitz Under-18 Girls.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | WCM | Sanudula, K M Dahamdi | SRI | 1821 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 23,50 | 3 | |
| 2 | 9 | WCM | Rajanya, Datta | IND | 1722 | 5,5 | 1 | 5 | 19,25 | 2 | |
| 3 | 8 | WCM | Pallie, Ehsha Mishela | SRI | 1778 | 5,5 | 1 | 5 | 16,75 | 2 |
Under-20 Open: Bronze
Arul Prakash N scored 5/9 to win Bronze in Blitz Under-20 Open.
Final standings
| 7 | 15 | Sharon, Rafael | U20 | ZAM | 2055 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 47 | 42,5 | 3 | |||
| 15 | 51 | Bandara, L R D B | U20 | SRI | 1621 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 42,5 | 37,5 | 2 | |||
| 17 | 33 | AIM | Arul, Prakash N | U20 | IND | 1788 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 40 | 36 | 2 |
Under-20 Girls: Gold and Bronze
WFM Kalyani Sirin won Gold scoring 5/9 in Blitz Under-20 Girls. WCM Arushi Kotwal secured Bronze scoring 3/9.
Final standings
| 21 | 19 | WFM | Kalyani, Sirin | F20 | w | IND | 1904 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 35,5 | 32,5 | 1 | |
| 36 | 36 | Gamage, Desandhi Dhihansa | F20 | w | SRI | 1767 | 3,5 | 0 | 3 | 33,5 | 31,5 | 1 | ||
| 39 | 37 | WCM | Arushi, Kotwal | F20 | w | IND | 1762 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 34 | 2 |
Above 60: Silver
Above 60 category had two players - T D R Peiris (SRI) and IM Sekhar Chandra Sahu. They scored 2/9 and 1/9 to claim Gold and Silver medal respectively.
Final standings
| 45 | 35 | Peiris, T D R | S60 | SRI | 1769 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 28 | 2 | |||
| 47 | 16 | IM | Sahu, Sekhar Chandra | S60 | IND | 2037 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21,5 | 20,5 | 1 |
A total of 69 players including 11 GMs, 6 IMs, 2 WGMs and 3 WIMs took part from India, Mauritius, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Zambia in the Open category. The nine-round Swiss League tournament was organized by Chess Federation of Sri Lanka from 28th August to 5th September 2024 at Citrus Hotel in Waskaduwa, Sri Lanka. The time control of the tournament was 90 Minutes + 30 seconds increment from move no.1.