Laxman wins his third event of the year
GM Laxman R R had won 2nd Skillcraft Rapid and Blitz Open in March this year. However, they were both non-rating chess tournaments. His first Rating tournament triumph is this one at Mangalore, Karnataka. 11-year-old Arushi Severin Helen D Silva is the youngest finisher among top 20. She scored 7.0/9 and her only loss was against the eventual champion, Laxman.
Champion - GM Laxman R R 8.0/9 | Photo: Sa Kannan
GM Laxman R R scored an unbeaten 8/9, he drew the last two games and gained 16.6 Elo rating points
Runner-up - IM Ratnakaran K 8.0/9 | Photo: Sa Kannan
3rd IM Nitin S 8.0/9 | Photo: Sa Kannan
4th IM Himal Gusain 8.0/9 | Photo: Sa Kannan
A total of 308 players including 2 GMs and 5 IMs took part in this two-day Rapid Rating tournament. The event was organized by Dakshina Kannada Chess Association at Town Hall, Mangalore, Karnataka on 14th and 15th May 2022. The time control of the tournament was 25 minutes + 10 seconds increment.
Final Standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | Gr | FED | RtgI | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | |
| 1 | 2 | GM | Laxman R.R. | IND | 2354 | Icf | 8,0 | 56,0 | 59,0 | 51,00 | 0,0 | 7 | |||
| 2 | 6 | IM | Ratnakaran K. | IND | 2283 | Kerala | 8,0 | 54,5 | 59,0 | 51,00 | 0,0 | 7 | |||
| 3 | 1 | IM | Nitin S. | IND | 2355 | Tamil Nadu | 8,0 | 53,0 | 55,0 | 47,00 | 0,0 | 8 | |||
| 4 | 4 | IM | Gusain Himal | IND | 2319 | Wr | 8,0 | 53,0 | 54,5 | 46,50 | 0,0 | 7 | |||
| 5 | 8 | Sharma R. Preetham | IND | 2196 | Karnataka | 7,5 | 52,0 | 54,5 | 43,25 | 0,0 | 7 | ||||
| 6 | 12 | FM | Vinoth Kumar M. | IND | 1949 | Tamil Nadu | 7,5 | 49,0 | 54,0 | 42,75 | 0,0 | 7 | |||
| 7 | 26 | AIM | Pankaj Bhat | IND | 1545 | Kar-dk | 7,5 | 47,0 | 51,0 | 40,75 | 0,0 | 7 | |||
| 8 | 14 | IM | Ramnathan Balasubramaniam | IND | 1911 | Tamil Nadu | 7,0 | 51,5 | 55,5 | 42,00 | 0,0 | 6 | |||
| 9 | 11 | FM | Sharan Rao | IND | 1953 | Kar-dk | 7,0 | 51,0 | 55,5 | 39,50 | 0,0 | 7 | |||
| 10 | 3 | GM | Thejkumar M. S. | IND | 2346 | Karnataka | 7,0 | 49,5 | 54,5 | 39,50 | 0,0 | 7 | |||
| 11 | 9 | FM | Syed Anwar Shazuli | IND | 2152 | Tamil Nadu | 7,0 | 49,5 | 51,5 | 37,25 | 0,0 | 6 | |||
| 12 | 16 | AGM | Sa Kannan | IND | 1856 | Tamil Nadu | 7,0 | 48,5 | 53,0 | 39,50 | 0,0 | 7 | |||
| 13 | 21 | Harsh Suresh | U15 | IND | 1637 | Tamil Nadu | 7,0 | 48,5 | 51,5 | 37,00 | 0,0 | 7 | |||
| 14 | 46 | Anoop P | IND | 1302 | Kerala | 7,0 | 48,5 | 50,5 | 35,50 | 0,0 | 7 | ||||
| 15 | 42 | Shirodkar Aayush | IND | 1322 | Goa | 7,0 | 48,0 | 52,0 | 38,00 | 0,0 | 7 | ||||
| 16 | 13 | Madhusoodana Bhat S | IND | 1941 | Kar-dk | 7,0 | 47,5 | 48,5 | 35,50 | 0,0 | 6 | ||||
| 17 | 30 | Dhanush Ram M | U15 | IND | 1480 | Kar-dk | 7,0 | 46,5 | 48,5 | 34,25 | 0,0 | 6 | |||
| 18 | 10 | Sivasankar B. | IND | 2015 | Tamil Nadu | 7,0 | 44,5 | 48,5 | 36,75 | 0,0 | 5 | ||||
| 19 | 100 | Arushi Severin Helen D Silva | F13 | w | IND | 1152 | Kar-dk | 7,0 | 40,0 | 43,5 | 33,25 | 0,0 | 6 | ||
| 20 | 136 | Karthik S Alva | U13 | IND | 1071 | Kar-dk | 7,0 | 40,0 | 43,0 | 31,00 | 0,0 | 7 | |||
| 21 | 5 | IM | Viani Antonio Dcunha | IND | 2313 | Kar-dk | 6,5 | 55,0 | 59,5 | 39,75 | 0,0 | 6 | |||
| 22 | 29 | Lad Mandar Pradip | IND | 1493 | Goa | 6,5 | 50,0 | 54,5 | 36,75 | 0,0 | 6 | ||||
| 23 | 24 | Dasari Dattatreya Rao | IND | 1576 | Karnataka | 6,5 | 50,0 | 54,5 | 36,25 | 0,0 | 6 | ||||
| 24 | 37 | Jake Shanty | U11 | IND | 1390 | Kerala | 6,5 | 47,5 | 51,5 | 34,50 | 0,0 | 6 | |||
| 25 | 36 | AIM | Sushanth Vaman Shetty | U13 | IND | 1402 | Kar-dk | 6,5 | 45,5 | 49,5 | 33,25 | 0,0 | 6 |
