Suyog Wagh wins Shatranj Rapid Rating Open Belgaum 2024
FM Suyog Wagh, Srikara Darbha and IM Ameya Audi scored 8/9 each at Shatranj Rapid Rating Open Belgaum 2024. Suyog won the tournament due to better tie-break scores. Srikara and Ameya secured second and third place respectively. Only Suyog and Srikara remained unbeaten among top three. Suyog drew with Srikara in the last round. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹320000. The top three prizes were ₹50000, ₹30000 and ₹20000 along with a trophy each. The two-day nine-round Swiss league rating tournament was organized by Rotary Club of Belgaum South in association with Belgaum District Chess Association at Maratha Mandir in Belagavi, Karnataka on 28th and 29th December. This is Suyog's fourth tournament triumph in 2024. Photo: Aakash Madiwalar/Belgaum District Chess Association
Top three score 8/9
FM Suyog Wagh and Srikara Darbha were the coleaders 7.5/8, going into the final round. They drew their game against each other. Suyog became champion, Belgaum's own Srikara secured second place. IM Ramnathan Balasubramaniam lost to IM Ameya Audi. The latter finished third. 14-year-old, 58th seeded Areen Kulkarni scored 7.5/9 to claim seventh place. He is the youngest top ten finisher of the event.
Champion - FM Suyog Wagh 8/9 | Photo: Aakash Madiwalar/Belgaum District Chess Association
Runner-up - Srikara Darbha 8/9
| Photo: Aakash Madiwalar/Belgaum District Chess Association
Second Runner-up - IM Ameya Audi 8/9
| Photo: Aakash Madiwalar/Belgaum District Chess Association
IM Sammed Shete and FM Suyog Wagh in action on the top boards
| Photo: Aakash Madiwalar/Belgaum District Chess Association
FM Suyog Wagh scored an unbeaten 8/9, won the tournament on tie-breaks and gained 5.8 Elo rating points
Lighting of the lamp
| Photo: Aakash Madiwalar/Belgaum District Chess Association
The organizing team | Photo: Aakash Madiwalar/Belgaum District Chess Association
The tournament hall at Maratha Mandir in Belagavi, Karnataka | Photo: Aakash Madiwalar/Belgaum District Chess Association
A total of 296 players including five IMs participated from various states across the country and four from Malaysia. The two-day nine-round Swiss league Rapid Rating tournament was organized by Rotary Club of Belgaum South in association with Belgaum District Chess Association at Maratha Mandir in Belagavi, Karnataka on 28th and 29th December 2024. The time control for the event was 25 minutes + 5 seconds increment from move no.1.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | Gr | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | FM | Wagh Suyog, | IND | 2277 | Mh | 8 | 55 | 59,5 | 52,00 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 2 | 14 | Srikara Darbha, | 23073KSCA2024 | IND | 1818 | Ka-Blg | 8 | 52 | 57 | 49,75 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 3 | 3 | IM | Audi, Ameya | IND | 2241 | Ga | 8 | 51,5 | 56,5 | 49,00 | 0 | 8 | |||
| 4 | 5 | IM | Ritviz Parab, | IND | 2175 | Ga | 7,5 | 54 | 58 | 47,00 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 5 | 7 | Shet Prajwal P, | 10596KSCA2023 | IND | 2075 | Ka | 7,5 | 52,5 | 57 | 46,25 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 6 | 6 | Lad, Mandar Pradip | IND | 2100 | Ga | 7,5 | 51,5 | 55,5 | 43,75 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| 7 | 58 | Kulkarni Areen, | U14 | IND | 1490 | Mh | 7,5 | 45,5 | 48,5 | 38,50 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 8 | 4 | IM | Gusain Himal, | IND | 2199 | Ch | 7 | 54,5 | 59 | 43,25 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 9 | 2 | IM | Sammed Jaykumar Shete, | IND | 2252 | Mh | 7 | 54,5 | 58,5 | 43,00 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 10 | 8 | FM | Deshpande, Aniruddha | IND | 1989 | Mh | 7 | 51,5 | 56 | 41,75 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 11 | 9 | IM | Ramnathan, Balasubramaniam | IND | 1978 | Tn | 7 | 51,5 | 54 | 38,00 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 12 | 15 | AGM | Kiran, Panditrao | IND | 1766 | Mh | 7 | 51 | 55 | 40,50 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 13 | 11 | Chiranth M D, | 10084KSCA2023 | IND | 1872 | Ka | 7 | 49,5 | 54 | 41,00 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 14 | 16 | Parab Rishikesh, | IND | 1759 | Ga | 7 | 49 | 54 | 39,50 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| 15 | 19 | Phani Kanuri, | 12361KSCA2023 | IND | 1688 | Ap | 7 | 49 | 53 | 39,00 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 16 | 12 | Aditya Savalkar, | IND | 1835 | Mh | 7 | 48 | 50 | 36,00 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| 17 | 32 | Jagadale Ishwari, | U16 | w | IND | 1585 | Mh | 7 | 47 | 51 | 37,00 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 18 | 26 | Koli, Aditya | U16 | IND | 1615 | Mh | 7 | 47 | 50 | 36,75 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 19 | 63 | Nandakumar, Veeresh Sulikeri | U14 | 13126KSCA2023 | IND | 1481 | Ka | 7 | 46 | 48,5 | 35,00 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 20 | 40 | Janavi S, | U14 | w | 10354KSCA2023 | IND | 1542 | Ka | 7 | 39,5 | 43 | 31,00 | 0 | 7 | |
| 21 | 13 | Abhishek I Ganiger, | 11571KSCA2023 | IND | 1829 | Ka-Blg | 6,5 | 50,5 | 54,5 | 36,75 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 22 | 21 | Rajveer, Patil | U12 | IND | 1684 | Ga | 6,5 | 50 | 53,5 | 36,00 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 23 | 33 | Bagdia, Shourya | U10 | IND | 1574 | Mh | 6,5 | 49,5 | 52,5 | 34,50 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 24 | 18 | Dasari Dattatreya Rao, | 11453KSCA2023 | IND | 1750 | Ka-Blg | 6,5 | 49 | 53,5 | 34,75 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 25 | 35 | ACM | Jayaram Bhat, | U14 | 18823KSCA2024 | IND | 1568 | Ka | 6,5 | 47,5 | 51,5 | 34,25 | 0 | 6 | |
| 26 | 53 | Anshuman Nikhil Shevade, | U12 | 17514KSCA2024 | IND | 1497 | Ka-Blg | 6,5 | 46,5 | 50 | 32,75 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 27 | 54 | Kashyap Brijesh Khakharia, | U12 | IND | 1497 | Mh | 6,5 | 44,5 | 48,5 | 31,25 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 28 | 52 | Adi, Pradeep Kulkarni | U14 | 15406KSCA2023 | IND | 1499 | Ka-Blg | 6,5 | 42,5 | 46,5 | 30,50 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 29 | 75 | Bangad Vedant, | U10 | IND | 1458 | Mh | 6,5 | 42,5 | 45,5 | 30,75 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 30 | 28 | Walvekar, Praveen | 11544KSCA2023 | IND | 1610 | Ka-Blg | 6,5 | 41 | 45 | 30,50 | 0 | 6 |
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