Mitrabha Guha dominates Aavhan Rapid Rating and Blitz Open 2024

by Shahid Ahmed - 25/05/2024

GM Mitrabha Guha dominated 4th Aavhan Rapid Rating and Blitz Open 2024. He scored 8.5/9 each in both events and finished a half point ahead of the field to become a clear champion. Five players - Pushkar Dere, FM Suyog Wagh, CM Snehal Bhosale, Arun Kataria and Arpan Das scored 8/9 each. They were placed second to sixth respectively according to tie-breaks. In the Blitz Open, four players - Suyog, Paras Dilip Bhoir, Ram Vishal Parab and FM Gaurang Bagwe scored 8/9 each. They secured second to fifth place respectively. The total prize fund in the Rapid Rating and Blitz Open were ₹200000 and ₹20000. The top three prizes in Rapid were ₹30000, ₹20000 and ₹16000 along with a trophy each, for Blitz it was ₹4000, ₹3000 and ₹2000. The two-day rating tournament was organized by Aavhan IIT Bombay at IIT Bombay in Mumbai, Maharashtra on 10th and 11th May 2024. This is Mitrabha's tenth and eleventh overall, fifth rating tournament victory of the year. Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Top seed Mitrabha scores sole 8.5/9 in both events

Pushkar Dere made a blazing start in the Rapid Rating Open by winning eight games in-a-row. GM Mitrabha Guha was the sole player trailing him by a half point. Mitrabha defeated Pushkar in the final round to become a clear champion, Pushkar secured second place. FM Suyog Wagh won against FM Ojas Kulkarni to finish third. In the Blitz Open, Mitrabha was the sole leader 7.5/8 heading into the final round. He defeated Atharvaa P Tayade to become a clear champion again with the exact same score 8.5/9. FM Suyog Wagh and Paras Dilip Bhoir scored full points against Dhruv Swapnil Haldankar and Priyanshu Patil to finish second and third respectively.

Champion in Rapid Rating and Blitz Open - GM Mitrabha Guha 8.5/9 each | Photo: Ravindra Potawad

Runner-up in Rapid Rating - Pushkar Dere 8/9 | Photo: Ravindra Potawad

Second Runner-up in Rapid Rating and Runner-up in Blitz - FM Suyog Wagh 8/9 each | Photo: Ravindra Potawad

GM Mitrabha Guha scored an unbeaten 8.5/9, finished a half point ahead of the field and defeated the eventual runner-up, Pushkar Dere in the final round

Players in action at IIT Bombay in Mumbai, Maharashtra | Photo: Ravindra Potawad

A total of 519 players including 2 GMs and 4 IMs took part from all over the country in this two-day nine round Rapid Rating Open tournament. It was organized by Aavhan IIT Bombay at IIT Bombay in Mumbai, Maharashtra on 10th and 11th May 2024. The time control of the event was 20 minutes + 5 seconds increment per move.

Final standings in Rapid Rating

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB5
1	1	GM	Mitrabha, Guha			IND	2458	8,5	55	58	54,25	8
2	13		Dere, Pushkar			IND	1993	8	54	58	49,50	8
3	3	FM	Wagh, Suyog			IND	2268	8	52,5	57,5	50,25	7
4	9	CM	Snehal, Bhosale			IND	2121	8	50,5	55,5	49,00	8
5	18		Arun, Kataria			IND	1964	8	48	50,5	44,50	8
6	23		Arpan, Das			IND	1923	8	46,5	50	43,50	8
7	17	FM	Bagwe, Gaurang	U16		IND	1971	7,5	53	57,5	45,75	7
8	10		Aakash, Sharadchandra Dalvi			IND	2107	7,5	52,5	57	45,25	7
9	22		Jihan, Tejas Shah	U16		IND	1933	7,5	52	56	43,50	7
10	25		Patil, Priyanshu			IND	1904	7,5	48	52	41,50	7
11	26		Shah, Mihir			IND	1879	7,5	46	50,5	40,50	7
12	5	IM	Kulkarni, Vikramaditya			IND	2155	7	54,5	58,5	43,50	7
13	4	IM	Gusain, Himal			IND	2215	7	53,5	58	42,00	7
14	31		Rounaiv, Rana	U16		IND	1817	7	53	57	41,00	7
15	12	FM	Potawad, Anirudhha			IND	2004	7	52	57	42,50	6
16	8	IM	Sai, Agni Jeevitesh J			IND	2124	7	52	56	41,00	6
17	11	FM	Ojas, Kulkarni			IND	2078	7	51	55	40,00	7
18	16		Bhoir, Paras Dilip	U16		IND	1986	7	51	54	38,50	7
19	7		Ram, Vishal Parab	U16		IND	2130	7	50	54,5	40,50	7
20	37		Somaiya, Shreyansh	U16		IND	1762	7	50	53	39,50	7
21	14	WFM	Shah, Vishwa		w	IND	1989	7	48,5	52,5	38,50	7
22	24	FM	Jaiveer, Mahendru	U16		IND	1920	7	48	52,5	39,25	6
23	38		Arnav, Mahesh Koli	U16		IND	1758	7	46,5	50,5	37,50	7
24	42		Dhruv, Swapnil Haldankar	U16		IND	1738	7	46,5	48,5	34,50	7
25	20	FM	Sauravh, Khherdekar			IND	1955	7	46	53	38,00	7
26	6	IM	Dushyant, Sharma			IND	2132	7	45,5	52,5	37,50	7
27	32		Mishra, Sanjeev			IND	1807	7	45,5	47	33,00	7
28	43		Bartakke, Aditya			IND	1730	7	45	47	34,00	7
29	19		Kherdekar, Arnav			IND	1957	7	42,5	49,5	36,50	6
30	34		Shah, Veer Kunjan			IND	1788	6,5	51,5	55,5	36,25	6

Details

A total of 263 players including a GM and 3 IMs took part from all over the country in this one-day nine round Blitz Open tournament. It was organized by Aavhan IIT Bombay at IIT Bombay in Mumbai, Maharashtra on 11th May 2024. The time control of the event was 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment per move.

Final standings in Blitz Open

Rk.	SNo		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB5
1	1	GM	Mitrabha, Guha	IND	2510	8,5	53,5	57,5	54,00	8
2	2	FM	Wagh, Suyog	IND	2330	8	54,5	59,5	51,00	8
3	30		Bhoir, Paras Dilip	IND	1753	8	50	54	46,00	8
4	23		Ram, Vishal Parab	IND	1834	8	46,5	49,5	42,50	8
5	17	FM	Bagwe, Gaurang	IND	1908	8	45,5	49	42,50	8
6	16		Atharvaa, P Tayade	IND	1920	7	54,5	59	44,00	6
7	3	IM	Krishnater, Kushager	IND	2306	7	53,5	57,5	42,50	7
8	4		Aakash, Sharadchandra Dalvi	IND	2275	7	53	56,5	40,75	6
9	9	IM	Dushyant, Sharma	IND	2077	7	52	58	43,00	7
10	7	FM	Jaiveer, Mahendru	IND	2216	7	52	57	43,00	7
11	26		Dhruv, Swapnil Haldankar	IND	1788	7	51,5	56,5	42,00	7
12	10		Jihan, Tejas Shah	IND	2072	7	48,5	52,5	37,00	7
13	19		Patil, Priyanshu	IND	1893	7	47	51	38,00	7
14	20	ACM	Iyer, Arvind	IND	1858	7	47	50,5	37,50	6
15	8	CM	Snehal, Bhosale	IND	2170	7	45	49	36,50	7
16	22		Mishra, Sanjeev	IND	1835	7	44	46	31,00	7
17	83		Shrey, Nilkant	IND	1553	7	41	44,5	31,50	7
18	62	AIM	Vivaan, Sardana	IND	1600	6,5	52	55,5	38,00	6
19	5	IM	Gusain, Himal	IND	2272	6,5	50,5	54,5	35,25	6
	11	FM	Potawad, Anirudhha	IND	2008	6,5	50,5	54,5	35,25	6
21	56		Prathamesh, Santosh Gawade	IND	1609	6,5	48,5	52,5	34,25	6
22	25		Shah, Mihir	IND	1796	6,5	46	50	33,25	6
23	75	AFM	Maniar, Hriday	IND	1568	6,5	46	50	32,75	6
24	35		Borkhetariya, Devarsh M	IND	1722	6,5	45	50	36,00	5
25	31		Jain, Ashita	IND	1744	6,5	45	47,5	31,25	6

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