Mitrabha Guha clinches 1st Talent Chess Academy All India Rapid Rating Open 2022
After finishing second at KL University Rapid Rating Open with an unbeaten 7.5/9, Mitrabha once again remained undefeated at Talent Chess Academy Rapid Rating Open. Only this time he improved his score 7.5/8 and finished a half point ahead of the field to win the tournament. Four players scored 7.0/8 - GM Karthik Venkataraman, FM J Ramakrishna, IM Raahul V S and IM Ravi Teja S. They were placed second to fifth according to the tie-breaks. IM C R G Krishna scored an unbeaten 7.5/8 to win the Blitz Rating Open. He also finished a half point ahead of the field. Five players scored 7.0/7 - GM Karthik, IM Viani Antonio Dcunha, GM Mitrabha, IM Dhulipalla Bala Chandra Prasad and Kunal M. They secured second to sixth place according to tie-breaks. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy
C R G Krishna wins the Blitz Rating Open
The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹250000, ₹150000 for Rapid and ₹100000 for Blitz. Top three prizes in the Rapid Rating were ₹25000, ₹15000 and ₹10000 along with a trophy each. Top three prizes in the Blitz Rating were ₹21000, ₹15000 and ₹10000 each respectively. 14-year-old Mahendra Teja Mekala was the youngest finisher in the top 15 in Rapid. He scored an impressive hat-trick over IM N Krishna Teja, IM C R G Krishna and IM Ravi Teja S. Reigning National Junior Girls 2022 champion, WGM Priyanka Nutakki was the highest finisher among women. She scored 6.0/8 to finish 15th in the Rapid.
A total of 277 in the Rapid and 256 players in the Blitz including 4 GMs, 10 IMs and a WIM took part in this two-day tournament on 7th and 8th May held at Chirala Engineering College, Chirala, Andhra Pradesh. The time control for the Rapid Rating was 20 minutes + 5 seconds increment and 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment for the Blitz Rating.
Final Standings in Rapid Rating
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | |
| 1 | 9 | GM | Mitrabha Guha | IND | 2233 | WB | 7,5 | 39,5 | 41,0 | 38,00 | 0,0 | 7 | ||
| 2 | 10 | GM | Karthik Venkataraman | IND | 2192 | AP | 7,0 | 40,5 | 44,5 | 38,00 | 0,0 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 16 | FM | Ramakrishna J. | IND | 2113 | UBI | 7,0 | 39,0 | 43,0 | 37,50 | 0,0 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 12 | IM | Raahul V S | IND | 2177 | TN | 7,0 | 39,0 | 43,0 | 37,00 | 0,0 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 8 | IM | Ravi Teja S. | IND | 2247 | AP | 7,0 | 39,0 | 42,5 | 36,50 | 0,0 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 4 | IM | Viani Antonio Dcunha | IND | 2313 | KA | 6,5 | 41,0 | 44,0 | 34,25 | 0,0 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 11 | IM | Sidhant Mohapatra | IND | 2183 | OR | 6,5 | 40,0 | 43,0 | 32,75 | 0,0 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Kunal M. | IND | 2279 | TN | 6,5 | 40,0 | 42,5 | 32,25 | 0,0 | 6 | |||
| 9 | 1 | IM | Krishna C R G | IND | 2378 | RSPB | 6,5 | 40,0 | 42,0 | 32,00 | 0,0 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 17 | Kaustuv Kundu | IND | 2102 | WB | 6,5 | 39,0 | 43,0 | 33,75 | 0,0 | 5 | |||
| 11 | 5 | GM | Karthikeyan P. | IND | 2295 | TN | 6,5 | 39,0 | 40,5 | 31,50 | 0,0 | 5 | ||
| 12 | 2 | GM | Laxman R.R. | IND | 2354 | ICF | 6,0 | 44,0 | 48,5 | 35,25 | 0,0 | 5 | ||
| 13 | 33 | Mahendra Teja Mekala | U15 | IND | 1702 | AP | 6,0 | 43,0 | 46,0 | 31,50 | 0,0 | 6 | ||
| 14 | 15 | AIM | Krishna D. | IND | 2114 | TG | 6,0 | 40,5 | 43,5 | 30,50 | 0,0 | 6 | ||
| 15 | 23 | WIM | Priyanka Nutakki | F18 | w | IND | 1922 | AP | 6,0 | 40,0 | 43,0 | 29,00 | 0,0 | 6 |
Final Standings in Blitz Rating
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
| 1 | 9 | IM | Krishna C R G | IND | 2332 | AP - RSPB | 7,5 | 39,5 | 42,5 | 41,00 |
| 2 | 7 | GM | Karthik Venkataraman | IND | 2362 | AP | 7,0 | 43,5 | 46,5 | 39,75 |
| 3 | 6 | IM | Viani Antonio Dcunha | IND | 2366 | KA | 7,0 | 42,0 | 47,0 | 40,00 |
| 4 | 2 | GM | Mitrabha Guha | IND | 2468 | WB | 7,0 | 42,0 | 45,5 | 38,25 |
| 5 | 8 | IM | Dhulipalla Bala Chandra Prasad | IND | 2336 | AP | 7,0 | 42,0 | 45,0 | 38,50 |
| 6 | 11 | Kunal M. | IND | 2288 | TN | 7,0 | 39,5 | 42,5 | 38,00 | |
| 7 | 3 | IM | Ravi Teja S. | IND | 2411 | AP | 6,5 | 42,0 | 45,5 | 32,75 |
| 8 | 5 | GM | Karthikeyan P. | IND | 2366 | TN | 6,5 | 41,5 | 44,0 | 34,25 |
| 9 | 19 | IM | Srihari L R | IND | 2121 | TN | 6,5 | 40,5 | 44,5 | 35,00 |
| 10 | 12 | IM | Krishna Teja N | IND | 2278 | AP | 6,5 | 39,0 | 43,0 | 33,00 |
| 11 | 24 | Harisurya Bharadwaj Gundepudi | IND | 2019 | AP | 6,5 | 37,0 | 41,0 | 33,25 | |
| 12 | 25 | Arpan Das | IND | 2013 | WB | 6,5 | 35,5 | 37,5 | 28,00 | |
| 13 | 39 | Niranjan Mocharla | IND | 1663 | AICF RENEWAL | 6,0 | 40,5 | 43,0 | 29,00 | |
| 14 | 27 | Sri Sai Baswanth P | IND | 1975 | AP | 6,0 | 39,0 | 42,0 | 28,00 | |
| 15 | 36 | WFM | Potluri Supreetha | IND | 1738 | AP | 6,0 | 38,0 | 41,0 | 24,50 |
