Vaisnav's first rating tournament triumph
This is Vaisnav A's first-ever Rating tournament championship finish. It is also his first-ever podium finish in any of the tournaments he has played so far.
Champion - Vaisnav A 8.5/9 | Photo:
FI NA Sushruta Reddy
Vaisnav A scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 and finished a half point ahead of the field
Runner-up - Yogesh Selvam A 8/9 | Photo: FI NA Sushruta Reddy
Second Runner-up - Satheesh Kumar G 7.5/9 | Photo:
FI NA Sushruta Reddy
Tournament Director Sushruta Reddy scored 7/9 and finished at 11th place | Photo:
FI NA Sushruta Reddy
Age group prize winners | Photo:
FI NA Sushruta Reddy
18 trophies for the age group prize winners | Photo:
FI NA Sushruta Reddy
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A total of 426 players took part from various parts of the country along with players from Mongolia and USA. The three-day nine-round Swiss league Classical Rating tournament was organized by Innovators Chess Academy at Virginia Mall in Bangalore, Karnataka from 11th to 13th October 2022. The time control of the tournament was 30 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move no.1.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
| 1 | 3 | Vaisnav A | IND | 1680 | 8,5 | 52,5 | 58,5 | 55,25 | |||
| 2 | 30 | Yogesh Selvam | IND | 1488 | 8 | 48 | 52,5 | 47,00 | |||
| 3 | 24 | Satheesh Kumar G | IND | 1507 | 7,5 | 51 | 54 | 42,00 | |||
| 4 | 49 | Naveen K S | IND | 1435 | 7,5 | 49 | 53,5 | 42,25 | |||
| 5 | 27 | Chiranth M D | IND | 1494 | 7,5 | 49 | 53 | 43,50 | |||
| 6 | 21 | Mahith Giridhar | IND | 1510 | 7,5 | 46 | 49,5 | 41,50 | |||
| 7 | 28 | Ayyappan Santhosh | U08 | USA | 1489 | 7,5 | 42,5 | 45,5 | 37,25 | ||
| 8 | 14 | Jake Shanty | U13 | IND | 1558 | 7 | 51 | 55 | 40,75 | ||
| 9 | 11 | Kashthuri Bhai R | w | IND | 1600 | 7 | 50 | 54 | 40,50 | ||
| 10 | 9 | Srihari K R | IND | 1616 | 7 | 50 | 53,5 | 40,00 | |||
| 11 | 36 | AIM | Sushrutha Reddy | IND | 1470 | 7 | 48,5 | 52,5 | 39,00 | ||
| 12 | 4 | Menhajul Hoda | IND | 1663 | 7 | 48,5 | 52,5 | 37,50 | |||
| 13 | 46 | Siddhanth Poonja | U10 | IND | 1437 | 7 | 48 | 51,5 | 38,75 | ||
| 14 | 41 | Santhosh Manikantan | IND | 1454 | 7 | 48 | 51 | 37,75 | |||
| 15 | 10 | Padhi Kamal Lochan | IND | 1610 | 7 | 47,5 | 51,5 | 39,25 | |||
| 16 | 7 | Sahil Bheron | IND | 1627 | 7 | 47,5 | 51,5 | 38,00 | |||
| 17 | 26 | Mithiran A | U13 | IND | 1498 | 7 | 46 | 50,5 | 38,50 | ||
| 18 | 62 | Sai Kiran G V | IND | 1405 | 7 | 45,5 | 50 | 35,00 | |||
| 19 | 76 | Abbas Soni | U13 | IND | 1370 | 7 | 44 | 45,5 | 33,25 | ||
| 20 | 32 | Atharva Kale | IND | 1478 | 7 | 43,5 | 47,5 | 37,00 | |||
| 21 | 31 | Gopinath P | IND | 1487 | 7 | 43,5 | 47,5 | 36,50 | |||
| 22 | 94 | Mitul K H | U13 | IND | 1328 | 7 | 43 | 46 | 34,00 | ||
| 23 | 38 | Jargalsaikhan Surenkhuu | S60 | MGL | 1460 | 7 | 42 | 45 | 34,25 | ||
| 24 | 54 | Phani Kanuri | IND | 1428 | 7 | 41,5 | 46 | 35,75 | |||
| 25 | 100 | Ethan V Johnson | IND | 1314 | 7 | 39,5 | 42,5 | 30,00 |
