Nithin Babu dominates 1st Bangalore Triple Crown Rapid Rating Open 2024

by Shahid Ahmed - 09/08/2024

Nithin Babu scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win 1st Bangalore Triple Crown Rapid Rating Open 2024. He finished a half point ahead of the competition. Nine players scored 8/9 each. Arul Anandh S P K and FM J Ramakrishna secured second and third place respectively according to tie-breaks. Nithin defeated the eventual runner-up, Arul in the penultimate round. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹250000. The top three prizes were ₹30000, ₹25000 and ₹20000 along with a trophy each. SASVAS won the Team event scoring 10/12. IM Ajay Karthikeyan won the Blitz Open scoring an unbeaten 8.5/9. This was Nithin's first tournament triumph of the year. He won another rapid rating open in the following week. Photos: Himank Ghosh

Ajay Karthikeyan claims Blitz Open, SASVAS winner of the Team event

Chessieindia.in organized three tournaments - 1st Bangalore Rapid Rating Open, Team Rapid and Blitz Open during the International Chess Day weekend.

Rapid

Nithin Babu made a perfect start by winning his eight consecutive games. Marthandan K U was the sole player in pursuit at 7.5/8. Nithin drew with Marthandan in the final round to become a clear champion. Arul Anandh S P K defeated Mandar Pradip Lad and FM J Ramakrishna scored a full point against FM Kunal M. Thus, Arul finished second and Ramakrishna third.

Champion - Nithin Babu 8.5/9

Runner-up - Arul Anandh S P K 8/9

Second Runner-up - FM J Ramakrishna 8/9

Top 3 (L to R): 3rd FM J Ramakrishna 8/9, 1st Nithin Babu 8.5/9 and 2nd Arul Anandh S P K 8/9

Nithin Babu scored an unbeaten 8.5/9, finished a half point ahead of the rest and gained 16.8 Elo rating points

5th Vijay Shreeram P 8/9

6th IM Hari Madhavan N B 8/9

7th FM Nikhil Dixit 8/9

8th IM Ajay Karthikeyan 8/9

9th Marthandan K U 8/9

10th FM R Ashwath 8/9

Players in action

Team

SASVAS, Velocity Chess Academy Team A and Immortals scored 10/12 each. SASVAS won the tournament due to better tie-break score. VCAA secured second place and Immortals third. The eventual second runner-up - Immortals handed the remaining podium finishers, their sole defeat at this event, while remaining undefeated. The total prize fund of the team event was ₹150000. The top three prizes were ₹40000, ₹20000 and ₹15000 along with a trophy each.

Champion - SASVAS 10/12

L to R: IM Ajay Karthikeyan, FM Harshad S, Siddhant Poonja, FM R Ashwath and Siddhi Rao receiving the prize from FM Arvind Shastry, Secretary, Karnataka State Chess Association

SASVAS team performance

Runner-up - Velocity Chess Academy Team A 10/12

Second Runner-up - Immortals 10/12

4th Knight Owls 9/12

5th Velocity Chess Academy Team C 9/12

Team matches in progress

Team event highlights | Video: ChessBase India

The tournament hall at Global Divinity Mall in Bengaluru, Karnataka

Blitz

IM Ajay Karthikeyan scored 8.5/9, remained undefeated and won the Blitz Open event. Syed Abdul Khader and FM Ram Aravind L N scored 8/9 each. They secured second and third place respectively. The total prize fund of the team event was ₹100000. The top three prizes were ₹15000, ₹10000 and ₹7500 along with a trophy each.

Champion - IM Ajay Karthikeyan 8.5/9

Top 3 (L to R): 3rd FM Ram Aravind L N 8/9, 1st IM Ajay Karthikeyan 8.5/9 and 2nd Syed Abdul Khader 8/9

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A total of 682 players including five IMs and a WIM took part from various places across the country, one each from England, Netherlands, Scotland, two from Sweden and six from USA in this two-day nine-round Swiss League Rapid Rating Open tournament. It was organized by chessieindia.in at Global Divinity Mall in Bengaluru, Karnataka on 20th and 21st July 2024. The time control of the tournament was 15 minutes + 5 seconds increment.

Final standings in Rapid Rating

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	Gr	FED	RtgI	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB5
1	6		Nithin, Babu				IND	2137	Kl	8,5	56,5	62	58,00	8
2	61		Arul, Anandh S P K			17690KSCA2024	IND	1792	Ka	8	55	60	51,50	8
3	16	FM	Ramakrishna, J.				IND	2030	UBI	8	54	58,5	50,50	7
4	10	IM	Chakravarthi Reddy, M				IND	2088	Tg	8	53	57	49,00	8
5	25		Vijay, Shreeram P				IND	1947	Tn	8	52,5	56	48,75	7
6	1	IM	Hari, Madhavan N B				IND	2253	Tn	8	52	57	49,75	7
7	11	FM	Dixit, Nikhil				IND	2082	Mh	8	51,5	56	49,00	8
8	4	IM	Ajay, Karthikeyan				IND	2186	Tn	8	51	56	50,00	8
9	29		Marthandan, K U				IND	1918	Kl	8	51	55	46,75	7
10	2	FM	Ashwath, R.				IND	2198	Tn	8	50,5	55	49,00	8
11	48		Kumaresh, A				IND	1837	Tn	7,5	52,5	57	45,00	7
12	32		Raghav, V	U15			IND	1899	Tn	7,5	52,5	56,5	45,00	7
13	3	IM	Kathmale, Sameer				IND	2187	Mh	7,5	50,5	55,5	44,75	7
14	20	IM	Ramnathan, Balasubramaniam				IND	1981	Tn	7,5	46,5	50	41,25	7
15	24		Velpula, Sarayu	F18	w		IND	1954	Tg	7	56,5	60,5	44,00	7
16	30		Siddhanth, Poonja	U12		10535KSCA2023	IND	1918	Ka	7	52,5	56,5	41,00	6
17	22		Augustin, A			10441KSCA2023	IND	1960	Ka	7	52	57	42,00	7
18	7	FM	Kunal, M.				IND	2126	Tn	7	52	56,5	41,75	6
19	13		Lad, Mandar Pradip				IND	2052	Ga	7	52	56	40,50	7
20	15	CM	Soham, Datar				IND	2041	Mh	7	52	56	40,00	7
21	5	FM	Harshad, S				IND	2156	Tn	7	51,5	56,5	42,75	6
22	19	WIM	Priyanka, K		w		IND	1987	Tn	7	51,5	56	42,00	6
23	28	CM	Karthik, Sai Ch				IND	1922	Tg	7	51	56,5	41,50	7
24	27	WFM	Jyothsna, L		w		IND	1939	Tn	7	51	55	38,50	7
25	59		Sathwik, D S S U				IND	1794	Ap	7	50	54,5	38,00	7
26	73		Charith, Bhat	U15		10104KSCA2023	IND	1765	Ka	7	49,5	52,5	37,50	7
27	52		Karan, J P				IND	1825	Kl	7	49	51,5	37,50	6
28	58		Kushal, O				IND	1794	Ap	7	49	50	36,00	7
29	57		Pranav, A J			12486KSCA2023	IND	1796	Ka	7	49	50	34,00	7
30	8	FM	Matta, Vinay Kumar				IND	2115	Ubi	7	48,5	53,5	39,50	7
31	49		Vaidyanathan, Kannan	U12			USA	1832	Usa	7	48,5	53	39,00	7
32	79		Afreed, T Khan				IND	1750	Ap	7	48,5	51	37,50	7
33	75	ACM	Madhavakrishnan, R				IND	1756	Tn	7	48	52	38,00	7
34	76	AFM	Vivaan, Sachdev	U15		10091KSCA2023	IND	1753	Ka	7	48	51,5	38,00	6
35	62		Naga, Sai Sarthak Karanam	U15		13938KSCA2023	IND	1792	Ka	7	48	49,5	35,50	7

Details

A total of 196 players including four IMs represented 33 teams all over the country in this one-day six-round Swiss League Team tournament. It was organized by chessieindia.in at Global Divinity Mall in Bengaluru, Karnataka on 20th July 2024. The time control of the tournament was 15 minutes + 5 seconds increment.

Final standings in Team

Rk.	SNo	Team	Games	+	=	-	TB1	TB2	TB4
1	1	SASVAS	6	5	0	1	10	27,5	174
2	3	Velocity Chess Academy Team A	6	5	0	1	10	24,5	153
3	2	Immortals	6	4	2	0	10	20,5	157
4	11	Knight Owls	6	4	1	1	9	21	120
5	8	Velocity Chess Academy Team C	6	4	1	1	9	20,5	130,5

Details

A total of 305 players including four IMs and a WIM took part from various places across the country and three from USA in this one-day nine-round Swiss League Blitz Open tournament. It was organized by chessieindia.in at Global Divinity Mall in Bengaluru, Karnataka on 21st July 2024. The time control of the tournament was 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment.

Final standings in Blitz

Rk.	SNo		Name	sex	Gr	FED	RtgI	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB5
1	3	IM	Ajay, Karthikeyan			IND	2286	8,5	53	56,5	53,00	8
2	19	AGM	Syed, Abdul Khader			IND	1994	8	52	56	47,50	8
3	10	FM	Ram, Aravind L N			IND	2172	8	49,5	53	46,50	8
4	24		Nithin, Babu			IND	1972	7,5	52	56	43,75	7
5	4	FM	Dixit, Nikhil			IND	2278	7,5	50,5	55,5	45,25	6
6	5	FM	Ashwath, R.			IND	2273	7,5	49,5	53,5	43,75	7
7	26		Kushal, O			IND	1961	7,5	45	48,5	40,75	7
8	33		Sarveshwaran, V			IND	1888	7,5	45	48,5	39,75	7
9	1	IM	Hari, Madhavan N B			IND	2349	7	55	60	45,00	6
10	29		Marthandan, K U			IND	1921	7	51	54	38,00	7
11	28	WFM	Jyothsna, L	w	W	IND	1927	7	50	53	37,50	7
12	34	WFM	Bhagyashree, Patil	w	W	IND	1884	7	49	53,5	40,00	7
13	48		Vijay, Shreeram P			IND	1812	7	48,5	52,5	37,50	7
14	30	AFM	Akshat, Sureka		BU	IND	1909	7	47,5	51,5	37,50	7
15	9	FM	Kunal, M.			IND	2229	7	46,5	50,5	39,00	7
16	49		Afreed, T Khan			IND	1806	7	46,5	50,5	37,00	7
17	62		Kumaresh, A			IND	1777	7	46,5	50,5	36,50	7
18	36		Ayan, Pal			IND	1878	7	45	49	35,00	7
19	120		Samuel, Stephen Noble S			IND	1613	7	44,5	47	34,00	7
20	88		Dhrikshu, K Vasant			IND	1695	7	43	46,5	32,50	7