Sharan Rao dominates Hubli Rapid Rating Open 2024

by Shahid Ahmed - 11/07/2024

IM Sharan Rao scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win All India Rapid Rating Open 2024 at Hubli, Karnataka. He finished a half point ahead of the rest. Prajwal P Shet and CM Soham Datar scored 8/9 each. They secured second and third place according to tie-breaks. Sharan defeated India's 85th and latest GM P Shyam Nikhil in the final round to become the champion. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹200000. The top three prizes were ₹35000 + trophy, ₹25000 + trophy and ₹20000 each. This was Sharan's third tournament triumph of the month and fifth of the year. He also won one more rating tournament in the same month. The tournament was organized by KLE Technological University, Hubbali, Rotary Club of Hubli North and Dharwad District Chess Association at Dr. Prabhakar Kore Indoor Sports Arena, KLE Technological University in Hubbali, Karnataka on 22nd and 23rd June 2024.

Sharan wins his third tournament of the month, fifth of the year

The top seed of the tournament, GM P Shyam Nikhil and IM Sharan Rao were the coleaders 7.5/8 before the final round. Sharan defeated Shyam to become a clear champion. Prajwal P Shet and CM Soham Datar scored wins over Prashanth J Naik and IM Sammed Shete respectively to finish second and third.

Top 3 (L to R) - 3rd CM Soham Datar 8/9, 1st IM Sharan Rao 8.5/9 and 2nd Prajwal P Shet 8/9

Karnataka's very own IM Sharan Rao and Prajwal P Shet claimed the top two places

IM Sharan Rao scored an unbeaten 8.5/9, finished a half point ahead of the rest and gained 23.4 Elo rating points

A total of 387 players including a GM and three IMs took part from various places across the country and one from the USA in this two-day nine-round Swiss League Rating Open tournament. The event was organized by KLE Technological University, Hubbali, Rotary Club of Hubli North and Dharwad District Chess Association at Dr. Prabhakar Kore Indoor Sports Arena, KLE Technological University in Hubbali, Karnataka on 22nd and 23rd June 2024. The time control of the tournament was 20 minutes + 5 seconds increment.

Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	4	IM	Sharan, Rao			IND	2127	KA	8,5	53	57	53,50
2	8		Shet, Prajwal P			IND	2000	KA	8	51	54	46,50
3	7	CM	Soham, Datar			IND	2030	MH	8	50,5	54,5	48,00
4	1	IM	Shyaam, Nikhil P			IND	2347	RSPB	7,5	56,5	61,5	49,00
5	9	ACM	Iyer, Arvind			IND	1991	MH	7,5	52	55,5	43,50
6	5	IM	Chakravarthi Reddy, M			IND	2098	TG	7,5	50	53	43,50
7	24	WCM	Charvi, A	F10	w	IND	1762	KA	7	53,5	56,5	40,75
8	19	AGM	Prashanth, J Naik			IND	1800	KA	7	53	57,5	42,50
9	2	IM	Sammed Jaykumar, Shete			IND	2280	MH	7	53	56	41,00
10	6	FM	Dixit, Nikhil			IND	2089	MH	7	51,5	56	41,50
11	11	CM	Karthik, Sai Ch			IND	1916	TG	7	51	55	39,50
12	10		Likhit, Chilukuri			IND	1927	KA	7	51	53,5	39,00
13	28		Khasbardar, Soham			IND	1719	MH	7	50	54,5	41,75
14	20	AFM	Vivaan, Sachdev	U14		IND	1776	KA	7	49	53,5	40,50
15	15		Charith, Bhat			IND	1831	KA	7	48,5	52,5	39,00
16	12		Aditya, Savalkar			IND	1902	MH	7	48,5	52,5	37,50
17	41		Aarav, Rane			IND	1640	KA	7	48	52	37,00
18	31		Srikara, Darbha			IND	1707	KA	7	48	51	38,00
19	30		Chiranth, M D			IND	1711	KA	7	48	51	35,50
20	21	AIM	Pankaj, Bhat			IND	1770	KA	7	47,5	52	38,25
21	29		Leelajai, Krishna N			IND	1718	KA	7	47,5	49,5	35,00
22	13		Aditya, B Kalyani			IND	1854	KA DW_HB	7	47	51	38,75
23	25		Chavan, Aditya	U14		IND	1738	MH	7	46,5	49,5	36,50
24	46		Dhyaan, S Nayak			IND	1612	KA	7	46	47	34,00
25	61		Rajveer, Patil	U12		IND	1570	GA	7	45	49	36,00
26	36		Atharva, Sawal	U14		IND	1665	GA	7	44,5	48	35,50
27	38	ACM	Prathamesh, Shashikant Deshmukh	U14		IND	1648	KA	7	40,5	44,5	34,00
28	22		Abhishek, I Ganiger			IND	1766	KA	6,5	52	56	37,50
29	95	AIM	Pratham, P Sahasrabudhe			IND	1492	KA_DW_HB	6,5	51	55	37,50
30	270		Maralappanavar, Omkar			USA	0	KA	6,5	49,5	54,5	36,75

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