History created by top seed
Cera started the tournament as the top seed and scored 6 consecutive wins. In the 7th round, she lost to Vaibhav Nema and came back after defeating Utkarsh Agrawal in the final round to become Madhya Pradesh State Champion.
Editor's Note: For the last year, I have been looking at the progress of Raghav as I also live in Bhopal. He is super sharp and tricky. His achievement felt personal, and I went to the railway station to receive one of the brightest talents I have seen in recent times. This was also the 1st time an 8-year-old got selected for Senior Nationals from Madhya Pradesh. Hoping to see him achieve more and more!
A total of 412 players from all across the state took part in the state championship. Unite Indore Chess Club organised this tournament at Shri Vaishnav College of Commerce & Management & Science, Indore. The total prize fund was ₹1,00,000, and the time control was 60 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move 1.
Final Ranking after 8 Rounds
Rk. | Name | Typ | sex | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | WFM | w | 2007 | Indore | 7 | 42,5 | 45,5 | 38,5 | ||
2 | 1874 | Narsimhapur | 7 | 42 | 45 | 38,25 | ||||
3 | U09 | 1535 | Bhopal | 7 | 41 | 44 | 37 | |||
4 | AIM | 1890 | Jabalpur | 7 | 39,5 | 43,5 | 37 | |||
5 | 1831 | Indore | 7 | 39 | 43 | 37,25 | ||||
6 | U15 | 1817 | Gwalior | 7 | 39 | 42 | 35,5 | |||
7 | 1749 | Khandwa | 7 | 38 | 39 | 32 | ||||
8 | 1964 | Jabalpur | 7 | 37,5 | 40,5 | 35 | ||||
9 | FM | S60 | 1841 | Gwalior SPA | 7 | 37,5 | 39 | 33 | ||
10 | 1839 | Indore | 7 | 37 | 40 | 34,25 |
