Champion: Vedant Vekhande

Final Round Win

IM Gusain Himal and GM Diptayan Ghosh were co-leading the tournament with 7.5/8 points. In the final round, they drew their game on the top board; FM Jaiveer Mahendru defeated Harsh Ghadge, and CM Vedant Vekhande won against FM Kshatriya Nitin Vekhande to clinch the title.

Games in action at Runwal Garden Sales Lounge, Dombivali

Vedant scored 7 wins and drew against both International Masters to increase his rating by 160.8 points

GM Diptayan Ghosh getting felicitated

A total of 361 players took part in this one-day rapid rating tournament. Prizes were given by the CEO of Runwal, Dr. Saurabh Natu, and the Founder of Aryan Institute of Chess Excellence, Dr. Deepak Vaze.

Final Ranking after 9 Rounds

Rk.

Name

FED

RtgI

Club/City

Pts.

 TB1 

 TB2 

 TB3 

 TB4 

 TB5 

 TB6 

1

CM

Vedant, Nitin Vekhande

IND

1897

Maharashtra

8

54

56,5

49,25

0

7

4

2

FM

Jaiveer, Mahendru

IND

2302

Maharashtra

8

53,5

58,5

51,25

0

7

3

3

GM

Ghosh, Diptayan

IND

2475

Railway Sports Promotion Board

8

53,5

57,5

49,5

0

7

4

4

IM

Gusain, Himal

IND

2198

Chandigarh

8

52,5

56,5

48,5

0

7

3

5

Shah, Veer Kunjan

IND

1843

Maharashtra

7,5

52

56

45,5

0

7

4

6

Gaikwad, Manas

IND

2197

Maharashtra

7,5

49,5

53,5

41,75

0

7

5

7

Gada, Om

IND

1990

Maharashtra

7,5

48

51

39,75

0

7

5

8

Bartakke, Aditya

IND

1933

Maharashtra

7,5

47,5

52,5

40,75

0

7

2

9

Ghadge, Harsh

IND

2113

Maharashtra

7

56

62

46

0

7

3

10

FM

Kshatriya, Nitin Vekhande

IND

2171

Maharashtra

7

53

57

43

0

6

3

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