Shaastra IIT Madras invites you to participate in 5th Shaastra Rapid Rating Open 2023

by Aditya S Sadhu - 07/03/2023

Shaastra IIT Madras invites all chess players around the world in the fifth edition of Shaastra Rapid Rating Open 2023. It is scheduled to take place on 11th and 12th March 2023. This the only IIT which organizes an Open Rapid Rating event every year. Due to Covid-19 pandemic, the tournament could not take place in the last two years. This year the total prize fund is ₹500000, a huge increase of 66.67% worth ₹200000 since the previous edition held in 2020. So far five GMs, six IMs, a WGM and two WIMs have already confirmed their participation. The total number of players increase every year by a lot. Last edition had a total 440 players. Last date of registration is 10th March 2023 5 p.m. IST. Photo: Tournament circular

The fifth edition has 66.6%+ more prize fund since the previous one

The 5th Shaastra Rapid FIDE rating tournament will be held in Chennai on 11th and 12th of March 2023. With the prize fund of ₹500000, the event is scheduled for IIT Madras campus. The last date for registration for the event is 10th March. Play and enjoy the rapid tournament at the campus of the IIT-M!

An attractive prize fund for a rapid rating tournament | Photo: Tournament circular

Akshayakalpa is the title sponsor of the event | Photo: Akshayakalpa

Invitation

Rapid Chess at India's best college festival!

Shaastra - the spirit of engineering

Shaastra is the Technical Festival of IIT Madras, which is ranked No. 1 in India in Engineering Colleges under the MHRD rankings 2016. Shaastra is the first ISO certified student-run fest in India.

The tournament is back after a 3-year break due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The prize structure and the funding for the upcoming 2023 edition has been increased significantly to accommodate the growth of the chess world.

The winner of the tournament bags a massive ₹65000 rupees and ₹41500 is up for grabs in each rating category. Apart from that, there are cash prizes for best women, best IITM players, best unrated players, and the best veterans! There are also trophy prizes for age categories.

Schedule

There will be a total of nine rounds - four on Saturday 11th and five on Sunday 12th March 2023.

Prizes

There are various prizes in rating category, veteran, women, unrated and age group prizes in three different age group category besides 25 main prizes. Total prize fund is ₹500000 including first prize of ₹65000.

The prize structure of the tournament

Rules and Regulations

The tournament will have nine rounds with a time control of 15 minutes + 10 seconds increment from move no.1. Chief Arbiter will be IA R Anantharam.

Rules and Regulations

Entry fees

Entry is free and accommodation will be provided for GMs, IMs, WGMs and WIMs. For all other rated and unrated players, the entry fee is ₹2300. For IIT Madras Students, Faculty and Staff Member, there is a discount. Check the image below to find out the details. Last date for submission of entry is 10th March 2023 5 p.m. IST. Spot registration will strictly not be entertained.

Confirmed titled players

GM Vishnu Prasanna is the winner of previous edition | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

India's 75th GM Pranav Venkatesh has appeared in the last two editions | Photo: Sagar Shah

Winner of the 2nd edition and runner-up of the 4th edition - GM Deepan Chakravarthy will be making his fourth consecutive appearance | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

India's 50th GM Thej Kumar M S will be making his Shaastra Rapid Rating tournament debut | Photo: CFSL

The Speed Chess specialist GM Laxman R R will be appearing for the fourth consecutive edition | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Former National Challengers champion - IM Ravi Teja S will be making his second consecutive appearance | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Telangana's latest IM Kushagra Mohan returns to this event for the first time since the inaugural edition | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

IM Rathanvel V S has won a tournament last month

IM FT Muthaiah Al will play his third consecutive Shaastra Rapid Rating tournament | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

IM Ravi T S will be making his third appearance in this event | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

IM Ramnathan Balasubramaniam continues his streak of playing in all editions of Shaastra Rapid Rating Open | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

WGM Varshini V participates in alternate editions | Photo: Chess Association Kolhapur

World Rapid 2022 Women Bronze medalist WIM Savitha Shri B is the only female player among the top ten seeds as of now | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

The reigning 51st National Junior Girls champion, Asian Junior Girls 2022 Silver and Bronze medalist - WIM Rakshitta Ravi | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

For more details, click here.

Indian Institute of Technology - Madras

Indian Institute of Technology Madras is a public engineering and research institute located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu and is one of India's most prestigious universities. It is recognized as an Institute of National Importance by the Government of India.

IIT Madras is a residential institute that occupies a 2.5 square kilometers campus that was formerly a part of the adjoining Guindy National Park. The institute has nearly 550-member faculty, 8,000 students, and 1,250 administrative and supporting staff. Growing ever since it obtained its charter from the Indian Parliament in 1961, much of the campus is a protected forest, carved out of the Guindy National Park, home to large numbers of...

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4th Shaastra Rapid Rating 2020 edition

The 2020 edition of the Shaastra Rapid Tournament saw 440 chess players taking part in it including 7 Grandmasters, 11 International Masters and 3 Woman International Masters and several other 2000+ rated players. The 2023 edition has the confirmed participation of nearly 15 titled players including GMs, IMs, WGMs and WIMs.

The chief arbiter and the organizing committee with several titled players!

GM Vishnu Prasanna awarding the certificate to WGM Varshini V

The top seed of the 4th edition, GM Srinath Narayanan along with the previous Dean of students, Dr. Sivakumar

Venue

The tournament will be played in the Student Activities Centre (SAC)

A view of the fully air-conditioned playing hall along with the center stage | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Top 20 boards playing on stage should give you an idea about the huge space | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

The venue address

The main entrance of IIT Madras is on Chennai's Sardar Patel Road, flanked by the residential districts of Adyar and Velachery. The campus is close to the Raj Bhavan, the official seat of the Governor of Tamil Nadu. Other entrances are in Velachery (near Anna Garden MTC bus stop, Velachery Main Road) and Taramani gate (close to Ascendas Tech Park).

The campus is located 10 km from the Chennai Airport, 12 km from the Chennai Central Railway station, and is well-connected by city buses. Kasturba Nagar is the nearest station on the Chennai MRTS line.

Two parallel roads, Bonn Avenue and Delhi Avenue, cut through the faculty residential area before they meet at the Gajendra Circle, near the Administrative Block. Buses regularly ply between the Main Gate, Gajendra Circle, the Academic Zone, and the Hostel Zone.

Contact

Aditya S Sadhu - 9566129422 (English, Tamil)

Akash Lal - 8148330135 (English, Hindi, Tamil)

Previous coverage on Shaastra Rapid Rating

Shaastra Rapids: Chess amidst flora and fauna of a Tech. School!

Flawless Deepan Chakkravathy wins 2nd Shaastra Rapid 2018 at IIT-M

IM Muthaiah Al wins 3rd Shaastra Rapid Rating

Shaastra IIT Madras invites you to play in 4th Shaastra Rapid Rating Open

Seven players in the lead with 5.0/5 at Shaastra Rapid Rating 2020

Victory for Vishnu Prasanna at 4th Shaastra Rapid Rating 2020

Editor's note: ChessBase India's very own Shahid Ahmed will be returning to this event for the second consecutive edition to bring all detailed coverage of the event.

Players list

No.		Name	ID	FideID	FED	Rtg	Club/City
1	GM	Vishnu Prasanna. V	76252021	5030692	IND	2496	Tamil Nadu
2	GM	Pranav V	91572021	25060783	IND	2462	Tamil Nadu
3	GM	Deepan Chakkravarthy J.	998152021	5011132	IND	2405	ICF
4	IM	Ravi Teja S.	71242021	5017220	IND	2357	Andhra Pradesh
5	IM	Kushagra Mohan	27252021	25033638	IND	2335	Telangana
6	IM	Rathanvel V S	87082021	25002112	IND	2326	Tamil Nadu
7	IM	Muthaiah Al	57752021	5092442	IND	2316	Tamil Nadu
8	WIM	Savitha Shri B	33812021	35061887	IND	2281	Tamil Nadu
9	GM	Thejkumar M. S.	59522021	5009154	IND	2268	Karnataka
10	FM	Harsh Suresh	185492021	45018464	IND	2257	Tamil Nadu
11	GM	Laxman R.R.	869792021	5005361	IND	2232	ICF
12	FM	Aradhya Garg	1236512022	25006746	IND	2186	Delhi
13		Sai Vishwesh.C	57852021	5081670	IND	2115	Tamil Nadu
14	FM	Ramakrishna J.	155762021	5008174	IND	2094	Telangana
15	CM	Gireman Ja	21612021	5043794	IND	2092	Tamil Nadu
16	FM	Matta Vinay Kumar	70512021	5016649	IND	2087	Telangana
17	FM	Senthil Maran K	10742021	25035681	IND	2084	Tamil Nadu
18		Rohit S	69242021	46633847	IND	2079	Tamil Nadu
19	WIM	Rakshitta Ravi	68472021	25073230	IND	2044	Tamil Nadu
20		Aswath S	150802021	46694919	IND	2044	Tamil Nadu
21	WGM	Varshini V	7272021	5091241	IND	2037	Tamil Nadu
22		Nithin Babu	26602021	46615431	IND	1959	Kerala
23	IM	Ravi Thandalam Shanmugam	197252021	5000238	IND	1930	Tamil Nadu
24	IM	Ramnathan Balasubramaniam	77152021	5001277	IND	1889	ICF
25		Sunyuktha C M N	129262021	5092710	IND	1882	Tamil Nadu

Details

Links

Shaastra IIT Madras: Official site, facebook, instagram, twitter and youtube

Akshayakalpa: Official site, linkedin, facebook, instagram, twitter and youtube

About the Author

Aditya S Sadhu is a twenty-year-old Electrical engineering student at IIT Madras. He is an avid chess player who used to be professional when he was much younger. He manages to find time for playing and learning chess whenever possible amidst his hectic academic schedule. He also has a national and a commonwealth bronze medal to his name

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