Vaibhav's first rating tournament victory of his career

Shanmukha Pulli was the sole leader 7.5/8 heading into the final round. Vaibhav Gautam, Shikhar Karn, Raj Kapoor and Rishaan Jain were trailing him by a half point at 7/8 each. Raj defeated Shanmukha. Vaibhav won against Rishaan to become the champion, Raj finished second and Shanmukha third. 12-year-old Rudradaman Mertia was the youngest top ten finisher of the event. He scored 7.5/9 and was placed sixth. 

Champion - Vaibhav Gauram 8/9 | Photo: Kingdom of Chess

Vaibhav suffers from Cerebral palsy since birth. He is unable to speak or walk. However, he just let his moves speak volumes with a fantastic performance as he remained undefeated and became the champion. His performance is surely outstanding and inspirational to everyone.

Runner-up - Raj Kapoor 8/9 | Photo: Kingdom of Chess

4th Shikhar Karn 7.5/9 | Photo: Kingdom of Chess

Vaibhav Gautam scored an unbeaten 8/9, won the tournament on tie-breaks and gained 55.6 Elo rating points

Group photo of various prize winners with the organizing team | Photo: Kingdom of Chess

A total of 327 players participated from various states across the country, one from Cyprus and five from Nepal. The three-day nine-round Swiss league Below 1800 Rating tournament was organized by Kingdom of Chess at Orbit Resort in Udaipur, Rajasthan from 21st to 23rd December 2024. The time control for the event was 30 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move no.1.

Final standings

Rk.SNo NameTypsexFEDRtgClub/CityPts. TB1  TB2  TB3  TB4  TB5 
160
Vaibhav, GautamIND1659Delhi853,556,549,0007
242
Raj, KapoorIND1687Rajasthan848,552,547,0007
3158
Shanmukha, PulliIND1512Telangana7,5505442,0007
466
Shikhar, KarnIND1651Udaipur7,5495241,0006
54
Lakshit, PusriU13IND1780Punjab7,548,553,544,0007
614
Rudradaman, MertiaU13IND1746Rajasthan7,54244,537,0007
717
Jain, AyushIND1744Udaipur7535741,0007
8105
Ishmeet, SinghIND1579Punjab750,553,538,5007
947
Ashutosh, JamwalIND1680Jammu & Kashmir750,552,538,7505
1032
Kandke, SachinIND1704Maharashtra748,55237,7506
1133
Rishaan, JainU11IND1703Udaipur7485237,5006
1216
Aaradhya, JainIND1744Gujarat747,551,537,5007
13106
AIMSheikh, JahanIND1577Madhya Pradesh746,551,538,5006
147
Soni, VivanU11IND1758Maharashtra74650,538,2506
1538
Vishwanath, KannamIND1692Telangana74650,537,5006
1657
Krishna, KunduIND1659Haryana744,548,536,5006
178
Aadish, ShahIND1756Gujarat7444836,5007
1827
Vibhor, RanjanIND1719Delhi6,5525637,5005
1953
Jadav, JayeshIND1664Gujarat6,549,552,534,7506
20137
Dhiraj, PatilIND1534Maharashtra6,549,55235,7506
21124
Krishav, Kavit ShahU13IND1553Gujarat6,5485134,7505
2212
Intkhab, AlamIND1747Punjab6,54750,535,0005
236
Dhoot, VinitIND1766Maharashtra6,546,55034,5006
2477
Mathur, RajIND1617Gujarat6,5465032,7506
2534
AFMChogle, Sahil PrashantU13IND1698Maharashtra6,545,549,534,7506
2684
Chandwani, PrateekIND1610Madhya Pradesh6,5444832,2506
2710
Gawade, MilindS50IND1749Rajasthan6,54447,532,0005
28164
Saurabh, SomvanshiIND1504Uttar Pradesh6,54447,531,0006
29225
Sharma, MohitIND1414Gujarat6,5434732,7506
30102
AFMSinha, KeshavU13IND1585Delhi6,54345,530,7504

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