Suyog Wagh wins Shatranj Rapid Rating Open Belgaum 2024

by Shahid Ahmed - 08/01/2025

FM Suyog Wagh, Srikara Darbha and IM Ameya Audi scored 8/9 each at Shatranj Rapid Rating Open Belgaum 2024. Suyog won the tournament due to better tie-break scores. Srikara and Ameya secured second and third place respectively. Only Suyog and Srikara remained unbeaten among top three. Suyog drew with Srikara in the last round. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹320000. The top three prizes were ₹50000, ₹30000 and ₹20000 along with a trophy each. The two-day nine-round Swiss league rating tournament was organized by Rotary Club of Belgaum South in association with Belgaum District Chess Association at Maratha Mandir in Belagavi, Karnataka on 28th and 29th December. This is Suyog's fourth tournament triumph in 2024. Photo: Aakash Madiwalar/Belgaum District Chess Association

Top three score 8/9

FM Suyog Wagh and Srikara Darbha were the coleaders 7.5/8, going into the final round. They drew their game against each other. Suyog became champion, Belgaum's own Srikara secured second place. IM Ramnathan Balasubramaniam lost to IM Ameya Audi. The latter finished third. 14-year-old, 58th seeded Areen Kulkarni scored 7.5/9 to claim seventh place. He is the youngest top ten finisher of the event.

Champion - FM Suyog Wagh 8/9 | Photo: Aakash Madiwalar/Belgaum District Chess Association

Runner-up - Srikara Darbha 8/9 | Photo: Aakash Madiwalar/Belgaum District Chess Association

Second Runner-up - IM Ameya Audi 8/9 | Photo: Aakash Madiwalar/Belgaum District Chess Association

IM Sammed Shete and FM Suyog Wagh in action on the top boards | Photo: Aakash Madiwalar/Belgaum District Chess Association

FM Suyog Wagh scored an unbeaten 8/9, won the tournament on tie-breaks and gained 5.8 Elo rating points

Lighting of the lamp | Photo: Aakash Madiwalar/Belgaum District Chess Association

The organizing team | Photo: Aakash Madiwalar/Belgaum District Chess Association

The tournament hall at Maratha Mandir in Belagavi, Karnataka | Photo: Aakash Madiwalar/Belgaum District Chess Association

A total of 296 players including five IMs participated from various states across the country and four from Malaysia. The two-day nine-round Swiss league Rapid Rating tournament was organized by Rotary Club of Belgaum South in association with Belgaum District Chess Association at Maratha Mandir in Belagavi, Karnataka on 28th and 29th December 2024. The time control for the event was 25 minutes + 5 seconds increment from move no.1.

Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	Gr	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB5
1	1	FM	Wagh Suyog,				IND	2277	Mh	8	55	59,5	52,00	7
2	14		Srikara Darbha,			23073KSCA2024	IND	1818	Ka-Blg	8	52	57	49,75	7
3	3	IM	Audi, Ameya				IND	2241	Ga	8	51,5	56,5	49,00	8
4	5	IM	Ritviz Parab,				IND	2175	Ga	7,5	54	58	47,00	7
5	7		Shet Prajwal P,			10596KSCA2023	IND	2075	Ka	7,5	52,5	57	46,25	7
6	6		Lad, Mandar Pradip				IND	2100	Ga	7,5	51,5	55,5	43,75	7
7	58		Kulkarni Areen,	U14			IND	1490	Mh	7,5	45,5	48,5	38,50	7
8	4	IM	Gusain Himal,				IND	2199	Ch	7	54,5	59	43,25	6
9	2	IM	Sammed Jaykumar Shete,				IND	2252	Mh	7	54,5	58,5	43,00	7
10	8	FM	Deshpande, Aniruddha				IND	1989	Mh	7	51,5	56	41,75	6
11	9	IM	Ramnathan, Balasubramaniam				IND	1978	Tn	7	51,5	54	38,00	7
12	15	AGM	Kiran, Panditrao				IND	1766	Mh	7	51	55	40,50	7
13	11		Chiranth M D,			10084KSCA2023	IND	1872	Ka	7	49,5	54	41,00	7
14	16		Parab Rishikesh,				IND	1759	Ga	7	49	54	39,50	7
15	19		Phani Kanuri,			12361KSCA2023	IND	1688	Ap	7	49	53	39,00	7
16	12		Aditya Savalkar,				IND	1835	Mh	7	48	50	36,00	7
17	32		Jagadale Ishwari,	U16	w		IND	1585	Mh	7	47	51	37,00	7
18	26		Koli, Aditya	U16			IND	1615	Mh	7	47	50	36,75	6
19	63		Nandakumar, Veeresh Sulikeri	U14		13126KSCA2023	IND	1481	Ka	7	46	48,5	35,00	7
20	40		Janavi S,	U14	w	10354KSCA2023	IND	1542	Ka	7	39,5	43	31,00	7
21	13		Abhishek I Ganiger,			11571KSCA2023	IND	1829	Ka-Blg	6,5	50,5	54,5	36,75	6
22	21		Rajveer, Patil	U12			IND	1684	Ga	6,5	50	53,5	36,00	6
23	33		Bagdia, Shourya	U10			IND	1574	Mh	6,5	49,5	52,5	34,50	6
24	18		Dasari Dattatreya Rao,			11453KSCA2023	IND	1750	Ka-Blg	6,5	49	53,5	34,75	6
25	35	ACM	Jayaram Bhat,	U14		18823KSCA2024	IND	1568	Ka	6,5	47,5	51,5	34,25	6
26	53		Anshuman Nikhil Shevade,	U12		17514KSCA2024	IND	1497	Ka-Blg	6,5	46,5	50	32,75	6
27	54		Kashyap Brijesh Khakharia,	U12			IND	1497	Mh	6,5	44,5	48,5	31,25	6
28	52		Adi, Pradeep Kulkarni	U14		15406KSCA2023	IND	1499	Ka-Blg	6,5	42,5	46,5	30,50	6
29	75		Bangad Vedant,	U10			IND	1458	Mh	6,5	42,5	45,5	30,75	6
30	28		Walvekar, Praveen			11544KSCA2023	IND	1610	Ka-Blg	6,5	41	45	30,50	6

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