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Hrithickkesh and Laxman win Panchajanya Rapid and Blitz Rating Open 2024

by Shahid Ahmed - 06/11/2024

Four players - Hrithickkesh P R, GM Laxman R R, IM Ravi Teja S and IM Nitin S scored an unbeaten 8/9 each at 1st Panchajanya Rapid Rating Open 2024. Hrithickkesh won the tournament on tie-breaks. The remaining three were placed second to fourth respectively according to tie-breaks. Five players - Laxman, Nitin, Ravi, WCM Swara Lakshmi S Nair and Charith Bhat scored 8/9 each in Blitz. Laxman became champion due to better tie-breaks, the remaining four were placed second to fifth respectively. The total prize fund of the Rapid Rating tournament was ₹300000, for Blitz ₹100000. The top three prizes in Rapid were ₹30000 + trophy, ₹25000 + trophy and ₹15000 each. For Blitz, top three prizes were ₹14000 + trophy, ₹12000 and ₹10000 each. This was Hrithickkesh's first tournament triumph of the year, for Laxman, it was his fourth victory of 2024. Photo: Suresh Babu M H/Panchajanya Chess Academy

Top four in Rapid and top five in Blitz score 8/9

GM Laxman R R and IM Ravi Teja S were the coleaders 7.5/8, going into the final round. They drew their last round game against each other. R M Subramanian lost to Hrithickkesh P R and the latter became champion, Laxman second and Ravi third. IM Nitin S defeated IM Senthil Maran K to finish fourth scoring the same 8/9. All four of them remained undefeated.

Champion in Rapid and seventh in Blitz - Hrithickkesh P R 8/9 and 7.5/9 | Photo: Suresh Babu M H/Panchajanya Chess Academy

GM Laxman R R once again was the leader in Blitz event having a score of 7.5/8, before the final round. However, this time his coleader was IM Nitin S. They drew their ninth round game. Laxman became champion, Nitin second. Bhuvan Krishna Prasanth lost to IM Ravi Teja S and Ravi finished third in Blitz too. WCM Swara Lakshmi S Nair won against Amal Roozi to finish with 8/9 and secured an impressive fourth place. She is the only female finisher among the top ten. Laxman went on to win another Blitz Rating Open after this event. It will be mentioned in detail in a separate report.

Champion in Blitz and Runner-up in Rapid - GM Laxman R R 8/9 and 8/9 | Photo: Suresh Babu M H/Panchajanya Chess Academy

Runner-up - IM Nitin S 8/9 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Second Runner-up in Rapid and Blitz - IM Ravi Teja S 8/9 and 8/9 | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Rapid event in progress at Nurture International School in Bengaluru, Karnataka | Photo: Suresh Babu M H/Panchajanya Chess Academy

Hrithickkesh P R scored an unbeaten 8/9, won the tournament on tie-breaks and gained 32 Elo rating points

Blitz event in progress | Photo: Suresh Babu M H/Panchajanya Chess Academy

GM Laxman R R scored 8/9, remained undefeated, won the tournament on tie-breaks and increased his Elo rating by 2 points

A total of 479 players including a GM and three IMs took part from all over the country and four from the USA in this two-day nine round Rapid Rating Open tournament. It was organized by Panchajanya Chess Academy at Nurture International School in Bengaluru, Karnataka on 19th and 20th October 2024. The time control of the event was 20 minutes + 5 seconds increment per move.

Final standings in Rapid

Rk.SNoNameTypsexGrFEDRtgRtgIPts. TB1  TB2  TB3  TB4  TB5 
18Hirthickkesh, PrTamilnaduIND20462046857,56254,0007
23GMLaxman, R.R.ICF TamilnaduIND222722278576153,0007
32IMRavi, Teja S.Andhra PradeshIND223722378555850,7507
44IMNitin, S.TamilnaduIND2221222185458,550,7507
511Rakshith, SrinivasanBLU170511IND196719677,5545947,0007
614Jinan, JomonKeralaIND192519257,55153,542,2507
712Siddhanth, PoonjaU1210535KSCA2023IND195019507,55152,541,2507
87FMSyed Anwar, ShazuliTamilnaduIND205420547,550,555,545,2507
910Balkishan, A.BLU170698IND199319937,550,555,544,2507
1025Nihal, N ShettyUDU181034IND185318537,5505543,7507
1116Leelajai, Krishna NCKM191300IND189518957,5505342,0007
1217Dave, KantilalS55RajasthanIND189118917,5485343,7507
1320Subramanian, R MTamilnaduIND18681868753,55741,0007
1424Naga, Sai Sarthak KaranamU1513938KSCA2023IND18531853750,554,539,5007
1521WFMKalyani, SirinF15wKeralaIND18651865749,55236,5007
165IMSenthil, Maran KTamilnaduIND2133213374952,538,0007
1732WCMSwara, Lakshmi S Nairw10903KSCA2023IND18211821748,551,537,0007
1875AGMKavinkumar, GTamilnaduIND156915697485136,5007
1926Gugan, GTamilnaduIND184918497475137,5007
2054Isshaan, AU1010925KSCA2023IND1657165774750,537,0007
2139Krupha, S UkkaliF12w10153KSCA2023IND17491749746,548,535,0007
22108Abhineeth, BhatU15UKA211508IND152115217444835,0007
2378Vivan, HotaU1211199KSCA2023IND1567156774446,532,5007
24366Naveen, Krishna Bhat S22248KSCA2024IND00742,54736,0007
259Augustin, A10441KSCA2023IND200220026,5556041,0006
2627Sudarshan, BhatBLU170426IND184818486,55356,537,7506
2723Manigandan, S STamilnaduIND186318636,5525638,7506
2870Jahnvi, AshokF15wKeralaIND157715776,550,55538,0005
2935Aaditya, Ranjan SahuU1510674KSCA2023IND178517856,5505536,7506
3030AGMChirag, Hirinja G J14867KSCA2023IND182318236,549,55436,5005

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A total of 318 players including a GM and three IMs took part from all over the country in this one-day nine round Blitz Rating Open tournament. It was organized by Panchajanya Chess Academy at Nurture International School in Bengaluru, Karnataka on 20th October 2024. The time control of the event was 5 minutes + 3 seconds increment per move.

Final standings in Blitz

Rk.SNoNameTypsexGrFEDRtgPts. TB1  TB2  TB3  TB4  TB5 
12GMLaxman, R.R.TamilnaduIND2367853,557,550,0007
23IMNitin, S.TamilnaduIND23218535648,7507
31IMRavi, Teja S.Andhra PradeshIND2428852,555,549,0008
427WCMSwara, Lakshmi S Nairw10903KSCA2023IND179185053,546,5008
534Charith, BhatU1510104KSCA2023IND1757847,551,543,5008
615Siddhanth, PoonjaU1210535KSCA2023IND19727,551,554,543,5007
712Hirthickkesh, PrTamilnaduIND20747,550,55442,5007
89Rakshith, Srinivasan12276KSCA2023IND21107,548,551,541,7507
910Balkishan, A.BLU170698IND20957545943,0007
1013Augustin, A10441KSCA2023IND2031749,551,537,5006
1140Nihal, N Shetty18766KSCA2024IND170974952,538,0007
1230Bhuvan, Krishna PrasanthU1211107KSCA2023IND176674952,537,5007
1326Amal, RooziKelaralIND1815748,55238,0007
1422WFMKalyani, SirinF15wKeralaIND185474851,537,5007
1562AGMKavinkumar, GTamilnaduIND15997485036,5006
167IMSenthil, Maran KTamilnaduIND220074750,538,0006
1738Vrishank, RoyaduU1510130KSCA2023IND172574750,535,0007
1858ACMYug, Tarun KhianiU1210114KSCA2023IND16117465037,0007
1942Jahnvi, AshokF15wKeralaIND1689744,54733,0007
2077Vishwajit, SU1517419KSCA2024IND156174445,532,5007
2170Krupha, S UkkaliF12w10153KSCA2023IND1588743,54630,5007
2252Prajwal, V PKeralaIND163974346,533,5007
238FMSyed Anwar, ShazuliTamilnaduIND21946,552,55638,0006
2437Arul, Anandh S P K17690KSCA2024IND17396,5515435,2506
2532Leelajai, Krishna NCKM191300IND17596,5505435,7506

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