L to R: Runner-up Atharv Soni and Champion Atharvaa Tayade

A perfect 8/8 followed by a draw

Atharvaa Tayade scored a perfect 8/8 points, and he was leading the tournament by a half point. In the final round, he drew against Aditya Bartakke, who was half a point behind him. On board 2, Atharv Soni drew against Anirudhha Potawad to secure 2nd place,

Games in action

The tournament was organized by Anjanibai Chess Academy and sponsored by MindPetal, a US-based technology company led by Indian founders. It was conducted over nine rounds with a 15 minutes + 5 seconds increment time control, and a total of 804 players took part in this one-day rapid rating tournament.

Team behind making this event a huge success

Final Ranking after 9 Rounds

Rk.

Name

FED

Rtg

Club/City

Pts.

 TB1 

 TB2 

 TB3 

 TB4 

 TB5 

 TB6 

1

Atharvaa P Tayade,

IND

2033

Maharashtra

8,5

52,5

55,5

51,5

0

8

3

2

Soni Atharv,

IND

1956

Maharashtra

8

56

61

53,75

0

7

2

3

Snehal, Bhosale

IND

1925

Maharashtra

8

55

57,5

49,5

0

8

3

4

Bartakke Aditya,

IND

1933

Maharashtra

8

53,5

54,5

47

0

7

3

5

Jagesia Daksh,

IND

1960

Maharashtra

8

53

57

50

0

8

4

6

Mistry Dhruv,

IND

1565

Gujarat

8

51

55

47,5

0

8

3

7

Kherdekar Arnav,

IND

2037

Maharashtra

8

50

53,5

45,5

0

8

4

8

Rayan Merchant,

IND

1872

Maharashtra

8

49

52

45,5

0

8

5

9

Potawad, Anirudhha

IND

2147

Maharashtra

7,5

55

60,5

49,5

0

6

3

10

Bhoir, Paras Dilip

IND

2227

Maharashtra

7,5

54

56,5

44,75

0

7

2

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