First-ever Rating tournament triumph for Samarth
Samarth J Rao (KAR) finished third in the first edition in 2015. He has played and won many tournaments. However, this is his first Rating tournament triumph.
Champion - Samart J Rao 7.5/9 | Photo: New Tumkur District Chess Association
CM Samarth J Rao (KAR, 1664) defeated Murahari A H (TN, 1210) in the final round to win the tournament.
Samarth J Rao scored an undefeated 7.5/9 and gained 15 Elo rating points
Inauguration Ceremony | Photo: New Tumkur District Chess Association
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A total of 64 players took part from all over India. The four-day nine-round Swiss league Rating tournament was organized by New Tumkur Chess Association and MM Chess Development Trust at Shridevi College of Medical Sciences and Research Hospital, Tumkur, Karnataka from 1st to 4th December 2022. The time control of the tournament was 60 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move no.1.
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Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | Gr | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | |
| 1 | 3 | CM | Samarth J Rao | IND | 1664 | WC-KAR | 7,5 | 50,5 | 51 | 40,50 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 2 | 1 | Naveen Kumar A. | IND | 2035 | WC-AP | 7,5 | 49,5 | 54 | 43,25 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| 3 | 2 | FM | Venkata Krishna Karthik K | IND | 1839 | AP | 7 | 47,5 | 52 | 40,00 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 4 | 5 | Pamarthi Audietya Aazadh | IND | 1404 | TEL | 6,5 | 50 | 53 | 35,25 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| 5 | 8 | Kannan.V | IND | 1366 | TN | 6,5 | 37,5 | 40,5 | 28,25 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| 6 | 12 | Yesu Babuk | IND | 1255 | WC-AP | 6 | 46,5 | 50 | 30,00 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| 7 | 15 | Murahari A H | U19 | IND | 1210 | TN | 6 | 46 | 49,5 | 30,00 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 8 | 4 | Sathya Moorthy | IND | 1489 | PDY | 6 | 46 | 49,5 | 29,75 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| 9 | 11 | Prakash Banskar | IND | 1296 | MP | 6 | 44 | 47 | 28,75 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| 10 | 14 | Uday Kumar Tummagunta | IND | 1218 | WC-AP | 6 | 44 | 47 | 27,00 | 0 | 6 |
