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Vigneshwaran S wins 1st Prime Chess Academy Rapid Rating Open 2022

by Shahid Ahmed - 10/12/2022

As many as ten players finished the tournament with a score of 7/8. Vigneshwaran S clinched 1st Prime Chess Academy Rapid Rating Open 2022 due to better tie-breaks. IM Ramnathan Balasubramaniam and 12-year-old Vignesh Kannan P secured second and third place. Vigneshwaran drew with the runner-up and defeated the second runner-up in round 7 and 6 respectively. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹200000. The top three prizes were ₹15000, ₹13000 and ₹12000 along with a trophy each. A total of 367 players participated in this one-day event held at Vriksha Global School on 20th November 2022. Total number of prizes were 250, out of them 115 were cash prizes and 135 cups. Photo: S Gnanasekaran

Top ten score 7/8

This was Vigneshwaran's first tournament triumph of his career. Winning it on such a large field of 367 players in a one-day Rapid Rating tournament is a huge feat. 12-year-old Vignesh Kannan P scored an impressive 7/8 to finish third. His sole loss of the event was against the eventual champion, Vigneshwaran S in the sixth round.

Champion - Vigneshwaran S 7/8 | Photo: S Gnanasekaran

Runner-up - IM Ramnathan Balasubramaniam 7/8 | Photo: S Gnanasekaran

Vigneshwaran S scored an unbeaten 7/8 and gained 13.4 Elo rating points

The tournament hall at Vriksha Global School at Namakkal, Tamil Nadu | Photo: S Gnanasekaran

Thanks to S Gnanasekaran, Secretary, Namakkal District Chess Foundation for sharing the photos.

 

A total of 367 players including an IM took part from various parts of Tamil Nadu and one from USA. The one-day eight-round Swiss league Rapid Rating tournament was organized by Prime Chess Academy at Vriksha Global School at Namakkal, Tamil Nadu on 20th November 2022. The time control of the tournament was 15 minutes + 5 seconds increment from move no.1.

Final standings

Rk.SNo NameTypsexFEDRtgClub/CityPts. TB1  TB2  TB3  TB4  TB5 
18
Vigneshwaran SIND1837TN-N745,549,542,5006
25
IMRamnathan BalasubramaniamIND1949Chengalpattu74246,539,5006
325
Vignesh Kannan PU12IND1483Karaikkudi7414538,0007
42
Hirthickkesh PrIND2074Cuddalore7414336,5006
519
Dharmaraj P.IND1726Thoothukudi740,544,538,0006
64
Manigandan S SIND1979Madurai739,541,534,5007
713
Gowtham K KIND1811Coimbatore738,54135,2506
81
Ram S. KrishnanIND2083BSNL73842,536,5007
929
Raaghav Kabil MU16IND1416Tirunelveli737,541,534,5007
1018
Vijay PIND1743Erode7374136,5007
117
Akil A S JIND1847Madurai6,5414433,7506
1211
FMAyushh RavikumarIND1818Chennai6,5404434,0006
1326
Nigash GU16IND1472Thoothukudi6,538,542,532,5006
1420
AGMKannan R.IND1629Erode6,5384233,7506
153
Stanley Samson P.IND2006Thoothukudi6424531,2505
1621
Nandish V SU14IND1602Coimbatore640,545,532,5005
1752
Vipin K AU16IND1223Erode639,543,530,5006
1824
Gokulakrishna SU16IND1518Tirupur6394329,0006
1917
Dhanasekar K.IND1757Coimbatore63942,528,5006
2014
Selvamurugan BIND1809Madurai63941,529,0006

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