Six champions crowned at MPL 9th National Amateur Chess Championship 2022

by Shahid Ahmed - 23/05/2022

The ninth edition of MPL National Amateur Chess Championships 2022 witnessed a total participation of 440 players from 23 different states across the nation. Six new champions were crowned in six different categories. They are - Kushal O (AP) in Under-1700 Open, Prishita Gupta (DEL) in Under-1700 Women, Pradeep Tiwari (DASCB) in Under-2000 Open, Prishita Gupta (DEL) in Under-2000 Women, Koustav Chakraborty (WB) in Under-2300 Open and Shubhi Gupta (UP) in Under-2300 Women. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹300000. It was held in Jaipur, Rajasthan from 3rd to 7th May 2022. Photo: AICF

440 players participate from various states

Only Under-1700 had a separate event, as there were 51 women participants. The remaining two categories Under-2000 and Under-2300 Women were merged with Open (according to tournament regulations) as there were less than ten women participants.

MPL 9th National Amateur Chess Championship 2022 prize winners | Photo: AICF

Under-1700 Open

Kushal O (AP, 1686) scored an unbeaten 8/9 to clinch the Under-1700 Open championship. He finished a half point ahead of the competition. Five players scored 7.5/9. Anubhav Rawat (DEL, 1329) and Kartik Kumar Singh (MAH, 1581) was placed second and third. Top three prizes were ₹12000, ₹9000 and ₹7000 cash along with a trophy each.

Under-1700 Open Champion - Kushal O (AP) 8/9

Replay Round 1-9 games

Final Standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	FED	RtgI	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB4	TB5
1	4		Kushal O	IND	1686	AP	8,0	47,5	51,5	45,75	0,0	7
2	69		Anubhav Rawat	IND	1329	Del	7,5	50,5	52,0	41,25	0,0	7
3	27		Kartik Kumar Singh	IND	1581	Mah	7,5	49,5	54,0	44,50	0,0	6
4	25		Farhaan M	IND	1595	TN	7,5	48,5	50,5	41,75	0,0	7
5	36		Gada Om	IND	1505	Mah	7,5	47,0	51,0	42,25	0,0	6
6	43	AIM	Sushrutha Reddy	IND	1455	Kar	7,5	47,0	50,0	41,00	0,0	7
7	33		Sahil Bheron	IND	1536	Har	7,0	51,5	55,5	38,50	0,0	6
8	20		Govind Naresh Prabhu	IND	1605	Mah	7,0	47,0	51,0	38,00	0,0	7
9	28	AIM	Mohammed Shamil A	IND	1574	TN	7,0	47,0	51,0	34,25	0,0	6
10	31		Medhansh Saxena	IND	1541	UP	7,0	47,0	49,0	36,75	0,0	6

Complete standings

Under-1700 Women

Prishita Gupta (DEL, 1326) scored 7.5/9 and finished a half point ahead of the competition to win MPL 9th National Amateur Chess Championship Below 1700 for Women. Despite starting the tournament with a loss, the 10-year-old, reigning Delhi State Under-12 Girls Champion, scored 7.5 points in the remaining eight games. Hanya Shah (GUJ, 1169) and Elakshi Srivastava (RAJ, 1256) secured second and third place scoring 7/9 and 6.5/9 each respectively. Top three prizes were ₹8000, ₹6000 and ₹5000 cash along with a trophy each.

Under-1700 Women Champion - Prishita Gupta (DEL) 7.5/9 | Photo: Delhi Chess Association

Prishita Gupta made a good recovery after starting the event wiht a loss

Replay Round 1-9 games

Final Standings

Rk.	SNo	Name	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB4	TB5
1	4	Prishita Gupta	IND	1326	Del	7,5	42,5	46,0	40,00	0,0	7
2	15	Hanya Shah	IND	1169	Guj	7,0	43,5	44,5	30,25	0,0	6
3	8	Elakshi Srivastava	IND	1256	Raj	6,5	43,5	47,5	34,25	0,0	5
4	2	Sneha Halder	IND	1557	WB	6,5	42,0	45,5	29,25	0,0	6
5	18	Swasti Jha	IND	1122	Del	6,0	47,0	51,5	32,00	0,0	6
6	20	Yatee Kothari	IND	1113	Raj	6,0	47,0	51,0	26,00	0,0	5

Complete standings

Under-2000 Open and Women

Both Pradeep Tiwari (DASCB, 1865) and Apoorv Kamble (KAR, 1846) scored 7.5/9 each. Pradeep clinched the championship due to better tie-breaks. He also remained undefeated. Six players scored 6.5/9. Out of them, Ethan Vaz (Goa, 1792) was adjudged third. Top three prizes were ₹16000, ₹14000 and ₹10000 cash along with a trophy each.

Champion in Under-2000 Open - Pradeep Tiwari (DASCB) 7.5/9 | Photo: Pradeep's fb

Pradeep Tiwari scored an unbeaten 7.5/9 and gained 26.4 Elo rating points in the process

Reigning MPL 34th National Under-12 Girls champion, Shubhi Gupta (UP, 1613) scored 6/9 to finish first in the Women's category. Top three prizes were ₹10000, ₹6000 and ₹5000 cash along with a trophy each.

Champion in Under-2000 Women - Shubhi Gupta (UP) 6/9

Shubhi Gupta scored 6/9 without conceding a single draw, she also gained 99.2 Elo rating points

Replay Round 1-9 games

Final Standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB4	TB5
1	10		Pradeep Tiwari	IND	1865	DASCB	7,5	50,5	55,5	46,75	0,0	6
2	14		Apoorv Kamble	IND	1846	Kar	7,5	48,5	52,5	41,25	0,0	7
3	19	AIM	Vaz Ethan	IND	1792	Goa	6,5	49,5	53,5	36,75	0,0	6
4	39		Shah Devansh	IND	1538	Mah	6,5	47,0	50,5	34,75	0,0	5
5	15		Sharma Vivek	IND	1839	Bih	6,5	45,0	49,0	33,75	0,0	5
6	16		Swayham P Das	IND	1825	Guj	6,5	42,0	45,5	28,25	0,0	5
7	27		Chandrasekhar M K	IND	1725	DASCB	6,5	42,0	45,0	32,75	0,0	5
8	33		Kishore Kumar Jaganathan	IND	1705	TN	6,5	42,0	43,0	28,25	0,0	6
9	37	AFM	Shubhi Gupta	IND	1613	UP	6,0	45,5	48,0	27,50	0,0	6
10	29		Vikash Nishad	IND	1720	UP	6,0	42,0	45,5	27,25	0,0	5

Complete standings

Under-2300 Open and Women

Koustav Chakraborty (WB, 1945) scored sole 8/9 and finished a half point ahead of the field. His sole loss was against the eventual runner-up of the tournament, Kumar Gaurav (BIH, 1998) who scored 7.5/9. Garv Rai (DEL, 2033) secured third place 7/9. Top three prizes were ₹20000, ₹17000 and ₹14000 cash along with a trophy each.

Champion in Under-2300 Open - Koustav Chakraborty (WB) 8/9

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Koustav Chakraborty scored 8/9 and gained 90.2 Elo rating points

Ishvi Aggarwal (HAR, 1709), Dakshita Kumawat (RAJ, 1575) and Falak Joni Naik (GUJ, 1349) scored 4.5/9 each. They were placed first, second and third in the Under-2300 Women category according to the tie-breaks. Top three prizes were ₹10000, ₹6000 and ₹5000 cash along with a trophy each.

Champions (L to R) - Koustav Chakraborty (U2300), Ishvi Agarwal (U2300 W), Prishita Gupta (U1700 W) and Shubhi Gupta (U2000 W) | Photo: AICF

Ishvi Aggarwal scored 4.5/9 and gained 25.2 Elo rating points

Replay Round 1-9 games

Final Standings

Rk.	SNo	Name	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB4	TB5
1	20	Koustav Chakraborty	IND	1945	WB	8,0	46,0	48,5	36,00	0,0	8
2	16	Kumar Gaurav	IND	1998	Bih	7,5	46,0	49,0	41,75	0,0	7
3	14	Garv Rai	IND	2033	Del	7,0	46,0	49,5	34,75	0,0	6
4	21	Bharadia Yash	IND	1924	Raj	6,5	48,5	53,0	34,00	0,0	6
5	6	Sharma Harish	IND	2125	Del	6,0	45,0	49,0	29,50	0,0	5
6	1	Arjun C Krishnamachari	IND	2284	TN	6,0	42,5	46,5	28,00	0,0	4
7	22	Arun Kataria	IND	1881	Raj	6,0	40,5	44,5	29,25	0,0	5
8	33	Hriday Panchal	IND	1766	Del	6,0	39,5	43,0	25,50	0,0	3
9	7	Ram S. Krishnan	IND	2110	TN	5,5	48,0	51,5	29,00	0,0	4
10	9	Vrashank Chouhan	IND	2080	Raj	5,5	47,0	51,0	27,50	0,0	5

Complete standings

A total of 262 in Under-1700 Open, 51 in Under-1700 Women, 72 in Under-2000 and 55 in Under-2300 took part in this five-day nine-round MPL 9th National Amateur Chess Championship 2022. The tournament was organized by Jaipur District Chess Association from 3rd to 7th May 2022 at Mahal Rajwada Resort, Jaipur, Rajasthan. The time control for the tournament was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move no.1.