Anuj Shrivatri dominates 2nd Nagpur One Day Rapid Rating Open 2024 with a perfect score
Top seed of the tournament, IM Anuj Shrivatri scored 100%, 9/9 to win 2nd Nagpur Rapid Rating Open 2024. He finished a full point ahead of the competition. IM Aaditya Dhingra, CM Arush Chitre and Dr. IM Anwesh Upadhyaya scored 8/9 each. They secured second to fourth place according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹200000. The top three prizes were ₹50000 + trophy, ₹30000 and ₹20000 each respectively. The one-day rapid rating tournament was organized by Kalpana Prakash Welfare Foundation on 18th August 2024 at G H Raisoni Institute of Engineering & Technology in Nagpur, Maharashtra. This is Anuj's second rating tournament triumph out of the three tournaments he played this year. It is indubitably impressive. Photo: Bhushan Shriwas
IMs claim four out of top five
IM Anuj Shrivatri made a fiery start by winning eight games in-a-row. He had a full point lead over the competition heading into the final round. A draw would have made him a clear champion, yet he went on to beat Rushikesh Kabnurakar in the final round to win the tournament with a perfect score 9/9. IM Aaditya Dhingra defeated Niranjan Mocharla to finish second. 13-year-old CM Arush Chitre is the only non-IM to finish in top five. He won against FM Garv Gaur to finish third. 27th seeded 12-year-old Nihaan Pohane scored an impressive 7/9 to finish seventh.
A total of 349 players including 4 IMs and a WIM took part from all over the country in this one-day nine round Rapid Rating Open tournament. It was organized by Kalpana Prakash Welfare Foundation at G H Raisoni Institute of Engineering & Technology in Nagpur, Maharashtra on 18th August 2024. The time control of the event was 10 minutes + 5 seconds increment per move.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | Gr | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | IM | Anuj, Shrivatri | IND | 2307 | Madhya Pradesh | 9 | 53,5 | 59 | 59,00 | 0 | 9 | |||
| 2 | 4 | IM | Aaditya, Dhingra | IND | 2148 | Haryana | 8 | 55 | 59,5 | 50,50 | 0 | 8 | |||
| 3 | 5 | CM | Chitre, Arush | U15 | Nagp | IND | 2099 | Maharashtra | 8 | 51,5 | 56,5 | 49,50 | 0 | 8 | |
| 4 | 2 | IM | Anwesh, Upadhyaya | Nagp | IND | 2306 | Orrisa | 8 | 51,5 | 56 | 49,00 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 3 | IM | Mohammad, Nubairshah Shaikh | IND | 2240 | Maharashtra | 7,5 | 49 | 53,5 | 42,00 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 6 | 7 | FM | Garv, Gaur | Nagp | IND | 2043 | Haryana | 7 | 56,5 | 61 | 44,00 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 27 | Nihaan, Pohane | U13 | IND | 1716 | Maharashtra | 7 | 53 | 57,5 | 43,75 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 8 | 18 | AIM | Niranjan, Mocharla | IND | 1768 | Andhrapradesh | 7 | 52,5 | 56,5 | 40,50 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 9 | 8 | FM | Sauravh, Khherdekar | Nagp | IND | 1974 | Maharashtra | 7 | 52,5 | 56,5 | 40,00 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 10 | 12 | Badole, Shaunak | U13 | IND | 1859 | Maharashtra | 7 | 52 | 55 | 40,50 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 11 | 38 | Ramteke, Sumedh | Nagp | IND | 1666 | Maharashtra | 7 | 51,5 | 56,5 | 41,50 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 12 | 13 | Kabnurakar, Rushikesh | IND | 1803 | Maharashtra | 7 | 51,5 | 55,5 | 40,00 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| 13 | 16 | Saksham, Wadhwa | Nagp | IND | 1781 | Maharashtra | 7 | 51 | 55,5 | 40,50 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 14 | 15 | AIM | Hend, Pravin | IND | 1794 | Maharashtra | 7 | 50,5 | 55 | 41,50 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 15 | 36 | Rashmika, Maringanti | F17 | w | Nagp | IND | 1677 | Maharashtra | 7 | 50 | 54 | 39,75 | 0 | 6 |
