Ritviz Parab convincingly clinches Durga Motors Rapid Rating Open 2024

Ritviz's first rating tournament triumph of the year

IM Ritviz Parab and IM Bhakti Kulkarni were the coleaders 7.5/8 heading into the final round. They inevitably faced each other in Round 9 and Ritviz prevailed in it. Three players - IM Nitish Belurkar, Mandar Pradip Lad and Brendan Peroz were in pursuit at 7/8 each. Mandar defeated the top seed Nitish to secure second place, Bhakti was placed third. The Arjuna awardee Bhakti is the sole female finisher among the top 25.

L to R: Rtn. Sandeep Bharne, Ashesh Keni, Secretary, GCA, Rt. Umesh Naik, President Rotary Club Porvorim, Chief Guest - Rtn. Ashok Sapra, in  presence of Chief Arbiter - IA Arvind Mhamal, Rtn. Vivek Kerkar, Rtn. Dr. Pramod Dabale, Rtn. Ryan Costa, and Rtn. Ravi Gupta.

L to R: Chief Guest - Rtn. Umesh Naik, President Rotary Club Porvorim with Project Coordinator Rtn. Sandeep Bharne. Chief Arbiter - IA Arvind Mhamal and Prabhakar Shetye.

Thanks to the Chief Arbiter IA Arvind Mhamal for sharing photos and information about the tournament.

A total of 246 players including three IMs took part from various states across the country and one from Hungary and Ukraine each. The two-day nine round Rapid Rating tournament was organized by Rotary Club of Porvorim, sponsored by Durga Motors Porvorim at Dr. K B Hedgewar School, Cujira in Bambolim, Goa on 10th and 11th February 2024. The time control of the event was 20 minutes + 10 seconds increment.

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