Ritviz Parab dominates 3rd Durga Motors Rapid Rating Open 2024
IM Ritviz Parab scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win 3rd Durga Motors Rapid Rating Open 2024. IM Nitish Belurkar and Mandar Pradip Lad scored 8/9 each. They secured second and third place according to tie-breaks. Ritviz defeated the eventual runner-up, Nitish in the seventh round. The total prize fund was ₹151000. The top three prizes were ₹40000, ₹20000 and ₹12000 along with a trophy each. The two-day nine-round Swiss league rapid rating tournament was organized by Rotary Club of Porvorim at Dr. K B Hedgewar High School in Bambolim, Goa on 14th and 15th December. This is Ritviz's third tournament triumph of the year. Photo: IA Anurag Mhamal
Ritviz wins consecutive editions
Earlier this year, IM Ritviz Parab won the second edition of this tournament in February. Once again he scored the exact same points 8.5/9 and finished clear first. Devesh Anand Naik and IM Ritviz Parab were the coleaders 7.5/8, heading into the final round. Ritviz defeated Abhishek Patil and Nitish won against Devesh. Ritviz won the tournament, Nitish second. Mandar Pradip Lad scored a full point against Saeeja Gunesh Desai to finish third.
Prizes were distributed by Chief Guest - Rotarian Ashok Sapra, sponsor and owner of Durga Motors, in presence of Wilson Cruz, Sudhakar Patgar, Rajesh Mehrotra, Umesh Naik, Tournament Director, Chief Arbiter - IAArvind Mhamal, Dr. Pramod Dubale, Mrs. Archan Sawant and Mr. Tukaram Shetye.
The tournament was inaugurated by the Chief Guest. L to R sitting: Dr. Pramod Dubale and Mrs. Archan Sawant, made the first move on the board. Standing: Tournament Director - Umesh Naik, Tukaram Shetye, Joint Secretary, GCA, Chief Arbiter - IA Arvind Mhamal, FA Dattaram Pinge, Mrs. Trupti Naik, Mrs. Pratiksha Khalap, Mrs. Archana Sawant and other dignitaries were present.
A total of 306 players including two IMs took part from various parts of India and two from New Zealand. The tournament was organized by Rotary Club of Porvorim at Dr. K B Hedgewar School in Bambolim, Goa on 14th and 15th December 2024. The nine-round Swiss league Rapid Rating tournament had a time control of 20 minutes + 10 seconds increment from move no.1.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | IM | Ritviz, Parab | 2175 | Salcete | 8,5 | 54 | 58,5 | 54,75 | 0 | 8 | |||
| 2 | 2 | IM | Nitish, Belurkar | 2257 | Tiswadi | 8 | 55,5 | 59 | 50,50 | 0 | 8 | |||
| 3 | 4 | Lad, Mandar Pradip | 2100 | Bardez | 8 | 51,5 | 54 | 46,50 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| 4 | 7 | Devesh, Anand Naik | 1879 | Ponda | 7,5 | 55,5 | 58,5 | 46,25 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| 5 | 27 | Aravinda, B R | 1631 | Karnataka | 7,5 | 48,5 | 52,5 | 42,50 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| 6 | 14 | Aarth, Siddhesh Shenvi Karapurkar | U15 | 1734 | Bardez | 7,5 | 48 | 51 | 40,25 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 7 | 5 | Bhosale, Shriraj | 1967 | Maharashtra | 7 | 53 | 56 | 41,00 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| 8 | 8 | AGM | Mani, Bharathy | 1874 | T N | 7 | 52,5 | 57 | 43,25 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 9 | 12 | Patil, Abhishek | 1744 | Maharashtra | 7 | 52,5 | 57 | 41,50 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| 10 | 10 | Chaitanya, V Gaonkar | U15 | 1825 | Bicholim | 7 | 52,5 | 54,5 | 38,00 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 11 | 18 | WCM | Chopdekar, Gunjal | w | 1718 | Tiswadi | 7 | 51,5 | 56,5 | 40,00 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 12 | 9 | Bezstrakhov, Dmitry | 1847 | Russia | 7 | 51 | 56 | 42,50 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| 13 | 30 | Saeeja, Gunesh Dessai | F13 | w | 1601 | Salcete | 7 | 51 | 54 | 39,00 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 14 | 17 | Mayuresh, Laxlabh Desai | U15 | 1723 | Sattari | 7 | 49,5 | 53,5 | 39,25 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 15 | 11 | Parab, Rishikesh | 1759 | Mormugao | 7 | 49,5 | 52 | 37,50 | 0 | 7 |
