Karthik Venkataraman dominates MPL 59th National Senior Chess Championship 2022
GM Karthik Venkataraman drew his final round game against GM Visakh N R to win MPL 59th National Senior Chess Championship 2022. Karthik scored an unbeaten 10/13 and finished a half point ahead of the field. GM Abhijeet Gupta, Visakh, IM P Shyam Nikhil and IM Sayantan Das scored 9.5/13 each. They were placed second to fifth according to tie-breaks. Karthik became the only player to remain undefeated among the top ten finishers. The 23-year-old from Andhra Pradesh has secured plenty of podium finish throughout 2022, however this was his sole and biggest triumph of the year. Photo: All India Chess Federation
RSPB claims four out of top ten
Four out of top ten finishers were from RSPB, two from PSPB and West Bengal each. GM Abhijeet Gupta suffered the maximum number of losses - three, among the top 15 finishers, still he managed to finish second. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹3000000. Top three prizes were ₹600000, ₹500000 and ₹400000 along with a beautiful and huge trophy each.
Sethuraman - Deepan: 1-0
GM Sethuraman S P (PSPB, 2642) scored a nice win against GM Deepan Chakkravarthy (RSPB, 2457) to finish ninth with a score of 9/13.
After 19.Bxe6, Black had to recapture with the queen to avoid this deadly 20.e5! Qg6 21.exd6 d3 22.Qe1 cxd6 23.Bxd6 Kf7 24.Nc4 Qf6 25.Nfe5+ Nxe5 26.Bxe5 Qf3 27.b6 and White won the game in another four moves.
Norm makers
A total of 196 players including 18 GMs and 27 IMs are taking part in this tournament organized by Delhi Chess Association. The event is taking place in New Delhi from 22nd December 2022 to 3rd January 20233. The 13-round Swiss league tournament has a time control of 90 minutes for 40 moves followed by 30 minutes with an increment of 30 seconds from move no.1
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Round 13 results
| Bo. | No. | Name | Typ | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Typ | Rtg | Club/City | No. | PGN | ||
| 1 | 10 | GM | Karthik Venkataraman | 2503 | Andhra Pradesh | 9½ | ½ - ½ | 9 | GM | Visakh N R | 2544 | RSPB | 5 | PGN | ||
| 2 | 18 | IM | Das Sayantan | 2475 | RSPB | 9 | ½ - ½ | 9 | GM | Gupta Abhijeet | 2601 | PSPB | 3 | PGN | ||
| 3 | 7 | IM | Aronyak Ghosh | U20 | 2521 | RSPB | 8½ | ½ - ½ | 8½ | GM | Mitrabha Guha | 2487 | West Bengal | 14 | PGN | |
| 4 | 32 | Hari Madhavan N B | U20 | 2385 | Tamil Nadu | 8½ | ½ - ½ | 8½ | IM | Koustav Chatterjee | U20 | 2508 | West Bengal | 8 | PGN | |
| 5 | 13 | IM | Shyaamnikhil P | 2490 | RSPB | 8½ | 1 - 0 | 8½ | IM | Srihari L R | U18 | 2429 | Tamil Nadu | 25 | PGN | |
| 6 | 1 | GM | Sethuraman S.P. | 2642 | PSPB | 8 | 1 - 0 | 8 | GM | Deepan Chakkravarthy J. | 2457 | RSPB | 20 | PGN | ||
| 7 | 9 | GM | Iniyan P | U20 | 2507 | Tamil Nadu | 8 | 1 - 0 | 8 | IM | Anuj Shrivatri | U18 | 2414 | Madhya Pradesh | 26 | PGN |
| 8 | 28 | IM | Audi Ameya | 2401 | Goa | 8 | 0 - 1 | 8 | IM | Vignesh N R | 2493 | RSPB | 12 | PGN | ||
| 9 | 17 | GM | Chanda Sandipan | 2475 | West Bengal | 8 | 0 - 1 | 8 | FM | Panesar Vedant | U20 | 2387 | Maharashtra | 30 | PGN | |
| 10 | 37 | IM | Nitin S. | 2372 | RSPB | 8 | ½ - ½ | 8 | IM | Harshavardhan G B | U20 | 2434 | Tamil Nadu | 22 | PGN | |
| 11 | 15 | GM | Sengupta Deep | 2486 | PSPB | 7½ | ½ - ½ | 8 | IM | Ajay Krishna S | 2383 | Tamil Nadu | 34 | PGN | ||
| 12 | 48 | CM | Soham Kamotra | U18 | 2329 | Jammu and Kashmir | 7½ | + - - | 7½ | GM | Shyam Sundar M. | 2526 | Tamil Nadu | 6 | ||
| 13 | 46 | Sahoo Utkal Ranjan | 2333 | Odisha | 7½ | 1 - 0 | 7½ | GM | Venkatesh M.R. | 2459 | PSPB | 19 | PGN | |||
| 14 | 49 | IM | Avinash Ramesh | U18 | 2327 | Tamil Nadu | 7½ | 1 - 0 | 7½ | IM | Das Arghyadip | 2438 | RSPB | 21 | PGN | |
| 15 | 23 | IM | Mohammad Nubairshah Shaikh | 2433 | Maharashtra | 7½ | 0 - 1 | 7½ | GM | Karthikeyan P. | 2316 | RSPB | 52 | PGN | ||
| 16 | 99 | Adireddy Arjun | U12 | 1980 | Telangana | 7½ | ½ - ½ | 7½ | IM | Mehar Chinna Reddy C.H. | 2405 | RSPB | 27 | PGN | ||
| 17 | 29 | IM | Kushagra Mohan | U18 | 2390 | Telangana | 7½ | 1 - 0 | 7½ | FM | Krishnan Ritvik | U16 | 2266 | Maharashtra | 56 | PGN |
| 18 | 51 | Subhayan Kundu | 2319 | West Bengal | 7½ | ½ - ½ | 7½ | GM | Laxman R.R. | 2372 | RSPB | 36 | PGN | |||
| 19 | 53 | IM | Rajesh V A V | 2314 | RSPB | 7½ | ½ - ½ | 7½ | Sanket Chakravarty | U18 | 2367 | West Bengal | 38 | PGN | ||
| 20 | 42 | IM | Utsab Chatterjee | U20 | 2350 | West Bengal | 7½ | 0 - 1 | 7½ | IM | Saravana Krishnan P. | 2244 | Tamil Nadu | 59 | PGN |
Final standings after Round 13
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | |
| 1 | 10 | GM | Karthik Venkataraman | IND | 2503 | Andhra Pradesh | 10 | 100 | 106,5 | 81,00 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | 3 | GM | Gupta Abhijeet | IND | 2601 | PSPB | 9,5 | 102,5 | 108,5 | 77,25 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | 5 | GM | Visakh N R | IND | 2544 | RSPB | 9,5 | 100 | 107 | 76,75 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | 13 | IM | Shyaamnikhil P | IND | 2490 | RSPB | 9,5 | 90 | 95 | 68,25 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | 18 | IM | Das Sayantan | IND | 2475 | RSPB | 9,5 | 88 | 93,5 | 67,50 | 0 | 8 |
| 6 | 7 | IM | Aronyak Ghosh | IND | 2521 | RSPB | 9 | 103,5 | 110,5 | 74,00 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | 8 | IM | Koustav Chatterjee | IND | 2508 | West Bengal | 9 | 103 | 110 | 72,75 | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | 14 | GM | Mitrabha Guha | IND | 2487 | West Bengal | 9 | 102,5 | 109,5 | 74,00 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | 1 | GM | Sethuraman S.P. | IND | 2642 | PSPB | 9 | 101,5 | 106,5 | 71,25 | 0 | 7 |
| 10 | 32 | Hari Madhavan N B | IND | 2385 | Tamil Nadu | 9 | 98,5 | 104,5 | 69,25 | 0 | 7 |
