Kartavya Anadkat dominates 5th Ayodhana Rating Open 2023 with a perfect 9/9
Kartavya Anadkat scored a perfect 9/9 to win 5th Ayodhana Rating Open 2023. He finished a massive 1.5 points ahead of the field. Five players - Indrajeet Mahindrakar, Naitik R Mehta, Rupam Mukherjee, Tanmay Rajbongshi and Mohit Kumar Soni scored 7.5/9 each. They were placed second to sixth respectively according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹350000. The top three prizes were ₹55000, ₹30000 and ₹20000 each respectively. This is Kartavya's seventh tournament triumph of the year. After winning this event, he won a one-day rapid open tournament. As of this writing, he is fighting for the championship at SLAN 1st Rating Open 2023. Photos: Sujaul Hazarika/Chess Players Parents' Forum, Guwahati, Assam
Kartavya continues his winning spree
Kartavya Anadkat (GUJ) won over a dozen tournaments in 2022. This year also, he is planning to do the same. After making a 8/8 start, he gained a full point lead heading into the final round. His opponent, top seed, IM Srijit Paul (WB) did not turn up. Thus, he got a walk over and won the tournament, finishing 1.5 points ahead of the field. The tournament is organized by Chess Players Parent's Forum, Guwahati, Assam. The parents forum must be applauded for organizing a rating tournament for the fifth edition with a great prize fund to create an opportunity for the talents of Assam to play against strong players from various parts of the country. One can only hope that this will inspire more parents of various states to come together and organize open rating tournaments like these.
A total of 330 players including an IM took part from various states across the country in this six-day nine-round Swiss League Rating Open tournament. The event was organized by Chess Players Parents' Forum, Guwahati, Assam at Assam Down Town University in Guwahati, Assam from 11th and 16th July 2023. The time control of the event was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move no.1.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | Gr | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
| 1 | 2 | Anadkat Kartavya | IND | 2124 | Gujarat | 9 | 53,5 | 57,5 | 57,00 | ||||
| 2 | 10 | Mahindrakar Indrajeet | IND | 1949 | Maharastra | 7,5 | 52 | 55 | 43,50 | ||||
| 3 | 11 | Mehta Naitik R | IND | 1891 | Gujarat | 7,5 | 50 | 55 | 45,00 | ||||
| 4 | 20 | Rupam Mukherjee | IND | 1782 | West Bengal | 7,5 | 50 | 54 | 43,25 | ||||
| 5 | 26 | Tanmay Rajbongshi | U13 | NE | IND | 1709 | Assam | 7,5 | 49,5 | 53,5 | 43,00 | ||
| 6 | 14 | Mohit Kumar Soni | IND | 1829 | Bihar | 7,5 | 49 | 52 | 42,75 | ||||
| 7 | 1 | IM | Srijit Paul | IND | 2379 | West Bengal | 7 | 54 | 58,5 | 42,50 | |||
| 8 | 7 | Santu Mondal | IND | 2014 | CCSCSB | 7 | 54 | 57 | 41,75 | ||||
| 9 | 9 | Kumar Gaurav | IND | 1991 | Bihar | 7 | 53 | 56 | 40,75 | ||||
| 10 | 43 | Shourya Paul | U15 | IND | 1583 | West Bengal | 7 | 51 | 55 | 39,50 | |||
| 11 | 16 | Pradeep Tiwari | IND | 1821 | DASCB | 7 | 50 | 54 | 38,00 | ||||
| 12 | 30 | Anurag Jaiswal | IND | 1687 | West Bengal | 7 | 48,5 | 53 | 38,75 | ||||
| 13 | 15 | Balkishan A. | IND | 1826 | Karnataka | 7 | 46,5 | 50,5 | 34,25 | ||||
| 14 | 21 | Manthan Kashyap Datta | NE | IND | 1775 | Assam | 7 | 46 | 47 | 34,00 | |||
| 15 | 25 | Nirab Jyoti Bordoloi | S50 | NE | IND | 1721 | Assam | 7 | 44,5 | 48 | 36,00 | ||
| 16 | 5 | Imocha Laishram | S50 | NE | IND | 2035 | Assam | 7 | 44,5 | 47,5 | 34,00 | ||
| 17 | 8 | Arpan Das | IND | 2007 | West Bengal | 6,5 | 51,5 | 56 | 37,00 | ||||
| 18 | 3 | Dhrupad Kashyap | NE | IND | 2080 | Assam | 6,5 | 51 | 56 | 37,75 | |||
| 19 | 36 | Snehaal Roy | U15 | NE | IND | 1657 | Assam | 6,5 | 49,5 | 51 | 35,75 | ||
| 20 | 19 | Soni Krishan | IND | 1803 | CCSCSB | 6,5 | 49 | 53 | 36,00 | ||||
| 21 | 6 | Singh Y. Dhanabir | NE | IND | 2033 | Manipur | 6,5 | 49 | 53 | 35,75 | |||
| 22 | 49 | Dhruv Phukan | NE | IND | 1535 | Assam | 6,5 | 47,5 | 50,5 | 31,75 | |||
| 23 | 38 | Akshat Negi | IND | 1636 | Delhi | 6,5 | 47 | 50 | 34,25 | ||||
| 24 | 18 | Kushal Bharat Bagadia | NE | IND | 1811 | Assam | 6,5 | 47 | 50 | 34,00 | |||
| 25 | 28 | Abhrojyoty Nath | U15 | NE | IND | 1697 | Assam | 6,5 | 47 | 50 | 32,25 | ||
| 26 | 13 | Singh Soram Rahul | NE | IND | 1865 | Assam | 6,5 | 46 | 50,5 | 35,00 | |||
| 27 | 48 | Ayush Das | IND | 1544 | West Bengal | 6,5 | 46 | 50,5 | 32,25 | ||||
| 28 | 42 | Sahil Bheron | IND | 1591 | Haryana | 6,5 | 46 | 49 | 34,25 | ||||
| 29 | 27 | Mrinmoy Rajkhowa | U13 | NE | IND | 1707 | Assam | 6,5 | 46 | 48 | 33,25 | ||
| 30 | 23 | Gaurav Das | IND | 1757 | West Bengal | 6,5 | 46 | 48 | 30,25 |
