Ramkumar prevails at 2nd Marvel Below 1600 Rating Tournament 2023
R Ramkumar scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win 2nd Marvel Below 1600 Rating Open 2023. He finished a half point ahead of the field. Tijil Singh and C R Ritvik scored 8/9 each. They were placed second and third respectively according to tie-breaks. Ramkumar's sole draw was against the eventual runner-up, Tijil. The top three finishers remained undefeated. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹600000. The top three prizes were ₹75000, ₹50000 and ₹40000 along with a trophy each. This was Ramkumar's third overall, first rating tournament triumph of his career. Photos: Marvel Chess Academy
Ramkumar's first rating tournament triumph of his career
R Ramkumar was the sole leader heading into the final round 7.5/8. He defeated Prashanth Vangala to become a clear champion. Tijil Singh and C R Ritvik won against My Aditya and Aswin Babu J to secure second and third position respectively.
A total of 401 players took part from various states across the country and one from Australia, Canada and USA each in the Below 1600 Rating tournament. The three-day nine round Rating tournament was organized by B Rajashekar at Puchalapalli Leela Sundaraiah Function Hall, Pragathinagar in Hyderabad, Telangana from 28th to 30th December 2023. The time control of the event was 30 minutes + 30 seconds increment per move.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Ram, Kumar R | IND | 1536 | AP | 8,5 | 51,5 | 55,5 | 51,50 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| 2 | 53 | Tijil, Singh | U15 | IND | 1255 | TG | 8 | 52 | 55 | 46,75 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 3 | 4 | C, R Ritvik | IND | 1527 | TG | 8 | 51 | 55 | 48,00 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| 4 | 8 | Gudimetla, Navaneeth Reddy | U15 | IND | 1494 | TN | 7,5 | 52 | 52,5 | 41,25 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 5 | 13 | Vasistha, Ramana Rao K V | IND | 1440 | TG | 7,5 | 50 | 52 | 42,50 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| 6 | 10 | Phani, Krishna C H | IND | 1449 | TG | 7,5 | 47 | 51 | 42,25 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| 7 | 6 | Venkata, Krishna Tondapu | IND | 1505 | TG | 7,5 | 45 | 49 | 39,75 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| 8 | 1 | Aswin, Babu J | IND | 1593 | TN | 7 | 55 | 60 | 43,50 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| 9 | 2 | AFM | My, Aditya | IND | 1549 | AP | 7 | 52,5 | 57,5 | 42,50 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 10 | 16 | Vangala, Prashanth | IND | 1413 | TG | 7 | 51 | 56 | 40,50 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| 11 | 9 | Andabatla, Satvik | U13 | IND | 1471 | TG | 7 | 49,5 | 53,5 | 39,25 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 12 | 12 | Sreenandan, Babu J | IND | 1440 | TG | 7 | 49 | 53,5 | 40,00 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| 13 | 39 | Sree, Rama Anjani Kumar K | U13 | IND | 1317 | TG | 7 | 48,5 | 52 | 38,75 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 14 | 11 | Phani, Kanuri | IND | 1442 | AP | 7 | 48 | 51 | 36,75 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| 15 | 42 | Pratik, Lalit Tambi | U11 | IND | 1310 | MH | 7 | 48 | 50,5 | 38,00 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 16 | 30 | Hriday, Mundada | U13 | IND | 1339 | TG | 7 | 47 | 50 | 36,00 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 17 | 7 | Nagasri, Saikanth | IND | 1498 | AP | 7 | 47 | 49,5 | 37,75 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| 18 | 26 | Anilkumar, Reddy Kasireddy | IND | 1352 | TG | 7 | 46,5 | 49,5 | 37,50 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| 19 | 73 | Anandhi, P | F13 | w | IND | 1204 | KA | 7 | 42 | 45 | 33,00 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 20 | 20 | Nidhish, Shyamal | U09 | IND | 1384 | TG | 6,5 | 52,5 | 56,5 | 38,25 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 21 | 94 | Oam, Baheti | U15 | IND | 1167 | TG | 6,5 | 51 | 55 | 37,75 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 22 | 119 | AFM | Abhibhav, Kumar | U13 | IND | 1127 | DL | 6,5 | 50,5 | 54 | 37,00 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 23 | 21 | Sarvani, Cheedella | F15 | w | IND | 1376 | AP | 6,5 | 49,5 | 52 | 35,75 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 24 | 25 | Subba, Raju S. | IND | 1360 | TG | 6,5 | 49 | 53 | 35,25 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| 25 | 32 | Syam, Sudhakar Rao R | IND | 1333 | AP | 6,5 | 48 | 52 | 35,25 | 0 | 6 |
