9-year-old Madhvendra Pratap Sharma wins Khelo Chess India Blitz 2023 with a perfect 7/7
ChessBase India is organizing tournaments continuously as part of 'Khelo Chess India' at Bhopal, the capital of Madhya Pradesh. The reigning MPL 35th National Under-9 Open champion, Madhvendra Pratap Sharma won the Blitz tournament with a 100% score of 7/7. Currently, Bhopal's top player, Aishwin Daniel scored 5.5/7 to finish second. His sole loss was against the eventual champion, Madhvendra in the fourth round. Vedant Bharadwaj scored sole 5/7 to finish third. The next event of Khelo Chess India will be a Rapid tournament on Sunday 19th March 2023. Check out the article for more details.
A beginning of a new era of chess in Bhopal
There is a dawn of a new chess era at the capital of Madhya Pradesh - Bhopal. The reason behind it is the continuous organization of Rapid and Blitz events, part of Khelo Chess India series. There was a participation restriction of 32 players due to the space constraints at the venue - Hotel Bonsai.
Khelo Chess India Rapid tournament will take place on Sunday 19th March
The next event, part of Khelo Chess India, will be a Rapid tournament which has a total prize fund of ₹15100. It will take place on Sunday 19th March at Shree Digamber Jain Temple Hall, Shahpura, Bhopal.
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Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
| 1 | 9 | Madhvendra, Pratap Sharma | IND | 1505 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 27,00 | |
| 2 | 1 | Aishwin, Daniel | IND | 2000 | 5,5 | 26 | 28 | 18,75 | |
| 3 | 4 | Vedant, Bhardwaj | IND | 1649 | 5 | 24,5 | 27 | 15,50 | |
| 4 | 2 | AGM | Niklesh, Kumar Jain | IND | 1898 | 4,5 | 28,5 | 31,5 | 17,25 |
| 5 | 8 | Jain, Nitin | IND | 1524 | 4,5 | 28 | 31 | 17,75 | |
| 6 | 7 | Chandwani, Prateek | IND | 1543 | 4,5 | 22,5 | 24,5 | 13,50 | |
| 7 | 6 | Sidharth, Upadhyay | IND | 1559 | 4 | 26,5 | 29,5 | 13,50 | |
| 8 | 5 | Sharma, Varun | IND | 1615 | 4 | 20,5 | 23 | 12,50 | |
| 9 | 22 | Pagey, Ravikant | IND | 0 | 4 | 20,5 | 22,5 | 10,50 | |
| 10 | 12 | Divam, Arya | IND | 1192 | 4 | 18,5 | 20,5 | 9,50 |
The article was translated from Hindi by Shahid Ahmed
