Maharashtra State Schools witness over 600 participants
Total 605 players from various districts of Maharashtra participated in this Maharashtra State Schools Selection FIDE Rating Tournament in four-day age group rating tournament held between 27th and 30th August at Aurangabad, Maharashtra. Total 24 players (top two from each group) qualified for the upcoming National Schools Championship 2019 which will also be held in the same city and organized by the same organizer Grandmaster Chess Foundation. Here is a pictorial report of the tournament which witnessed almost 1200 people from all across the state including parents and officials. Photo: Vijay Deshpande
Mumbai Suburban and Nagpur dominate Maharashtra State Schools
The tournament was inaugurated by Minister of State for Industry Mr. Atul Save. Also present on the occasion were University senate member Pankaj Bharsakhale, Sudhir Naik, Prof. Dr. Sandip Jagtap, AMCA Secretary Vijay Deshpande, Chief Arbiter Vitthal Madhav.
More than one thousand people attended the prize distribution ceremony. Well known Industrialist Mr. Pradeep Dhut and Operations head of Lokmat group Mr. Karan Darda were chief guests. Also present on the Dias were AMCA Secretary and tournament director Mr. Vijay Deshpande, AMCA treasurer Mr. Rajendra Konde, Secretary of Grandmaster Chess Foundation Dr. Manisha Deshpande, Chief Arbiter Mr. Vitthal Madhav, Well known coach Mr. G. Balaji, Mr. Ganesh Deshpande and Mr. Lekh Mithawala.
Total 24 players were selected for National Schools Championship and 250 prizes were given to the prize winners. The tournament took place at Saptapadi Mangal Karyalaya, Aurangabad from 27th to 30th August 2019.
Selected players in under-6 girls
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | FED | RtgI | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
| 1 | 17 | Myrah Suchdev | F06 | w | IND | 0 | Mumbai City | 6,5 | 0,0 | 36,5 | 37,0 | 28,25 | 6 | ||
| 2 | 18 | Pal Vedika | F06 | w | IND | 0 | Nagpur | 6,0 | 0,0 | 36,5 | 37,5 | 26,00 | 6 |
Selected players in under-6 open
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | FED | RtgI | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
| 1 | 26 | Kule Nirmay | U06 | FID | 0 | Thane | 7,5 | 0,0 | 38,0 | 41,0 | 37,50 | 7 | ||
| 2 | 24 | Joshi Aditya Shripad | U06 | IND | 0 | Pune | 7,0 | 0,0 | 36,5 | 39,5 | 33,00 | 6 |
Selected players in under-8 girls
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | FED | RtgI | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
| 1 | 41 | Vritika Krushna Game | F08 | w | IND | 0 | Nagpur | 7,5 | 0,0 | 36,0 | 39,0 | 36,25 | 7 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Prisha Kesarwani | F08 | w | IND | 1178 | Mumbai Suburban | 7,0 | 0,0 | 39,0 | 42,0 | 34,50 | 7 |
Selected players in under-8 open
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | FED | RtgI | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Sherla Prathamesh | U08 | IND | 1268 | Pune | 7,0 | 0,0 | 39,5 | 43,5 | 37,25 | 6 | |||
| 2 | 15 | Nair Sreevaishnav | U08 | IND | 1031 | Raigad | 7,0 | 0,0 | 33,5 | 36,5 | 32,00 | 7 |
Selected players in under-10 girls
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | FED | RtgI | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
| 1 | 4 | Divya Sharad Patil | F10 | w | IND | 1264 | Kolhapur | 7,0 | 1,0 | 37,0 | 40,0 | 34,25 | 6 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Sani Deshpande | F10 | w | IND | 1404 | Aurangabad | 7,0 | 0,0 | 34,5 | 37,0 | 30,00 | 7 |
Selected players in under-10 open
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | FED | RtgI | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
| 1 | 5 | Aarav Lakhani | U10 | IND | 1331 | Mumbai Suburban | 7,5 | 0,0 | 38,0 | 42,0 | 39,00 | 7 | |||
| 2 | 11 | Ghadge Harsh | U10 | IND | 1303 | Ahmednagar | 6,5 | 0,0 | 37,0 | 39,5 | 31,00 | 6 |
Selected players in under-12 girls
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | FED | RtgI | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
| 1 | 2 | Aastha Turankar | F12 | w | IND | 1262 | Nagpur | 7,0 | 0,0 | 37,0 | 38,5 | 32,75 | 6 | ||
| 2 | 6 | Sri Rashmika M | F12 | w | IND | 1211 | Nagpur | 6,5 | 0,0 | 36,0 | 39,0 | 30,75 | 5 |
Selected players in under 12-open
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | FED | RtgI | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
| 1 | 2 | Dhruv Swapnil Haldankar | U12 | IND | 1518 | Mumbai Suburban | 7,0 | 0,0 | 38,0 | 41,0 | 34,75 | 6 | |||
| 2 | 8 | Himanshu Jethwani | U12 | IND | 1254 | Nagpur | 6,5 | 0,5 | 40,5 | 44,0 | 33,75 | 6 |
Selected players in under-14 girls
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | FED | RtgI | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
| 1 | 4 | Kulkarni Siya Jayant | F14 | w | IND | 1256 | Nashik | 7,0 | 1,0 | 35,5 | 37,0 | 31,25 | 6 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Saniya Rafique Tadavi | F14 | w | IND | 1287 | Jalgaon | 7,0 | 0,0 | 36,0 | 40,0 | 33,00 | 7 |
Selected players in under-14 open
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | FED | RtgI | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
| 1 | 2 | Deshpande Suhan | U14 | IND | 1638 | Nagpur | 6,5 | 0,0 | 35,0 | 38,5 | 30,50 | 6 | |||
| 2 | 1 | Nikam Sudhanshu | U14 | IND | 1701 | Aurangabad | 6,0 | 0,0 | 39,5 | 44,0 | 31,75 | 4 |
Selected players in under-16 girls
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | FED | RtgI | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
| 1 | 2 | WCM | Wankhade Sanskruti | F14 | w | IND | 1559 | Akola | 7,0 | 1,0 | 32,0 | 34,0 | 28,50 | 6 | |
| 2 | 1 | Greeshma Anand Dhumal | F16 | w | IND | 1934 | Thane | 7,0 | 0,0 | 32,5 | 35,0 | 28,00 | 7 |
Selected players in under-16 open
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | FED | RtgI | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Wankhede Avishkar | U16 | IND | 1904 | Nashik | 8,0 | 0,0 | 38,0 | 42,0 | 42,00 | 8 | |||
| 2 | 6 | Saparia Jeel Bharat | U16 | IND | 1453 | Mumbai Suburban | 6,0 | 0,5 | 38,0 | 42,0 | 28,75 | 5 |
