Kartavya Anadkat wins 1st Varas Chess Festival Rating Open 2024

by Shahid Ahmed - 16/11/2024

Kartavya Anadkat and IM Kaustuv Kundu scored an unbeaten 8/9 each 1st Varas Chess Festival Rating Open 2024. Kartavya won the tournament on tie-breaks, Kaustuv was placed second. Marthandan K U and Avirat Chauhan scored 7.5/9 each. They secured third and fourth place respectively. The total prize fund of the festival was ₹1500000, for Classical rating it was ₹600000. The top three prizes were ₹75000, ₹50000 and ₹40000 along with a trophy each. The three-day rating open tournament was organized by Varas Chess Academy at GP Birla Centre, Birla Science Center Complex in Hyderabad, Telangana from 15th to 19th October 2024. This was Kartavya's fourth tournament triumph of the year. Photo: Varas Chess Academy

Top two score an unbeaten 8/9

Kartavya Anadkat was the sole leader 7.5/8, going into the final round. IM Kaustuv Kundu and Marthandan K U are the only two trailing by a half point at 7/8 each. Kartavya drew with Marthandan to win the tournament, Marthandan secured third place. Kaustuv defeated Abhishek TM to finish second. 10-year-old Avirat Chauhan scored 7.5/9 to finish fourth.

Top 3 (L to R): 2nd IM Kaustuv Kundu 8/9, 1st Kartavya Anadkat 8/9 and 3rd Marthandan K U 7.5/9 | Photo: Varas Chess Academy

Kartavya Anadkat scored an unbeaten 8/9, won the tournament on tie-breaks and gained 40.4 Elo rating points

The tournament was inaugurated by Mr. Madhu Yashki - Ex-member of parliament | Photo: Varas Chess Academy

Trophies for the prize winners | Photo: Varas Chess Academy

The tournament hall at GP Birla Centre, Birla Science Center Complex in Hyderabad, Telangana | Photo: Varas Chess Academy

Organizers and Arbiters team | Photo: Varas Chess Academy

Thanks to V Raghav Srivathsav, Founder and Chief Coach of Varas Chess Academy, for sharing the photographs and information about the tournament.

A total of 251 players including two IMs took part from various parts of the country and one from Kenya in this five-day nine round Rating Open tournament. It was organized by Varas Chess Academy at GP Birla Centre, Birla Science Center Complex in Hyderabad, Telangana from 15th to 19th October 2024. The time control of the event was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment per move.

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Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB5
1	6		Anadkat, Kartavya			IND	2102	Guj	8	51,5	56,5	48,75	7
2	2	IM	Kaustuv, Kundu			IND	2429	Wb	8	50,5	55	47,75	7
3	12		Marthandan, K U			IND	1982	Kerala	7,5	49	54	44,00	7
4	25		Avirat, Chauhan	U11		IND	1909	Mah	7,5	44,5	46,5	39,25	7
5	3		Bharat, Kumar Reddy Poluri			IND	2163	TEL	7	47	52	39,50	6
6	4	FM	Matta, Vinay Kumar			IND	2159	UBI	7	46	50	37,50	6
7	5		Mahindrakar, Indrajeet			IND	2133	Mah	7	45,5	49,5	38,00	7
8	29		Aditya, Savalkar			IND	1875	Mah	7	41,5	45,5	35,00	7
9	1	IM	Neelash, Saha			IND	2467	Rls	6,5	52	56,5	37,75	6
10	34		Samuel, Stephen Noble S	U13		IND	1833	Ap	6,5	51	55	37,00	5
11	43		Unnikrishnan, M A			IND	1790	Kerala	6,5	50,5	54	36,25	5
12	16		Abhishek, T M			IND	1968	Ker	6,5	49,5	54	36,50	5
13	7		Arpan, Das			IND	2074	Wb	6,5	49	54	36,00	6
14	17		Sree, Shaunak Chanda	U13		IND	1964	TEL	6,5	48	52	36,25	4
15	15		Kandi, Santosh Sai Karthik	U15		IND	1969	TEL	6,5	47	51,5	35,50	5
16	51		Chukka, Vineel Radha Karthik	U13		IND	1762	Ap	6,5	47	50,5	35,00	5
17	13		Sudhanshu, Ranjan			IND	1972	Bihar	6,5	47	50,5	34,50	6
18	9		Swayham, P Das			IND	1996	Guj	6,5	46	51	35,75	5
19	24		Yashad, Bambeshwar	U15		IND	1910	Chat	6,5	46	50,5	34,25	6
20	22	WCM	Wankhade, Sanskruti		w	IND	1921	Mah	6,5	46	50	33,75	5
21	31		Tijil, Singh			IND	1860	TEL	6,5	46	50	33,25	5
22	8		Sri, Charan Sandipagu	U15		IND	2036	TEL	6,5	45	49,5	34,75	4
23	20		Tanish, Ragavan S	U13		IND	1933	Tn	6,5	44,5	49	33,75	5
24	10		Dinesh, Kumar Jaganathan			IND	1988	Tn	6,5	43	47,5	33,75	5
25	33		Vigneshwaran, S			IND	1837	Tn	6,5	43	47	33,00	5