Harikrishnan dominates First Move Rapid Rating Open 2024

by Shahid Ahmed - 11/11/2024

Top seed IM Harikrishnan A Ra scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win First Move Rapid Rating Open 2024. He finished a half point ahead of the rest. Arpith S Bijoy, IM Hari Madhavan N B, Vinayak Kulkarni and Chinmay Kowshik scored 8/9 each. They were placed second, third and fourth respectively according to tie-breaks. The top three remained undefeated. The total cash prize fund was ₹400000. The top three prizes were ₹30000, ₹25000 and ₹20000 along with a trophy each. The two-day rapid rating open was organized by First Move Chess Academy at Kautilya Vidyalaya Group of Institutions in Mysore, Karnataka on 26th and 27th October 2024. Harikrishnan also won the Blitz Open. This was his 11th and 12th tournament triumph of the year. Photo: Bharath M / First Move Chess Academy

Harikrishnan wins Blitz Open

IM Harikrishnan A Ra scorched the field by winning eight consecutive games. IM Hari Madhavan N B and Arpith S Bijoy were trailing him by a half point 7.5/8, going into the final round. Harikrishnan drew with Arpith to become the champion. IM Sharan Rao drew with Hari Madhavan. Hari Madhavan finished third. In the Blitz Open, IM Harikrishnan A Ra, FM Apoorv Kamble and IM Muthaiah Al scored 8/9 each. Harikrishnan won that tournament, Apoorv and Muthaiah finished at second and third place respectively.

Top 3 in Rapid Rating: 2nd Arpith S Bijoy 8/9, 1st IM Harikrishnan A Ra 8.5/9 and 3rd IM Hari Madhavan N B 8/9 | Photo: Bharath M / First Move Chess Academy

IM Harikrishnan A Ra scored an unbeaten 8.5/9, finished a half point ahead of the rest and gained 21.6 Elo rating points

Inauguration Ceremony | Photo: Bharath M / First Move Chess Academy

Karnataka's very own IM Viani Antonio Dcunha making the inaugural first move | Photo: Bharath M / First Move Chess Academy

CM Samarth J Rao was felicitated for his achievements | Photo: Bharath M / First Move Chess Academy

The tournament banner | Photo: Bharath M / First Move Chess Academy

Trophies for the prize winners | Photo: Bharath M / First Move Chess Academy

Waiting area for parents and accompanying persons | Photo: Bharath M / First Move Chess Academy

Thanks to Bharath M, Founder of First Move Chess Academy and Organizer of the tournament for sharing the photographs.

A total of 380 players including six IMs and a WIM took part from various parts of the country in this two-day nine round Rapid Rating Open tournament. It was organized by First Move Chess Academy at Kautilya Group of Institutions in Mysore, Karnataka on 26th and 27th October 2024. The time control of the event was 20 minutes + 5 seconds increment per move.

Final standings in Rapid Rating

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	1	IM	Harikrishnan.A.Ra,			IND	2242	Tamil Nadu	8,5	53	57	53,00
2	8		Arpith, S Bijoy			IND	2142		8	54	59	50,75
3	3	IM	Hari, Madhavan N B			IND	2225		8	54	57	49,25
4	10		Kulkarni, Vinayak			IND	2019	Karnataka	8	52,5	55,5	48,00
5	21		Chinmay, Kowshik	U13		IND	1769		8	48	52	45,00
6	4	IM	Viani, Antonio Dcunha			IND	2217		7,5	54,5	59,5	47,75
7	9	FM	Apoorv, Kamble	U15		IND	2119	Karnataka	7,5	52,5	55,5	43,75
8	5	IM	Sharan, Rao			IND	2194	Rao's Chess Corner	7,5	52,5	55,5	43,00
9	32		Shivanth, M			IND	1704	Karnataka	7,5	48,5	51,5	40,75
10	34		Advaith, U P	U14		IND	1694	Rao's Chess Corner	7,5	45	48,5	39,75
11	2	IM	Muthaiah, Al			IND	2227	Tamil Nadu	7	54,5	59,5	44,00
12	6	IM	Avinash, Ramesh			IND	2154		7	54,5	59,5	43,00
13	16		Naga, Sai Sarthak Karanam	U15		IND	1853		7	52	55,5	39,00
14	24		Sridhar, C S	S55		IND	1756	Tamil Nadu	7	50	54	40,50
15	31		Naveen, S Hegde			IND	1708		7	50	53,5	38,00
16	14	WIM	Priyanka, K		w	IND	1940	Tamil Nadu	7	49,5	52,5	38,50
17	19	AIM	Aarush, Bhat	U12		IND	1793	Rao's Chess Corner	7	49	52,5	38,50
18	17		Sudarshan, Bhat			IND	1848	Karnataka	7	48,5	53,5	40,00
19	20		Chiranth, M D			IND	1791	Karnataka	7	48,5	53	37,00
20	57	ACM	Prathamesh, Shashikant Deshmukh	U13		IND	1620	Karnataka	7	47,5	49,5	35,50
21	35		Prasiddhi, Bhat		w	IND	1677	MYS	7	46	50	37,00
22	43		Karthik, S			IND	1660	Karnataka	7	45	46,5	32,50
23	93		Shreyansh, Das	U07		IND	1502	Karnataka	7	44,5	48	35,00
24	91		Vishweshwarayya, Gurumath			IND	1506	Karnataka	7	43,5	46,5	33,00
25	7	FM	Navalgund, Niranjan			IND	2150	Karnataka	6,5	52,5	56,5	38,75
26	15	AGM	Prashanth, J Naik			IND	1899	Karnataka	6,5	52	55	37,25
27	25		Parab, Rishikesh			IND	1750	Goa	6,5	49,5	54,5	37,50
28	11		Augustin, A			IND	2002	Karnataka	6,5	49,5	53	35,75
29	52		Nivaan, Raghavendra	U13		IND	1636	Karnataka	6,5	49,5	53	35,25
30	27		Rakesh, N			IND	1728	Karnataka	6,5	49	51,5	34,00

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A total of 200 players including six IMs and a WIM took part from various parts of the country in this one-day nine round Blitz Open tournament. It was organized by First Move Chess Academy at Kautilya Group of Institutions in Mysore, Karnataka on 27th October 2024. The time control of the event was 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment per move.

Final standings in Blitz Open

Rk.	SNo		Name	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	1	IM	Harikrishnan.A.Ra,	IND	2438		8	53,5	57,5	50,75
2	8	FM	Apoorv, Kamble	IND	2211	Karnataka	8	52,5	56,5	48,75
3	4	IM	Muthaiah, Al	IND	2271		8	49	52	44,50
4	12		Arpith, S Bijoy	IND	2002		7,5	56,5	60,5	48,50
5	7	IM	Sharan, Rao	IND	2224		7,5	52,5	58,5	47,25
6	6	FM	Navalgund, Niranjan	IND	2238	Karnataka	7	50	54	39,50
7	14		Shet, Prajwal P	IND	1983		7	49	53	38,00
8	10		Augustin, A	IND	2031		7	48,5	53,5	41,00
9	17		Chinmay, Kowshik	IND	1916		7	48,5	53,5	39,00
10	13	WIM	Priyanka, K	IND	1984		7	48,5	51,5	37,50
11	27		Shivanth, M	IND	1704		7	45,5	49,5	38,00
12	21		Darshan, V P S	IND	1830		7	45,5	49,5	36,00
13	9		Balkishan, A.	IND	2095		6,5	51,5	55,5	36,75
14	2	IM	Viani, Antonio Dcunha	IND	2378	Karnataka	6,5	50,5	55,5	36,75
15	3	IM	Hari, Madhavan N B	IND	2364		6,5	50,5	54,5	36,75
16	5	IM	Avinash, Ramesh	IND	2246		6,5	50,5	53	34,25
17	16		Sudarshan, Bhat	IND	1926		6,5	48,5	51,5	34,75
18	19		Naga, Sai Sarthak Karanam	IND	1879		6,5	47,5	51,5	34,25
19	23		Dhrikshu, K Vasant	IND	1755		6,5	46,5	49,5	31,25
20	28		Chiranth, M D	IND	1695		6,5	46	48	29,75

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