Rituraj Tamuli triumphs at 1st Meghalaya GM Below 1600 Rating Tournament 2023

by Shahid Ahmed - 02/01/2024

Rituraj Tamuli scored an unbeaten 8/9 to win 1st Meghalaya GM Below 1600 Rating Tournament 2023. Rituraj finished a half point ahead of the rest. Prashant Kumar Singh, Vashishtha Ankesh and Bapu Debbarma scored 7.5/9 each. They were placed second, third and fourth respectively according to tie-breaks. Both Rituraj and Prashant remained unbeaten. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹3001000, ₹1001000 in Category B. The top three prizes were ₹100000, ₹75000 and ₹50000 along with a trophy each respectively. This was Rituraj's first rating tournament triumph of his career. Photos: Meghalaya Chess Association

Rituraj's first tournament triumph of his career

Rituraj Tamuli was the sole leader 7.5/8 heading into the final round. Prashant Kumar Singh was the sole pursuer at 7/8. Five players were at 6.5/8 each. Antar Biswas drew against Rituraj, Prashant split the point against Pawan Sain. Thus, Rituraj became a clear champion, Prashant second. Vashishtha Ankesh defeated Rajesh Kumar Nayak to finish third.

Champion - Riuraj Tamuli 8/9

Runner-up - Prashant Kumar Singh 7.5/9

Second Runner-up - Vashishtha Ankesh 7.5/9

Rituraj Tamuli scored an unbeaten 8/9, finished a half point ahead of the field and gained 50 Elo rating points

Group photo of various prize winners

Prizes were distributed by the Chief Minister of Meghalaya - Conrad K Sangma with Sports Minister, Govt. of Meghalaya, Shakliar Warjri and President, All India Chess Federation, Dr. Sanjay Kapoor in presence of MCA President - Khijar Mehraj Warjri and General Secretary - Khrawkupar Pajat amongst others.

Thanks to Khrawkupar Pajat, General Secretary of Meghalaya Chess Association for sharing photos and info about the tournament.

A total of 188 players took part from three countries - Bangladesh, India and Nepal in the Category B (Rated 1599 and Below) section. The five-day nine round Rating tournament was organized by Meghalaya Chess Association at SAI STC Indoor Sports Stadium in Shillong, Meghalaya from 16th to 20th December 2023. The time control of the event was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment per move.

Final standings

Rk.	SNo	Name	Typ	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB5
1	21	Rituraj, Tamuli		IND	1455	Assam	8	48,5	52,5	45,25	7
2	31	Prashant, Kumar Singh		IND	1407	Bihar	7,5	51,5	56,5	45,75	6
3	49	Vashishtha, Ankesh		IND	1352	Rajasthan	7,5	47	50	39,25	7
4	33	Bapu, Debbarma		IND	1397	Tripura	7,5	43,5	45	36,00	7
5	14	Ravi, Palsule		IND	1490	Madhya Pradesh	7	50,5	54,5	41,00	6
6	27	Pawan, Sain		IND	1435	Rajasthan	7	50	54,5	39,25	6
7	25	Antar, Biswas		IND	1443	West Bengal	7	46,5	50	37,25	6
8	51	Soumyadeep, Raha	U15	IND	1351	West Bengal	7	46	47,5	35,50	6
9	22	Lalremruata,		IND	1450	Mizoram	7	44	47,5	34,50	6
10	70	Shubham, Pareta		IND	1271	Madhya Pradesh	7	43	45,5	34,00	7
11	10	Sasanka, Shandilya		IND	1534	Assam	6,5	47,5	51,5	35,50	6
12	76	Anant, Panwar		IND	1245	Uttar Pradesh	6,5	47,5	50	33,75	6
13	40	Vivek, Kumar		IND	1375	Delhi	6,5	44	47	31,75	6
14	36	Abhirup, Saikia	U12	IND	1388	Assam	6,5	42	46	27,75	6
15	18	Dawngliana, M S		IND	1463	Mizoram	6,5	41,5	45	31,00	6
16	38	Ardhendu, Sekhar Mandal		IND	1382	Meghalaya	6,5	41,5	44,5	29,75	6
17	44	Moirangthem, Modhusudon		IND	1368	Manipur	6,5	41	45	31,25	6
18	47	Sorokhaibam, Herojit Singh		IND	1353	Manipur	6,5	41	45	31,00	6
19	28	Krusen, D Shira		IND	1421	Meghalaya	6,5	41	45	31,00	5
20	42	Abhinay, Debbarma		IND	1373	Tripura	6,5	41	44,5	32,25	6

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