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Laxman and Nitin win GRT Shasun Jain College Rapid and Blitz Rating Open 2022

by Shahid Ahmed - 29/07/2022

44th Chess Olympiad being just a few hourss away, Tamil Nadu is having several tournaments all over the state to celebrate the sporting event to ever take place in India. Among them, GRT Shasun Jain College Rapid and Blitz Rating Open tournament took place at Shasun Jain College for Women on 22nd and 23rd July 2022. The Blitz event had more participants than Rapid. GM Laxman R R emerged victorious in the Rapid. Both him and Arpan Das scored 8/9 each. He clinched the championship due to better tie-breaks. IM Pranesh M was adjudged third 7.5/9 among the three players who finished with the same score. Players from all over the country, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Sweden, United States of America and Wales took part in this event. Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Laxman and Nitin become unbeaten champions

In the Blitz event, IM Nitin S claimed his third Blitz triumph of the year by winning an absolutely cracker of a final round battle against Prasanna S. He knew a draw would not be enough and things would be decided in tie-breaks. So he went all-in and it paid off. Nitin finished a half point ahead of the competition at 7.5/8. IM Manish Anto Cristiano F and IM Ajay Karthikeyan scored 7/8 each to secure second and third place respectively. Top three prizes in the Rapid Rating were ₹100000, ₹50000 and ₹20000 each, for Blitz Rating they were ₹30000, ₹20000 and ₹10000. The total prize fund for the Rapid event was ₹350000 and for Blitz ₹150000.

Champion in Rapid - GM Laxman R R 8/9 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed
Laxman wins GRT Shasun Jain College Rapid Rating Open with a mindblowing win against Manish | Video: ChessBase India

GM Laxman scored a crucial win in the final round to win the tournament

Runner-up - Arpan Das 8/9 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Second Runner-up - IM Pranesh M 7.5/9 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Champion in Blitz - IM Nitin S 7.5/8 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed
Nitin S wins his third Blitz Open of 2022 at GRT Shasun Jain College | Video: ChessBase India

Nitin finished the tournament with a hat-trick to win the event, finishing a half point ahead of the field
Cracker of a finish in a Relentless king hunt | Prasanna S vs IM Nitin S | Video: ChessBase India

Runner-up - IM Manish Anto Cristiano F 7/8 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Second Runner-up - IM Ajay Karthikeyan 7/8

One of the tournament halls at GRT Shasun Jain College for Women | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

For more photos, please click here.

 

A total of 208 players including 3 GMs, 10 IMs and a WGM and 244 in Blitz including 4 GMs, 10 IMs and a WGM took part from India, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, United States of America and Wales. The nine-round Swiss League Rapid Rating tournament took place on 22nd and 23rd July, the Blitz Rating tournament took place on 23rd July. The tournament was organized by Rooks & Knights Academy of Chess. The time control for the Rapid Rating was 15 minutes + 5 seconds increment and for Blitz it was 3 minutes + 2 seconds.

Final standings in Rapid

Rk.SNoNameFEDRtgIClub/CityPts. TB1  TB2  TB3  TB4  TB5 
13GMLaxman R.R.IND2247ICF8,051,556,549,5007
214Arpan DasIND19928,046,550,541,0008
312IMPranesh MIND20297,549,553,542,0007
47Kaustuv KunduIND21297,54953,545,2507
55IMSaravana Krishnan P.IND22087,546,550,542,5007
61GMDeepan Chakkravarthy J.IND2432ICF7,0525742,5006
718IMManish Anto Cristiano FIND19197,05054,539,5007
821WGMVarshini VIND18787,049,554,542,0007
948CMDaakshin ArunIND14767,0454836,0007
1015FMVinoth Kumar M.IND19607,043,547,534,5007
1130IMAvinash RameshIND16646,5535739,0006
122IMNitin S.IND22596,5525537,0006
1341IMHarshavardhan G BIND15546,551,554,535,2506
1424FMHarsh SureshIND18086,5495336,2506
1532FMAyushh RavikumarIND16516,547,55234,2506
1616Hirthickkesh PrIND19576,547,551,536,7506
179Prasannaa.SIND20866,5475235,2506
186IMRaahul V SIND22036,546,550,534,7506
194GMKarthikeyan P.IND2245ICF6,546,550,530,0004
2064Nawin M SIND13856,546,55029,5006

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Final standings in Blitz

Rk.SNoNameFEDRtgIClub/CityPts. TB1  TB2  TB3  TB4  TB5 
13IMNitin S.IND23897,54143,541,2507
229IMManish Anto Cristiano FIND19507,037,541,535,5006
311IMAjay KarthikeyanIND21837,036,54035,0007
413Prasannaa.SIND21756,542,546,536,2506
515Kaustuv KunduIND21286,540,545,537,5005
65GMLaxman R.R.IND2361ICF6,540,543,534,5005
767FMAyushh RavikumarIND15196,539,542,529,2505
838IMHarshavardhan G BIND18316,5384130,7506
937IMAvinash RameshIND18756,53740,532,2506
1031AGMVignesh BIND19426,536,54031,5006

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ओलंपियाड में खूब चमके भारत के FABULOUS 5

@ 13/08/2022 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
Tamil Nadu State Government awards ₹1 Crore each to the Bronze medal winning Indian teams

@ 11/08/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
ओलंपियाड में भारत नें पुरुष और महिला दोनों वर्गो में जीता कांस्य,उक्रेन और उज़्बेक नें जीता सोना

@ 11/08/2022 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
ओलंपियाड R9 : सांसरोधी मुक़ाबले में प्रग्गा नें बचाई गोल्ड की उम्मीद

@ 08/08/2022 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
ओलंपियाड R8 : बेमिशाल भारत नें यूएसए की 3-1 से लगाई क्लास

@ 07/08/2022 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
ओलंपियाड R7 : दोनों वर्गो में भारत मजबूत पर आज है असली परीक्षा

@ 06/08/2022 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
Anand speaks on the Indian youngsters, Olympiad 2022 and the FIDE elections

@ 04/08/2022 by Himank Ghosh (en)
ओलंपियाड D6 : हम्पी लय में लौटी ,जॉर्जिया को हरा भारत शीर्ष पर,गुकेश और हरीकृष्णा भी जीते

@ 04/08/2022 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
ओलंपियाड D 5 : गुकेश ,अधिबन नें बी टीम को बनाया बेमिशाल, स्पेन को हराया,अर्जुन और तानिया भी चमके !

@ 03/08/2022 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
ओलंपियाड D 4 : गुकेश ,निहाल और तानिया ने नाम रहा दिन

@ 02/08/2022 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
ओलंपियाड D 3 : युवा भारत के सामने पस्त हुआ स्विट्जरलैंड ,लगाई जीत की हैट्रिक

@ 01/08/2022 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
ओलंपियाड D 2 : भारत के मजबूत कदम ,जीते सभी मुक़ाबले

@ 31/07/2022 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
ओलंपियाड D1 : क्लीन स्वीप के साथ भारत की शुरुआत

@ 30/07/2022 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
ओलंपियाड का आगाज : अच्छी शुरुआत पर होंगी भारत की नजरे !

@ 29/07/2022 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
Hrithickkesh Pr dominates Dr. KCG Verghese Memorial Rating Open 2022

@ 25/07/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Boris Savchenko wins 13th Chennai GM Open 2022, Nitin second

@ 27/06/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
13th Chennai GM Open R7-8: Nitin stays a full point ahead

@ 25/06/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
13th Chennai GM Open R4-6: Nitin emerges sole leader scoring a double hat-trick

@ 23/06/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
13th Chennai GM Open R1-3: Daksh Goyal destroys Duc Hoa

@ 21/06/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Chess Grad wins 1st CEG Trophy State level Open Team 2022

@ 18/05/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Ramnathan Balasubramaniam wins 1st SSS All India Rating Open 2022

@ 16/05/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Golden Knights Chess Academy A scores a hat-trick at 28th Tamil Nadu State Team Rating 2022

@ 09/05/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Nitin Senthilvel wins All India Blitz Rating Open 2022

@ 30/04/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Pranav Venkatesh wins 1st BCF Rapid Rating Open 2022

@ 14/04/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Laxman R R wins 1st Vellore Rapid Rating Open 2021

@ 11/01/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Laxman R R wins 1st YSR All India Open 2021

@ 21/12/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
IM Harikrishnan A Ra wins Sivakasi Chess Club Rapid Rating Open

@ 14/12/2021 by R Anantharam (en)
Laxman R R wins Dr. Ajit Kumar Singh Kasliwal and Suneeta Singh Memorial All India Rapid Rating Open

@ 08/12/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Tamil Nadu State Government felicitates players with 1 crore 98 lacs cash award

@ 09/10/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
15 वर्षीय प्रणव बने तामिलनाडु राज्य शतरंज विजेता

@ 07/04/2021 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
Pranav V wins 68th Tamil Nadu State Open 2021 with a 100% score 9.0/9

@ 07/04/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
68th Tamil Nadu State Open: Pranav V takes sole lead 6.0/6

@ 31/03/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Sivakasi Chess Club and Covid-19

@ 19/02/2021 by R Anantharam (en)
Adhiban, Sethuraman, Gukesh, Laxman and Nandhidhaa receive Outstanding Sportsperson award by Tamil Nadu government

@ 11/02/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Aravindh wins Karaikudi Grand Prix Rapid Rating Open

@ 06/02/2020 by R Anantharam (en)
Meet Jubin Jimmy, the next super-talent from Kerala

@ 02/02/2020 by Satanick Mukhuty (en)
पावेल पोंक्रातोव ने जीता 12वीं चेन्नई ओपेन ग्रांडमास्टर 2020 का खिताब

@ 27/01/2020 by Nitesh Srivastava (hi)
Pavel Ponkratov wins 12th Chennai GM Open 2020

@ 27/01/2020 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Seven-way lead after round 7 of 12th Chennai GM Open 2020

@ 23/01/2020 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Ponkratov, Martinez, Visakh and Yudin lead with 5.5/6 at 12th Chennai GM Open 2020

@ 22/01/2020 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Six players lead with 4.0/4 at 12th Chennai GM Open 2020

@ 21/01/2020 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Sanket, Saravana Krishnan and Pranav score major upsets on day 2 of 12th Chennai GM Open 2020

@ 20/01/2020 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Arul and Anupam shine at 12th Chennai Open 2020 Round 1

@ 19/01/2020 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Laxman wins 2nd Open Rapid Rating at Trichy

@ 11/01/2020 by R Anantharam (en)
IM Harikrishnan wins Ramco 2nd FIDE Rated Open 2019

@ 16/12/2019 by R Anantharam (en)
Vaishali wins Sivakasi Grand Prix Open Rapid

@ 28/11/2019 by R Anantharam (en)
IM Arjun Kalyan and Pranav Venkatesh win Velammal Rapid and Blitz

@ 12/11/2019 by R Anantharam (en)
Laxman wins All India Rapid Rating at Nagpur

@ 05/11/2019 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Balasubramaniam wins 19th Adyar Times Open for a record fourth time

@ 13/10/2019 by S Paul Arokia Raj (en)
Manigandan wins 15th KCM Open

@ 08/10/2019 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Sabarish triumphs at Rotary 100 years Celebration open

@ 04/10/2019 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
IM Khusenkhojaev wins Courtalam Saaral FIDE Rated Open

@ 18/09/2019 by R Anantharam (en)
Laxman wins Pearl City All India Open and a brand new Maruti Alto 800

@ 13/09/2019 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Raahul V S triumphs at Talent Chess Academy 1st Open Rating

@ 02/09/2019 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Courtalam Saaral International Rating Open Preview

@ 25/08/2019 by R Anantharam (en)
Karthikeyan Murali wins 1st A S Subbaraman Memorial Trophy Blitz Rating 2019

@ 23/08/2019 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
R Balasubramaniam wins Thalavaipuram All India Open

@ 22/08/2019 by R Anantharam (en)
Chess Bonanza in Tamil Nadu

@ 16/05/2019 by R Anantharam (en)
Laxman wins 4th Triple C All India Open 2019

@ 26/04/2019 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Levan Pantsulaia wins consecutive GM tournaments in India

@ 26/01/2019 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Padmini beats Stupak and Pranesh beats Arjun in round 9 of 11th Chennai Open 2019

@ 24/01/2019 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Chennai Open 2019 Round 8: Lugovskoy maintains sole lead, untitled Pranesh shocks Nitin

@ 23/01/2019 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Chennai Open 2019 Round 7: Maxim Lugovskoy is in the sole lead

@ 22/01/2019 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
K Rathnakaran wins the ChessBase India Bhopal Blitz

@ 03/01/2019 by Niklesh Jain (en)

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