Shreyash Shuvam Patnaik clear first at 18th KT Global School Rating Open 2024

by Shahid Ahmed - 02/11/2024

Shreyash Shuvam Patnaik scored 8/9, remained undefeated to win 18th KT Global School Rating Open 2024. He finished a half point ahead of the competition. Three players - Rabindra Kumar Ojha, Harshit Ranjan Sahu and Tanmay Talin Behera scored 7.5/9 each. They were placed second to fourth respectively according to tie-breaks. Shreyash drew with both podium finishers. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹150000. The top three prizes were ₹25000, ₹20000 and ₹10000 along with a trophy each. The five-day nine round Rating tournament was organized by IIG Sports Academy at KT Global School in Khordha, Odisha from 13th to 17th October 2024. This is the first tournament triumph Shreyash played in 2024 and he won it convincingly. Photo: IIG Sports Academy

Shreyash wins the first tournament he plays in 2024

Shreyash Shuvam Patnaik and Harshit Ranjan Sahu were the coleaders 7.5/8, going into the final round. Harshit was not paired in the final round which virtually made Shreyash, the sole leader. He drew with the only player trailing him by a half point - Rabindra Kumar Ojha. Shreyash became champion, Rabindra second and Harshit third. 8-year-old Sattwik Swain scored 7/9 to finish ninth. He became the youngest top ten finisher of the event.

Top 3 (L to R): 2nd Rabindra Kumar Ojha 7.5/9, 1st Shreyash Shuvam Patnaik 8/9 and 3rd Harshit Ranjan Sahu 7.5/9 | Photo: IIG Sports Academy

Inauguration ceremony | Photo: IIG Sports Academy

Shreyash Shuvam Patnaik scored an unbeaten 8/9, finished a half point ahead of the rest and gained 70.8 Elo rating points

Players in action | Photo: IIG Sports Academy

A total of 282 players took part from all over the country and one from the USA in this five-day nine round Rating Open tournament. It was organized by IIG Sports Academy at KT Global School in Khordha, Odisha from 13th to 17th October 2024. The time control of the event was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment per move.

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Final standings

Rk.	SNo	Name	Typ	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB5
1	4	Shreyash Shuvam Patnaik		1885	OR, Cuttack	8	53	56	48,25	7
2	10	Rabindra Kumar Ojha		1758	OR, Cuttack	7,5	50	54	43,00	6
3	1	Harshit Ranjan Sahu		2003	OR, Cuttack	7,5	49,5	57	45,50	7
4	18	Tanmay Talin Behera	U13	1684	OR, Bhubaneshwar	7,5	47,5	50,5	41,75	6
5	2	Badamundi Tapan		1975	OR, Gajapati	7	53,5	57	42,00	6
6	6	Shrihan Sabat	U15	1850	OR, Brahmapur	7	53	57	41,00	7
7	3	Chanda Ujan	U11	1885	WB, Hooghly district	7	51	55	41,25	6
8	8	Ayushman Mohanty	U13	1800	OR, Puri	7	49,5	53	38,50	6
9	12	Sattwik Swain	U09	1718	OR, Bhubaneshwar	7	48,5	52	39,25	5
10	19	Mishra Manish	U11	1672	OR, Bhubaneshwar	7	47	49	35,50	6
11	36	Devi Prasad Biswal		1588	OR, Bhubaneshwar	7	46	48	34,75	6
12	7	Sanket Sagar Dash		1821	OR, Bhubaneshwar	7	45	48,5	36,50	6
13	11	Gurubaran Raghuraman	U11	1743	TN, Tiruchirappalli	6,5	51,5	55	36,00	6
14	27	Mohapatra Ayush Aryan	U15	1628	OR, Kendrapara	6,5	50,5	55	37,75	5
15	5	Majhi Fakir		1878	OR, Rayagada	6,5	50,5	53,5	35,25	6

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