Vijay Shreeram P clinches 2nd SSS Rating Open 2023

by Shahid Ahmed - 26/06/2023

Vijay Shreeram P scored an unbeaten 8/9 to win 2nd SSS Rating Open 2023. He finished a half point ahead of the competition. Five players - Selvamurugun B, Saravanan, Arul Prakash N, Sa Kannan and CM Mrithyunjay Mahadevan scored 7.5/9 each. They were placed second to sixth respectively. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹400000. Top three prizes were ₹25001, ₹15000 and ₹12500 each respectively. The tournament was held between 29th May and 2nd June 2023 at Chendhuran College of Engineering and Technology, Pudukottai, Tamil Nadu. It was organized by Sri Sai Saravanaa Academy. This was Vijay's first tournament triumph since May 2018, third rating event victory of his career. Photos: FA Angappan A

Teenagers dominate top 10

Four players - Selvamurugan B, Vijay Shreeram P, Kavin Oviyan R and Sa Kannan were at 7/8 each heading into the final round. Selvamurugan drew against Kannan. Vijay defeated Kavin. Vijay and Kavin both suffered a loss each before their final round battle. Thus, Vijay became a clear champion, Selvamurugan and Saravanaa secured second and third place each respectively.

Champion - Vijay Shreeram P 8/9

Runner-up - Selvamurugan B 7.5/9

Second Runner-up - Saravanan 7.5/9

Vijay Shreeram P scored an unbeaten 8/9 and gained 12 Elo rating points

Inauguration Ceremony

The tournament was inaugurated by Dr. S Annamalai Raghupathi (MD of Karpaga Vinayaga Institute) with Chendhuran College Chairman - Selvaraj, Managing Director - Vairavan, CEO - Dr. AVM S Karthick, Chief Arbiter - IA Dhenagaran B, Tournament Director and Deputy Chief Arbiter - FA Angappan A and Tournament Coordinator - IA V L Anandh Babu (44th Chess Olympiad live in-charge).

Inaugural first move is being made

Players in action

A group photograph of various prize winners

The prizes were distributed by the Law Minister of Tamil Nadu Mr. Ragupathy, with Chief Arbiter IA Dhenagaran B, Tournament Director and Deputy Chief Arbiter FA Angappan A, Tournament Coordinator IA VL Anandh Babu (44th Chess Olympiad live in-charge) and SSS Academy Secretary - Adaikkalavan.

Thanks to FA Angappan A, Tournament Director and Deputy Chief Arbiter, for sharing photos and information about the tournament.

A total of 399 players took part from various states across the country and two from the USA in this five-day nine round Swiss-league Rating tournament which was organized by Sri Sai Saravanaa Academy, Pudukkotai at Chendhuran College of Engineering and Technology in Pudukottai, Tamil Nadu from 29th May to 2nd June 2023. The time control of the event was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment.

Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB4	TB5
1	3		Vijay, Shreeram P			IND	1817	Chennai	8	51,5	56	48,50	0	8
2	1		Selvamurugan, B			IND	1935	Madurai	7,5	54,5	59,5	48,50	0	6
3	17		Saravanan,			IND	1588	Chennai	7,5	50	54	43,75	0	7
4	29	AIM	Arul, Prakash N	U15		IND	1493	Madurai	7,5	50	52,5	41,00	0	7
5	4	AGM	Sa, Kannan			IND	1796	Sivaganga	7,5	49,5	53,5	40,00	0	6
6	2	CM	Mrithyunjay, Mahadevan	U15		IND	1825	Chennai	7,5	48,5	51	40,75	0	7
7	12		Gokulakrishna, S			IND	1671	Tiruppur	7	53	56,5	41,25	0	6
8	8		Jaidambareesh, N R	U15		IND	1707	Kanniyakumari	7	52,5	56	42,00	0	6
9	19		Kavin, Oviyan R	U15		IND	1575	Kerala	7	51,5	55	39,50	0	7
10	6		Tarun, V			IND	1714	Salem	7	50	54,5	41,75	0	6
11	11		Godson, Merlin E			IND	1671	Kanniyakumari	7	48,5	53	39,75	0	5
12	13		Aakash, K P			IND	1637	Chennai	7	48,5	52,5	38,75	0	5
13	14		Naveen, K S			IND	1636	Chennai	7	47,5	51,5	37,50	0	7
14	23		Arnold, P			IND	1519	Kanyakumari	7	47	51,5	38,75	0	6
15	38		Srihari, Padmanabhan			IND	1453	Karnataka	7	47	51,5	38,25	0	6
16	26		Sooriya, B Y			IND	1510	Thiruvallur	7	47	51	38,75	0	6
17	53		Shanmugasundaram, G.			IND	1383	Madurai	7	47	50,5	36,75	0	6
18	20		Praveen, K B			IND	1550	Chennai	7	46,5	49	36,00	0	7
19	64		Keshav, Padmanabhan			IND	1348	Chennai	7	46	50	35,00	0	6
20	27		Gopal, Aravamuthan Iyengar			IND	1501	Chennai	7	45,5	49	38,25	0	5
21	41		Yogesh, Loganathan			IND	1435	Ooty	7	44,5	48,5	35,50	0	7
22	15		Shyam, Ganesh R			IND	1614	Chennai	7	43	47,5	36,50	0	7
23	95	ACM	Srinivasan, Subramaniam			IND	1249	Chennai	7	40	41,5	29,50	0	7
24	9		Narayan, Iyengar			IND	1699	Chennai	6,5	52,5	57	39,50	0	5
25	55		Rakshith, M			IND	1373	Chennai	6,5	52,5	54	37,25	0	6
26	5		Vignesh, Kannan P	U15		IND	1727	Sivaganga	6,5	51,5	56	39,50	0	5
27	18		Mohammed, Tharig S			IND	1583	Madurai	6,5	49,5	53	35,50	0	5
28	67		Siva, Adithyan S	U15		IND	1344	Tirunelveli	6,5	48,5	52,5	36,25	0	5
29	120		Aswin, D	U15		IND	1188	Tiruchirappalli	6,5	46,5	50,5	34,25	0	5
30	31	ACM	Nivedita, V C	F12	w	IND	1489	Chennai	6,5	46	48,5	30,50	0	5

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