Badrinath wins 1st Jaipur Rating Open 2024

by Shahid Ahmed - 22/06/2024

Badrinath S, Arpan Das and Ram Vishal Parab scored 8/9 each at 1st Jaipur Rating Open 2024. Badrinath won the tournament due to better tie-break score, Arpan and Ram Vishal were placed second and third. The total prize fund was ₹500000. The top three prizes were ₹75000, ₹45000 and ₹30000 along with a trophy each respectively. The five-day nine-round rating tournament was organized by Food for Needy in association with Jaipur District Chess Association at Hotel Amar Palace in Jaipur, Rajasthan from 29th May to 2nd June 2024. This is Badrinath's first rating tournament triumph of the year. Photo: Food for Needy/FA Jayendra Chaturvedi

Top three score 8/9

Badrinath S was the sole leader 7.5/8 heading into the final round. He drew with Arun Kataria to become the champion. Seven players were trailing the sole leader by a half point. Out of them, Arpan Das and Ram Vishal Parab defeated Vandan Alankar Sawai and Narayan Joshi respectively, to secure second and third places. Ram Vishal is the only teenager to make a top ten finish.

Champion - Badrinath S 8/9 | Photo: Food for Needy/FA Jayendra Chaturvedi

Badrinath S scored an unbeaten 8/9, won the tournament and gained 23.8 Elo rating points

Inaugural first move | Photo: Food for Needy/FA Jayendra Chaturvedi

Inauguration Ceremony | Photo: Food for Needy/FA Jayendra Chaturvedi

Players in action | Photo: Food for Needy/FA Jayendra Chaturvedi

Trophies for the prize winners | Photo: Food for Needy/FA Jayendra Chaturvedi

Group photo of the prize winners | Photo: Food for Needy/FA Jayendra Chaturvedi

The tournament hall at Hotel Amar Palace in Jaipur, Rajasthan | Photo: Food for Needy/FA Jayendra Chaturvedi

A total of 486 players took part from various parts of the country and one from Singapore. The six-day nine round Rating Open tournament was organized by Food for Needy in association with Jaipur District Chess Association at Hotel Amar Palace in Jaipur, Rajasthan from 29th May to 2nd June 2024. The time control of the event was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move no.1.

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Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB5
1	6		Badrinath S.		IND	2033	Puducherry	8	54	57	49,75	7
2	4		Arpan Das		IND	2038	West Bengal	8	51,5	55,5	48,00	7
3	23		Ram Vishal Parab	U14	IND	1834	Maharashtra	8	46	50	45,00	8
4	7		Bhosale Shriraj		IND	2032	Purohit Academy	7,5	56,5	61,5	49,50	7
5	1		Anadkat Kartavya		IND	2152	Gujarat	7,5	51,5	55,5	44,75	6
6	10		Sudhanshu Ranjan		IND	1915	Bihar	7,5	50,5	54	42,75	7
7	5		Arun Kataria		IND	2036	Rajasthan	7,5	49,5	54	43,00	6
8	15		Sher Singh		IND	1866	Rajasthan	7,5	49,5	53,5	43,75	7
9	27		Deboushnik De		IND	1827	Assam	7,5	49,5	53,5	43,25	6
10	43		Shankhadeep Maity		IND	1757	West Bengal	7,5	48,5	53,5	44,50	6
11	48		Ramanuj Mishra	U12	IND	1744	Uttar Pradesh	7,5	48,5	52,5	42,00	7
12	11	AFM	Vandan Alankar Sawai	U14	IND	1899	Delhi	7	56	61	45,25	6
13	62	AFM	Narayan Joshi		IND	1714	Rajasthan	7	52	55,5	40,50	7
14	22		Kolla Bhaavan	U14	IND	1834	Andhra Pradesh	7	50,5	55	41,50	6
15	26		Madkar Atharva		IND	1828	Maharashtra	7	50	55	40,00	7
16	28		Babel T Divyanshu		IND	1808	Rajasthan	7	48,5	53	39,00	7
17	39		Ujjwal Deep		IND	1767	Rajasthan - Jpr	7	48,5	52,5	37,50	7
18	37		Prithvi Sharma		IND	1770	Haryana	7	47,5	51	38,50	6
19	40		Vedant Rupeshbhai Varasada	U14	IND	1766	Gujarat	7	46,5	50,5	38,50	6
20	25		Himanshu Ranjan		IND	1828	Bihar	7	46	49,5	36,00	7