Atharv Venkatesh and Leah R Joseph are the champions of Karnataka State Under-11 Open and Girls 2024

by Praveena N - 21/09/2024

Atharv Venkatesh (Bengaluru Urban) and Eshwar Veerappan Aiyappan (Mysore) scored 7.5/9 each at Karnataka State Under-11 Open Rating Championship 2024. Atharv won the tournament on tie-breaks, Eshwar secured second place. Eight players scored 7/9. Out of them, top seed, Samaksh Ashok was adjudged third. In the Girls event, Leah R Joseph scored sole 7.5/9 to become the champion. Five players scored 7/9. Indusheetala N (Bengaluru Urban) and Anvita Sathi (Uttara Kannada) secured second and third place according to tie-breaks. The total combined prize fund of the tournament was ₹100000. The top three prizes were ₹12000, ₹8000 and ₹6000 along with a trophy each respectively. The three-day nine-round rating tournament was organized by Giristuti Checkmate School of Chess Foundation from 30th August to 1st September Gujarat Bhavan in Belgaum, Karnataka. Photo: Praveena N

Bengaluru Urban players clinch the championships

Atharv Venkatesh, a student of Legacy School, Bangalore, scored 7.5/9 to win Karnataka State Under-11 Open. He was fourth seeded and suffered only one loss against Vyan Banchor in Round 3. Atharv won the tournament with better tiebreaks. Leah R Joseph, a student of St. Pauls English School, Bangalore scored 7.5/9 and finished a half point ahead. She was fifth seeded and lost only one game against Aarna Jain in Round 5. This is Leah's second State title. Last year she won Karnataka State Under-9 Girls Championship 2023.

Open Top 3 (L to R): 3rd Samaksh Ashok 7/9, 1st Atharv Venkatesh 7.5/9 and 2nd Eshwar Veerappan Aiyappan 7.5/9 | Photo: Praveena N

Eshwar Aiyappan from Amrita Vidyalayam, Mysore scored 7.5/9 and secured second place. He was seeded eleventh and suffered only one loss against Indrajit Majumdar. Eshwar drew with the eventual champion, Atharv in the final round. Indusheetala Natarajan from National Hill View Public School, Unit 2 Bangalore scored 7/9 and finished second. She was seeded sixth and her only loss was against Aadya Gowda. Indusheetala drew with the eventual champion in the Girls, Leah in the final round.

Girls Top 3 (L to R): 3rd Anvita Sathi 7/9, 1st Leah R Joseph 7.5/9 and 2nd Indusheetala 7/9 | Photo: Praveena N

The top two finishers in Open and Girls tournaments | Photo: Praveena N

Atharv Venkatesh scored 7.5/9, won the tournament on tie-breaks and gained 35.6 Elo rating points

Leah R Joseph scored 7.5/9, finished a half point ahead of the competition and increased her Elo rating by 40 points

A total of 153 players in the Open and 91 in the Girls took part from various districts of Karnataka. The nine-round Swiss league Rating tournament took place from 30th August to 1st September 2024 at Gujarat Bhavan in Belgaum, Karnataka. It was organized by Giristuti Checkmate School of Chess Foundation, Belgaum. The time control was 60 minutes + 30 seconds increment.

Final standings in Open

Rk.	SNo		Name	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB5
1	4		Atharv, Venkatesh	IND	1648	Bengaluru Urban	7,5	49,5	52,5	43,25	7
2	11		Eshwar, Veerappan Aiyappan	IND	1588	Mysore	7,5	49,5	52,5	41,75	7
3	1		Samaksh, Ashok	IND	1834	Bengaluru Urban	7	52,5	57	43,00	6
4	3		Indrajit, Majumdar	IND	1669	Bengaluru Urban	7	52	56,5	42,50	6
5	7		Ishaan, Bhansali	IND	1628	Bengaluru Urban	7	47,5	51,5	38,00	6
6	6		Aarav, Das	IND	1635	Bengaluru	7	47	51,5	40,25	6
7	22		Isshaan, A	IND	1518	Bengaluru Urban	7	46,5	51	37,75	6
8	38		Vivan, Hota	IND	1432	Bengaluru	7	46	49	34,50	7
9	14		Rudransh, P S	IND	1560	Bengaluru	7	45,5	49	38,50	7
10	13		Samanth, Nataraj Naidu	IND	1561	Bengaluru Urban	7	41,5	45	33,50	7
11	10		Vihaan, Aadarsh Lobo	IND	1597	Mangaluru	6,5	50,5	55,5	38,75	5
12	15		Vihaan, Shetty	IND	1558	Mangaluru	6,5	47,5	54	33,75	6
13	2		Abhinav, Anand	IND	1792	Bengaluru Urban	6,5	47,5	51,5	35,25	5
14	18	AFM	Venkata, Naga Karthik Malladi	IND	1532	Bengaluru Urban	6,5	47	49,5	33,75	4
15	19		Ashank, Kailas Goliwadekar	IND	1526	Bengaluru Urban	6,5	46,5	49,5	35,25	6

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Final standings in Girls

Rk.	SNo	Name	Typ	sex	Gr	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB5
1	5	Leah, R Joseph		w	11002KSCA2023	IND	1566	Bengaluru Urban	7,5	50	55	45,00	7
2	6	Indusheetala,		w	10923KSCA2023	IND	1533	Bangaluru	7	50,5	54,5	40,25	6
3	8	Anvita, Sathi		w	10189KSCA2023	IND	1503	Uttara Kannada	7	50	53	38,50	7
4	1	Aadya, Gowda		w	10358KSCA2023	IND	1686	Bengaluru Urban	7	49,5	53,5	40,00	7
5	3	Shreya, Rajesh		w	10055KSCA2023	IND	1585	Bengaluru	7	49,5	53	38,50	7
6	9	Shashini, Puvi		w	11425KSCA2023	IND	1499	Benguluru Urban	7	45	47	33,25	6
7	7	Aarna, Jain		w	10119KSCA2023	IND	1509	Bangaluru	6,5	50,5	55,5	38,50	6
8	64	Rishvita, Mahajan		w	10739KSCA2023	IND	0	Bengaluru	6,5	49	54	37,75	6
9	13	Shravya Vaid,		w	12380KSCA2023	IND	1447	Bengaluru	6,5	46,5	50,5	32,75	6
10	11	Penmetsa, Sarvani	U09	w	11718KSCA2023	IND	1450	Bengaluru	6,5	39	41	28,50	6
11	15	Dishi, Makhija	U09	w	10353KSCA2023	IND	1432	Bengaluru	6	47,5	48,5	28,00	6
12	10	Nisarga, Girisha Priya		w	10855KSCA2023	IND	1455	Bangaluru	6	46,5	50,5	31,00	6
13	19	Rajeswari, Aiyappan	U09	w	10070KSCA2023	IND	1407	Mysore	6	44	48	29,50	6
14	21	Nesara, Arun Kumar		w	11013KSCA2023	IND	1401	Bengaluru Urban	6	44	47,5	28,00	5
15	48	Dutta, Mahee	U09	w	11497KSCA2023	IND	0	Bengaluru Urban	6	43	47	30,50	5

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About the Author

Praveena N is the mother of a budding chess player Indusheetala N. She is from Bangalore, a home based entrepreneur crafting hand made pouches, purses, totes etc. I love taking my daughter to various chess tournaments and there is always lots to learn after every tournament.