Srivardhan Reddy Devareddy dominates 15th KIIT Chess Festival C Below 1700 Rating Tournament 2024

by Shahid Ahmed - 16/12/2024

Srivardhan Reddy Devareddy scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win 15th KIIT International Chess Festival Category C (Below 1700) Rating Tournament 2024. The 22-year-old from Andhra Pradesh, finished a half point ahead of the competition. Arijit Ghosh scored 8/9 to secure second place. Seven players made 7.5/9 each. Out of them, the top seed of the event, Sanskar Gaigore secured third place according to tie-breaks. Top three remained undefeated. The total prize fund of the festival was ₹6000000, ₹1500000 for Category C. The top three prizes were ₹100000, ₹75000 and ₹60000 along with a trophy each. The four-day nine-round Swiss league rating tournament was organized by and at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology in Bhubaneswar, Odisha from 6th to 9th December. This is Srivardhan's first rating tournament triumph of his career. Photo: Swayangsu Satyakam

Srivardhan's first rating tournament triumph

Srivardhan Reddy Devareddy was the sole leader 7.5/8, heading into the final round. Six players - Sanskar Gaigore, Mayank Santosh Hedau, Siddhesh Kamila, Saket Kumar, Arijit Ghosh and Bratin Das were in pursuit at 7/8 each. Srivardhan defeated Mayank to become a clear champion. Bratin lost to Arijit and the latter secured second place. Sanskar drew with Saket to finish third.

Champion - Srivardhan Reddy Devareddy 8.5/9 | Photo: Swayangsu Satyakam

Runner-up - Arijit Ghosh 8/9 | Photo: Swayangsu Satyakam

Second Runner-up - Sanskar Gaigore 7.5/9 | Photo: Swayangsu Satyakam

Top 3 of Category A and C | Photo: Swayangsu Satyakam

Srivardhan Reddy Devareddy scored an unbeaten 8.5/9, finished a half point ahead of the rest and gained 69.4 Elo rating points

Various players in action | Photo: Swayangsu Satyakam

A total of 433 players took part from various parts of India and also from Cyprus, Kenya, Nepal and Sri Lanka in Category C (Below 1700). The tournament was organized by KIIT University from 6th to 9th December 2024 at KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha. The nine-round Swiss league tournament had a time control of 60 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move no.1.

Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	82		Srivardhan Reddy Devareddy			IND	1586	AP	8,5	52	56	52,25
2	24		Arijit Ghosh			IND	1658	JH	8	47,5	51,5	46,00
3	1		Gaigore Sanskar			IND	1699	MH	7,5	56,5	60	48,25
4	59		Roy Anand			IND	1614	CT	7,5	50,5	55	43,00
5	41		Siddhesh Kamila			IND	1641	OR	7,5	49	53	42,25
6	35		Mishra Sandeep Kumar			IND	1651	OR	7,5	47,5	52	41,25
7	67		Saket Kumar			IND	1604	BR	7,5	47,5	51	41,75
8	77		Dipti Ranjan Nayak			IND	1589	OR	7,5	46	50	39,75
9	32		Sahoo Dasharathi			IND	1653	OR	7,5	42,5	46,5	38,75
10	14		Mayank Santosh Hedau			IND	1678	MH	7	53,5	57,5	41,50
11	25		Gadge Vedant			IND	1657	MH	7	51	55	39,00
12	57		Chouhan N.C.	S60		IND	1618	WB	7	48,5	53	38,00
13	26		Rudrasish Som			IND	1657	WB	7	47,5	52	40,75
14	55		Aayusree Sarkar		w	IND	1619	WB	7	47	51,5	37,25
15	191		Bratin Das			IND	1481	WB	7	47	50,5	36,00
16	7		Surendiraa A Sathish			IND	1688	TN	7	47	50	37,75
17	66		Birendra Raita			IND	1604	OR	7	44,5	48,5	37,00
18	31		Binoda Kanhar			IND	1653	OR-KISS	7	43,5	47	36,00
19	27		Gatikrushna Bhuyan			IND	1656	OR	7	43	47	34,50
20	49		Arhan Chatterjee			IND	1627	WB	7	42	46,5	35,75
21	48		Swain Narayan	S60		IND	1628	OR	7	40,5	44,5	34,25
22	19		Rajesh Kumar Nayak			IND	1669	OR	7	40,5	43,5	32,25
23	81		Indusheetala		w	IND	1587	KA	7	40	42,5	32,00
24	53		Meher Bhabanee Prasad			IND	1624	OR	7	39	42,5	34,50
25	114	AFM	Rudra Kandpal			IND	1546	MH	6,5	50	53,5	36,50
26	56		Mahendar B			IND	1619	TG	6,5	49,5	53	36,50
27	128		Riyana Khatun		w	IND	1534	WB	6,5	48	49	32,25
28	175		Aniket Pawar			IND	1491	MH	6,5	47,5	50,5	33,50
29	30		Babula Bhoi			IND	1653	OR-KISS	6,5	47	52	35,00
30	5		Biswa Preet Ray			IND	1692	OR	6,5	46,5	49,5	32,00

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