Shubhi Gupta impressive at 2nd Aparna Dutta Memorial Rating Open 2022

by Shahid Ahmed - 06/09/2022

Top two seeds of the tournament - GM Neuris Delgado Ramirez (PAR) and GM Cristhian Camilo Rios (COL) scored 9.5/10 each. Neuris won 2nd Aparna Dutta Memorial Rating Open on tie-breaks, Cristhian was placed second. Reigning National Under-12 Girls and National Amateur U-2000 Women champion, 11th seeded Shubhi Gupta secured third position. She scored an impressive 8/10. Abhrojyoty Nath also scored the same, he was placed fourth. Six out of top ten finishers were below 14 years of age. Total prize fund of the tournament was ₹275000. Top three prizes were ₹35000, ₹25000 and ₹10000 along with a trophy each. Photo: Saishyam Srikanth

Cristhian Camilo wins the tournament, Neuris second

Both top two seeds scored an unbeaten 9.5/10. Their final ranking got interchanged with their seedings. They finished a massive 1.5 points ahead of the competition. The sixth round encounter between them ended in a draw. The remaining podium position was secured by Shubhi Gupta who not only won the National Under-12 Girls championship earlier this year, but also won three Silver medals at Western Asia Under-12 Girls in all three formats - Classical, Rapid and Blitz and Bronze in National Sub-Junior (Under-16 Girls) 2022.

Champion - GM Cristhian Camilo Rios (COL) 9.5/10 | Photo: FM FT FA Prasenjit Dutta

Runner-up - GM Neuris Delgado Ramirez (PAR) 9.5/10 | Photo: FM FT FA Prasenjit Dutta

3rd - Shubhi Gupta 8/10 | Photo: FM FT FA Prasenjit Dutta

5th Kumar Gaurav 7.5/10 | Photo: FM FT FA Prasenjit Dutta

7th Mrinmoy Rajkhowa 7.5/10 | Photo: FM FT FA Prasenjit Dutta

9th Arshiya Das 7.5/10 | Photo: FM FT FA Prasenjit Dutta

Lighting of the lamp at the inauguration ceremony | Photo: FM FT FA Prasenjit Dutta

A glimpse of the tournament hall at NSRCC Yoga Hall in Agartala, Tripura | Photo: FM FT FA Prasenjit Dutta

A total of 188 players including two GMs and an IM took part from Bangladesh, Colombia, India, Nepal, Paraguay, Sri Lanka and Zambia in this six-day ten round Classical Rating tournament. The event was organized by Matrix Chess Academy, at NSRCC Yoga Hall in Agartala, Tripura from 13th to 18th August 2022. 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	RtgI	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB4	TB5
1	2	GM	Rios Cristhian Camilo				COL	2431	COL	9,5	66,5	72	67,75	0	9
2	1	GM	Delgado Ramirez Neuris				PAR	2579	PAR	9,5	65,5	70	65,25	0	9
3	11	AFM	Shubhi Gupta	U12	w		IND	1713	UP	8	61	66	50,00	0	8
4	20		Abhrojyoty Nath	U14		NE	IND	1574	ASM	8	59	63,5	48,00	0	7
5	3		Kumar Gaurav				IND	2090	BIH	7,5	63,5	68,5	48,50	0	6
6	22		Soureen Bhattacharya	U14			IND	1554	WB	7,5	60,5	64,5	45,25	0	7
7	17		Mrinmoy Rajkhowa	U12		NE	IND	1592	ASM	7,5	59	63,5	45,00	0	7
8	9		Iftikar Alom Mazumdar			NE	IND	1726	ASM	7,5	58,5	63,5	46,00	0	7
9	27		Arshiya Das	U12	w	NE	IND	1496	TRI	7,5	58,5	63	42,75	0	7
10	15		Samyak Dharewa	U14			IND	1624	WB	7,5	58	62,5	43,25	0	6
11	7		Kishan Kumar				IND	1761	BIH	7	64	70	46,50	0	7
12	26		Mayukh Majumder	U10			IND	1503	WB	7	61,5	64,5	41,25	0	6
13	4	IM	Ramnathan Balasubramaniam	S50			IND	2076	TN	7	60	65	43,25	0	5
14	5		Priyankara Chamil				SRI	1906	SRI	7	60	64,5	37,25	0	6
15	29	AIM	Banik Hrishikesh Kumar	U12			IND	1482	WB	7	58,5	63	40,75	0	6
16	50		Puspal Datta	U14			IND	1350	WB	7	58,5	59,5	40,00	0	7
17	8		Sneha Halder	U14	w		IND	1746	WB	7	57,5	62	41,50	0	6
18	39		Oishik Kundu				IND	1396	WB	7	57	61,5	37,25	0	5
19	23		Yuwan Das	U14		NE	IND	1530	ASM	7	57	61	37,00	0	7
20	31		Piyal Roy Chowdhury			NE	IND	1464	ASM	7	56,5	60,5	39,00	0	6

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