Indians claim six out of top ten
Sneha Halder, CM Velavaa Ragavesh and WCM Prishita Gupta are the remaining three Indians to make a top ten finish. They scored 5/7 each to secure sixth, eighth and tenth place respectively according to tie-breaks.
Champion - GM Mitrabha Guha 7/7
Runner-up - GM Laxman R R 6/7
Second Runner-up - Jval Saurin Patel 6/7
GM Mitrabha Guha won all his games
6th Sneha Halder 5/7
8th CM Velavaa Ragavesh 5/7
Group photo of the prize winners
The tournament hall
A total of 85 players including 2 GMs and 7 IMs took parts from six countries across the world. The one-day seven round Armageddon tournament was organized by Chess Federation of Sri Lanka in Melaka, Malaysia on 23rd February 2024. The time control of the event was like a usual Armageddon, 5 minutes for white and 4 minutes for black where black has draw odds to win the game.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | GM | Mitrabha, Guha | IND | 2534 | 7 | 0 | 31,5 | 2565 |
| 2 | 2 | GM | Laxman, R.R. | IND | 2379 | 6 | 0 | 35 | 2011 |
| 3 | 7 | Jval, Saurin Patel | IND | 1772 | 6 | 0 | 33,5 | 1973 | |
| 4 | 3 | FM | Villanueva, Nelson | PHI | 2257 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 1805 |
| 5 | 9 | WCM | Sanudula, K M Dahamdi | SRI | 1715 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 1745 |
| 6 | 11 | Sneha, Halder | IND | 1696 | 5 | 0 | 33 | 1766 | |
| 7 | 4 | AGM | Nik, Nik Ahmad Farouqi | MAS | 1985 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 1806 |
| 8 | 8 | CM | Velavaa, Ragavesh | IND | 1745 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 1750 |
| 9 | 32 | AFM | Teo, Hong Kai Javier | SGP | 1440 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 1710 |
| 10 | 13 | WCM | Prishita, Gupta | IND | 1642 | 5 | 0 | 30,5 | 1775 |
