9-way tie on 8 points
Going into the final round, four players were co-leading with 7.5/8 points. On the top board, FM Pranav K.P. drew against GM Laxman R.R., and on the 2nd board, IM Harshad S drew against FM Arpith S Bijoy. Arpith had the best tiebreak scores among all 9 players with the same points.
A total of 655 players took part in this one-day Rapid Rating Event organised by Rotaract Ruas and Children Chess Academy. The top 3 prizes were ₹25,000, ₹16,500, and ₹12,000 along with trophies. Trophies were given to all participants, and free Tea refreshment was sponsored by the organizers: Shreekanth N and Jyothi S.
The Event was supported by Dr. Damodar Nayak A. He is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Pharmacy at M. S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences (RUAS), and serves as the formal Faculty Advisor for the Rotaract Club of RUAS.
Final Ranking after 9 Rounds
Rk. | Name | Gr | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | TB6 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | FM | Kerala | IND | 2190 | 8 | 56 | 61,5 | 54,25 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |
2 | GM | Tamil Nadu | IND | 2212 | 8 | 55 | 60 | 52 | 0 | 7 | 4 | |
3 | IM | Tamil Nadu | IND | 2100 | 8 | 55 | 59 | 51 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |
4 | FM | Tamil Nadu | IND | 2213 | 8 | 54,5 | 60,5 | 52,75 | 0 | 7 | 4 | |
5 | IM | West Bengal | IND | 2282 | 8 | 54 | 58 | 50,5 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |
6 | IM | Telangana | IND | 2163 | 8 | 53,5 | 55,5 | 48,5 | 0 | 8 | 5 | |
7 | IM | Tamil Nadu | IND | 2357 | 8 | 53 | 58 | 50,75 | 0 | 7 | 5 | |
8 | IM | CAN | CAN | 2229 | 8 | 52,5 | 56 | 48 | 0 | 8 | 4 | |
9 | UDU181034 | IND | 1911 | 8 | 45,5 | 49,5 | 43,5 | 0 | 8 | 4 | ||
10 | IM | Tamil Nadu | IND | 2108 | 7,5 | 51,5 | 56,5 | 46 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
