Kunal M wins 1st Vidhya Sagar Rating Open 2024

by Shahid Ahmed - 15/05/2024

FM Kunal M, Sham R and Vignesh B scored 7/8 each at 1st Vidhya Sagar Rating Open 2024. The top seed of the tournament, Kunal became the champion due to better tie-break scores. Sham and Vignesh were placed second and third respectively. Kunal drew with the eventual runner-up, Sham in the final round. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹500000. The top three prizes were ₹40000 + trophy, ₹35000 and ₹30000 each. The four-day rating tournament was organized by Sri Ragavendra Chess Academy and Master Mind Chess Academy from 25th to 28th April 2024 at Vidhya Sagar Institution in Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu. This is Kunal's second rating tournament triumph of the year. Photo: Sathyan K

Top three score 7/8

FM Kunal M, Sham R and FM Ayushh Ravikumar were the three leaders 6.5/7, heading into the final round. Kunal drew with Sham, Ayushh lost to Vignesh B. Kunal became champion, Sham second and Vignesh third.

Champion - Kunal M 7/8 | Photo: Sathyan K

Runner-up - Sham R 7/8 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Second Runner-up - Vignesh B 7/8

FM Kunal scored an unbeaten 7/8, drew with the eventual runner-up in the final round

Players in action | Photo: Vidhya Sagar Institution

The tournament hall at Vidhya Sagar Institution in Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu | Photo: Vidhya Sagar Institution

A total of 321 players took part from all over the country in this four-day eight round Rating Open tournament. It was organized by Sri Ragavendra Chess Academy and Master Mind Chess Academy at Vidhya Sagar Institution in Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu from 25th to 28th April 2024. The time control of the event was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment per move.

Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	Gr	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB5
1	1	FM	Kunal, M.	S18	8874TRY2024	2250	TN	7	43	47	40,25	6
2	4		Sham, R	S18	4872CHE2024	1956	TN	7	41,5	45,5	39,00	6
3	2	AGM	Vignesh, B	S18	9624CGL2024	2215	TN	7	41	44,5	38,00	7
4	18		Hari, Ganesh T	U18	10337CGL2024	1812	TN	6,5	41	44,5	34,25	6
5	10		Sailesh, R	S18	2615CHE2024	1898	TN	6,5	40,5	44,5	34,50	5
6	11		Sudharsan, Krishnan	S18	24679VPM2024	1874	TN	6,5	39,5	43	33,50	6
7	27		Gokula, Vishnu R	U18	2288CHE2024	1747	TN	6,5	39,5	42	31,75	6
8	3		Ram, S. Krishnan	S18	5537CHE2024	2010	TN	6,5	39	43,5	34,75	5
9	15		Ajjesh, J R	U18	9596CHE2024	1833	TN	6,5	38	41	31,25	6
10	17		Shashveen, A K	U13	17292CHE2024	1814	TN	6,5	37,5	42	33,75	6
11	14		Haridev, S	U18	3718CHE2024	1840	TN	6,5	37,5	41,5	31,25	6
12	23	AFM	Gokulraam, Sankar	U13	4826KAL2024	1770	TN	6,5	35,5	38,5	29,25	6
13	7	FM	Ayushh, Ravikumar	S18	2397CHE2024	1933	TN	6,5	35,5	38	28,75	6
14	42		Kesavamoorthy, G	U18	1281CGL2024	1675	TN	6,5	34,5	36,5	29,00	6
15	78	AFM	Karthick, Sai P	U13	2341CHE2024	1575	TN	6,5	30,5	33,5	27,25	6
16	19		Saravanan,	U18	2305CHE2024	1788	TN	6	38,5	42,5	29,00	6
17	8		Vijay, Shreeram P	S18	2888CHE2024	1914	TN	6	38,5	41,5	30,25	5
18	30		Sooriya, B Y	U18	7929TLR2024	1740	TN	6	38,5	41,5	29,50	4
19	24		Ram, Kumar G M	S18	11207KKI2024	1769	TN	6	38	41	27,50	6
20	6	FM	Vinoth Kumar, M.	S18	9709CHE2024	1946	TN	6	38	40,5	28,00	5
21	16	AIM	Jackson, V X	U13	2350CHE2024	1814	TN	6	37	41,5	30,50	5
22	81		Harun, B S	U18	7102TNJ2024	1563	TN	6	37	40	28,00	5
23	38		Kanishkaraj, V	U18	24553CHE2024	1697	TN	6	37	38	25,00	6
24	28		Kishore, V	S18	12591CHE2024	1741	TN	6	36	39	27,75	5
25	34		Karthikeyan, Sakthivel	U18	2295CHE2024	1708	TN	6	35	39	28,00	6