Laxman clinches 2nd Athens of the East Blitz Rating Open 2023
GM Laxman R R scored 9/10 to win 2nd Athens of the East Blitz Rating Open 2023. He finished a half point ahead of the field. FM Ram Aravind L N and 12-year-old Aakash G scored 8.5/10 each. They secured second and third place respectively. Ram's only loss was against the eventual winner, Laxman. The total prize fund of the event was ₹300000. The top three prizes were ₹25000 + trophy, ₹20000 and ₹15000 each respectively. This is Laxman's fifth tournament triumph of the year. After this, he won a team Blitz event at Kavala, Greece. The one-day Blitz Rating tournament was organized by Ananthi Chess Academy on 16th July 2023 at Arunachalam Kamalabal Mahal in Madurai, Tamil Nadu. Photos: IA Ganesh Babu S
Laxman wins his fifth tournament of 2023
Three players - IM Nitin S, GM Laxman R R and Shadhursshaan R were in the lead 8/9 heading into the final round. Laxman beat Nitin and Shadhursshaan lost to FM Ram Aravind L N. Thus, Laxman became clear champion, Ram edged past Aakash to secure second place.
A total of 246 players including 2 GMs and an IM took part from various states across the country, one from England two from Nepal in this one-day Blitz Rating Open tournament. It was organized by Ananthi Chess Academy at Arunachalam Kamalambal Mahal in Madurai, Tamil Nadu on 16th July 2023. The time control of the event was 5 minutes + 3 seconds increment from no.1.
Final standings
Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | FED | RtgI | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | |
1 | 2 | GM | Laxman, R.R. | IND | 2379 | ICF | 9 | 64 | 69 | 61,50 | 0 | 9 | ||
2 | 5 | FM | Ram, Aravind L N | IND | 2212 | TN | 8,5 | 64,5 | 69,5 | 57,25 | 0 | 8 | ||
3 | 23 | Aakash, G | U13 | IND | 1742 | TN | 8,5 | 60 | 62 | 51,75 | 0 | 8 | ||
4 | 1 | IM | Nitin, S. | IND | 2382 | S.RLY | 8 | 66,5 | 71,5 | 55,50 | 0 | 8 | ||
5 | 3 | GM | Deepan, Chakkravarthy J. | IND | 2336 | ICF | 8 | 64 | 68,5 | 52,50 | 0 | 8 | ||
6 | 28 | Shadhursshaan, R | IND | 1682 | TN | 8 | 60 | 65 | 48,50 | 0 | 8 | |||
7 | 6 | FM | Syed Anwar, Shazuli | IND | 2212 | ICF | 8 | 59,5 | 64,5 | 50,00 | 0 | 7 | ||
8 | 4 | Ram, S. Krishnan | IND | 2303 | BSNL | 8 | 58,5 | 63 | 51,00 | 0 | 7 | |||
9 | 22 | Gokulakrishna, S | IND | 1744 | TN | 8 | 55 | 55,5 | 43,50 | 0 | 8 | |||
10 | 17 | Vignesh, Kannan P | U13 | IND | 1786 | TN | 7,5 | 64 | 68 | 47,75 | 0 | 7 | ||
11 | 47 | Nigash, G | IND | 1472 | TN | 7,5 | 62,5 | 66 | 46,50 | 0 | 7 | |||
12 | 24 | Dinesh, Rajan M | IND | 1738 | TN | 7,5 | 60 | 64,5 | 45,00 | 0 | 7 | |||
13 | 36 | Mohammed, Tharig S | IND | 1591 | TN-MDU | 7,5 | 57,5 | 62 | 42,00 | 0 | 7 | |||
14 | 44 | AGM | Rutherford, S | IND | 1501 | TN | 7,5 | 57 | 60 | 41,50 | 0 | 7 | ||
15 | 16 | Raju, S | IND | 1853 | TN | 7,5 | 55,5 | 58 | 40,25 | 0 | 7 | |||
16 | 8 | Dusthageer, Ibrahim M. | IND | 2182 | TN-MDU | 7 | 65 | 69,5 | 41,50 | 0 | 6 | |||
17 | 11 | Manigandan, S S | IND | 1985 | TN-MDU | 7 | 63 | 67 | 43,00 | 0 | 7 | |||
18 | 9 | Gugan, G | IND | 2074 | TN | 7 | 60 | 65 | 43,75 | 0 | 6 | |||
19 | 7 | Lokesh, N. | IND | 2203 | TN | 7 | 59,5 | 65 | 42,50 | 0 | 6 | |||
20 | 39 | Kalyani, Sirin | F13 | w | IND | 1573 | KER | 7 | 58 | 62 | 38,00 | 0 | 7 | |
21 | 33 | Nandish, V S | U15 | IND | 1602 | TN | 7 | 57,5 | 62 | 41,50 | 0 | 6 | ||
22 | 38 | AIM | Arul, Prakash N | U15 | IND | 1581 | TN-MDU | 7 | 57 | 61,5 | 40,00 | 0 | 7 | |
23 | 15 | Adhithya, S | IND | 1853 | TN | 7 | 55,5 | 60 | 40,00 | 0 | 7 | |||
24 | 40 | Jack, Samuel | U13 | IND | 1541 | TN | 7 | 55,5 | 60 | 39,50 | 0 | 6 | ||
25 | 25 | Alaguraja, M.A. | IND | 1734 | TN-MDU | 7 | 55,5 | 59,5 | 39,50 | 0 | 7 | |||
26 | 14 | Dhanasekar, K. | IND | 1903 | TN | 7 | 55 | 58,5 | 39,25 | 0 | 6 | |||
27 | 83 | Kirpesh, I | U15 | IND | 1260 | TN | 7 | 54,5 | 58 | 37,50 | 0 | 7 | ||
28 | 42 | Vigneshwaran, K | IND | 1513 | TN | 7 | 54,5 | 57,5 | 38,00 | 0 | 7 | |||
29 | 20 | Anup, Shankar R | IND | 1766 | TN | 7 | 54 | 57 | 37,00 | 0 | 6 | |||
30 | 18 | Prathish, A | IND | 1783 | TN-MDU | 7 | 53 | 55 | 35,00 | 0 | 7 |