Sriiyukthaa Abirami and Aarav Dengla clinch Gold, Silver and Bronze at World Schools Rapid and Blitz 2024
Sriiyukthaa Marksim Karki Abirami scored 7.5/9 to win Gold at FIDE World Schools Rapid Under-9 Girls 2024. She finished a half point ahead of the field. After suffering her sole loss against the eventual Bronze winner, Mumtozbegim Sobirova (UZB) in Round 6, Sriiyukthaa bounced back by winning the next three games. Sriiyukthaa also won a Bronze medal in the Blitz event scoring 7/9. She finished a full point behind the Gold medal winner, Husnorakhon Khusnitdinova (UZB). IM Aarav Dengla won Silver in Under-15 Open Blitz. He finished a half point behind the champion, FM Akbarali Abdukhakimov (UZB). Photo: Uzbekistan Chess Federation
Aarav Dengla secures Silver in Under-15 Open Blitz
Rapid: Under-9 Girls - Gold
Sriiyukthaa Marksim Karki Abirami (1589) scored 7.5/9 to win Gold in Under-9 Girls Rapid. She finished a half point ahead of the competition. Her sole loss was against the eventual Bronze medal winner, Mumtozbegim Sobirova (UZB, 1475). Husnorakhon Khusnitdonva (UZB, 1594) secured Silver 7/9.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | w-we | K | rtg+/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Marksim Karki Abirami, Sriiyukthaa | IND | 1589 | 7,5 | 0 | 44,5 | 48,5 | 5 | 0,56 | 40 | 22,4 | |
| 2 | 2 | Khusnitdinova, Husnorakhon | UZB | 1594 | 7 | 1 | 43 | 44,5 | 5 | 1,06 | 40 | 42,4 | |
| 3 | 6 | Sobirova, Mumtozbegim | UZB | 1475 | 7 | 0 | 46 | 47 | 5 | 0,99 | 40 | 39,6 |
Blitz: Under-15 Open - Silver
FM Akbarali Abdukhakimov (UZB, 2031) scored 7.5/9 to win Gold in Blitz Under-15 Open. IM Aarav Dengla (2307) scored 7/9 to secure Silver. He scored seven wins and two losses. One of them was against the eventual Gold medal winner, Akbarali. Khondamir Elmirzaev (UZB, 1929) got Bronze scoring 6.5/9.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | w-we | K | rtg+/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | FM | Abdukhakimov, Akbarali | UZB | 2031 | 7,5 | 0 | 45,5 | 48 | 4 | 7 | 1,97 | 40 | 78,8 |
| 2 | 1 | IM | Aarav, Dengla | IND | 2307 | 7 | 0 | 42,5 | 45,5 | 4 | 7 | -0,87 | 20 | -17,4 |
| 3 | 7 | Elmirzaev, Khondamir | UZB | 1929 | 6,5 | 1 | 45 | 48 | 5 | 6 | 2,66 | 40 | 106,4 |
Under-9 Girls - Bronze
Top seed, Husnorakhon Khusnitdinova (UZB, 1717) scored 8/9 to win Gold. Alika Baktybek Kyzy (KGZ, 1462) scored 7.5/9 to secure Silver. Sriiyuktha Marksim Karki Abirami (1538) got Bronze scoring 7/9. Despite a 2/4 start by losing her third and fourth round games against the eventual Gold and Silver medal winners respectively, Sriiyukthaa made a strong comeback by winning the next five games in-a-row.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | w-we | K | rtg+/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Khusnitdinova, Husnorakhon | UZB | 1717 | 8 | 0 | 44 | 47,5 | 5 | 8 | 0,57 | 40 | 22,8 | |
| 2 | 8 | Baktybek Kyzy, Alika | KGZ | 1462 | 7,5 | 0 | 45,5 | 49 | 5 | 7 | 2,59 | 40 | 103,6 | |
| 3 | 2 | ACM | Marksim Karki Abirami, Sriiyukthaa | IND | 1538 | 7 | 0 | 43 | 46,5 | 4 | 7 | 0,53 | 40 | 21,2 |
