Classical and Blitz Rating Open triumph
IM Neelash Saha and GM Diptayan Ghosh were the coleaders 7.5/8 heading into the last round. They made a quick draw to secure the first two places. IM Aronyak Ghosh defeated FM Md. Imran to finish third 8/9 in 10th LBHM Rating Open 2024. In 13th LBHM Blitz Rating Open, Neelash and Aronyak were the only two players at a perfect 8/8. They were a full point ahead of the others. They drew their final round game to finish first and second. IM Ratnakaran K defeated Daksh Goyal to finish third 8/9. The total prize fund in the Blitz event was ₹100111. The top three prizes were ₹15000, ₹10111 and ₹5000 along with a trophy each. Aronyak won the Rapid Rating event. We will mention it and the Below 1800 Rating tournaments in detail in separate articles soon.
Last year, Neelash won 7th LBHM Rating Open and 9th LBHM Rapid Rating Open 2023. This time he won 10th LBHM Rating Open and 13th LBHM Blitz Rating Open. The score in both Classical events were 8/9, whereas in the faster format it was 8.5/9 in both Rapid Rating in 2023 and Blitz Rating in 2024.
Neelash - Nitin, Round 8
IM Nitin S (2339) lost a pawn early in the King's Indian Defence opening when he played 8...Nd4 but could not follow through correctly. In the above position, 16...Ng4?? does not work on account of 17.Bxg7! Nxf2 18.Qh6 White is not bothered about his light-squared bishop on d3 as he has checkmate ideas on g7. IM Neelash Saha (2469) won the game in another dozen moves.
A total of 698 players including 3 GMs and 4 IMs took part from various parts of the country, one from Canada and two from the USA. The five-day nine round Rating Open tournament was organized by Aryan Enterprises at Dhruv Global School in Pune, Maharashtra from 18th to 22nd May 2024. The time control of the event was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move no.1.
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Final standings in Classical
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | Gr | FED | RtgI | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | n | w | we | w-we | K | rtg+/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | IM | Neelash Saha | IND | 2469 | RSPB | 8 | 54,5 | 59,5 | 51,5 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7,12 | 0,88 | 10 | 8,8 | ||||
| 2 | 1 | GM | Ghosh Diptayan | IND | 2560 | RSPB | 8 | 53,5 | 57,5 | 49,8 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8,18 | -0,18 | 10 | -1,8 | ||||
| 3 | 2 | IM | Aronyak Ghosh | IND | 2528 | RSPB | 8 | 51,5 | 56 | 48,8 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8,31 | -0,31 | 10 | -3,1 | ||||
| 4 | 6 | IM | Ratnakaran K. | IND | 2258 | SRLYS | 8 | 50,5 | 55 | 47 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7,46 | 0,54 | 10 | 5,4 | ||||
| 5 | 4 | IM | Nitin S. | IND | 2339 | TN | 7,5 | 54,5 | 59 | 47 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 7,5 | 7,13 | 0,37 | 10 | 3,7 | ||||
| 6 | 19 | Bhoir Paras Dilip | U15 | LBHM | IND | 1965 | MH | 7,5 | 53 | 57,5 | 46 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 7,5 | 6,17 | 1,33 | 40 | 53,2 | |||
| 7 | 8 | Dere Pushkar | IND | 2206 | MH | 7,5 | 52,5 | 57,5 | 46 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 7,5 | 7,04 | 0,46 | 20 | 9,2 | |||||
| 8 | 14 | Bhosale Shriraj | LBHM | IND | 2032 | MH | 7,5 | 48,5 | 53 | 42,8 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 7,5 | 6,93 | 0,57 | 20 | 11,4 | ||||
| 9 | 100 | Avirat Chauhan | U11 | IND | 1761 | MH-Pune | 7,5 | 47 | 50,5 | 39,5 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 7,5 | 4,28 | 3,22 | 40 | 128,8 | ||||
| 10 | 23 | Gawai Siddhant | IND | 1935 | MH | 7 | 52,5 | 57,5 | 42,3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6,16 | 0,84 | 40 | 33,6 | |||||
| 11 | 40 | Agnivo Chakraborty | IND | 1874 | WB | 7 | 51,5 | 55,5 | 41,8 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 4,87 | 2,13 | 40 | 85,2 | |||||
| 12 | 9 | FM | Md Imran | U15 | IND | 2171 | AP | 7 | 50,5 | 54,5 | 39,8 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6,92 | 0,08 | 20 | 1,6 | |||
| 13 | 11 | Sharnarthi Viresh | U15 | LBHM | IND | 2078 | MH-Pune | 7 | 50 | 54,5 | 41 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7,07 | -0,07 | 40 | -2,8 | |||
| 14 | 12 | FM | Dutta Joydeep | IND | 2061 | WB | 7 | 49,5 | 53 | 40,5 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 7,48 | -0,48 | 20 | -9,6 | ||||
| 15 | 46 | Sherla Prathamesh | U13 | LBHM | IND | 1858 | MH-Pune | 7 | 49 | 53,5 | 40 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 5,28 | 1,72 | 40 | 68,8 | |||
| 16 | 10 | Koustuv Dash | IND | 2135 | OR | 7 | 49 | 53,5 | 39,5 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7,88 | -0,88 | 40 | -35,2 | |||||
| 17 | 43 | Gyana Sai Santhosh M | IND | 1870 | AP | 7 | 49 | 53 | 39 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 5,51 | 1,49 | 40 | 59,6 | |||||
| 18 | 25 | Bhuvan Krishna Prasanth | U13 | IND | 1930 | KA | 7 | 48,5 | 53,5 | 40 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6,21 | 0,79 | 40 | 31,6 | ||||
| 19 | 20 | Jihan Tejas Shah | U15 | IND | 1953 | GJ | 7 | 48,5 | 53 | 41,3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6,92 | 0,08 | 40 | 3,2 | ||||
| 20 | 13 | Badrinath S. | IND | 2033 | PY | 7 | 48,5 | 52,5 | 40,5 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7,72 | -0,72 | 20 | -14,4 | |||||
| 21 | 22 | Harshit Ranjan Sahu | IND | 1947 | OR | 7 | 48 | 53 | 39 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6,36 | 0,64 | 40 | 25,6 | |||||
| 22 | 7 | GM | Roy Chowdhury Saptarshi | LBHM | IND | 2237 | RSPB | 7 | 48 | 52,5 | 40 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 8,57 | -1,57 | 10 | -15,7 | |||
| 23 | 33 | Khairmode Dhanashree | w | LBHM | IND | 1892 | MH-Pune | 7 | 48 | 52 | 38,8 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6,09 | 0,91 | 40 | 36,4 | |||
| 24 | 48 | CM | Nimay Agrawal | U13 | LBHM | IND | 1854 | HR | 7 | 46,5 | 50,5 | 38,5 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 5,94 | 1,06 | 40 | 42,4 | ||
| 25 | 55 | Arnav Mahesh Koli | U15 | IND | 1842 | MH | 7 | 45 | 48,5 | 36 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6,37 | 0,63 | 40 | 25,2 |
A total of 706 players including 4 GMs and 6 IMs took part from various parts of the country, one from Canada and three from the USA. The one-day nine round Blitz Rating Open tournament was organized by Aryan Enterprises at Dhruv Global School in Pune, Maharashtra on 22nd May 2024. The time control of the event was 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment from move no.1.
Final standings in Blitz
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | FED | RtgI | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | n | w | we | w-we | K | rtg+/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | IM | Neelash Saha | IND | 2351 | RSPB | 8,5 | 55,5 | 60,5 | 56,3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 8,5 | 7,79 | 0,71 | 20 | 14,2 | |||
| 2 | 2 | IM | Aronyak Ghosh | IND | 2420 | RSPB | 8,5 | 54,5 | 59 | 54,8 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 8,5 | 7,59 | 0,91 | 10 | 9,1 | |||
| 3 | 5 | IM | Ratnakaran K. | IND | 2339 | SRLYS | 8 | 55,5 | 60 | 51,5 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7,68 | 0,32 | 10 | 3,2 | |||
| 4 | 14 | FM | Jain Kashish Manoj | IND | 2200 | MH | 8 | 52 | 55 | 47 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7,07 | 0,93 | 20 | 18,6 | |||
| 5 | 1 | GM | Ghosh Diptayan | IND | 2553 | RSPB | 8 | 50 | 54,5 | 48,5 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8,72 | -0,72 | 10 | -7,2 | |||
| 6 | 28 | Nagare Akhilesh | IND | 1968 | MH | 8 | 49 | 53,5 | 48 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6,27 | 0,73 | 20 | 14,6 | ||||
| 7 | 16 | Lad Mandar Pradip | IND | 2140 | GA | 8 | 45 | 48,5 | 43,5 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8,34 | -0,34 | 40 | -13,6 | ||||
| 8 | 15 | IM | Abhishek Kelkar | IND | 2144 | MH | 7,5 | 53 | 57,5 | 45,3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 7,5 | 7,35 | 0,15 | 20 | 3 | |||
| 9 | 7 | FM | Wagh Suyog | IND | 2330 | MH | 7,5 | 52 | 57 | 44,5 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 7,5 | 7,35 | 0,15 | 20 | 3 | |||
| 10 | 10 | IM | Ritviz Parab | IND | 2277 | GA | 7,5 | 51,5 | 55,5 | 45,3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 7,5 | 8,75 | -1,25 | 20 | -25 | |||
| 11 | 29 | Dere Pushkar | IND | 1965 | MH | 7,5 | 51 | 55 | 43,5 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 7,5 | 6,43 | 1,07 | 20 | 21,4 | ||||
| 12 | 30 | Phatak Aanjaneya | IND | 1963 | MH | 7,5 | 48,5 | 52,5 | 43,8 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 7,5 | 7,66 | -0,16 | 20 | -3,2 | ||||
| 13 | 40 | FM | Bagwe Gaurang | IND | 1908 | MH | 7,5 | 47,5 | 51,5 | 41,5 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 7,5 | 7,29 | 0,21 | 40 | 8,4 | |||
| 14 | 37 | Gawai Siddhant | IND | 1917 | MH | 7,5 | 46,5 | 50 | 41 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 7,5 | 5,31 | 2,19 | 40 | 87,6 | ||||
| 15 | 12 | FM | Md Imran | U15 | IND | 2273 | AP | 7,5 | 44,5 | 48 | 41,3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 7,5 | 8,81 | -1,31 | 40 | -52,4 | ||
| 16 | 3 | GM | Laxman R.R. | IND | 2362 | ICF | 7 | 52 | 57 | 42 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8,55 | -1,55 | 10 | -15,5 | |||
| 17 | 13 | GM | Karthikeyan P. | IND | 2241 | TN | 7 | 52 | 57 | 41,5 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8,05 | -1,05 | 10 | -10,5 | |||
| 18 | 45 | Sharnarthi Shlok | U15 | IND | 1894 | MH | 7 | 52 | 55,5 | 39,5 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 4,46 | 2,54 | 40 | 101,6 | |||
| 19 | 72 | Sherla Prathamesh | U13 | IND | 1821 | MH | 7 | 51,5 | 55,5 | 40 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 4,26 | 2,74 | 40 | 109,6 | |||
| 20 | 20 | Daksh Goyal | IND | 2054 | DL | 7 | 50,5 | 55 | 40,3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7,34 | -0,34 | 40 | -13,6 | ||||
| 21 | 59 | Lakshmi Charan Naidu G | U15 | IND | 1850 | AP | 7 | 50 | 54 | 41 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 5,84 | 1,16 | 40 | 46,4 | |||
| 22 | 85 | Aditya Savalkar | IND | 1795 | MH | 7 | 49,5 | 54 | 38,5 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5,68 | 1,32 | 20 | 26,4 | ||||
| 23 | 124 | Pandey Arpit | IND | 1724 | MH | 7 | 49,5 | 53,5 | 38,5 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 3,52 | 3,48 | 20 | 69,6 | ||||
| 24 | 162 | Neelabhro Bandyopadhyay | U15 | IND | 1680 | WB | 7 | 49,5 | 53 | 38,3 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3,35 | 2,65 | 40 | 106 | |||
| 25 | 36 | Srijon Saha | U15 | IND | 1920 | WB | 7 | 49 | 54 | 39,3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6,32 | 0,68 | 40 | 27,2 |
