Ojasva Singh wins 1st Imperial Rapid Rating Open 2024

by Shahid Ahmed - 30/04/2024

FM Ojasva Singh, FM Aaryan Varshney and IM Himal Gusain scored an unbeaten 8/9 each at 1st Imperial Rapid Rating Open 2024. Ojasva won the tournament due to better tie-break score. Aaryan and Himal were placed second and third. Ojasva drew against the eventual runner-up, Aaryan in the sixth round. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹500000. The top three prizes were ₹50000, ₹35000 and ₹25000 along with a trophy each. The two-day nine round Rapid Rating tournament was organized by Imperial Chess Academy at RPS International School in Gurugram, Haryana on 20th and 21st April 2024. This is Ojasva's fourth overall, second rating tournament triumph of the year. Photos: Jayant

Ojasva wins his fourth tournament of the year

FM Ojasva Singh started with four wins in-a-row. Then he drew the next two games, before finishing the event with a hat-trick of wins, his second one at that. Eight players - FM Sahib Singh, IM-elect FM Aaryan Varshney, Ojasva, GM Swayams Mishra, Vatsal Singla, IM Himal Gusain, Saurabh Choubey and Harish Sharma were at 7/8 each before the final round. Sahib drew with Swayams, Saurabh lost to Ojasva, Himal and Aaryan defeated Harish and Vatsal. Ojasva became champion, Aaryan second and Himal third.

Champion - FM Ojasva Singh 8/9

Runner-up - FM Aaryan Varshney 8/9 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Second Runner-up - IM Himal Gusain (left) 8/9

FM Ojasva Singh en route his final round victory over Saurabh Choubey

FM Ojasva Singh scored an unbeaten 8/9 and drew with the eventual runner-up FM Aaryan Varshney

4th GM Swayams Mishra 7.5/9

10th GM Saptarshi RoyChowdhury 7/9

Group photo of various prize winners

Gurugram achievers were felicitated

Abiola Robinson Samel from Nigeria scored 4.5/9

Players in action

The tournament hall at RPS International School in Gurugram, Haryana

Thanks to Jayant for sharing photos.

A total of 397 players including two GMs, two IMs and a WGM took part from various states all over the country, one from England and Nigeria each in this two-day nine round Rapid Rating tournament. It was organized by Imperial Chess Academy at RPS International School in Gurugram, Haryana on 20th and 21st April 2024. The time control of the event was 25 minutes + 10 seconds increment per move.

Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	3	FM	Singh, Ojasva		IND	2286		8	53,5	58	50,00
2	7	FM	Aaryan, Varshney		IND	2168	Delhi	8	52	56	48,50
3	5	IM	Gusain, Himal		IND	2212		8	51	56	49,25
4	1	GM	Swayams, Mishra		IND	2445		7,5	54	59	48,25
5	6	FM	Aradhya, Garg		IND	2207	Delhi	7,5	52	56,5	45,50
6	12	FM	Sahib, Singh		IND	2006		7,5	51,5	56	45,00
7	11		Anadkat, Kartavya		IND	2018	Gujarat	7,5	50,5	55,5	45,00
8	41		Akshat, Negi		IND	1748	Delhi	7,5	45	48	38,00
9	49		Vatsal, Singla	U15	IND	1706	Delhi	7	53,5	57,5	42,25
10	2	GM	Roy Chowdhury, Saptarshi		IND	2358		7	52,5	57,5	42,50
11	8	IM	Aaditya, Dhingra		IND	2149	Haryana	7	51	55,5	40,75
12	20	WFM	Shubhi, Gupta	U15	IND	1906	Uttar Pradesh	7	51	55	39,50
13	4	FM	Namitbir, Singh Walia		IND	2239	Punjab	7	50,5	54	39,75
14	27		Om, Batra		IND	1825		7	50	55	37,00
15	24	FM	Daaevik, Wadhawan	U15	IND	1848	Delhi	7	50	54	39,00
16	14	FM	Garv, Gaur		IND	1972	Haryana	7	48,5	52,5	38,50
17	22	FM	Aarav, Sinha	U15	IND	1869	Delhi	7	48,5	52,5	38,00
18	19	AFM	Choubey, Saurabh		IND	1912	Madhya Pradesh	7	48	52	38,50
19	28	AIM	Suraj, Dahiya		IND	1809	Haryana	7	47,5	51,5	37,00
20	59	AFM	Arhan, Jain	U15	IND	1671	Haryana	7	47,5	51	38,25
21	36		Dayal, Samar	U11	ENG	1767	England	7	45,5	49	36,50
22	18	FM	Rosh, Jain	U13	IND	1920		7	45	49	35,50
23	17		Sharma, Harish		IND	1922		7	43,5	50,5	36,00
24	10	CM	Bharadia, Yash	U15	IND	2048		6,5	53	57,5	39,25
25	13	CM	Aashman, Gupta		IND	1976	Delhi	6,5	49,5	54	36,75
26	21		Sanchit, Anand		IND	1904	Delhi	6,5	49,5	53,5	36,00
27	33		Arshpreet, Singh	U15	IND	1779		6,5	49	53,5	36,25
28	38	WCM	Sachi, Jain	U15	IND	1763		6,5	49	53	34,50
29	42		Shubh, Kapur		IND	1745		6,5	49	52,5	35,75
30	16		Deep, Kapoor		IND	1950		6,5	48,5	52	35,75

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