Vikramaditya Kulkarni dominates 8th Kurukshetra Rating Open 2023
IM Vikramaditya Kulkarni scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win 8th Kurukshetra Rating Open 2023. He finished a staggering one and a half points ahead of the field. Six players - Dangmei Bosco, Silkam Sangma, Soram Rahul Singh, Cheniram Pegu, Neelabh Jyoti Borthakur and Abhash Roimya Saikia scored 7/9 each. They were placed second and seventh respectively. Abhash was the youngest finisher among the top ten. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹359500. The top three prizes were ₹40000, ₹30000 and ₹22000 along with a trophy each respectively. This was Vikramaditya's seventh overall, second rating tournament triumph of the year. He went on to win Bijnor Rating Open 2023 immediately after this event. Photos: IA Arun Singh
Vikramaditya's seventh tournament triumph of the year
IM Vikramaditya Kulkarni had a full point lead 7.5/8 heading into the final round. He defeated Projit Phukon in the final round to become a clear champion and finish 1.5 points ahead of the field.
A total of 158 players including two IMs took part from various states across the country in this five-day nine round Rating Open tournament. It was organized by Guardians of Greater Dibrugarh Chess Players in association with D H S K College, Dibrugarh and Dibrugarh District Chess Association at D H S K College in Nepal from 23rd to 27th November 2023. The time control of the event was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment per move.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | IM | Kulkarni Vikramaditya | IND | 2209 | MAH | 8,5 | 50 | 53,5 | 51,00 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2 | 3 | Dangmei Bosco | IND | 1904 | MANI | 7 | 55 | 59,5 | 44,25 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 3 | 11 | Silkam Sangma | IND | 1676 | MEGH | 7 | 51,5 | 55,5 | 42,50 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 4 | 5 | Singh Soram Rahul | IND | 1839 | ASM | 7 | 51 | 55 | 38,00 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 5 | 7 | Cheniram Pegu | IND | 1725 | DBRG | 7 | 50,5 | 54 | 39,25 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 6 | 8 | Neelabh Jyoti Borthakur | IND | 1722 | ASM | 7 | 50,5 | 53 | 39,00 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 7 | 4 | Abhash Roimya Saikia | U15 | IND | 1885 | DBRG | 7 | 48,5 | 53,5 | 39,50 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Projit Phukon | IND | 1758 | ASM | 6,5 | 51,5 | 53,5 | 34,50 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 9 | 18 | Saurabh Kumar | IND | 1484 | BIH | 6,5 | 49,5 | 53,5 | 36,25 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 10 | 10 | Subhajit Dhar | IND | 1701 | ASM | 6,5 | 47,5 | 51,5 | 34,50 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 11 | 1 | IM | Mishra Neeraj-Kumar | S50 | IND | 2232 | JHAR | 6,5 | 46,5 | 50,5 | 35,25 | 0 | 4 | |
| 12 | 9 | Iftikar Alom Mazumdar | IND | 1703 | ASM | 6,5 | 46 | 50 | 34,00 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 13 | 24 | Mani Sarbartho | U07 | IND | 1418 | WB | 6,5 | 45,5 | 49,5 | 33,75 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 14 | 13 | Swapnaneel Dowerah | IND | 1612 | DBRG | 6,5 | 44 | 48 | 33,75 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 15 | 17 | Abinash P Gogoi | IND | 1485 | ASM | 6,5 | 42,5 | 45,5 | 29,25 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 16 | 15 | Anuraag Saikia | IND | 1531 | ASM | 6 | 48,5 | 53,5 | 33,00 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 17 | 153 | Swarnava Roy | IND | 0 | WB | 6 | 46,5 | 51,5 | 33,25 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 18 | 20 | Chiraranjan Bhuyan | S50 | IND | 1474 | ASM | 6 | 46,5 | 49,5 | 29,50 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 19 | 29 | Purnananda Buragohain | S50 | IND | 1347 | ASM | 6 | 45,5 | 48,5 | 27,00 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 20 | 21 | AFM | Abhigyan Goswami | U15 | IND | 1459 | ASM | 6 | 45,5 | 47 | 27,50 | 0 | 6 |
