Yash's first tournament triumph
Yash Kulhari had a sole lead 7.5/8, heading into the final round. Six players were in pursuit at 7/8 each. He drew his game final round game against the top Ebin Benny to become the champion. Aswin P G defeated Sandeep Santhosh to secure second place. 12-year-old Mohit S is the youngest top ten finisher. He scored 7.5/9 to be placed fifth. Mohana Praba R B is the sole female player among the top ten. She scored 7/9 to secure tenth position.
The tournament was inaugurated by Dr. K Thomas George, Chairman and Founder, LEAD College of Management, along with Dr. R Balamurugane, Associate Dean (Academics), LEAD College of Management, Dr. P Sangeetha, Associate Dean (Student Affairs), LEAD College of Management and Dr. S A Suryakumar, Founder and Director, Chess Bishop.
The closing ceremony was graced by Mr. Jayakrishnan, ADRM, Southern Railway, Palakkad Division, Dr. Joseph George, Director, LEAD College of Management, Dr. Rajan, Dean, IT Entrepreneurs' Wing, IA V Vijayaraghavan, Chief Arbiter, Mr. Govindan Kutty, Secretary, Palakkad Chess Association.
Thanks to Dr. S A Suryakumar, Founder and Managing Director of Chess Bishop for sharing photos and info about the tournament.
A total of 462 players took part from various states across the country, one from Mongolia and two from South Korea in this three-day nine-round Swiss League Rating tournament. The tournament was organized by Chess Bishop at LEAD College of Management, Dhoni in Palakkad, Kerala from 30th September to 2nd Octber 2023. The time control of the event was 30 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move no.1.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | n | w | we | w-we | |
| 1 | 34 | Yash, Kulhari | IND | 1419 | RAJ | 8 | 50,5 | 55 | 47,50 | 9 | 8 | 5,62 | 2,38 | |||
| 2 | 16 | Aswin.P.G, | IND | 1472 | KER-TCR | 8 | 49,5 | 54,5 | 47,50 | 9 | 8 | 6,32 | 1,68 | |||
| 3 | 46 | Gudimetla, Navaneeth Reddy | U15 | IND | 1390 | TN | 7,5 | 53 | 57 | 45,50 | 9 | 7,5 | 4,91 | 2,59 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Kesavan, G | IND | 1550 | TN | 7,5 | 51 | 55,5 | 43,75 | 9 | 7,5 | 6,87 | 0,63 | |||
| 5 | 1 | Ebin, Benny | IND | 1582 | KER-TCR | 7,5 | 50,5 | 55,5 | 45,25 | 9 | 7,5 | 7,20 | 0,30 | |||
| 6 | 7 | AIM | Mohit, S | U13 | IND | 1528 | TN | 7,5 | 48,5 | 52 | 43,25 | 9 | 7,5 | 7,30 | 0,20 | |
| 7 | 39 | ACM | Srinivasan, Subramaniam | IND | 1399 | TN | 7,5 | 46,5 | 50,5 | 38,25 | 9 | 7,5 | 5,88 | 1,62 | ||
| 8 | 19 | Prasath, K R | IND | 1468 | TN | 7,5 | 45,5 | 49,5 | 40,00 | 9 | 7,5 | 6,95 | 0,55 | |||
| 9 | 112 | Satheesh, Kumar G | IND | 1272 | TN | 7 | 51,5 | 53,5 | 38,75 | 7 | 5 | 2,09 | 2,91 | |||
| 10 | 18 | Mohana, Praba R B | w | IND | 1468 | TN | 7 | 50 | 54,5 | 39,50 | 9 | 7 | 6,32 | 0,68 | ||
| 11 | 2 | Kirpesh, I | U15 | IND | 1560 | TN | 7 | 50 | 53 | 36,75 | 9 | 7 | 6,91 | 0,09 | ||
| 12 | 29 | Madhavan, V | U15 | IND | 1436 | TN | 7 | 49 | 53 | 39,75 | 9 | 7 | 5,91 | 1,09 | ||
| 13 | 15 | Sandeep, Santhosh | IND | 1473 | KER-PAL | 7 | 48,5 | 52,5 | 38,75 | 9 | 7 | 6,47 | 0,53 | |||
| 14 | 36 | Karthikeyan, G | IND | 1413 | TN | 7 | 47,5 | 51,5 | 39,25 | 8 | 6 | 5,45 | 0,55 | |||
| 15 | 41 | Akshay, A R | U15 | IND | 1398 | KER-TVM | 7 | 47,5 | 51,5 | 38,25 | 8 | 6 | 4,92 | 1,08 | ||
| 16 | 24 | Vishwanath, Kannam | IND | 1451 | TEL | 7 | 47 | 51 | 38,50 | 9 | 7 | 6,76 | 0,24 | |||
| 17 | 3 | Prawin, K | IND | 1555 | TN | 7 | 45 | 49 | 35,00 | 9 | 7 | 7,60 | -0,60 | |||
| 18 | 43 | Shibin, K Benny | IND | 1397 | KAR | 7 | 44,5 | 48,5 | 36,50 | 9 | 7 | 6,18 | 0,82 | |||
| 19 | 115 | Chidanand, S Pillai | U13 | IND | 1269 | KER-PAT | 7 | 43,5 | 47 | 33,00 | 5 | 3,5 | 1,85 | 1,65 | ||
| 20 | 48 | AFM | Ssathyan, S R | IND | 1383 | TN | 7 | 42 | 45,5 | 33,25 | 9 | 7 | 6,70 | 0,30 | ||
| 21 | 12 | AIM | Muthukumar, Mukesh | U13 | IND | 1495 | TN | 7 | 41,5 | 44 | 33,50 | 8 | 6 | 6,63 | -0,63 | |
| 22 | 25 | Rishi, R | IND | 1445 | TN | 7 | 40,5 | 44 | 33,50 | 9 | 7 | 7,09 | -0,09 | |||
| 23 | 59 | Bhuvanesh, G | IND | 1358 | TN | 6,5 | 48,5 | 52 | 34,75 | 9 | 6,5 | 5,86 | 0,64 | |||
| 24 | 57 | Gokul, G | U13 | IND | 1366 | TN | 6,5 | 48 | 53 | 36,00 | 9 | 6,5 | 5,31 | 1,19 | ||
| 25 | 88 | Kamalesh, I | U13 | IND | 1313 | PUD | 6,5 | 48 | 52 | 35,75 | 8 | 5,5 | 3,68 | 1,82 | ||
| 26 | 135 | Kavinkumar, G | IND | 1236 | TN | 6,5 | 48 | 50,5 | 32,00 | 8 | 5,5 | 1,85 | 3,65 | |||
| 27 | 9 | Yogesh, Loganathan | IND | 1509 | TN | 6,5 | 47,5 | 52 | 36,00 | 9 | 6,5 | 7,00 | -0,50 | |||
| 28 | 64 | Biju, Kumar | IND | 1348 | KER-KAN | 6,5 | 47,5 | 51,5 | 32,75 | 9 | 6,5 | 5,37 | 1,13 | |||
| 29 | 23 | Atamjeet, Singh | IND | 1452 | HAR | 6,5 | 47,5 | 51 | 34,50 | 9 | 6,5 | 6,36 | 0,14 | |||
| 30 | 89 | Sripathi, Surendar | U15 | IND | 1313 | TN | 6,5 | 47,5 | 50,5 | 28,25 | 8 | 5,5 | 3,26 | 2,24 | ||
| 31 | 58 | Balaram, U | IND | 1359 | TN | 6,5 | 47 | 51 | 33,50 | 9 | 6,5 | 4,95 | 1,55 | |||
| 32 | 32 | Manoj, Guru R | IND | 1424 | TN | 6,5 | 46,5 | 51,5 | 34,75 | 9 | 6,5 | 6,46 | 0,04 | |||
| 33 | 20 | Balakowshi, D S | IND | 1462 | TN | 6,5 | 46 | 50,5 | 35,75 | 9 | 6,5 | 6,78 | -0,28 | |||
| 34 | 31 | Kishore, Dev S | IND | 1424 | KER-PAL | 6,5 | 46 | 50 | 35,00 | 9 | 6,5 | 6,56 | -0,06 | |||
| 35 | 5 | Sanjay, Saravanan | IND | 1542 | TN | 6,5 | 46 | 49,5 | 35,75 | 8 | 5,5 | 6,37 | -0,87 | |||
| 36 | 66 | Mithun, K | U13 | IND | 1347 | TN | 6,5 | 45,5 | 50 | 35,50 | 9 | 6,5 | 6,04 | 0,46 | ||
| 37 | 202 | Rithish, Senthilkumar | U13 | IND | 1148 | TN | 6,5 | 45,5 | 49 | 33,50 | 8 | 5,5 | 2,07 | 3,43 | ||
| 38 | 395 | Mohammed Haneefa V, | IND | 0 | KER-MAL | 6,5 | 45 | 49,5 | 32,75 | 9 | 6,5 | |||||
| 39 | 92 | Arjun, Adithiya K | U13 | IND | 1308 | TN | 6,5 | 45 | 49 | 32,50 | 8 | 5,5 | 4,11 | 1,39 | ||
| 40 | 98 | Rajiv, A | IND | 1301 | TN | 6,5 | 45 | 49 | 29,75 | 8 | 5,5 | 3,83 | 1,67 |
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